Hacksaw’s Headlines–Thursday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Twins (11-4)….Minnesota blitzes Matt Waldron..Wednesday…Friars (72-56)…Won 22-of-28..Padres could fall to 4-GB first place Dodgers
..Twins erupt 7R-in 4th off Matt Waldron
..Matt Wallner 3R-HR
..Trevor Larnach-Ed Julien combined for 8-hits in win
..Matt Waldron (4inn-10R-12H) in worst outing season
..Matt Waldron-only 2-quality starts last 10-outings
..Matt Waldron-(54 inn-56-hits-43 runs-12 HRs)..has 7.16-ERA in 10-starts
Padres-NY Mets..Thursday..Dylan Cease-vs-Luis Severino…Mets awful start…have gone (44-28) since Memorial Day
Padres..SS-Ha Seong-Kim still has inflammation in jammed right shoulder..Will start weight work and range of motion exercises over next 10-days on DL
Padres..Move Fernando Tatis to 60-day DL-paperwork move made to add SS-Mason McCoy to 40-man roster and 25-man roster
Padres..Option Matt Batten back to El Paso
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Dodgers-Seattle..Mookie Betts 2R-double…LA led 3-1 at Press Time…Win would stretch Dodgers lead to 4-games in NL-West…Wednesday..LA (72-52)…won 9-of-12
Dodgers…off Thursday..open series Friday vs Tampa Bay
Dodgers..No decision on pulling starter P-Walker Buehler out of the rotation…has (1-4) with (6.09-ERA)…P-Bobby Miller (1-3)..(8.02-ERA).
Dodgers..P-Brent Honeywell yet to report to Oklahoma City…Outrighted despite a (2.21-ERA)
Dodgers..P-Shohei Ohtani (39HR-38SB)..but hitting just (.150) since June.
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Angels-L-Royals (3-0)…Michael Lorenzen threw 7-shutout innings….Halos (54-73)
Angels-at-Toronto..Thursday..Griff Canning (4-11)-vs-Chris Bassitt.
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(Wednesday Scoreboard)
Orioles-L-Mets..Jess Winker pinch hit HR-9th..NY 3HRs..Balt (74-54)
Cleveland-L-Yankees..Juan Soto 2R-HR..3R-Double..Cleve (73-53)..NY (74-53)
Phillies-W-Atlanta..Brad Marsh pinch hit Sac Fly in 8th..Phi (74-52)
Arizona-W-Miami..Lourdes Gurriell 4RBIs in comeback win..Dbacks (72-57)
Red Sox-W-Houston..Ced Rafaela 2-run scoring doubles
Texas-W-Pirates..Wyatt Langford RBI-single in 9th
Giants-L-White Sox..Sox win..(31-97)
Rockies-L-Washington..Luis Garcia 3R-HR-Nats
Reds-W-Blue Jays..Jays blew 6-0 lead..Reds won 11-7
Brewers-Cardinals..Tied 6-6 at Press Time…Joey Ortiz 2R-double..
Tigers-W-Cubs..Kerry Carpenter 3R-HR..Riley Green 2R-HR
Tampa Bay-A’s..Rays led 4-2 at Press Time-Jose Siri 2R-HR
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(Roster Moves)
Cardinals..Release SS-Brandon Crawford
A’s..Callup P-JT Ginn
Toronto..Joey Votto asks for release-ends comeback-Career (.294-356HR)
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(Injuries)
Astros..Activate P-Justin Verlander from DL
Mariners..OF-Victor Robles-hip issue..hitting (.280)
Giants..DL-C-Patrick Bailey-oblique
Yankees..DL-P-Luis Gill-back issues
A’s..DL-P-Scott Alexander-rotator cuff
Texas..DL-P-Tyler Mahle-shoulder issue
Rockies..DL-P-Victor Vodnik-bicep
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…(Football)…
Chargers..QB-Justin Herbert goes thru full 11-on-11 passing drills.
Chargers..Move S-JT Woods to CB
Rams..Move OC-Steve Avila to LG..Put rookie Beau Limmer-starting OC
Rams..Release CB-Jerry Jacobs
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(Schedule)..Thursday Night Football
Colts-Bengals…Anthony Richardson to play first half as Colts QB
Bears-Chiefs..Chicago might sit #1 pick QB-Caleb Williams
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(Injuries)
Lions..Lose top OT-Penei Sewell-foot injury
Bengals..DT-Myles Murphy out with sprained knee
49ers..Put S-Tula Hufnaga-on PUP list-slow recovery knee surgery
Colts..LB-Raekwon Davis-had been out blood pressure issues
Cleveland..QB-Deshaun Watson pulled from workouts-shoulder pain
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(Roster Moves)
Dallas..Sign FA-DT-Linval Joseph-ex Chargers-Vikings-Giants
Houston..Sign FA-FB-TE-Nick Bawden-ex Aztecs
Steelers..Release CB-Anthony Averett
Steelers..Sign FA-DE-Marcus Haynes
Eagles..Release TE-CJ Uzomah
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(NFL Notes)
Broncos..name Bo Nix starting QB for season opener
Raiders..QB-Gardner Minshew to start 1st game..has (15-22) career record
Raiders..Activate OT-Kolton Miller from PUP
Bills..QB-Josh Allen..’Not seeking upgrade from his 43M a year contract
Dallas..Report offer WR-Cee Dee Lamb pay hike from (18M-to-30M)
Seattle..ex head coach Pete Carroll heading to USC to teach a sports motivation course on campus…Tells KJR-not interested in returning to coaching.
Atlanta..Falcons owner Arthur Blank has given (6.5M) in checks for 4-HBUC universities to upgrade their football facilities…Wrote checks to Albany State, Clark Unversity, Savannah State and Miles College.
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…(Basketball)…
Golden State Warriors…Announce passing of former star player, ex head coach, ex GM-Al Attles…was (87Y)…was lst round pick in 1960…played with Wilt Chamberlain…coached Rick Barry…Hall of Famer…1st black head coach in NBA..had (557W)…won 1-NBA title.
Charlotte..Sign FA-F-Keyontae Johnson-ex Oklahoma City
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…(Hockey)….
Las Vegas..Sign FA-F-Tanner Pearson-ex Montreal
Oilers..Talk to FA-D-Kevin Shattenkirk-ex Bruins-Ducks-Dallas
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…(General)…
(Golf)..BMW Championships-Colorado..Scottie Scheffler-Xander Schauffele head the field….50-golfers tee off in Fed X playoffs..New Castle Park course plays at a record length (8,130Y)
CAA Agency…Announces it will take over Media Negotiating rights of LIV and will target to put that tour on TNT next year…Ratings are at record low on CW…drew (165,000) viewers last Sunday for Greenbrier Championships..was beaten in ratings by Pickleball and Little League World Series
(Auto Racing)..Dirt track driving star Scott Bloomquist-killed in private plane crash in Tennessee…Dominant driver on dirt tracks in Midwest-Northeast
NASCAR..Stewart-Haas team announces it will layoff 322-employees at end of November as it folds 3-NASCAR and 2-Infinity teams
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