MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
The Cardinals extended their winning streak after holding off the Braves 4-3 in their series opener from St. Louis. Willson Contreras and Alec Burleson recorded an RBI as the Cards plated all of their runs in the third inning. Lance Lynn earned the win after giving up one run on four hits over six-and-two-thirds innings. St. Louis has won four straight and sits second in the NL Central at 40-and-37. The Cardinals send Kyle Gibson to the mound against the Braves tonight in St. Louis. First pitch is at 6:45.
The St. Louis Cardinals have their All-Star catcher back in the line-up. Willson Contreras was activated from the ten-day injured list yesterday. Contreras hadn’t played since May 7th after fracturing his left forearm. Contreras has a hit and an RBI in his return to the line-up yesterday. The Cards sent reliever Nick Robertson to Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move.
The Chicago Cubs fell apart in the bottom of the ninth during a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs led 4-2 entering the inning before San Francisco tied the game with a pair of sacrifice flies. Drew Smyly then walked Wilmer Flores with the bases loaded and was charged with his fourth loss in relief. Cody Bellinger and Dansby Swanson each had two hits and an RBI in the losing effort. The Cubs are in third place in the NL Central at 37-and-42. Kyle Hendricks starts for the Northsiders against the Giants tonight in San Franscisco at 8:45.
The Chicago White Sox had just five hits during a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Guaranteed Rate Field. The game was scoreless through six innings before Enrique Hernandez hit an RBI double in the seventh to put the Dodgers up for good. Garrett Crochet struck out six and allowed just five hits over five-and-two-thirds scoreless innings in the no-decision, while Steven Wilson picked up his fifth loss in relief. The Southsiders remain in last place in the AL Central at 21-and-59. The Sox send Chris Flexen to the mound against the Dodgers tonight in Chicago at 7:10.
MLB SCORES:
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Kansas City Royals 4, Miami Marlins 1
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 3
Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
San Diego Padres 7, Washington Nationals 6 (F/10)
San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Cleveland Guardians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Seattle Mariners 3
Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Los Angeles Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 1
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS:
After blowing a 3 game to none lead to the Edmonton Oilers, the Florida Panthers came back home for Game 7, tied 3 games a piece, and they rebounded with a 2-1 victory to capture their First Stanley Cup Championship in the 30-year history of the Franchise.
NFL NEWS:
A new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights hasn’t been completely taken off the table. NBC Sports Chicago’s Mark Carman is reporting that the Bears have been making new progress in their plans to build at the Arlington Heights site that they purchased in February of 2023. After buying the land, the team learned that they would have to pay a high property tax on the land and began looking elsewhere. The report added that team president Kevin Warren is aggressively trying to get the deal done.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS:
The Northwestern Wildcats are beginning work on their new football stadium. The university had a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility yesterday. The new Ryan Field is expected to be ready for the 2026 season. Northwestern will play games at its lacrosse and soccer facility while a temporary football venue is built.