Player, manager and broadcaster, Ozzie Guillén shared smiles and shed tears during his jersey-retirement speech. | (Photo by Isaac Wasserman/Getty Images)
With “OZZIE 13” spelled out across the pinwheels in center field, the number “13” shaded into the infield dirt right at the shortstop position, and chairs in front of the White Sox dugout down the third base line, the stage was set for Ozzie Guillén’s number retirement ceremony.
Chuck Garfien opened the ceremony, welcoming former teammates and players managed under Ozzie to grab the remaining open chairs while saving the final introduction for Ozzie and his wife, Ibis Cárdenas.
From a sold-out stadium filled with Sox fans in the stands to Sox legends loitering the field to active players in the dugout watching on, it wasn’t all White Sox taking in the ceremony:
They're holding an Ozzie Guillen jersey retirement ceremony here pregame. Stephen Vogt, Sandy Alomar Jr., Rouglas Odor and Brayan Rocchio are among those watching from the top step of the Guardians' dugout.
A highlight reel played on the center field scoreboard, detailing Ozzie’s best moments as a player and a manager, including a nice montage of the, let’s just say, fiery passion, we all loved to see from Ozzie.
A.J. Pierzynski and Paul Konerko took the microphone, sharing stories and reminiscing about their 2005 World Championship season.
"If you played against Ozzie, you probably hated him, but if you played for Ozzie, you actually loved him."@ajpierzynski12 shows Ozzie love: pic.twitter.com/hzmkwnius8
Following their anecdotes, it was the man of the hour’s time to shine on the podium.
Ozzie grew emotional twice during his pregame press conference: when talking about Venezuela in relation to wearing jersey No. 13 and talking about his family. Add in baseball and the White Sox and it's safe to say those are his four passions, loves.
"I hope the guys playing for the White Sox right now…you can feel the same way I feel right now." @OzzieGuillen wants to see the fire out of this team: pic.twitter.com/lw81pjQlSE
Following his speech, Chuck Garfien, with the help of Harold Baines and on behalf of the Chicago White Sox, presented a painting of Ozzie and two plane tickets from Chicago to Tokyo.
Finally, introduced by Gene Honda, the No. 13 Guillén was unveiled, fitting perfectly between No. 11 Aparicio and No. 14 Konerko. A tearful Ozzie did the sign of the cross and moved in a slow circle, waving to every fan in the stands.
Jerry Reinsdorf, in his statement reflecting on No. 13, said “from the moment he joined this organization in Spring Training 1985, Ozzie Guillén has been one of a kind.”
From his playing career to his managing career to being a pregame and postgame analyst, when White Sox fans old and new think of the White Sox, they inevitably think of Ozzie Guillén.
If you missed it, here are Ozzie’s full remarks to fans:
Mad Max rolled right past the Big Train on Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout list.
Scherzer recorded his 3,516th career strikeout Saturday, Aug. 8, punching out former teammate and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber to move into 10th place all-time.
Scherzer, 42, was making just his ninth start this season thanks to a pair of stints on the injured list. He has recorded one 300-strikeout season, in 2018 with Washington, eight 200-strikeout seasons and twice has led the major leagues in strikeouts over his 19-year career.
Johnson, who debuted as a 19-year-old in 1907, won 417 games over a 21-year career and still leads all major leaguers with 110 career shutouts.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - AUGUST 07: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers gets ready in the on deck circle against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning at Chase Field on August 07, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. Diamondbacks won 4-3. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers look to snap their seven-game losing streak against Brandon Pfaadt and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 8: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox throws his broken bat after striking out with two runners on base to end the eighth inning against the Athletics at Fenway Park on August 8, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Red Sox are 27-4 in their last 31 games. It’s the most remarkable stretch of regular season baseball I’ve ever had the privilege to witness. So believe me when I say that I do not want to be the person talking about cyclosporiasis at the barbecue. But in light of the fact that that’s kind of my job, I do have to say: if the good times are going to end, today’s game was offered a template of how it’s going to happen.
Jake Bennett has been a huge (and completely unexpected) part of this unfathomable stretch of baseball. But he’s a relatively unheralded rookie who, just today, set a new professional career high in innings pitched. He was by no means horrible, but he didn’t have his best stuff and couldn’t make it through six innings, leaving the game as the Sox found themselves in a one-run deficit.
