The Cardinals ended a five-game losing skid with a win over the rival Cubs. Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta homered off former Cardinal John Lackey in the 3-2 St. Louis win. Right-handers go tonight in the middle game of the set at Wrigley Field, Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals and Jason Hammel for the Cubs. Cards network pre-game on AM 1230 WJBC is at 6:10.
The Cubs placed center fielder Dexter Fowler on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring injury.
The White Sox slipped past the Red Sox 3-1 in 10 innings. The game-winner was a two-run double by Jose Abreu with two outs in the top of the 10th after the Red Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth and didn’t score. Lefty Chris Sale carries his 11-2 record to the hill tonight for Chicago as Boston sends out right-hander Clay Buchholz.
The CornBelters took Monday off and open a three-game series against the Gateway Grizzlies tonight at the Corn Crib. Lefty Max Homick starts for the Belters. 6:35 first pitch, WJBC.com pre-game is 6:20.
CornBelters right fielder Nolan Meadows is this week’s Frontier League Player of the Week. He recorded three home runs and eight RBIs and is the third Belter this season to take the weekly honor.
The Midwest League All-Star Game is tonight in Cedar Rapids with seven members of the West Division-leading Peoria Chiefs taking part.
Game 7 of the NBA Finals drew the highest television rating for the finals since Michael Jordan’s last championship. Nearly 30.8 million people watched Sunday’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over Golden State.
The USGA admitted their delayed video review of a possible violation by Dustin Johnson during his U.S. Open championship final round was a distraction. The organization says it will review its procedures in similar matters.
