Detroit Tigers second baseman Hao-Yu Lee (50) bats a double against Cleveland Guardians during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co
Detroit Tigers (59-61) vs. Chicago White Sox (62-58)
Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica Park SB Nation Site:South Side Sox Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Jackson Jobe (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (1-3, 2.66 ERA)
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Today’s Lineups
DIAMONDBACKS
BRAVES
Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Drake Baldwin – C
Corbin Carroll – RF
Ronald Acuna – DH
Gabriel Moreno – C
Matt Olson – 1B
Ketel Marte – 2B
Michael Harris – CF
Nolan Arenado – 3B
Ozzie Albies – 2B
Ildemaro Vargas – 1B
Mauricio Dubon – LF
Tim Tawa – CF
Mike Yastrzemski – RF
Tyler Locklear – DH
Austin Riley – 3B
Ryan Waldschmidt – LF
Jim Jarvis – SS
Brandon Pfaadt – RHP
Chris Sale – LHP
So the D-backs have dropped out of a wild-card spot, for the first time in a while. They didn’t play yesterday, but the Phillies’ victory allowed them to sneak a half-game ahead of us. I think the last time that happened was after play on July 20th, when the team was part of the NL gridlock. Just one game covered five teams, separating 6th and 10th place in the standings. The Diamondbacks have played pretty well since then, going 13-9. The main problem is, the Padres have played even better, with a 16-6 record that’s the best in the league. The bad news, as far as this particular series is concerned, is that the Braves have also been hot, with a 15-7 mark.
I do wonder whether the team was perhaps burned by rolling out the back of their rotation against the Rockies. Not that Mitch Bratt, in particular, pitched particularly badly, but it’s always a tightrope figuring out when you should play the weaker cards in your hand. For instance, presuming you and your opponent’s starters are equal in ability, you could “throw” the first game by pitching your #5 against their #1, but then have an edge in the next two games (your #1 vs their #2, and your #2 against their #3). I guess platoon tendencies are also something which could factor into these decision. Atlanta are 7th by OPS vs. RHP, but a few slots lower (10th) vs. LHP.
What would you regard as a decent result for these series against the Braves and Red Sox? Obviously, it’s on the road, and that makes things tougher. Both teams are also comfortably above .500, and we know how the team has struggled there. However, they’ve performed better of late: things like the Dodgers’ sweep definitely helped. They are now 24-31 against opponents at .500 or better, which is right in the middle, ranked 15th, and basically at MLB average (25-31). The bad news? [Yes, more!] The opponents this week are both top five. So what are you wanting to see from these six games? Here’s a poll, and as always, explain yourself in the comments.
Ahead of Friday's series opener with the Blue Jays in Toronto, Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave a few injury updates on a trio of players...
Bellinger getting closer to a rehab start
Cody Bellinger has been on the IL since late July with a hamstring strain, but it seems the All-Star outfielder could be nearing a start in the minors.
Boone said that if all goes well with Bellinger as he continues his baseball activity, he could go on a rehab assignment sometime next week. Bellinger was doing some outfield work, namely catching flyballs in left field, hours before first pitch on Friday.
He was diagnosed with a Grade 2 hamstring strain, so the initial timeline had Bellinger down for 4-6 weeks. If Bellinger gets into a rehab game next week, he would be in line with that assessment and could be activated before the end of the month. Boone did project that Bellinger would be back beforeGiancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, so his recovery is one to look out for as the Yankees hope to get back the outfielder's production.
Bellinger was slashing .259/.350/.420 with an OPS of .770 to go along with his 11 home runs and 53 RBI across 102 games this season.
The southpaw struck out seven batters across 4.1 scoreless innings with Double-A Somerset. Boone said Rodon looked good in his rehab, but was not ready to declare what Rodon's next step will be.
Rodon could make another rehab start or could be activated next week to get him stretched out in the majors. If the latter is the direction the Yankees go, Boone has already said Rodon could be part of a piggyback situation. Rodon's schedule coincides with Will Warren, so those two could be the pitchers in that situation if it comes to that.
Chivilli lands on the IL
Angel Chivilli, the right-hander who was pitching well out of the Yankees bullpen recently before being optioned, was placed on the IL by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Boone confirmed the designation and said that Chivilli is suffering from "some posterior elbow stuff going on" and that a doctor will check out the pitcher soon.
In 15 appearances with the big league club, Chivilli pitched to a 3.78 ERA. He had not allowed an earned run the entire month of July (12.2 IP), but was tagged for six runs against the Cardinals back on Aug. 3.
