Hacksaw’s Headlines-Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Brewers (7-0)..Tuesday…Friars (87-71)…Milw (95-63)
..Ryan O’Hearn 1st inning Grand Slam HR-Friars
..Luis Arraez 2R-HR
..Randy Vasquez 7-shutout innings
..Padres moved to 1-and-half games back of the Dodgers in NL-West
..Padres now just 1-and-half behind Cubs for 1st wildcard spot
San Diego-Milwaukee..Wednesday afternoon game..Dylan Cease (8-12)-vs-Quinn Priester (13-5)
Padres..Sources say OF-Fernando Tatis remains away from the team-being tested for ‘Covid’
Padres..Activated SS-Xander Bogaerts from DL-been out with fractured foot.
Padres…Manager Mike Shildt says team will go with Nick Pivetta-Michael King-Yu Darvish will be the starters in the 3-playoff games next week…Dylan Cease will likely be the first out of the bullpen in long relief.
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Dodgers-L-Arizona (5-4)..Tuesday…LA (88-69)..won 10-of-15 games
..Dodgers cave-in again
..Teoscsar Hernandez HR-2R triple
..Shohei Ohtani threw 6-shutout innings
..Dodgers bullpen imploded again..Tanner Scott gives up 2-runs in 9th
..Dodgers lead in NL-West down to 1-and-half games over Padres
LA-Diamondbacks..Wednesday..Blake Snell (5-4)-vs-Ryne Nelson
Dodgers..Planning on moving starter Emmett Sheehan to bullpen for playoffs as long reliever or even closer.
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Angels-L-Royals (8-4)..Tuesday..Halos (70-89)..Angels on (1-10) skid.
..Sal Perez RBI single
..Adam Frazier 2R-double
Halos-Royals..Wednesday..Yusei Kikuchi (6-11)-vs-Stephen Kolek
Angels..Judge in Tyler Skaggs lawsuit says he will admit testimony about Skaggs addiction to painkillers while with Arizona before he came to the Angels…Report that former Angels PR-Director Eric Kay-currently in jail-may testify about being the drug dealer in the clubhouse.
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(Scoreboard)
Cleveland-W-Detroit..Guardians won 16-of-18..Tigers lost 19-of-26..Cleveland ties Tigers for first place..Jose Ramirez RBI-bunt single…Guardians OF-David Fry-concussion-hit in face with Tarik Skubal 99mph-fastball
Orioles-W-Tampa Bay..Colton Cowser 2R-HR
Reds-L-Pirates..Oneil Cruz 2R-HR-Bucs..Cinn had won 5-in a row
Phillies-L-Marlins..Kyle Schwarber 53rd HR..Miami won 11-of-12
Yankees-W-White Sox..Austin Wells RBI-double..NY won 20-of-28
Toronto-L-Red Sox..Nathan Lowe 2RBIs-Sox
Braves-W-Washington..Michael Harris 2-solo HRs..Atl won 10-in a row
Mets-W-Cubs..Cubs blew 6-1 lead..Brandon Nimmo 3R-HR..Francisco Alvarez 2R-HR in Mets comeback..NY have lost 11-of-15
Texas-L-Twins..Kody Clemens RBI-single
Seattle-W-Rockies..Josh Naylor 3R-triple..Sea won 15-of-16..Colo (43-114)
Giants-Cardinals..SF led 8-7 at Press Time
Astros-A’s..Houston trailed 4-1 at Press Time
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(Pennant Race)
AL East..Toronto 1-game lead over Yankees
AL Central..Detroit drops into tie with Cleveland
NL West..Dodgers 1-and-half game lead over San Diego
(Wildcard)
AL..Yankees lead Boston by 3..Cleveland- by 4-games
NL..Mets have 1-lead over Reds-Arizona
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(MLB Notes)
MLB..Approves use of Robo Ump in 2026-season-Automated Balls-Strikes
..Each team gets 2-Challenges per game
..Each team gets 1-extra challenge for each extra inning
..Only Batter-Pitcher-Catcher can ask for replay challenge
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(injuries)
White Sox..OF-Andrew Benetendi-achilles issue
Washington..DL-P-Mackenzie Gore-ankle injury
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…(Football)…
Ravens..Team in state of collapse on defense…after (1-2) start..Giving up (415YPG) on defense…Given up (497) vs Bills (426) vs Lions…Given up (96P) in 3-games
Ravens..Players response..’We are not very good..This is not acceptable…This is not who we are’
NY Giants..Bench QB-Russell Wilson-Will start #1 pick-Jaxson Dart vs Chargers next weekend..Wilson-3 games (3TD-3Int-Fumble-3-sacks-59%) including games of 160-168-yards.
