Update on the latest sports
APMLB-SCHEDULE
Giants double up Rangers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Texas Rangers are 18-15 versus American League opponents, but they’re still looking for a victory against the National League.
The Rangers dropped a 4-2 decision to the Giants in San Francisco to fall to 5-0 in interleague play. Logan Webb tied a career high with 10 strikeouts over six innings to help the Giants complete a two-game sweep.
Mike Yastrzemski (ya-STREHM’-skee) and Brandon Belt drove in runs for San Francisco, which began the day tied with St. Louis for the best record in the National League.
David Dahl launched his third home run of the season for the Rangers.
MLB-NEWS
DeGrom on IL
UNDATED (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom has resumed playing catch and plans to evaluate his mechanics after New York placed him on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with tightness in his right side.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was pulled before the sixth inning of Sunday’s 4-2 win over Arizona, his first appearance after skipping a start due to discomfort in his right lat muscle. The 32-year-old got an MRI on Sunday night that showed no structural damage.
DeGrom is 3-2 with a major league-best 0.68 ERA along with 65 strikeouts in 40 innings.
Elsewhere in baseball:
— All-Star second baseman Jeff McNeil was pulled from the New York Mets’ game against Baltimore on Tuesday night with body cramps after trying to stretch a single into a double. McNeil lined his second hit of the game off starter John Means with two outs in the third inning and tried to beat center fielder Cedric Mullins’ throw to second. He slowed down about halfway between first and second and was out by several steps.
— Brewers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann has retired in his 13th major league season. The 34-year-old right-hander went 95-91 with a 4.07 ERA during a career that included two All-Star Game appearances with the Nationals. He threw the first no-hitter in Nationals’ history in 2014.
— Major league home run champion Luke Voit (voyt) was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Yankees. The 30-year-old had surgery March 29 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Voit batted .277 last season with 22 homers and 52 RBIs in 213 at-bats over 56 games.
— Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin is away from the team after a positive COVID-19 test. Several other coaches are expected to miss the game due to contact tracing, but manager Aaron Boone said the contact tracing does not include any players.
—The Rays have designated infielder-outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo (soo-SOO’-goh) for assignment. Tsutsugo hit .167 with five RBIs in 26 games this season. It follows a disappointing 2020 when the left-handed hitter had a .197 batting average with eight homers and 24 RBIs over 51 games.
— Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr. and utilitymen Jurickson Profar (JUR’-ihk-suhn PROH’-fahr) and Jorge Mateo have been added to the team’s injured list due to health and safety protocols. Tatis spent time on the injured list last month with inflammation in his left shoulder. He leads the Padres with nine homers and 23 runs. The 22-year-old Tatis has flourished on the road this season, hitting .385 with six homers and 10 RBIs.
— The Cubs have placed outfielder Jake Marisnick (mah-RIHZ’-nihk) on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring and recalled reliever Brad Wieck from Triple-A Iowa. The 30-year-old Marisnick is hitting .264 with four homers and 14 RBIs in 27 games in his first season with the Cubs.
— Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark in Oakland. MLB released a statement expressing its longtime concern that the current Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of baseball.” A’s owner John Fisher said in a statement he will honor MLB’s instructions but remains committed to continuing to pursue a waterfront ballpark.
NFL-FAVRE-REPAYMENT
Mississippi says it awaits $600K repayment from Brett Favre
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 in money received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events he never showed up for.
The former athlete had previously said he would pay the state after an audit revealed $1.1 million had been paid to Favre’s company, Favre Enterprises. Auditors said that was just a part of $94 million in welfare spending that was “questioned” in an audit last year, meaning auditors saw clear misspending or could not verify money was lawfully spent. Favre made an initial payment of $500,000 a year ago. He has not been accused of a crime.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILWAUKEE
Brewers, Bucks go to 50 percent
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks are increasing the seating capacity at their home games to 50%.
Brewers officials say they’ll start filling half the seats at American Family Field on Saturday The Bucks won’t start allowing fans to fill half the seats at Fiserv Forum until the start of the NBA playoffs.
FOOTBALL-OBIT-COLT BRENNAN
Famed Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan dead at age 37
HONOLULU (AP) — Former University of Hawaii star quarterback Colt Brennan has died. His father Terry Brennan says his son died early Tuesday at a California hospital. He was 37.
Colt Brennan finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting. He also had public struggles with alcohol.
Terry Brennan says he took his son to an emergency room over the weekend because he had been drinking and wasn’t doing well. But unbeknownst to his family, the hospital released him because the detox facility was full.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR-SEXUAL ABUSE
Report: U. of Michigan missed chances to stop doctor’s abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A report says staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop a doctor who committed sexual misconduct against hundreds of patients over decades at the school.
The report released Tuesday by the WilmerHale firm comes more than a year after former students publicly accused the late Robert Anderson of molesting them. The report university has acknowledged Anderson’s abuse but hired the law firm for a comprehensive review. Some university officials at the time took no action despite being aware of complaints.
NCAA-HOMERUN RECORD
Nevada’s Bosetti homers in NCAA-record 9th straight game
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Tyler Bosetti has homered in nine consecutive games, breaking an NCAA Division I record that stood for 30 years.
Bosetti homered to right-center field in his first at-bat Tuesday against Arizona. It was the 11th homer in 10 games for the senior third baseman. Georgia Tech’s Andy Bruce homered in eight straight games in 1991 and Duke’s Ryan Jackson matched the feat three years later.
HORSE RACING-MEDINA SPIRIT-BAFFERT
Medina could run Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Medina Spirit is set to run in the Preakness on Saturday to go for the second leg of the Triple Crown, as long as the Kentucky Derby winner passes a series of additional drug tests.
Maryland racing officials have reached an agreement with trainer Bob Baffert to allow Medina Spirit and his other horses to enter races this weekend at Pimlico Race Course subject to extra testing and monitoring.
Baffert says Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that may have caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test.
Baffert says Medina Spirit was treated with the ointment for dermatitis once a day leading up to the race and that experts have told him this could explain the test results. Baffert says the horse tested positive for 21 picograms of the substance, which would lead to a disqualification if upheld with another test.
OLYMPICS-NADAL
Nadal not sure he’ll go to Tokyo Olympics
ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal has joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics, saying his status is uncertain.
Nadal says that in a normal world, he would never think about missing the Olympics, adding that everyone knows how important it has been to him to always play in the Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nadal is hesitant about competing this year because of the health situation.
