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Yankees win seventh straight after outlasting White Sox, 5-3, in extras

The Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, in extra innings on Saturday night.

Here are the takeaways...

-We pick this one up in the 11th inning of a 2-2 tie. Unable to settle the score after 10 innings, New York took the lead in the top of the 11th. Cody Bellinger's single put the Yanks ahead before Jazz Chisholm doubled in another run and put runners at second and third with one out. 

Despite the second out being made at home, the rally didn't stop there as Anthony Volpe doubled in the third run of the inning to make things 5-2. Entering the frame, the Yankees had three hits and they doubled that in the 11th inning alone.

New York turned to Camilo Doval to lock down the win and the right-hander got two ground outs that scored a run before striking out his final batter to notch his 16th save of the season but first since getting traded to the Bronx.

-In the 10th inning, New York squandered its chance to score following another out at home, but Chicago came out for the bottom half against David Bednar who sent the game to extras after a scoreless ninth and failed to score, as well.

-Before extra innings, Austin Wells' solo shot to lead off the seventh inning broke a 1-1 tie and gave New York a one-run lead. The blast was Wells' 19th of the season and was crushed off Chicago starter Shane Smith, traveling 410 feet to right center field.

The home run was just the Yankees' third hit of the game at the time as Smith actually pitched well over 6.1 innings. Although, before Wells' long ball, Aaron Judge hit a tape-measure shot to center field that went 429 feet and had an exit velocity of 111 mph to start the scoring in the fourth inning.

-However, each time New York scored, the White Sox came back soon after. 

In the fifth, Mike Tauchman singled home Curtis Mead to tie things at one against Cam Schlittler who hit Mead to begin the inning. Immediately following the HBP, Schlittler had an injury scare after taking a line drive off of his backside before recording the out. The right-hander was deemed okay, but he'll surely have a bruise tomorrow.

Schlitter's final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K. He now has a 2.61 ERA in 48.1 innings since being called up and has been a huge help for the Yanks' starting rotation.

-Following Wells' homer, the White Sox tied it again, this time even quicker. In the bottom of the seventh and facing Devin Williams, Mead led off with a double and came around to score on Chase Meidroth's single. It was Williams' fourth blown save of the season as his disappointing first season in New York continues.

-The win was the Yankees' seventh straight win and they'll go for their eighth on Sunday in search of a four-game series sweep in Chicago.

Game MVP: David Bednar

Bednar's two scoreless innings came at a crucial point in the game and allowed the Yankees' offense to eventually win it.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees and White Sox finish out their four-game series with a Sunday matinee starting at 2:10 p.m.

RHP Luis Gil (2-1, 3.75 ERA) goes for New York and will be opposed by LHP Martin Perez (1-3, 2.02 ERA).

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Mitch Marner Explains Why He Vetoed Trade To Hurricanes

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Mitch Marner was nearly traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. 

At around the time of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, Marner was asked by Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving to waive his no-movement clause to facilitate a potential trade to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mikko Rantanen.

Marner ultimately vetoed the trade and did not waive his no-trade clause. 

The superstar forward finally explained why he refused to go to Carolina, but it was nothing personal against the Hurricanes organization. 

“The last two years there were a lot of rumors going on, a lot of different stuff swirling around. You didn’t know what was going to happen,” Marner said via NHL.com. “Then the whole Carolina thing comes up in the middle of the season. It’s a bit of an awkward one. My wife was six or seven months pregnant, we really didn’t want to be a deadline player.

“I would have had to leave and go back to Toronto because my wife wasn’t coming down with me, so I was moving into Carolina myself if I did that. The logistics of it and everything, it just didn’t make sense and then from that point on, we told [the Maple Leafs] we were committed to [Toronto] and we were going to play it all out.”

Once this blockbuster deal fell through, the Hurricanes traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Logan Stankoven, a 2026 first-round and third-round pick, a 2027 third-rounder and a 2028 first-rounder.

Marner was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in July and signed an eight-year, $96 million contract.