Chivilli was optioned after the game due to the 24-year-old tossing 37 pitches in that outing.
The Yankees did sign a reliever to a minor league contract on Friday, penning Justin Topa and assigning him to Triple-A.
Topa, 35, made 23 appearances for the Twins this season and pitched to an 8.05 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP.
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Sean Newcomb will look to keep the Detroit Tigers in check as tonight’s opener.
The Detroit Tigers were still very much in the thick of the AL Central race when they traded away ace and notable bad guy Tarik Skubal. Was he the problem with Detroit? Since his departure the Tigers have been on a tear, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have put up stinker after stinker.
What looked like it would be a semi-important series at a distance a few weeks ago has turned into likely the biggest series to date for the Chicago White Sox. With Detroit gaining three games on the White Sox in just the last 10 games, there are now just 2 ½ games separating these two teams atop the division.
In the first game of this crucial series, the Tigers are sending out Jackson Jobe to start. The third overall pick in 2021 has just come back from Tommy John surgery. In his first start of the season, on August 8, he threw five innings while allowing just one hit. The Tigers beat the Giants in that game, earning him the win.
Jobe has a five-pitch arsenal but relies heavily on the fastball and slider, with almost two-thirds of his pitches being one of the two. It’s tough to really have much of a read on him, as he has only started 11 games in his young career. With that being said, his 3.57 ERA in 13 appearances is certainly impressive.
The White Sox will throw out a pitcher much more experienced in Sean Newcomb. A mainstay in MLB since 2017, Newcomb sports a 2.66 ERA in 44 appearances this season. It would appear that Newcomb is nothing more than an opener tonight, so the main goal for him will be to try to get out of the first two or three innings unscathed.
Newcomb doesn’t generate a lot of swings and misses, but he does limit hard-hit balls. In a ballpark as pitcher-friendly as Comerica, the Tigers will certainly have to play small-ball if they want to get to him early. Unfortunately, Newcomb is susceptible to the bat of Javier Báez, who is hitting .500 against Newcomb in 14 career at-bats.
The White Sox will have to be careful in this series as the Tigers have the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals on deck after this weekend. If Chicago slips up and loses the series, or even get swept, the Tigers could quickly take control of the divisional race.
On the bright side, with the rest of the division struggling to do much since the All-Star break, a series win for the White Sox would make their divisional lead that much more secure. Who knows, maybe there’s even a sweep in store.
Here are the starting lineups:
First pitch is at 5:40 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised on CHSN and can be heard on ESPN Chicago 1000. Drop your predictions and thoughts down below!
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Mets Lineup
AJ Ewing – LF
Francisco Lindor – SS
Bo Bichette – 3B
Luis Robert – CF
Carson Benge – RF
Francisco Alvarez – DH
Marcus Semien – 2B
Jared Young – 1B
Luis Torrens – C
SP: Robert Stock – RHP
Nationals Lineup
CJ Abrams – SS
Abimelec Ortiz – 1B
Brady House – DH
Daylen Lile – RF
Keibert Ruiz – C
Jose Tena – LF
Nasim Nunez – 2B
Jorbit Vivas – 3B
Jacob Young – CF
SP: Andrew Alvarez – LHP
Broadcast Info
First pitch: 7:10 PM EDT TV: WPIX Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
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San Diego Padres (65-57) at Cleveland Guardians (59-63), August 14, 2026, 4:10 p.m. PST
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Picking a name for a new professional sports team is tricky. You want to do something creative, but also tie into the fabric of the city. Cleveland’s new WNBA team tried to do that when they unveiled their name as the Sirens. And according to those we surveyed, they were successful.
Earlier this week, we asked people to grade the name of the Sirens. Almost two-thirds of those surveyed gave the new team name either an “A” or “B” grade, with 39% giving it an “A.”
It’s worth pointing out that 21% gave the Sirens name a “D” or an “F” grade.
Doing something new and creative is a risk. Resurrecting a name like the Rockers or one that ties closely into the Cleveland Cavaliers would’ve been safer. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there were a number of people who didn’t like the bold choice.
Overall, it’s hard to criticize the Cleveland WNBA team for their brand rollout. They’ve done an excellent job of messaging their position and explaining why they went in this direction. They’ve made it clear that they want to be their own team, separate from the Cavs. And they’ve done that in an interesting and creative way.
“We don’t want to be the Lady Cavaliers.”
