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Lambert, 3-2 with a 4.89 ERA at Charlotte, made two appearances for the Sox earlier this season, including one spot start. With Lambert on the mound for the series finale, the Sox are able to move Dylan Cease back to Monday to get an extra day of rest.
Jacobs’ victory came on quite a night for Italy. Only a few minutes before his stunner, countryman Gianmarco Tamberi tied Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim for gold in the high jump. Tamberi, writhing on the ground, kicking his feet up in jubilation needed someone to hug – and found him when Jacobs, of all people, crossed the line first.
Three days and a crush of fame later, she wasn’t quite right. Admitting she’d become distracted by the attention surrounding her triumph, connections that typically come so easily were labored during Sunday’s event finals, if they came at all. The result was a bronze-medal finish that left her disappointed.
When they finished the race, they learned the judges disqualified them for incurring a second rule 42 violation and failing to retire from the race. They were saddled with 22 points for the race and barred from excluding it from their total score, even though sailors are typically allowed to drop their worst performance in the 12-race qualification portion.
“Cole and I have gotten together, and in the passing game, we’ve talked through a lot of clips to be able to run certain routes, and I wasn’t able to do that last year in training camp with him,” Nagy said. “Now in OTAs he’d come up to my office and we’ll watch some routes and we’ll put it into fruition in OTAs. Now he gets to do it in training camp. So I think you’ll see him keep growing, and our relationship is building in the trust of how we work with each other.”
“Every day that I come in, it’s the same hunger and passion and love and energy that I have for the game when I was an undrafted guy,” Mustipher said. “I feel like I have a little bit more experience about the schedule, how to prep, what times I need to be doing certain things. I feel like that’s where the experience comes in, but my mindset is still the same, still fighting and scratching and clawing because as quick as I got it is as quick it can go.”
Kendziera, now 26, considers it one of the most important moments in his track career. When he thinks about that time, however, he doesn’t dwell on being cut. Instead he remembers the sprinting coach’s faith in his abilities and how it bolstered his confidence.
White Sox catcher Seby Zavala (44) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo homer during the seventh inning against the Indians on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Zavala hit three home runs, but the Sox lost 12-11. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
With the Mets down to their final strike, Dominic Smith hit a tying single off Sean Doolittle in the ninth. Brandon Drury opened the bottom of the 10th with an RBI single against Luis Cessa (3-2), driving in automatic runner Kevin Pillar from second base to win it.
The Cubs will be relying on Contreras, Hendricks and Heyward, already considered leaders before the trade-deadline fire sale, to further fill the void left by the departed players. Manager David Ross already has had conversations with Contreras and Heyward about that and plans to talk with Hendricks, too, after his start Saturday.