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Alex de Minaur marches into US Open last 16 as Daria Kasatkina bows out

  • Australian leads 6-7 (9) 6-3 6-4 2-0 when Daniel Altmaier retires

  • Women’s 15th seed knocked out in 6-0 4-6 6-3 loss to Naomi Osaka

Alex de Minaur has surged into the US Open second week for a fifth time with a business-like win over wounded German Daniel Altmaier.

Australia’s last player standing once more, De Minaur recovered from a set down to progress after Altmaier retired injured when the Demon was leading 6-7 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 2-0 on Saturday (Sunday AEST).

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Mets prospect Brandon Sproat pitches seven scoreless innings for Triple-A, Francisco Alvarez goes hitless in return to action

With the Mets having recently promoted two of their top pitching prospects this season, Brandon Sproat remains the last man standing and still pitching in the minor leagues. He was in action once again on Saturday, pitching for Triple-A Syracuse and made his latest case to be the next pitcher promoted to the majors.

Facing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, the right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings and matched his season-high with nine strikeouts in a 2-0 win for the Mets. He allowed just three hits (all singles) and two walks and even added a pickoff at first base. 

It was just the second time Sproat went seven innings this season.

The 24-year-old's fantastic outing came on the heels of one of his worst starts in which he allowed seven runs (five earned) in 3.2 innings. In fact, after an incredible July (0.67 ERA), Sproat had struggled in August and entered the game with a 6.63 ERA for the month.

With his seven shutdown innings, the prospect's ERA dropped from 4.50 to 4.24.

Also in the game was Francisco Alvarez who returned to the lineup for the first time since breaking his pinky after a hit by pitch. Batting third and DHing, Alvarez finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

He shouldn't feel too bad, though, as Syracuse managed just three hits and struck out 11 times. 

As for other notable prospects in the game, Luisangel Acuña went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the leadoff spot while Ryan Clifford finished 1-for-4 with a run-scoring single.

Meanwhile, Jett Williams was scratched from the lineup right before game time with wrist soreness, per MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. The team doesn't believe it to be serious.

The top prospect was batting second and playing second base but was replaced by Yonny Hernandez (batting eighth) who got Syracuse on the board with a solo shot in the top of the third inning.

In 16 games since getting promoted to Triple-A, Williams is slashing .197/.254/.348 with five extra-base hits and just one stolen base. Overall, the 21-year-old is still enjoying a fantastic season with his .268/.390/.477 triple slash line.

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David Peterson's season-worst start puts Mets behind in 11-8 loss to Marlins

The Mets fell behind in their late-week series with the Miami Marlins Saturday when they suffered an 11-8 loss at Citi Field.

Takeaways

  1. LHPDavid Peterson's worst start of the season saw him allow a career-high eight runs -- all earned -- and uncharacteristically put the Mets (73-63) in a tough spot after a five-run first inning. The Marlins (64-72) tagged Peterson, whose ERA rose from 3.18 to 3.61, for eight hits with three RBI doubles chief among them. New York pulled Peterson after five batters, no outs and two more runs in the third inning, ending his Citi Field afternoon at 65 pitches (36 strikes).

    Peterson, whose eighth charged run came in the next at-bat when RHP Chris Devenski's 6-4-3 double play while facing Derek Hill scored Connor Norby from third base and piled on the Mets' 8-2 deficit, struck out one and walked three. While New York had subsequent chances and evened the score in the sixth inning, Peterson's poor outing was simply too much -- he has been nails for the Mets this season, but his second disappointing start of August is alarming.
  2. To the credit of Devenski, whom the Mets recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, he delivered when his number was called. Devenski's first MLB outing since July 29 saw him finish with three no-hit, scoreless innings, striking out three while walking one and throwing 24 strikes on 42 pitches. If not for Devenski's relief, this game would have been over by the middle of the third inning. Instead, Devenski (2.30 ERA) kept New York at bay while the offense came to life in a commendable appearance.
  3. Francisco Lindor,Mark Vientos andJuan Soto hit home runs to pace the offense for the Mets, who end August with a franchise-record 53 home runs -- the most for New York in a month. After Lindor's first-inning solo shot -- extending his single-season franchise record for leadoff home runs with nine such long balls in 2025 -- Vientos' three-run blast in the third inning was the Mets' historic 51st. Soto's two homers -- a fourth-inning solo shot and sixth-inning two-run blast -- pushed the mark to 53.

