The Sports Report: Justin Wrobleski Leads Dodgers Past Phillies

Dodgers hit nan Phillies

From Maddie Lee: Left-hander Justin Wrobleski plans to springiness Clayton Kershaw a call.

Wrobleski has agelong spoken highly of Kershaw’s effect connected him arsenic a teammate. But arsenic Wrobleski charts his measurement past his profession precocious successful innings astatine immoderate level, he needs immoderate other proposal from nan three-time Cy Young winner.

“Trying to fig retired really he did it for truthful long, throwing 200 a year,” Wrobleski said aft holding nan Phillies to 1 tally done 6 ⅓ innings successful nan Dodgers’ 2-1 win Tuesday. “This is thing I’ve been reasoning astir nan past mates days. … I deliberation it’s thing that could beryllium adjuvant moving forward.

Wrobleski’s workload is thing head Dave Roberts is reasoning about, too.

Every year, teams crossed Major League Baseball declare that they person their sights group connected nan World Series. But nan Dodgers person made that visit done October truthful routine, and person leveraged their financial mightiness to combine specified a heavy roster, that nan other period of play weighs much heavy connected their midseason decisions than it does for immoderate different club.

Yes, nan Dodgers want to declare nan champion regular-season grounds successful nan majors. But they besides cognize really captious it is to highest successful wellness and capacity astatine nan correct time. Part of that puzzle is managing workload for young pitchers who are poised to beryllium awesome postseason contributors.

“[Wrobleski’s] evidently a immense portion of what we’re doing and what we’re going to beryllium doing,” Roberts said earlier nan Dodgers’ win.

The Dodgers pulled retired nan triumph connected a game-ending 5-2-6-4 double play erstwhile nan Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto was thrown retired moving backmost to 2nd guidelines — alternatively of staying connected 3rd — aft Justin Crawford was caught successful a rundown.

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Angels widen triumph streak to 3 games

Walbert Ureña sounded six innings of one-run ball, Jorge Soler and Jo Adell each drove successful 2 runs successful a five-run first inning and nan Angels extended their winning streak to 3 games pinch a 5-1 triumph complete nan St. Louis Cardinals connected Tuesday night.

The Angels banged retired 5 of their 10 hits successful nan first inning. Soler deed a two-run double and Adell added a two-run homer for nan Angels, who person their longest winning streak since a four-game tally from June 9-13.

Ureña (6-7) allowed up six hits, struck retired 5 and walked 1 while lowering his ERA to 2.78 for nan play and 2.49 successful 14 starts since May 1. Making his first commencement since nan All-Star break, nan rookie right-hander threw 16 pitches of 100 mph aliases more, including hitting a season-high 101.5-mph sinker to Jordan Walker, successful nan first. He had thrown 16 pitches of 100 mph aliases much — full — successful 81 1/3 innings of his first 17 games.

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Why are nan Warriors connected LeBron James’ list?

From Mirjam Swanson: Take each nan clip you want, LeBron. It’s your life.

Yes, it’s annoying to person to perceive astir it each day, but it’s your determination erstwhile to show america wherever you’re going to play your 24th play of pro ball.

So, spell ahead, support NBA schedule-makers connected pins and needles. Savor having workers astatine my section Trader Joe’s discussing your early connected a Monday successful nan mediate of July. Enjoy your twilight limelight.

But don’t show us, on podcasts and successful nationalist appearances, that nan factors you’re prioritizing are A) whether a squad is built to triumph now; B) nan proximity to your location successful L.A.; and C) not money, but wide happiness — and past awesome it mightiness beryllium nan Golden State Warriors.

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World Cup: Messi returns to Argentina to recover

Lionel Messi arrived backmost successful Argentina connected Tuesday for a fewer days of remainder pursuing nan World Cup last nonaccomplishment to Spain.

Messi’s backstage pitchy landed adjacent his hometown of Rosario from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., astatine 6:27 a.m. Although galore fans were waiting pinch signs and flags, he did not make a nationalist appearance.

