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Ortega has been locked in since the All-Star break and is thriving out of the leadoff spot, where he batted Sunday. It was the 43rd time in franchise history a player hit three homers, and Ortega is the fourth Cub to do it as a leadoff hitter, joining Alfonso Soriano (twice), Brant Brown, and Tuffy Rhodes.
It should be much easier for La Russa to handle his two-closer conundrum than it was for either Billy Martin, the former Yankees manager, or Bob Lemon, who replaced Martin midseason in 1978. Lyle was disgruntled enough over the setup role and Gossage’s much higher salary that he wrote a best-selling book about it. A Sports Illustrated review of “The Bronx Zoo” said, “Lyle whines so loudly and so often about his miserable 1978 salary — it was $135,000 — that a muzzle is in order.”
The face, and the voice, of the Tokyo Olympics, and all they’re about, could very well be found in a 25-year-old American shot putter who, on Sunday, could be spotted wearing the green and red superhero face covering, sporting the purple and green hair, donning the neon-blue shades and winning a shiny silver medal.
The 36-year-old, who won three Stanley Cups during his first 13 NHL seasons in Pittsburgh, considered Las Vegas his home and place where he wanted to end his career, and had reservations about relocating his family once again. Fleury had also developed a bond with Golden Knights fans and team owner Bill Foley after being Vegas’ most high-profile selection in the 2018 expansion draft.
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.”