    Win or lose, the offense came alive in August with home runs fueling the breakout. The rest of the unit -- evidenced by a seventh inning where Jeff McNeil's leadoff triple went to waste with Brett Baty's 4-3 groundout, Starling Marte's strikeout swinging and Cedric Mullins' left-field lineout -- is clearly still a work in progress as New York seeks balance.
  4. Soto, whose 2-for-2 line included two walks, is slashing .254/.395/.508 with 35 home runs and 84 RBI in 134 games. He also stole two bases, bringing his season total to 25.

    According to Sarah Langs, via Elias Sports, Soto is MLB's first player ever with 35-plus home runs in three consecutive seasons for three different teams. Considering where the conversation about Soto was in April and May, the season has come a long way for the Mets' prized offseason signing.

Who's the MVP?

Connor Norby, whose 1-for-2 performance included two walks and three RBI. He answered Soto's game-tying homer by driving in the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly against RHP Tyler Rogers with one out and runners at the corners in the seventh inning. For good measure, while the Marlins led 9-8 in the ninth inning, Norby's two-run double to left-center field off RHP Edwin Diaz with one out pushed Miami's gap to 11-8.

Highlights

What's next

The Mets and Marlins end their four-game series with Sunday's 1:40 p.m. finale on SNY. RHPs Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.73 ERA) and Sandy Alcantara (7-11, 5.87 ERA) are set to start.

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Red Wings Prospect Spotlight: William Wallinder Poised To Take Next Step

The rebuilding of the prospect cupboard was one of the considerable tasks that Steve Yzerman undertook when he returned to the Detroit Red Wings to take over the general manager's role from Ken Holland in 2019. 

His best two draft selections thus far in defenseman Moritz Seider and forward Lucas Raymond have already made considerable impacts on the organization and, being viewed as foundational pieces, were re-signed to a combined 15 years last September.

This most recent season saw the emergence of additional Yzerman Draft selections like defenseman Simon Edvinsson and forward Marco Kasper, both of whom have become regulars in the Red Wings' lineup. 

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Among the standout names among the prospects who continue their development in Detroit's system is defenseman William Wallinder, the 32nd overall pick by the Red Wings in 2020. 

Wallinder has spent the previous two seasons with the American Hockey League affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins, skating in 127 total games along with another 12 postseason games. 

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His ice time increased with the Griffins this past season to the numerous call ups by the Red Wings of William Lagesson, who often served as the club's eighth defenseman. 

In the mind of Griffins head coach Brian Lashoff, a former Griffins and Red Wings defenseman in his own right, Wallinder is progressing nicely. 

"He's steadily progressing into a guy that I think is definitely has potential to play," Lashoff said of Wallinder. "He, you know, took steps last year, playing more minutes, and we had (William) Lagesson with us at the start of the season, and then he went up to Detroit, so Wallinder took over a lot of that ice time. And I think he did well."

Lashoff touted Wallinder's skating and stickwork among his strengths that will eventually help him earn a full-time gig at the NHL level. 

"And, you know, obviously a great skater, you know, underrated. I think defensively, he has a good stick, and those types of things are going to be huge for him to take the next step to go to the NHL," he said. "So definitely a guy that I think is steadily, steadily progressing to the point where he's going to be knocking on the door." 

Wallinder, who was once named the Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year for the 2021-22 season while playing with Rögle BK, was called up to the Red Wings in December after an injury to Edvinsson, though he ultimately didn't see any playing time. 

In March 2023, Wallinder signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings. The 2025-26 season will mark the final season of that deal, after which he's eligible for restricted free agency. 

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