Cleveland Sirens exec Allison Howard explains why the city’s new #WNBA franchise chose to go a different direction from the Cavs brand and colors. pic.twitter.com/tDwzvKfcQa
The Sirens will start playing at the start of the 2028 season.
The Cavs open up their regular season in just about two months. FanDuel currently gives them the sixth-highest odds to win the Eastern Conference at +1000. They’re behind the New York Knicks (+300), Philadelphia 76ers (+400), Boston Celtics (+500), Detroit Pistons (+800), and Toronto Raptors (+1000).
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Now be honest. You were thinking “Here we go again” after the Cubs didn’t have a hit through the first four innings — just like Thursday in Washington. And this was true even though the Cardinals didn’t have a hit through five, thanks to Clay Holmes mowing down St. Louis hitters.
Fortunately, all’s well that ended well. Holmes, Ryan Rolison, Ryan Zeferjahn and Jacob Webb combined to three-hit the visiting Cardinals and a Seiya Suzuki three-run homer was all the Cubs needed to start the homestand on a winning note, 3-0 over the Cardinals in front of a festive full house of 40,374.
Those first five innings went by quickly, in little over an hour, because both Holmes and Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore were retiring batter after batter. Holmes, in fact, started getting his signature ground ball outs after a few fly balls in the first and second. At one point he retired seven straight Cardinals via the ground ball.
The Cubs ended any thought of a Cardinals no-no with Nico Hoerner’s single with one out in the fifth. Nico stole second, but Carson Kelly and Ian Happ struck out to send the game to the sixth.
Holmes retired the first 16 Cardinals, but with one out in the sixth any thought of a no-hit or perfect game bid was over when José Fermin singled to right. Holmes retired the next two Cardinals in order to take a one-hitter into the seventh.
Before that, though, the Cubs scored the only runs of the game. Tyrone Taylor led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk and stole second. Taylor then took third on a single by Dansby Swanson, and Swanson also swiped a base, his 17th, putting runners on second and third. Pete Crow-Armstrong popped up, though, leaving those runners in scoring position with one out. The Cardinals removed Liberatore for George Soriano.
Seiya Suzuki’s tie-breaking homer was the Cubs’ 25th with two on base, most by any team. Nationals and Yankees have 22, and Mariners 20. The combined average of the 29 other teams is just 16. Suzuki’s was the Cubs’ 156th of the year, so their 25 with two on is 16 percent, about one of every six.
The Cubs did attempt to score more runs in that inning. Alex Bregman followed the homer with a walk and Michael Busch singled, but Hoerner hit into an inning-ending double play.
Holmes retired the first two hitters in the seventh and Craig Counsell left him in to try to finish the inning, but he walked Jordan Walker. Holmes then left to a loud ovation. Here’s more on Holmes’ outing [VIDEO].
Clay Holmes’ start was just the 22nd by a Cubs starter since 1901 of at least 6.2 innings pitched, with no runs, no more than one hit and no more than one walk.
Kyle Hendricks had been the last to do it, on June 10, 2023, at San Francisco: 8.0 IP, one hit, one walk.
The last at home had been Marcus Stroman, on May 29, 2023, vs. the Rays: a complete game with one hit and one walk.
Holmes’ was the 12th at home and second vs. the Cardinals. The first was 67 years ago, on April 21, 1959, by Glen Hobbie: a one-hit, one-walk complete game.
Frank Hiller did it at St. Louis on June 28, 1951: another one-hit, one-walk complete game.
Jake Arrieta and Ted Lilly did it twice, so Holmes is the 20th different Cub to achieve the feat.
Ryan Rolison relieved Holmes and did retire the only hitter he faced, Nathan Church, though it took 11 pitches and a bunch of foul balls.
This is a perfect example of how good the Cubs defense is — and not only the great stop by Swanson, but the situational awareness by Bregman to know that Nico was not going to be in position to take the throw and so he had to cover second. Great stuff here.
Great pitching, solid defense and timely hitting — those are the hallmarks of the 2026 Cubs, and all combined Friday to make a satisfying win over the Cardinals.
The Cubs move to within 3.5 games of the Brewers in the NL Central, pending the Brewers game against the Dodgers later this evening at Dodger Stadium (9:10 p.m. CT). The Cubs will go for the series win Saturday afternoon (weather permitting!) at Wrigley Field. Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs and Michael McGreevy will go for the Cardinals. Game time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
Dennis Schröder is staying in the Eastern Conference — but he’s no longer a Cavalier.
The crafty veteran point guard has been traded to the Hornets, sending Tre Mann back to the Cavs, according to ESPN, in what is ultimately a cost-cutting move.