Justin Slaten, who replaced him, was actually one of the more well-rested arms in an otherwise depleted bullpen. But “well-rested” in this case just meant that he didn’t pitch yesterday, having thrown 17 pitches the day before. He immediately walked a hitter and allowed a double, giving the A’s a three-run lead. This, essentially, was the ballgame. The Red Sox offense, which has been magic for most of the past six weeks and was again in the first inning today, scoring two runs on the strength of three stolen bases, suddenly reverted t0 pre-streak form, stranding runners on second base in both the fourth and fifth innings and otherwise barely even threatening to wake up.
This run has been amazing and magical and will never be forgotten. Dave O’Brien absolutely nailed it when he thanked the surging Sox for saving the summer. But the bill is coming due and it’s going to paid in the currency of arms. There’s only one question that matters for the Red Sox for the rest of the regular season: can this pitching staff hang on? Today, it didn’t.
Studs
Raymond Burgos: When the hell was the last time a pitcher threw three or more innings in consecutive days? Burgos did it for the Sox this afternoon, and, thus, saved the rest of the bullpen to throw another day. He’s not long for the big league roster, but let us not forget his contribution this afternoon.
Jahmai Jones: Three hits, two doubles two runs, and two stolen bases from a guy who was DFA’d by another team a few weeks ago. This is what it means to be in the midst of a special season.
Nick Sogard: Jones wasn’t the only guy to secure two two-baggers. Take your flowers, Nick.
Duds
Jarren Duran: 0-4 with 3 Ks. So much for the “Duran might be turning things around” talk that’s been going around.
Eli White: Not the best first start he could have imagined, going 0-4 with 2 Ks.
Jake Bennett: I’m not at all mad at Jake Bennett, please don’t put in the paper that I’m mad at Jake Bennett. He’s already done more than enough for the 2026 Red Sox. He just didn’t have it today.
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.
Boston recorded a franchise record-tying 15-game winning stretch, matching a mark from 1946, before it was stopped on July 22. The team’s attempt for a second streak of 10 or more games for the first time in the franchise’s 126-year history fell short against the A’s.
Gage Jump worked six strong innings, Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte hit solo homers, and Jonah Heim and Donovan Walton added two-run doubles for the Athletics, who snapped a nine-game skid. The A’s hadn’t won since beating the Red Sox at home on July 28.
Jump (5-7) struck out a season-high 11 and allowed two runs and six hits.
Andruw Monasterio had a two-run single in the first inning for the Red Sox, whose nine-game run started the day after Jump earned a victory by pitching six scoreless innings.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras returned after missing two games with an illness, went 0 for 4 and was booed for jogging lightly on a ground out.
The Athletics’ bullpen, which entered with the majors’ highest ERA (5.64), allowed one run in the last three innings. Hogan Harris got the last four outs for his 10th save.
The Athletics erased a two-run deficit with a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in sixth.
Boston’s Jake Bennett (7-5) breezed through the first three innings, allowing only a walk. He was pulled with one out in the sixth and charged with four runs.
Brian Serven’s RBI single cut the Athletics’ deficit in half before Heim’s two-run single in the fifth put them ahead. Walton’s pinch-hit ground-rule double off reliever Justin Slaten into Boston’s bullpen added two more runs in the sixth.
Up next
Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.51 ERA) will start Sunday. The Red Sox haven’t announced a starter.
Carlos Rodon was on the mound in live game action Saturday for the first time since going down with elbow inflammation.
The Yankees southpaw tossed 48 pitches (29 strikes) across 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four batters for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
It was an inauspicious start for Rodon. Seaver King took Rodon deep to lead off the game. Rodon bounced back to get the next three batters out to end the first inning. After a 1-2-3 second inning, Rodon ran into trouble in the third. After striking out the first batter of the inning, four batters in a row reached base (a double, two walks and a triple) as Rochester pushed across two more runs.
After Rodon struck out his fourth batter to get the second out of the third, he was pulled.
Once Rodon recovers well from this rehab start, the Yankees will determine next steps for the veteran, but Boone said that they are considering using Rodon in a piggyback role since the rotation already has five starters (Gerrit Cole, Cam Schlittler, Max Fried, Ryan Weathers and Will Warren).