“The symptom is immense, and this coiled will return clip to heal,” he posted connected his Instagram account. “I cherish each nan bully moments, memories that will past everlastingly — and nan support of an full federation which, mixed pinch this group’s difficult activity and effort, propelled america erstwhile again into nan ranks of nan world’s best.”

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Rodgers appears to person reconciled pinch family members

From Chuck Schilken: Aaron Rodgers precocious shared photos of himself pinch his parents and 1 of his brothers connected societal media.

While that’s thing that a batch of group do, nan Pittsburgh Steelers backmost is simply a very backstage personification who has ne'er moreover posted a photograph of his woman online.

Rodgers besides has been estranged from his parents and brothers for rather immoderate clip now.

Those relationships look to beryllium connected nan mend, however, aft nan 22-year NFL seasoned took to Instagram connected Monday and posted respective seemingly caller family pictures — including 1 of him pinch his limb astir his begetter Ed, different pinch his limb astir his mother Darla and others of him interacting pinch older relative Luke.

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This time successful sports history

1921 — Jim Barnes wins nan U.S. Men’s Open play title by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod.

1962 — Gary Player of South Africa becomes nan first non-resident of nan United States to triumph nan PGA championship.

1963 — Sonny Liston knocks retired Floyd Patterson successful 2 minutes, 10 seconds of nan first information to clasp nan world heavyweight title. Liston took nan title from Patterson pinch a first-round knockout successful Chicago connected Sept. 25, 1962.

1973 — Sue Berning wins nan U.S. Women’s Open play title for nan 3rd clip pinch a five-stroke triumph complete Gloria Ahret.

1984 — Kathy Whitworth becomes nan all-time victor successful master play tournaments by winning nan Rochester Open. Whitworth, pinch 85 profession wins, passes Sam Snead’s full of 84 PGA tourney victories.

1984 — Seve Ballesteros wins nan British Open pinch a four-round 276, breaking nan people grounds group by Ken Nagle successful 1960 by 2 strokes. Tom Watson and Bernhard Langer decorativeness 2 strokes behind.

1990 — Nick Faldo wins his 2nd British Open crown successful 4 years, defeating Payne Stewart and Mark McNulty by 5 strokes.

1996 — Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey becomes first weightlifter successful Olympic history to triumph 3 golden medals. Suleymanoglu wins nan 141-pound section by hoisting 413¼ pounds.

1994 — Former NFL moving back, broadcaster and character O.J. Simpson pleads “Absolutely 100% Not Guilty” of murder.

1998 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee ends her superb heptathlon profession pinch a triumph astatine nan Goodwill Games. It’s her 4th consecutive Goodwill title. Earlier, nan 4x400-meter relay world grounds of 2:54.29, group by nan 1993 U.S. World Championship team, comes crashing down. Michael Johnson, nan anchor connected that 1993 team, anchors this United States 4x400 team, which finishes successful a 2 minutes, 54.20 seconds.

2001 — David Duval shoots a 4-under 67 astatine Royal Lytham & St. Annes to triumph nan British Open title, his first awesome championship. He finishes astatine 10-under 274 for a three-stroke triumph complete Sweden’s Niclas Fasth.

2005 — Yelena Isinbayeva clears nan 5-meter people astatine nan Crystal Palace Grand Prix successful London for her latest world record. The Olympic champion easy clears 16 feet, 4¾ inches connected her first attempt, hardly nudging nan bar.

2007 — Padraig Harrington survives a calamitous decorativeness successful regularisation and a tense putt for bogey connected nan last spread of a playoff to triumph nan British Open complete Sergio Garcia.

2008 — Candace Parker scores 21 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones adds 19 earlier some are ejected aft a scuffle successful nan last infinitesimal arsenic nan Los Angeles Sparks hit nan Detroit Shock 84-81 astatine Auburn Hills, Mich. The WNBA crippled turns disfigured successful nan last seconds arsenic a collision betwixt Parker and Detroit’s Plenette Pierson turns into a shoving lucifer that has players and coaches from some teams leaving nan bench.

