MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings in his first start in 651 days, Jackson Chourio homered and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 3-1. Woodruff allowed a third-inning single and a homer in the fifth — both to rookie Heriberto Hernandez. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter, throwing 53 of 70 pitches for strikes. Woodruff has a 47-26 record over eight seasons with the Brewers. Christian Yelich had an infield hit in the third and stole his 13th base before Chourio hit his 15th homer on a 1-1 pitch from Edward Cabrera for a 2-0 lead.
Tonight the Brewers host the LA Dodgers. Pregame at 6:05pm. First pitch at 6:40pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Díaz drove in automatic runner Danny Jansen on a 2-1 pitch from Justin Topa. Díaz scored when Topa threw wild to first on a sacrifice bunt by José Caballero, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Junior Caminero. Harrison Bader’s two-run pinch-hit homer off Mason Montgomery in the eighth tied it at 4-all. Bader drove in automatic runner Byron Buxton with a groundout in the bottom of the 10th off Eric Orze, who finished for his third save. Pete Fairbanks got five outs for the win.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Courtney Williams tied her season high with 25 points, Napheesa Collier scored 21 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 80-75. Minnesota set a franchise record with 11 consecutive home wins to start a season. The Lynx won 10 in a row at home on their way to the 2013 WNBA title. Collier made 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and has made a franchise-record 45 consecutive foul shots. Angel Reese had her 11th double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for Chicago.
Kevin Durant’s trade to the Houston Rockets is official and officially record-setting. The deal got approved by the NBA on Sunday as part of a complicated seven-team transaction, one where a slew of other trade agreements got folded into one massive package. Involved in the deal: Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Minnesota, Golden State, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers. It includes a total of 13 players — the headline moves include Durant going to Houston from Phoenix, the Rockets sending Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to the Suns, and the Rockets acquiring Clint Capela from the Hawks.
CHICAGO (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen has completed a sweep on the Chicago Street Course, winning the NASCAR Cup Series race on the tricky downtown circuit. It was van Gisbergen’s second victory of the season and his third career Cup win. The Trackhouse Racing driver also won in Chicago in 2023, becoming the first driver to take his Cup Series debut since Johnny Rutherford in the second qualifying race at Daytona in 1963. Ty Gibbs was second, and Tyler Reddick finished third. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. It was a dominant weekend for van Gisbergen, a three-time champion in Australia’s Supercars. The 36-year-old New Zealand native won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from the pole.