The Sports Report: Blake Snell, bullpen right the ship for Dodgers

From Jack Harris : With two out in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Blake Snell trying to put the finishing touches on his best performance in a Dodgers uniform, Roberts appeared to be coming to the mound after a pair of walks to turn to his shaky bullpen with a three-run lead.

As he usually does when removing a pitcher, his gait was slow at least, initially.

Once Snell saw him coming, however, Roberts picked up his pace as he will sometimes do when electing to leave a pitcher in the game.

You know what, in that situation, I was actually 50/50, Roberts said.

Obviously, 99.9% of the time, Ive got my decision made.

But in that moment, I was kind of up in the air.

After a brief discussion with his starting pitcher, he let Snell stay in.

Hes one of the guys that we have to push, Roberts explained afterward.

Hes got the track record for it.

The DNA, the talent to do it.

So its important.

For us to win 13 games in October, were gonna need certain guys to be pushed and go deeper.

Five throws later, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, and $182-million centerpiece of the clubs offseason, rewarded the decision.

He sent Otto Kemp down swinging with a 95 mph fastball.

He authored an emphatic ending to his scoreless seven-inning start, one that lifted the Dodgers to a 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies to maintain a two-game lead in the National League West standings.

Continue reading here Dodgers box score MLB standings ANGELS Brandon Woodruff pitched five solid innings, Sal Frelick hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins tied a career high with five RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-2 win over the Angels on Wednesday night.

Woodruff (7-2) gave up two hits and one run, struck out nine and threw 52 of his 69 pitches for strikes.

He was pitching on 10 days rest to manage his workload after he missed last season while recovering from right shoulder surgery.

Angels starter Jose Soriano (10-11) exited with one out in the second after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Jake Bauers.

Soriano sustained a right forearm contusion.

X-rays were negative.

Continue reading here Angels box score MLB standings CHARGERS From Anthony De Leon : When Khalil Mack suffered a left elbow injury after colliding with a teammate while tackling the Raiders Geno Smith, the concern wasnt whether hed miss time, but how much.

Fortunately for the Chargers , the diagnosis was a dislocated elbow, sidelining him four weeks on injured reserve far better than the season-ending outcome many had feared.

Hes like Wolverine, coach Jim Harbaugh said, invoking the regenerating X-Men character.

One of the toughest things Ive ever seen.

He wasnt going to sit or lay down on the field.

...

A new level of respect.

Continue reading here USC FOOTBALL From Ryan Kartje : Since DeShaun Foster was fired earlier this week , DAnton Lynn has been near the top of most prospective lists of head coaching candidates for UCLA.

But USCs rising star defensive coordinator said on Wednesday that he has not been contacted about the open job across town and reiterated that his attention was trained on the Trojans upcoming matchup with Michigan State on Saturday night.

Weve got a lot of stuff on defense that weve got to clean up and improve on, Lynn said.

So thats where all my focus is right now.

Continue reading here How Bishop Fitzgeralds roots as a quarterback helped him become a prolific USC safety UCLA FOOTBALL From Ben Bolch : The fallout from UCLA coach DeShaun Fosters dismissal deepened Wednesday when interim coach Tim Skipper disclosed that defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe had agreed to mutually part ways with the team, depriving the Bruins of one of their most respected assistant coaches.

Meeting with reporters for the first time since he was selected to coach the team for the rest of the season, Skipper said he didnt know the specifics of Malloes departure.

One person close to the coaching staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, told The Times that Malloe couldnt get past blaming himself for the teams 0-3 start, even suggesting that he be fired instead of Foster, so it was agreed that it would be best if he took time to regroup and focus on himself.

Continue reading here L.A.

OLYMPICS From Thuc Nhi Nguyen : After Paris sold a record 12 million tickets for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, the group organizing the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles is getting a head start on ticket sales.

General registration for 2028 Olympics tickets will open in January 2026, more than a full year ahead of the ticket timeline used during the Paris Games, LA28 announced on Wednesday.

Tickets to the Paralympics coming to L.A.

for the first time will go on sale in 2027.

Beginning next year, fans can register to enter the lottery for Olympics tickets at the organizing committees website la28.org .

If selected in the random draw, fans will receive a purchase time and date for when ticket drops begin in spring 2026.

Fans who are not selected for the first round of ticket drops will be automatically be entered into subsequent ones.

LA28 officials plan to announce more information about the process later this year.

Single-event tickets will start at $28, with early access for locals around Olympic venue cities .

In addition to major sports zones in Downtown L.A., Exposition Park, the Sepulveda Basin, Long Beach, Inglewood and Carson will host multiple Olympic events.

L.A., Long Beach and Carson will host the majority of the Paralympic events.

Continue reading here LAFC Son Heung-min secured his first MLS hat trick on a sliding finish in the 82nd minute and LAFC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Salt Lake (10-15-4) has lost four of its last five matches.

Son, who joined LAFC (13-7-8) a month ago from the English Premier League, scored on a breakaway in the third minute for a 1-0 lead.

He was left wide open in the middle of the field in the 16th and scored from distance to make it 2-0.