2012 — Bradley Wiggins becomes nan first British cyclist to triumph nan Tour de France by protecting nan yellowish jersey during nan last processional thrust into Paris. Fellow Briton and Sky teammate Christopher Froome finishes second, 3 minutes, 21 seconds behind.

2012 — Ernie Els wins his 4th awesome title successful an astonishing finish, rallying to hit Adam Scott successful nan British Open erstwhile nan Aussie bogeys nan past 4 holes. Els, who starts nan last information six shots behind, finishes disconnected a flawless backmost 9 pinch a 15-foot birdie putt for a 2-under 68. Scott was 4 shots up pinch 4 holes to play.

2018 — Seattle Storm defender Sue Bird plays successful a grounds 500th WNBA game.

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This time successful shot history

1905 — Weldon Henley of nan Philadelphia Athletics sounded a no-hitter, defeating nan St. Louis Browns 6-0 successful nan first crippled of a doubleheader. It was nan item of Henley’s 4-11 season.

1906 — Bob Ewing sounded nan Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 triumph complete nan Philadelphia Phillies without a azygous assistance by teammates.

1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson struck retired opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th profession strikeout. The Big Train, nan first subordinate successful MLB history to scope 3,000 strikeouts, struck retired 5 and allowed 1 tally to springiness nan Senators a 3-1 triumph complete Cleveland.

1926 — Cincinnati had 4 triples successful an 11-run 2nd inning arsenic nan Reds hit nan Boston Braves, 13-1. Curt Walker deed 2 successful nan inning to necktie an NL grounds for astir triples successful an inning.

1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane deed for nan rhythm and drove successful 4 runs to lead nan Athletics to an 8-4 triumph complete nan Washington Senators.

1962 — Floyd Robinson of nan Chicago White Sox had six singles successful six at-bats successful a 7-3 triumph complete nan Boston Red Sox.

1964 — Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell deed for nan cycle, drove successful 3 runs and scored 4 times successful nan Pirates’ 13-2 rout of nan St. Louis Cardinals.

1967 — The Atlanta Braves utilized a awesome convention grounds 5 pitchers successful nan ninth inning of a 5-4 triumph complete nan St. Louis Cardinals. The pitchers were Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw.

1997 — Atlanta’s Greg Maddux turned successful a masterful pitching performance, utilizing 76 pitches successful a complete crippled 4-1 triumph complete nan Chicago Cubs.

2000 — Seattle’s 13-5 triumph complete Texas was interrupted for 54 minutes erstwhile a rainstorm drenched fans astatine Safeco Field and nan $517.6 cardinal stadium’s tile wouldn’t adjacent because of a machine problem. The tile yet began closing astir 20 minutes later.

2006 — Alfonso Soriano had 3 doubles, a triple and scored 2 runs to lead Washington to a 7-3 triumph complete nan Chicago Cubs.

2012 — Seth Smith deed a tying homer successful nan ninth inning, Coco Crisp singled location nan winning tally successful nan 12th and nan surging Oakland Athletics rallied from 4 runs down to stun nan New York Yankees 5-4 and complete a four-game sweep. The Yankees had not been swept successful a four-game bid since May 2003 against Toronto.

2013 — Ryan Braun, nan 2011 National League MVP, was suspended for nan remainder of nan play and nan postseason, nan commencement of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida session accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. The Milwaukee Brewers prima accepted nan 65-game ban, 15 games much than nan 1 he avoided past twelvemonth erstwhile an arbitrator overturned his affirmative trial for elevated testosterone because nan urine sample had been improperly handled.

2014 — The Minnesota Twins move a triple play against nan Yankees.

2022 — In their first crippled aft nan All-Star break, nan Blue Jays group a squad grounds for runs successful a 28 - 5 beatdown of nan Red Sox.

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