In executing this deal, Cleveland will reportedly move off Schröder’s remaining two years and $30 million-plus, taking back Mann, who will make $8 million this season, which is a little under half of Schröder’s $14.8 million for the 2026-27 season.
Mann, 25, will also have a team option for 2027-28 at the same $8 million.
Dennis Schroder drives against Josh Hart during Game 1 of the 2026 Eastern Conference finals. Getty Images
The Hornets are also acquiring cash considerations as part of the deal, per ESPN.
The Cavs also added former fifth-overall draft pick Mario Hezonja in free agency this summer, who spent his last four seasons starring at Real Madrid, winning the prestigious EuroLeague title in 2023 and Liga ACB titles in Spain during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Individually, he secured an MVP award in 2026.
Schröder, a 2023 FIBA World Cup MVP and 2025 EuroBasket MVP, will turn 33 on Sept. 15 as he heads into his 14th NBA season.
Tre Mann will be going back to the Cavs in the Dennis Schroder trade. Getty Images
The long-time veteran floor general spent time with Hornets head coach Charles Lee while he was an assistant on Mike Budenholzer’s staff from 2014-18, coinciding with four of Schröder’s first five seasons in the league.
Schröder also overlapped with Hornets general manager Jeff Peterson, who was the Nets’ assistant GM before getting hired by Charlotte in March 2024.
Schröder played with the Nets from February through December of that year.
The 6-foot-1 guard, who is just 88 games away from making 1,000 career regular season NBA appearances — a feat only achieved by 156 other players — will be joining his 12th team in the league upon reporting to Charlotte.
Dennis Schroder recently played with the German National Team during the 2026 FIBA World qualifying window in July. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I
Last season, Schröder averaged just 8.2 points and 4.3 assists while shooting 40 percent from the field and 29 percent from deep — his least productive season since his rookie year, though he also averaged just 21.4 minutes, his lowest in a decade.
Though the Hornets emerged as one of the league’s most fun stories, dominating their way to a play-in spot by recording the league’s best net rating for the final four months of the regular season, Mann had little to do with the turnaround.
He was largely out of the rotation and logged just 12.6 minutes per contest, averaging 5.5 points and 1.6 assists, shooting 36 percent from the field and just 32.3 percent from 3.
This is the ninth time Schröder has been traded in his career, second only to Trevor Ariza, who was dealt a record 11 times.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 03: Bubba Chandler #36 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at American Family Field on August 03, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Pittsburgh Pirates are hosting the red-hot Boston Red Sox for a three-game set this weekend at PNC Park.
For the first matchup in the series, the Pirates will hand the ball to Bubba Chandler, who was coming off arguably the best start of his career. On August 8, Chandler pitched six scoreless innings, giving up just three hits in a 9-0 victory over the New York Mets. It was his second straight victory, and he looks to bounce back from a difficult start to the season.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox are going with rookie Jake Bennett, who is making his 14th career start. Bennett debuted for the Red Sox on May 1 and has been solid throughout his time with the team. The 25-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma, rattled off four consecutive victories in the month of July, but he has lost two of his last three starts, including his most recent appearance against the Athletics. Bennett pitched 5.1 innings, giving up five hits and four earned runs in a 7-3 loss at Fenway Park.
Since July 1, the Red Sox are 27-9, but five of those losses have come just in the past week. The Pirates could take advantage of their cold spell if they can build off of their 13-1 victory from yesterday’s contest against the Miami Marlins.
The Chicago Blackhawks have a lot of forwards, which is good for them in their quest to be a better team in 2026-27. However, that doesn't mean that they must be satisfied. There are improvements that they made, but they must not overvalue players in their organization either. If there is help out there, they should take swings.
One of those swings could be free-agent forward Patrik Laine, who is still on the market looking for his next hockey home. Of course, Laine was the second overall pick by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL Draft. Since then, Laine has had tenures with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens.
Early in his career, Laine was one of the best young snipers in the NHL. In his rookie year, a second place Calder Trophy finish to Auston Matthews, he had 36 goals. He followed that up with 44 one year after, and 30 in year three. In his fourth year, he scored 28 in 68 games before the league was shut down by COVID-19.
139 goals in the first 305 games of an NHL career is elite production. However, when the league resumed for the 2020-21 season, things slowed down a little bit for him. He was traded, the goals didn't come in bunches like they were before the pause, and his reputation as a top-five scorer quickly faded.
