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Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, right, looks behind him with a smile after a steal attempt as Cardinals shortstop Edmundo Sosa waits for the throw in the seventh inning on June 12, 2021, at Wrigley Field. Rizzo initially was called safe but later ruled out after video review. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, left, jokes with LSU coach Ed Orgeron, center, and Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley as they pose with the championship trophy during a news conference ahead for the College Football Playoff on Dec. 12, 2019, in Atlanta. The College Football Playoff would expand from four to 12 teams, with six spots reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions, under a proposal that will be considered next week by conference commissioners who manage the postseason system. (John Bazemore/AP)

Naomi Osaka, a four-time major champion seeded No. 2, withdrew after one match — and a conflict with Grand Slam officials over a rule that mandates speaking to the media — to take a mental health break. No. 1-ranked Ash Barty, the 2019 champion, retired from her second-round match with a left hip injury. No. 3 Simona Halep, the 2018 champion, never showed up because of a hurt calf. Serena Williams was beaten in the fourth round. Defending champion Iga Swiatek lost in the quarterfinals.

In another fatal shooting, shortly before 9 p.m. Friday, a 20-year-old woman was killed while she was a passenger of a vehicle in the Gage Park neighborhood in the 4700 block of South Rockwell Street. The woman was with her boyfriend when someone approached on foot and yelled gang slogans before opening fire. She was struck in the neck and left hand, and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

“I know you’ve got Pito (José Abreu) coming up next, but you definitely want to get them any way you can, especially in extra innings,” Mendick said. “They’re going to start with a runner on second too. When it went up, (third-base coach) Super Joe (McEwing) was like, ‘You’re going.’ That’s what I was figuring regardless, and then great that the throw was a little bit up the line and I got in there.”