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McKenzie loses perfect game in 8th, Indians beat Tigers 11-0
UNDATED (AP) — Indians starter Triston McKenzie retired the first 23 Detroit batters in order before Harold Castro lined a single to right with two out in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat the Tigers 11-0.
The 24-year-old stunned the Comerica Park crowd of 25,684 hoping to see Miguel Cabrera’s 500th homer. Instead, they gave McKenzie a standing ovation after Castro’s hit and another after he finished the inning with his 11th strikeout. McKenzie came within four outs of breaking baseball’s longest no-hit drought.
Cleveland hasn’t had one since Len Barker’s perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto Blue Jays.
In other MLB action:
— Dansby Swanson homered for the third straight game and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 to sweep the series. Swanson hit a two-run drive to center to increase the Braves’ lead to 3-0 in the third. It was his 24th home run of the season. The Braves have won a franchise-best eight straight games in Washington and 10 of 12 overall. They entered Sunday tied with Philadelphia for the NL East lead.
— Willy Adames (ah-DAH’-mehs) scored twice, Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) had two hits and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Adames scored in the first and third as Milwaukee never trailed. The NL Central-leading Brewers took two of three in the series against the last-place Pirates. Brent Suter struck out two in the fifth to earn the win. Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save.
— Jonathan India homered and scored three times, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. India, one of the leading candidates for NL Rookie of the Year, drove Aaron Nola’s third pitch deep to left-center for his 15th homer. He also singled and scored on Shogo Akiyama’s two-run double in the third and singled and scored again on Tyler Naquin’s bases-loaded walk in the fifth. Tyler Stephenson added a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which took two of three in the weekend series. Stephenson’s pinch-hit drive capped the Reds’ three-run eighth.
— Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4. Max Kepler led off the ninth against Matt Wisler with a double and moved to third when Austin Meadows misplayed the ball in left field. Polanco then hit a drive that was caught on the right-field warning track, scoring Kepler without a throw. Alexander Colomé pitched a scoreless ninth for the Twins, who won their third straight series, all against first-place teams.
— Rougned Odor (ROOG’-ned oh-DOHR’) hit a two-run homer, Nestor Cortes pitched six solid innings and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Luke Voit also hit a two-run homer in the ninth for New York, which went 5-1 in the season series against Chicago. Cortes allowed one run and seven hits in his first win since Aug. 6, 2019, versus Baltimore.
— Rookie DJ Peters connected on a pair of two-run homers, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4. Kolby Allard was solid in his first win in two months. Major league rookie home run leader Adolis García hit his 26th for the last-place Rangers, who took the deciding game of the series. Allard allowed Matt Chapman’s third homer in two games among seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. The left-hander set a single-season club record by losing eight consecutive starts before a no-decision in his previous outing at Seattle.
— Nolan Arenado homered for the third straight game, Tyler O’Neill hit one right after him and the St. Louis Cardinals completed an in-state sweep of the Kansas City Royals 7-2. In the second inning, Arenado and O’Neill hit back-to-back homers for the second time in three games. Arenado’s was a two-run blast for his 25th and O’Neill powered his 432 feet over the center field wall for his 20th and a seven-run lead. The 30-year-old Arenado went 5 for 12 with three home runs, nine RBIs and four runs in the series.
— Eduardo Rodriguez continued his recent success against Baltimore with six strong innings, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory. The Orioles have lost 11 in a row. Boston has won four of five games after losing 10 of 12 and falling out of first place in the AL East. The Orioles have been outscored 104-34 during this losing stretch, their second-longest skid this season.
— Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesús Aguilar homered, and the Miami Marlins handed the Chicago Cubs their 11th straight loss with a 4-1 victory. The game was tied at 1 before Chisholm connected against Alec Mills in the sixth inning. Chisholm also singled and scored on Aguilar’s 22nd homer in the seventh. Miami right-hander Elieser Hernandez permitted one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Chicago matched its longest slide of the season.
MLB NEWS
Yankees’ Cole returning; Nationals’ Ross to IL
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has recovered from COVID-19 and will start Monday against the Los Angeles Angels.
Cole is 10-6 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts. The four-time All-Star was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after testing positive on Aug. 3. Four days earlier, he allowed eight runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss at Tampa Bay.
Speaking before Sunday’s game at the Chicago White Sox, Cole described his symptoms as “mild” and he’s now “feeling good” and “ready to go.” Although, he added he won’t “push the limits by any means.”
New York still has four players on the COVID-19 list: First baseman Anthony Rizzo, catcher Gary Sánchez, starter Jordan Montgomery and reliever Clay Holmes.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the lineup for the San Diego Padres on Sunday, playing right field for the first time as a professional and slugging his 32nd and 33rd homers. The 22-year-old All-Star — batting leadoff — ripped a double down the left-field line in his first at-bat but was stranded at third. He added a solo homer in the third on a towering fly ball that landed in the left field stands and another solo shot in the fifth. Tatis had been on the injured list since July 31 after partially dislocating his left shoulder for the third time this season.