The thing is, however, that Laine still has 3 20-goal seasons since then, including as recently as 2024-25. In his last 186 games played, he has 74 goals, which is more than solid.
During the 2025-26 season, Laine only played in 5 games, so he was not able to get his game going the way he is capable of.
However, there are reasons to believe he can still score a ton of goals if he comes into camp healthy and motivated. He is only 28 years old and has a lot of good hockey left if he wants it.
His shot is what made him so lethal, and that is not something that has gone away from his game. Even if his skating were to slow down, he'll almost always have that booming wrist and slap shot.
There is room for a sniper of Laine's caliber in Chicago's top six. With playmakers like Connor Bedard, Patrick Kane, and Frank Nazar around, he might find himself with a lot of high-danger scoring chances at even strength.
On the power play, they could use him as a sniper on either unit. Separating him from Anton Frondell with the man advantage would give them two big one-time shots to work with. Overall, Laine would make them a much deeper team.
Don't mistake Laine's sniping prowess for lack of solid playmaking ability, either. He has 198 assists in his NHL career, which do not grow on trees. Other goal scores on Chicago's roster could also benefit from an addition like him to the group.
Teuvo Teravainen is a fellow Finnish-born forward who could be there to help Laine get acclimated too, which we've seen be important in the NHL before. There are some stars aligned that make a transaction like this look feasible for Chicago.
Laine likely won't command a ton of money, either, which would make it a low-risk, high-reward type of move. They could get a lot of goals for cheap. Even if they give him a PTO with a chance to earn a spot out of camp, which he likely would if healthy, they give themselves a chance to add a high-end sniper.
There are plenty of examples of players having a career resurgence down the road, and Laine is only 28, which is not old in hockey years at all.
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Raúl Jiménez marked his return to Wolves with the stoppage-time equaliser that saved them from an embarrassing start to their return to the Championship. The Mexico striker, who scored against England during the World Cup, came off the bench to convert a penalty given for handball by Ryan Alebiosu that would have had VAR questioning whether the defender was in the area when Jackson Tchatchoua’s cross struck his arm.
One minor consolation from Wolves’ relegation is that the video assistant referee is no longer their problem. Jiménez, who had bought scarves for all supporters in the South Bank in gratitude for their welcome home, tucked away his first goal in this second spell for the club he graced during their recent heyday before leaving for Fulham.
Apr 1, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) drives to the basket against the Toronto Raptors in the first half at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
DeMar DeRozan, the Raptors’ all-time leader in games played, minutes, played, and points scored, will not be making his way back to Toronto, after all. DeRozan parted way with the Kings and there was wild speculation as to where he might end up. Rumours abounded that he was destined for a return to the 6ix, or perhaps headed to Miami, but in a cruel twist of irony, he is going to join the team that the Raptors beat for the 2019 Championship to play alongside Stephen Curry, as DeRozan enters his 17th season in the league.
Free Agent and Six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan has agreed to a two-year, $8.4 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, his agent Aaron Goodwin of @GoodwinSports tells ESPN. pic.twitter.com/4EoouhEgKE
Shams Charania reported the news today on August 13th, conveying information from DeRozan’s agent. The 8.4 million dollars is far from the veteran’s minimum, but is a far cry from the more than 24 million he earned last year. This will be his lowest earning year since the 2012-13 season when he was on the Raptors.
This fresh start for DeRozan will see him stay in his home state of California, close to his native Los Angeles. While I personally believe that it’ll be good for the shooting guard to be both close to his roots and in a new city, it stings that we won’t see him play in Toronto at this juncture. Am I blaming the Kawhi uncertainty for this? Yes, and no. I don’t think it helped the Raptors’ position that they don’t have any clear idea of whether or not they’ll have a starting small forward in Leonard this season, but regardless, I didn’t see DeRozan playing a massive role in Toronto — at most, leading the bench mob — so it certainly makes sense that the wing would be happier in some different pastures.
While it’s currently unknown what type of role he’ll play in Golden State, the Warriors are indeed in need of some veteran presence and a baseline level of competency, considering how rough things were last year when Stephen Curry was out, a disadvantage even more pronounced now that Jimmy Butler remains out with a torn ACL. It’s likely that DeRozan will be in a starting role, one where he’ll be able to play off against Curry, his best teammate in years, and certainly his most pedigreed co-star.
I’d like to see DeMar get back to a 20+ppg form on the Warriors, even if he’s not with us. I think legacy is what comes to mind the most in the latter years of NBA stars, so I wish DeRozan the best in the twilight years, even if they’re not in the red and black.
