Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Braves (3-2)..1st game..Fernando Tatis 2R-HR…Chris Paddack 5inn-0R-3H)..77-pitches.
Padres-Braves…San Diego led (5-4) when game suspended after 3-hour rain delay in 5th inning…..2nd game..Padres had (5-0) led Ha Kim 2R-double…
Padres (56-42)….have (7-8) record over last two weeks
Padres..Open 4-game series in Miami on Thursday night…Blake Snell starts for Friars.
Padres to activate C-Austin Nola from DL..has had 2-major injuries this season…broken finger- and strained knee
Padres..P-Ryan Weathers throws another bullpen session-testing ankle..could pitch this weekend against Marlins.
Padres..Sign 2nd round draft pick..P-Robert Gasser-U Houston
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Dodgers-Giants…..LA led (2-1) in 6th inning at Press Time….Julio Urias (7inn-1R)….Chris Taylor solo HR for LA…Mike Yastremzki HR for SF…LA (59-37)…but just (6-6) last two weeks…Giants (59-35)
Dodgers-Giants..Thursday matchup Walker Beuhler-vs-Anthony DiSclafani
Dodgers..3B-Justin Turner (knee bruise)..1B-Max Muncy (shoulder bruise) out of lineup after getting hit by pitches in Giants game on Tuesday.
Dodgers-Mets..Trade..Dodgers acquire OF-Billy McKinney for a minor leaguer.
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Angels…Off day on Wednesday
Angels-at-Minnesota..Open 4-game series..Andrew Heaney-vs-Kenta Maeda.
Angels..sign #1 draft pick..P-Sam Bachman-Miami of Ohio…(5.8M) package
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(Scoreboard)
Rays-W-Orioles..Austin Meadows 2R-single in 9th
Mets-W-Reds..Dom Smith Grand Slam HR..Marcus Stroman 1-hitter
Royals-W-Brewers..Nicky Lopez 2R-double
Pirates-L-Arizona..Pavin Smith-Daulton Varsho solo HRs for Dbacks
Nationals-L-Marlins..Jorge Alfaro RBI double in 10th
Yankees-W-Phillies..Ryan LaMarre pinch hit RBI single in 10th
Red Sox-W-Blue Jays..Boston hits 5HRs
Texas-L-Tigers..Robbie Grossman HR…Rangers 8th loss in row
Cardinals-Cubs..Tied (2-2) in 10th at Press Time..Harrison Bader RBI
Indians-W-Astros..Cesar Hernandez HR
Twins-W-White Sox..Max Keplar-Jorge Polanco HRs for Minn
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..Will release SS-Starlin Castro-suspened on Domestic Abuse
Tigers..Release 2B-Nomar Mazaara
Mets Sign FA-P-Roel Ramirez-ex Cardinals
Royals..Sign FA-P=Joel Payamps-ex Blue Jays
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(Injuries)
Orioles..Put OF-Anthony Santander..P-Keegan Akin on Covid list
Atlanta..Put OF-Ender Inciarte on Covid list
Twins..Surgery OF-Alex Kiriloff-wrist ligament damage
Arizona..Activate P-Ty Clippard from DL
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(MLB Notes)
Oakland..City Council says it wants to meet with A’s ownership to negotiate specifics of Amendments it made to ‘Term Sheet’ for construction of new baseball stadium.
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…(College Football)…
Aztecs..Mountain West Conference preseason poll…SDSU picked to finish 3rd in division….Boise State-Nevada picked to win the two division races.
Florida State…Legendary coach Bobby Bowden put into hospital with terminal illness at age (91)..Won 2-National titles with Seminoles
Washington State..Cougars coach Nick Rolovich will not take part in Pac 12-Media Days…says he is not getting Covid vaccine.
Big12-Conference..Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says ‘No motivation in conference to discuss expansion.
Jackson State…Coach Deion Sanders being criticized for banning Jackson Clarion Ledger reporter from doing interviews in SWAC Media Day because reporter broke story top JSU recruit arrested on violent domestic abuse case.
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(NFL)
Rams..Say they will not sign a FA-RB to replace Cam Akers-gone for year with Torn Achilles….Will replace him from within.
Liona..Confirm CB-Jeff Okudah cleared for camp after double core surgery at end of season.
Steelers..LB-Devin Bush cleared full workouts..coming off knee surgery
49ers..Sign FA-KR-Nsimba Webster-ex Rams
Arizona..Release former starting C-Lamont Gaillard
49ers..Sign LB-Fred Warner to (5Y-95M) contract extension
Colts..Sign LB-Darius Leonad (4Y-75M) extension
Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones admits he ‘f’d up’ by allowing Jimmy Johnson to leave Dallas after winning 2-Super Bowls.
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…(Basketball)…
Milwaukee…Bucks celebrated Giannis Antetokounmpo 50-points game in clinching win over Suns in Game 6-playoffs.
NBA…TV Ratings for Game 6…rocket (12.5M) viewers…50%-increase from last years final game.
Orlando…Veteran player Amile Jefferson retires to take assistant coaching job at Duke.
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..(Hockey)….
Seattle Kraken…Take 30-players in expansion draft:
..Kraken bypass all big name players
..Kraken do not choose G-Carey Price-Jon Quick-Brayden Holtby
..Kraken bypass Colorado scorer Gabe Landeskog
..Kraken do not take St Louis star Vlad Tarashenko
..Seattle selects young G’s-Chris Driedger-Florida..Vitek Vaencek-Wash
..Seattle takes D-Mark Giordano-Calgary..Adam Larsson-Oilers
..Seattle picks F-Jason Eberle-Islanders..Joonas Donskoi-Colorado..Mason Appleton-Winnipeg…Jared McCann-Toronto
Kings..Lose D-Kurtis McDermitt to Seattle
Ducks..Lose D-Hayden Fleury to Seattle
Gulls…Will open AHL-season-October 16th at Ontario…Home opener October 22nd vs Stockton.
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…(General)…
Olympics….Soccer….
..Team USA-L-Sweden (3-0) in opening game..played very poorly…Rattled-Confused-Slow pace-No flow…Loss snapped 44-match USA win streak for women’s team….Will play New Zealand on Saturday in 2nd round of group play.
PGA…1st round TPC-Twin Cities 3M-Open.
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