Titans..Head coach Brian Callahan gives up playcalling..Outscored (94-51)
Bengals..Confirm veteran RB-Rudi Johnson-passes away (45Y)..7-years vet
CFL..announces major rule changes
..Shorten field from 110-yards to 100-yards
..Keep width of field at 65-yards
..Move goal posts to back of end zone
..Shorten endzone from 15-yards to 10-yards
..Eliminate ‘rouge’..awarding 1-point to team if it misses field goal
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(Roster Moves)
Houston..Releases S-CJ Gardner-Johnson-feuded with coaches..was paid (6.5M) roster bonus to sign
Giants..Sign FA-K-Young Koo-ex Atlanta
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-DT-Desmond Watson-ex Florida..weighed (421lbs)
Titans-Jets..TRADE..Tenn dealsCB-Jarvis Brownlee for #6 pick
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(Injuries)
Tampa Bay..WR-Mike Evans-out 4W-hamstring
Washington..WR-Terry McLaurin-getting 2nd opinion-quad injury
Jets..IR-LB-Quincy Williams-shoulder issue
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(College Football)
Oklahoma State..Fires Coach Mike Gundy-Coached team 21-years..Program has fallen on hard times…Lost 12-of-13…Had (170-90) career record with Cowboys..is owed (15M) buyout after taking paycut a year ago.
UCLA..Former Bruins stars Rick Neuhisel-Randy Cross rip leadership of failing football program
..AD guilty of too many swings and misses
..No confidence-need to find somebody else
..Clueless-Rudderless-Leaderless
..Decades since anyone had a clue
PAC 12..Report new conference will sign a schedule alliance with another conferencer (Big 12) to build strength of schedule formula..Each incoming Pac 12-team will play a Big 12-team in a non conference game.
ACC..Announce each school will play a 9-game lead schedule, and will be mandated to play a non conference game against a team from a Power 4-Conference also.
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…(Basketball)…
Auburn..Gives Steven Pearl-5 year contract as head coach..replacing Bruce Pearl-who retired suddenly this week..Bruce Pearl was (694-270) in career…Led War Eagles to 2-Final Four games…coached at Tennessee-Wisconsin-Milwaukee…Also involved in NCAA feuds over recruiting violations.
Cleveland..Sign FA-C-Thomas Bryant-ex Indiana Pacers
Memphis..Sign FA-F-Braxton Key-ex Golden State
Pistons..sign FA-G-Quincy Olwari-ex Lakers
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-W-Utah (6-1)..Preseason game..Matthew Phillips 2-goals..Beckett Sennecke goal..G-Petr Mrazek 25-saves in win
Oilers..Sign young LW-Visaly Podkolzin to 3Y-extension.
Toronto..G-Joseph Woll leaves franchise-family crisis-may miss start year
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…(General)……
(Golf)…Scottie Scheffler says Team USA players will donate all 500,000-they each receive to Charity after Team Europe questioned why players had to be paid to play for flag.
Bryson DeChambueau…ripped by reporter Brandel Chamblee…calls him ‘Captain’s Nightmare’….’Only interested in promoting himself-not Team USA…’Called him Carnival Barker’
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