Rodon missed the first two months of the season while recovering from left elbow surgery, and pitched nine starts. In those starts, the left-hander went 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 46.1 innings. The Yankees shut down Rodon and placed him on the IL on June 28 after he experienced inflammation in the same elbow.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 24: Justin Wrobleski #70 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a 5-4 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 24, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Justin Wrobleski was an All-Star this season but heads into Sunday with plenty of room for improvement after two forgettable starts in a row. Wrobleski allowed four home runs in each of his last two outings, matching his total from his first 17 games and 106 2/3 innings this season.
Fellow left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez is coming off a rough outing of his own, allowing an inconvenient seven runs on 11 hits in a Tuesday loss to the San Diego Padres. The Diamondbacks have won both of Rodríguez’s starts against the Dodgers this season, with him going six innings on both June 1and July 10 with a total of three runs allowed.
Wrobleski in his lone start against Arizona this season, on June 4, he pitched six scoreless innings at Chase Field.
Tempe, Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona State University ASU, ASU graduation banner, Congratulations graduates, Mill Avenue District. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Today’s Lineups
DODGERS
DIAMONDBACKS
Shohei Ohtani – DH
Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Andy Pages – CF
Corbin Carroll – RF
Freddie Freeman – 1B
Gabriel Moreno – DH
Max Muncy – 3B
Ketel Marte – 2B
Mookie Betts – SS
Lars Nootbaar – LF
Kyle Tucker – RF
Nolan Arenado – 3B
Tommy Edman – 2B
Tim Tawa – 1B
Teoscar Hernandez – LF
James McCann – C
Hunter Feduccia – C
Ryan Waldschmidt – CF
Y. Yamamoto – RHP
Brandon Pfaadt – RHP
Last night’s ninth inning heroics give the D-backs (as discussed yesterday) two chances to clinch the season series over the Dodgers, for the first time since 2018. For the first opportunity, we’ll turn to the man who arguably can be considered the staff ace of late, Brandon Pfaadt. It’s amazing how the year has turned around so dramatically for Pfaadt. After being outperformed by Michael Soroka, he was moved to long relief in the bullpen after just three outings, in order to make room for the return of Merrill Kelly. But his outings there were little if any better, with a 5.91 ERA as a reliever over 21.1 innings, and he was optioned to Reno in early June.
He came back at the end of the month, considered a better alternative than Jose Cabrera. And, boy, has Pfaadt been exactly that. Since June 30th, he is tied with Cristopher Sanchez for the major-league lead in wins – and save for that Thompson/Sewald meltdown, he’d be 7-0 in his seven starts. His 1.55 ERA is fourth best among qualifying starters over that time: with a FIP and xERA both under three, it’s hard to argue he other than deserves his success. The only concern might be the xFIP of 4.49. That’s a result of Pfaadt having faced 145 batters since he last allowed a home-run (to Luis Arraez, then a Giant, in his first outing back from Reno).
Pfaadt is the first starter for Arizona to not allow a home-run in six straight starts since Zac Gallen went seven in July-August of 2024. Gallen also went ten deep, both in 2022 and 2023. The franchise record is 11 starts without a home-run, shared by Patrick Corbin in 2018, and Miguel Batista over the 2002-03 seasons. Batista probably edges it, as he faced a total of 271 batters across those eleven outings, two more than Corbin. So Pfaadt has to keep the ball in the park for a good while longer before he’ll be able to match that pair. I just hope I have not jinxed him by bringing it up!
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 8: Pitcher Jake Bennett #64 of the Boston Red Sox can't handle this infield hit as Jacob Wilson #5 of the Athletics scores behind him during the fourth inning at Fenway Park on August 8, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Athletics faced the Boston Red Sox looking to even the series and force a rubber-game tomorrow. The A’s finally ended their nine-game losing streak, defeating the Red Sox 7-3. Starter Gage Jump turned in a terrific performance, the offense woke up against a good Red Sox pitcher and the bullpen sealed the deal, although not without some late-game drama.
Red Sox Strike Early
Jump, faced some early traffic, as the Red Sox got two runners on with one out in the bottom of the first. Following a double steal, shortstop Andruw Monasterio hit a two out, two-run single to put the hosts up 2-0 early in the game. Boston had a chance to add on in the second, but Jump stranded a runner at second base.
