WSJM Sports August 8 2023

MLB
Yesterday
Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 3
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1
New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 2

Today
Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers 6:40 pm – News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets 7:10 pm
New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox 8:10 pm

Twins Steam-Roll Tigers
The Minnesota Twins are on a five-game winning streak following a 9-3 rout of the Tigers at Comerica Park. The Twins brought across four runs in the top of the first and scored another three runs in the second to put the game away early. Carlos Correa had a home run and four RBI, while Ryan Jeffers also went deep. Pablo Lopez earned his seventh win after striking out eight batter over seven shut-out innings. Minnesota now has a five-and-a-half game lead over Cleveland for first place in the AL Central. Nick Maton hit a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth for the Tigers, and Joey Wentz was charged with his tenth loss after surrendering eight runs on ten hits in three innings. Detroit has lost three of four.

White Sox Top Yankees To Open Series
The White Sox extended their winning streak to three games after opening their series against the Yankees with a 5-1 victory in Chicago. Dylan Cease earned the victory after striking out six batters over five and a third scoreless innings pitched. Bryan Shaw secured his first save of the season after striking out four over two scoreless innings of relief. Andrew Vaughn slugged his 15th homer of the year with a two-run shot for the White Sox, who are now fourth in the AL Central at 46-and-68. Gerrit Cole was charged with the loss after allowing four runs on five hits over seven innings. Billy McKinney drove in the only run of the game for New York, which is last in the AL East at 58-and-55.  

Alonso Leads Mets Over Cubs
Pete Alonso homered in consecutive at-bats and tied a career high with six RBIs as the New York Mets withstood a long rain delay and snapped a six-game losing streak with an 11-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. In their first home game since trading Justin Verlander, Mark Canha and Tommy Pham at last week's deadline, the Mets avoided matching their longest skid this season. New York dropped seven straight June 2-9 when it fell under .500. Alonso connected in the first and third innings against Drew Smyly (8-8). It was his fourth multi-homer game this year and third since the All-Star break.

White Sox refute claims of "no rules" by former reliever Middleton
Chicago White Sox management on Monday refuted claims by former reliever Keynan Middleton that the downtrodden team had a culture with “no rules,” allowing a rookie reliever to regularly fall asleep during games and other players to miss meetings and practices. Middleton, dealt to the New York Yankees for minor league pitching prospect Juan Carela just before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, made the statements in an ESPN report published on Sunday. Before Monday’s game against the Yankees in Chicago, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and first-year field manager Pedro Grifol said Middleton’s claims were inaccurate.

FIFA Women’s World Cup
Yesterday
England 4, Nigeria 2 (Penalty kicks after 0-0 draw)
Australia 2, Denmark 0

Today
Colombia vs. Jamaica – 4 am ET
France vs. Morocco – 7 am ET

NASCAR
Chris Buescher Wins FireKeepers For Second Straight Victory
Chris Buescher is celebrating back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series victories following a win at Michigan International Speedway.  The driver of the number-17 warded off Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap to take home the checkered flag in the FireKeepers Casino 400.  The race was restarted on lap 75 Monday afternoon after rain postponed the originally scheduled contest.  Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five finishers.  The racers head to Indianapolis for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Sunday.

NFL
Lions To Sign Backup QB Teddy Bridgewater
The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement with free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to share the details. Bridgewater visited the Lions last month, and the team made it clear they were interested in adding him as Jared Goff’s backup. The 30-year-old Bridgewater fills a need for a team looking to win a division title for the first time in three decades.

Midwest League
Today
South Bend Cubs @ Lake County Captains - 7 pm
West Michigan Whitecaps @ Great Lakes Loons - 7 pm
Fort Wayne TinCaps @ Lansing Lugnuts - 7 pm

WSJM Sports August 8 2023
MLB Yesterday Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1 New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 2
Today Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers 6:40 pm – News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets 7:10 pm New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox 8:10 pm
Twins Steam-Roll Tigers The Minnesota Twins are on a five-game winning streak following a 9-3 rout of the Tigers at Comerica Park. The Twins brought across four runs in the top of the first and scored another three runs in the second to put the game away early. Carlos Correa had a home run and four RBI, while Ryan Jeffers also went deep. Pablo Lopez earned his seventh win after striking out eight batter over seven shut-out innings. Minnesota now has a five-and-a-half game lead over Cleveland for first place in the AL Central. Nick Maton hit a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth for the Tigers, and Joey Wentz was charged with his tenth loss after surrendering eight runs on ten hits in three innings. Detroit has lost three of four.
White Sox Top Yankees To Open Series The White Sox extended their winning streak to three games after opening their series against the Yankees with a 5-1 victory in Chicago. Dylan Cease earned the victory after striking out six batters over five and a third scoreless innings pitched. Bryan Shaw secured his first save of the season after striking out four over two scoreless innings of relief. Andrew Vaughn slugged his 15th homer of the year with a two-run shot for the White Sox, who are now fourth in the AL Central at 46-and-68. Gerrit Cole was charged with the loss after allowing four runs on five hits over seven innings. Billy McKinney drove in the only run of the game for New York, which is last in the AL East at 58-and-55.  
Alonso Leads Mets Over Cubs Pete Alonso homered in consecutive at-bats and tied a career high with six RBIs as the New York Mets withstood a long rain delay and snapped a six-game losing streak with an 11-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. In their first home game since trading Justin Verlander, Mark Canha and Tommy Pham at last week's deadline, the Mets avoided matching their longest skid this season. New York dropped seven straight June 2-9 when it fell under .500. Alonso connected in the first and third innings against Drew Smyly (8-8). It was his fourth multi-homer game this year and third since the All-Star break.
White Sox refute claims of "no rules" by former reliever Middleton Chicago White Sox management on Monday refuted claims by former reliever Keynan Middleton that the downtrodden team had a culture with “no rules,” allowing a rookie reliever to regularly fall asleep during games and other players to miss meetings and practices. Middleton, dealt to the New York Yankees for minor league pitching prospect Juan Carela just before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, made the statements in an ESPN report published on Sunday. Before Monday’s game against the Yankees in Chicago, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and first-year field manager Pedro Grifol said Middleton’s claims were inaccurate.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Yesterday England 4, Nigeria 2 (Penalty kicks after 0-0 draw) Australia 2, Denmark 0
Today Colombia vs. Jamaica – 4 am ET France vs. Morocco – 7 am ET
NASCAR Chris Buescher Wins FireKeepers For Second Straight Victory Chris Buescher is celebrating back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series victories following a win at Michigan International Speedway.  The driver of the number-17 warded off Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap to take home the checkered flag in the FireKeepers Casino 400.  The race was restarted on lap 75 Monday afternoon after rain postponed the originally scheduled contest.  Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five finishers.  The racers head to Indianapolis for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Sunday.
NFL Lions To Sign Backup QB Teddy Bridgewater The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement with free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to share the details. Bridgewater visited the Lions last month, and the team made it clear they were interested in adding him as Jared Goff’s backup. The 30-year-old Bridgewater fills a need for a team looking to win a division title for the first time in three decades.
Midwest League Today South Bend Cubs @ Lake County Captains - 7 pm West Michigan Whitecaps @ Great Lakes Loons - 7 pm Fort Wayne TinCaps @ Lansing Lugnuts - 7 pm

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