Son ran with Denis Bouanga from midfield on a 2-on-1 breakaway and scored an easy tap-in for a 3-1 advantage.

Bouanga scored six minutes later on another breakaway to break a tie with league legend Carlos Vela for the most goals in club history with 94.

Continue reading here LAFC summary MLS standings THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY 1899 The Cincinnati Open begins.

It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Womens Open.

1938 The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 2-0.

Left end Dick Plasman tackles Arnie Herber in the end zone in the fourth quarter for the win.

1946 Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

1960 Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.

1965 In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards in a 61-15 rout of North Texas State.

Receiver Chuck Hughes has 349 of those yards.

1966 Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws 4 touchdown passes in 38-23 win at Minnesota to surpass Y.A.

Tittle as NFLs career leader with 212; finishes career with 290 TD passes.

1967 U.S.

yacht Intrepid beats the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in four straight races to defend the Americas Cup.

1977 U.S.

yacht Courageous beats the challenger Australia in four straight races to defend the Americas Cup.

1982 In a rare father-son matchup, coach Jack Elway leads San Jose State to its second consecutive upset of quarterback John Elway and Stanford 35-31 in Palo Alto, Calif.

John Elway completes 24-of-36 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns.

Spartans quarterback Steve Clarkson, throws for 285 yards, three touchdowns and scores on a three-yard keeper for the win after a Cardinal fumble.

Stanford reaches the Spartans 26-yard line, but Elway gets sacked on four consecutive plays to end the game.

2005 Green Bays Brett Favre joins Dan Marino and John Elway with 50,000 yards passing and also breaks Elways single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 seconds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleveland at Lambeau Field.

2011 At 16, Lexi Thompson becomes the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event.

The 16-year-old Floridian closes with a 2-under 70 to win by five strokes over Tiffany Joh at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala.

Thompson shatters the age record for winning a multiple-round tournament held by Paula Creamer, who won in 2005 at 18.

2011 Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton sets an NFL rookie record by throwing for 432 yards against the Green Bay Packers.

Newton, who tied the record by throwing for 422 yards in last weeks loss at Arizona, completes 28 of 46 passes with one touchdown in the 30-23 loss to the Packers.

Newtons 854 yards passing is also the most yards for a player in his first two games.

2013 American Jordan Burroughs earns another wrestling world title.

Burroughs, a gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics, extends his undefeated streak to 65 matches with a 4-0 victory over Irans Ezzatollah Akbarizarinkolaei in the 163-pound category at the Laszlo Papp Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

2016 Detroits Anquan Boldin has a touchdown catch in the Lions 16-15 loss to Tennessee, to join Terrell Owens as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,000 career receptions and a touchdown catch with four teams.

THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1903 Philadelphias Chick Fraser pitched a 10-0 no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader.

The Cubs won the opener 6-5.

Fraser struck out five and walked four.

Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, was the loser in his only major league decision.

1908 Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1 victory in Cleveland.

1930 New York pitcher Red Ruffing hit two home runs as the Yankees edged the St.

Louis Browns 7-6 in 10 innings.

1954 The Cleveland Indians clinched the American League pennant with a 3-2 triumph over the Detroit Tigers.

1963 The New York Mets lost their last game at the Polo Grounds 5-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies before a crowd of 1,752.

1968 Ray Washburn threw a 2-0 no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park, one day after the Giants Gaylord Perry tossed a no-hitter against Washburns St.

Louis Cardinals.

1980 Minnesotas Gary Ward hit for the cycle in a 9-8 loss at Milwaukee.

It was Wards 14th career game and the home run was his first in the major leagues.

The Brewers won the game in the bottom of the ninth on Gorman Thomas two-out two-run homer.

1984 The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League East Division with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, making the Tigers the fourth team in major league history to lead from start to finish.

The other three teams were the 1923 New York Giants, 1927 New York Yankees and the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.

1984 Montreals Tim Raines became the first player in major league history with four consecutive seasons of 70 or more stolen bases by swiping four in the Expos 7-4 win over the St.

Louis Cardinals.

1985 Boston catcher Rich Gedman hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs as the Red Sox rout the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1.

1987 Detroits Darrell Evans became the first 40-year-old player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season as the Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6.

1996 Roger Clemens equaled his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.

2003 Atlanta clinched its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida was mathematically eliminated from the NL East race after a 5-4 loss to Philadelphia.

The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West.

They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.

2006 The Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and Nomar Garciaparras two-run homer in the 10th lifted Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres.

2011 Erick Aybar went 4 for 4, with four extra-base hits and tied a franchise record by scoring five runs, leading the Angels to an 11-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

2012 Dusty Baker managed his 3,000th game, guiding the Cincinnati Reds against one of his former teams, the Chicago Cubs.

2020 Garrett Crochet becomes the first player in over a decade to go straight to the majors when the #11 pick from the 2020 amateur draft makes his maiden appearance pitching in relief for the White Sox against the Reds.

After working out at the Soxs alternate training site in Schaumburg, IL since being signed, he impresses by striking two of three batter he faces and regularly hitting 100 mph on the radar gun with his fastball.

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