Meanwhile, Red Sox starter Jake Bennett eased through three scoreless innings. He needed just two pitches to record the first two outs of the third, as Lawrence Butler and Max Muncy both swung at the first pitches they saw.
A’s Come Back
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson led off the fourth inning with a double, the visitors first hit against Bennett. With two outs, first baseman Tommy White hit an infield single, with Wilson holding at third base. Brian Serven followed with a high chopper in front of home plate that Bennett bobbled, allowing Wilson to score the visitors’ first run. Bennett kept his team in front by retiring Butler on a hard-hit lineout to end the inning.
With two outs in the fifth inning, Wilson hit his second double in as many at-bats, advancing Alika Williams to third. Designated hitter Jonah Heim hit a single off the Green Monster, driving in both runners and giving the A’s their first lead of the series. The Athletics had a chance to score more with two runners on, but Bennett got White to hit into an inning-ending groundout.
Pitching with the lead for the first time, Jump gave up a leadoff double to Jahmai Jones in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jump buckled down, stranding the tying run at third base. Through five innings, he had recorded a career-high tying nine strikeouts.
A’s Add On
In the sixth inning, with one out, Butler worked a walk after a 12 pitch at-bat. That was the last batter Bennett faced, as right-handed reliever Justin Slaten entered out of Boston’s bullpen.
Butler wasted no time, promptly stealing second and third. Jeff McNeil, who had walked as a pinch-hitter, moved to second on the double steal attempt. Fellow pinch-hitter Donovan Walton delivered, lining a ground-rule double into the gap to score both runners and put the A’s up 5-2.
The Red Sox threatened again in the bottom of the sixth, putting two runners on with one out against Jump. The A’s electric southpaw stopped the threat by striking out the next two batters to keep the visitors up three. Jump showcased his ace potential, allowing just two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out a career-high 11 batters.
Gage Jump strikes out Connor Wong with a 99-mph four-seamer, and Mark Kotsay is LOVING it 😁 pic.twitter.com/1P68EjrkJL
The Athletics kept the good vibes going. Facing left-handed reliever Raymond Burgos, left fielder Tyler Soderstrom hit his 19th home run of the season and second in as many games, a solo shot to right field that put his team ahead 6-2.
Right-hander Luis Medina replaced Jump in the seventh inning, firing a scoreless frame. In the bottom of the eighth, A’s reliever Seth Johnson ran into some trouble in his second appearance with the Green and Gold, allowing a walk and then a ground-rule double with two outs.
The A’s challenge on that hit proved huge, as it turned an RBI double into a ground-rule double, forcing the runner who had scored from first to return to third base. Left-hander Hogan Harris replaced Johnson and struck out Jarren Duran, stranding the two inherited runners.
Sensing the game still hung in the balance, A’s center fielder Henry Bolte led off the ninth inning with a 440-foot solo home run to center field, his fifth long ball of the season, increasing his team’s advantage to five runs.
Harris returned to the mound to pitch the bottom of the ninth, but the Red Sox did not go down quietly. With two outs, third baseman Caleb Durbin hit an RBI single, reducing the hosts’ deficit to four. Boston then loaded the bases against Harris, bringing the tying run to the plate. It would have been fitting had Harris allowed a game-tying grand slam. However, he earned his tenth save of the season by getting Eli White to hit a game-ending lineout right at Bolte.
Tomorrow, the Athletics will look to win their first series since June. J.T. Ginn will start the rubber match for the A’s, while Boston has yet to announce its starter, with signs pointing toward a bullpen game.
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani played catch on Saturday before the Dodgers’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, his first time throwing a baseball outdoors in more than two weeks.
Ohtani previously said he wouldn’t take this step until he was certain his sore left knee was ready for it.
“I think throwing with intensity and taking a step back would be the worst thing,” Ohtani said in Japanese earlier in the week. “I think it’s important to be able to have confidence that I can throw with a certain amount of effort without any problem and gradually build up from there.”
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws on the field in mid-July at Yankee Stadium. Ohtani played catch Saturday in Phoenix. Getty Images
Ohtani has exercised patience in his latest push to return to the mound, but he now finds himself in a race against time. Only seven weeks remain in the regular season.
Because of time constraints and uncertainty over Ohtani’s condition, the Dodgers are uncertain of what they can expect from their two-way player.
