MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong powered the Chicago Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins with two home runs. This marks his fifth multi-homer game of the season. Crow-Armstrong went 3 for 4 with three runs and three RBIs to help the Cubs avoid a series sweep. Colin Rea pitched seven strong innings Thursday with only a solo homer allowed to Kody Clemens. Minnesota native Michael Busch drove in two runs while Twins starter Chris Paddack struggled. He gave up six runs on 11 hits in five innings. The Cubs now head to New York for a three-game series against the Yankees starting Friday.
Tonight the Milwaukee Brewers host the Washington Nationals. Pregame at 6:35pm. First pitch at 7:10pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM. Quinn Priester will take the mound for the Crew. The Nats will counter with Mitchell Parker.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82. Collier made a step-back jumper in the lane with 1.7 seconds left in the first half to give Minnesota a 50-40 lead. The Lynx bench posted 30 points in the first half, led by Hiedeman’s 16 on 6-of-9 shooting. Minnesota dominated the third quarter by shooting 56.5% (13 of 23) from the floor to outscore Los Angeles 30-19. Collier’s basket with 44 seconds remaining in the third gave the Lynx a 27-point lead at 80-53. But the Sparks scored the final six points of the third and the opening 11 points of the fourth to get within 80-70.