— Boston Red Sox right-hander Adam Ottavino left Sunday’s game against Baltimore in the seventh inning after getting hit by Jorge Mateo’s hard liner on his left shoulder with a “left shoulder contusion. Ottavino walked around the mound somewhat dazed and pointed to the front of his left shoulder while chatting with first baseman Bobby Dalbec before manager Alex Cora and a trainer came jogging out. He was replaced by Garrett Whitlock.
— Washington Nationals right-hander Joe Ross has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a partially torn elbow ligament. An MRI that showed a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament. The 28-year-old Ross has been the Nationals’ most consistent starter this season apart from Max Scherzer, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the deadline.
— Veteran outfielder Adam Eaton has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels after 25 games with the club. The Angels’ move is the latest indication the injury-plagued team has decided to focus on the future with little hope of ending its six-year playoff drought this season. Los Angeles signed the 10-year veteran last month after the White Sox released him.
NFL NEWS
Giants’ Brunson, Kalu sustain major injuries against Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Second-year linebacker TJ Brunson and defensive back Joshua Kalu sustained major injuries during the New York Giants’ preseason loss to the Jets.
The team announced Brunson tore the ACL in his left knee. The South Carolina product who was drafted in the seventh round last year was hurt late in the fourth quarter of the 12-7 loss while rushing the passer.
Kalu tore a pectoral muscle. The fourth-year veteran was signed as a free agent in the offseason.
Both injuries normally end a player’s season.
Elsewhere around the NFL:
— Mack Wilson’s shoulder injury could push Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah into the starting lineup sooner than expected. Wilson injured his shoulder early in Saturday night’s 23-13 exhibition win at Jacksonville. Owusu-Koramoah recorded a team-high eight tackles and a sack against the Jags.
— The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired linebacker Joe Schobert from the rebuilding Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2022 sixth-round pick. Schobert is entering his sixth NFL season. He has played in 77 games, making 65 starts.
TENNIS-FEDERER KNEE SURGERY
Federer out ‘many months’ with 3rd surgery on right knee
UNDATED (AP) — Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open because he needs a third operation on his right knee.
Federer turned 40 on Aug. 8. He hasn’t played a match since losing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals last month. The Swiss star then sat out the Tokyo Olympics, saying he had hurt his knee during the grass-court season.
Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are all tied for the men’s record with 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
TENNIS-MONTREAL
Giorgi knocks out Pliskova to win title at Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) — Camila Giorgi completed a stunning run at the National Bank Open, beating Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 to win the title in her first WTA 1000 final. Giorgi was unseeded and came in ranked 71st.
She used a strong service game to best the sixth-ranked and fourth-seeded Pliskova, winning 71% of her first-serve points and finishing with seven aces.
Tears welled in Giorgi’s eyes as she broke Pliskova’s serve to close out the match.
The Italian took out No. 9 seed Elise Mertens in the first round, No. 7 seed Petra Kvitova in the round of 16 and No. 15 seed Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals.
GOLF-WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Kevin Kisner wins 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Kisner made birdie on the second extra hole to win a record-tying six-man playoff at the Wyndham Championship.
Kisner struck his approach on the 18th hole to about 3 feet and buried the putt for the win.
Kisner had been 0-5 in his career in playoffs. He was tied at 15-under through 72 holes with Adam Scott, Kevin Na, Si Woo Kim, Branden Grace and Roger Sloan. Scott missed a 4-foot putt for the win on the first playoff hole.
Russell Henley had led each of the first three rounds, but lost his three-shot edge and missed the playoff by a stroke.
PGA-TOUR CHAMPIONS
Doug Barron shoots third straight 64 to win in Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Doug Barron birdied the final three holes for his third straight 6-under 64 and a two-stroke victory Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. The 52-year-old Barron also eagled the par-5 11th in a back-nine 30 at Canyon Meadows. He also won the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
Steve Flesch was second at 16 under after a 65. He lost a late stroke with a bogey on No. 16.
Canadian star Mike Mike Weir had a 68 to tie for ninth at 9 under.
LPGA-SCOTTISH OPEN
LPGA veteran O’Toole gets 1st win at Women’s Scottish Open
FIFE, Scotland (AP) — Ryann O’Toole won her first LPGA Tour event in 228 starts, closing with a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Dumbarnie Links for a three-shot victory in the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
After tapping in for a closing par, the 34-year-old O’Toole was showered with champagne and greeted with a kiss by her fiancée, Gina Marra. O’Toole finished at 17-under 271.
Lydia Ko closed with a course-record 63 to post 14 under, tying for second with Atthaya Thitikul.
NASCAR-INDIANAPOLIS
Byron takes pole for 1st Cup race on Indy road course
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — William Byron has won the pole for the first NASCAR Cup Series race to be run on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Byron posted a fast lap of 100.044 mph in qualifying for Sunday’s Brickyard 200. Chase Briscoe will start second. He won last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the road course. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson, the two betting favorites, are starting third and fourth.
OBIT-HARRING
College Football Hall of Fame coach Roger Harring dies at 88
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Roger Harring, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Wisconsin-La Crosse to two NCAA Division III titles, has died. He was 88. An obituary on the Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes website said Harring died Thursday at his home in La Crosse.
Harring coached Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1969-99 and posted a 261-75-7 record. The Eagles won a total of three national championships during his tenure.
They captured NAIA Division II crown in 1985 as well as NCAA Division III titles in 1992 and 1995.