Manager Dave Roberts said he would consider any future contributions from Ohtani to be “bonuses.”
Roberts has said the plan is for Ohtani to gradually build up his arm strength in major league games, as he did last year when he returned to pitching after his second Tommy John surgery. When Ohtani made his pitching comeback in early July last season, he pitched an inning in each of his first two starts and two innings in each of his next two. His first time completing six innings was in his final start of the regular season.
Considering that Ohtani might not pitch in another game this year until September, he is unlikely to be sufficiently built up to start games in the playoffs. In that scenario, the Dodgers would have the option of using him as an opener to take down the first couple of innings of a game.
Even without Ohtani, the Dodgers are expected to have four Cy Young Award-caliber starters in the postseason: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the reigning World Series Most Valuable Player; Tarik Skubal, who was acquired last week from the Detroit Tigers; Blake Snell, who is scheduled to be activated on Tuesday; and Tyler Glasnow, who just started a minor-league rehabilitation assignment.
For Ohtani to be part of the Dodgers’ pitching plans, he will have to overcome the discomfort he has experienced in his landing leg since at least mid-June. Ohtani blamed the problem on pitching mechanics.
Ohtani registered a 0.74 ERA in his first 10 starts of the season. His ERA in the four starts he made after that: 4.38.
He started his last game on July 3. He struck out nine batters in six innings that day but gave up three runs in a no-decision.
Ohtani was scratched from his final start before the All-Star break. He received a lubricant injection in his knee and skipped the All-Star Game.
He threw a bullpen session in Philadelphia on July 22, but his knee and right biceps flared up. Since then, he’d been limited to throwing weighted balls indoors.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 07: Angel Martínez #1 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates with Chase DeLauter #24 after hitting a grand slam off David Sandlin #54 of the Chicago White Sox (not pictured) during the fifth inning at Rate Field on August 07, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 2: Landen Roupp #65 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at Petco Park on August 2, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Meg McLaughlin/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It’s time for Game 2 in the three-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
Righty Landen Roupp takes the mound for San Francisco, as the 27-year old makes his 23rd start of the year. Roupp is 7-10 with a 4.34 ERA, a 3.47 FIP, and 120 strikeouts to 52 walks in 118.1 innings. Roupp, who has the most losses in the National League, gave up five runs in 4.2 innings against the San Diego Padres his last time out.
For the Tigers, it’s righty Jackson Jobe, a 24-year old taken third overall in 2021. Jobe is making his season debut in his return from Tommy John surgery. In 10 starts last year, he went 4-1 with a 4.22 ERA, a 5.18 FIP, and 39 strikeouts to 27 walks in 49 innings.
Aug 7, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch (14) in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Detroit Tigers (56-60) vs. San Francisco Giants (49-67)
Time/Place: 7:15 p.m., Oracle Park SB Nation Site:McCovey Chronicles Media: FOX, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup:Game 117: RHP Jackson Jobe (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Landen Roupp (7-10, 4.34 ERA)
DETROIT, MI - JULY 27: Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles examines a baseball while pitching against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning at Comerica Park on July 27, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Orioles are back on national television for the second straight game. Last night was Apple TV. Tonight, it’s FOX. Perhaps it is my own neurosis, but it feels like the O’s rarely do well on the big stage. Hopefully that isn’t the case tonight.
If this team wants to stay close in the playoff race, they need to win these games with the Rangers. The short-term schedule will only get tougher with series against the Rays and Yankees looming.
Kyle Bradish will be on the bump. His last appearance was brief as the rain washed him out of the game against the Phillies on Sunday. He will be raring to go since he hasn’t turned in a “good” start since July 22, when he held the Red Sox to one run over six innings.
Jacob deGrom starts for Texas. That isn’t ideal for the Orioles. The veteran righty has dominated them in his career, to the tune of a 1.88 ERA over six starts. He has never taken a loss against the O’s and has piled up 46 strikeouts over 38.1 innings against them.
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JULY 27: Matthew Liberatore #32 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning at Busch Stadium on July 27, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It’s game 2 of the St. Louis Cardinals 3-game series hosting the Colorado Rockies Saturday night. Matthew Liberatore will start for the Cardinals while the Rockies will give the ball to Kyle Freeland. First pitch is scheduled for 6:15pm central time and the game broadcast will be available through Cardinals.tv.
