Astros ride early power to 6-3 win over Tigers
George Springer Jose Altuve and Martin Maldonado homered to power the Astros past the Detroit Tigers 6-3 as Aaron Sanchez left with a sore pectoral and Carlos Correa headed to the injured list. Roberto Osuna closed out the save after Josh James and Verlander updates.
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Detroit
Carlos Correa
Aaron Sanchez
George Springer
Jose Altuve
Martin Maldonado
Astros
A.J. Hinch
Spencer Turnbull
Sanchez
Toronto
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Correa
Springer
Altuve
George
Jose
RBI
Michael Brantley
Miguel Cabrera
Peacock
Danel Lugo
Tigers
Maldonado
Turnbull
Ron Gardenhire
Thielen 34-yard catch near sideline in preseason clash
Adam Thielen hauled in a 34 yard over the shoulder grab against Shaquill Griffin as Cousins connected in a Vikings preseason game. Vikings challenged a non call under the new replay rule and referee Gene Steratore or coach Zach Carroll tossed a flag but the review upheld no foul. On the next play Thielen drew a DPI on The Flowers inside the 10 yard line.
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Shaquill Griffin
NFL
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Vikings
Thielen
Wagner
Adam
Hamels Wills Cubs Past Giants 5-3 in Chicago Fight
Cole Hamels returned to form with six innings of three-run ball to earn his first win in two months as the Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-3. Anthony Rizzo homered twice and Nicholas Castellanos also went deep, while Jonathan Lucroy drove in a key run after a successful replay challenge. Ben Zobrist will begin rehab assignments in the minors as he works toward a return from personal and baseball-related issues.
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Cole Hamels
Hamels
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Anthony Rizzo
Nicholas Castellanos
Jonathan Lucroy
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Milwaukee
Colorado
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Austin Slater
Giants
Kevin Pillar
Rizzo
Javier Baez
Brandon Belt
Belt
Baez
New FedEx Cup format promises clarity at Tour Championship
Justin Thomas leads by two strokes as the staggered start begins at East Lake with 30 players chasing a $15 million prize. The new format grants starting scores by rank, aiming to crown a single Tour Championship winner and simplify the FedEx Cup, ending last year’s separate champions scenario.
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Justin Thomas
Thomas
East Lake
Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
Rose
Patrick Cantlay
Brooks Koepka
Patrick Reed
McIlroy
Jay Monahan
Bryson DeChambeau
Dustin Johnson
Woods
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