Day 1 at World Cup 2022: Qatar vs. Ecuador

L’ÎLE-BIZARD–SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. – The United States has recaptured the lead at the Presidents Cup after a 3-1 third round of four-ball play at Royal Montreal Golf Club.

That put the overall score at 8-6 heading into Saturday afternoon’s fourth round, scheduled to be alternate shot foursome format.

The Americans’ solid third round came after the International team tied the tournament 5-5 after a resounding five-match shutout in Friday’s foursome round.

The elite biennial tournament sees 12 Americans face 12 golfers from around the world, excluding Europe.

Each match is worth a point and a score of 15 1/2 is needed to win the tournament.

The Internationals have lost nine Presidents Cups in a row.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa had back-to-back birdies on their match’s final two holes for a 2&1 win over Australia’s Adam Scott and Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont.

South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim picked up the lone point for the Internationals in the morning session with a 4&3 victory over Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark in the day’s third match.

Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele then dispatched the all-Canadian duo of Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., 3&2.

Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns earned the Americans’ third point of the day with a 2&1 win over Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and South Korea’s Sungjae Im.

Pendrith and Scott were back out on the first tee for their afternoon match with Max Homa and Brian Harman as Cantlay and Burns completed their victory over Matsuyama and Im.

The other afternoon matches were delayed by 30 minutes to allow the golfers time to refresh themselves after playing all morning.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2024.

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TORONTO – Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and Xzavion Curry pitched five strong innings to lead the Miami Marlins to an 8-1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

Myers also had a two-run double while Griffin Conine chipped in with three of Miami’s 11 hits. Darren McCaughan pitched four shutout innings for his second save.

Nathan Lukes hit his first career home run for the Blue Jays, who were held to four hits on the afternoon.

Miami (61-100) can wrap up a three-game sweep in the regular-season finale Sunday. The Marlins are in the National League East basement while the Blue Jays are last in the American League East.

Toronto (74-87) has lost nine of its last 14 games.

Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. remained one hit away from the 200 mark on the season. It’s the highest total for a Blue Jay since Vernon Wells had 215 hits in 2003.

Two first-inning walks proved costly for Toronto starter Yariel Rodriguez (1-8).

Leadoff man Xavier Edwards reached on a free pass and scored on a Jonah Bride single. Jesus Sanchez also walked and came across when Conine doubled.

Lukes scored Toronto’s lone run in the bottom of the frame when he pulled a slider from Curry (2-2) just over the wall near the right-field foul screen.

Rodriguez was in some discomfort in the fourth inning, drawing a visit from manager John Schneider and a trainer. He stayed in the game and retired the next three batters in order.

The right-hander came out in the sixth inning after giving up a leadoff single to Jake Burger.

The Marlins would load the bases against southpaw Brendon Little and added to the lead when Myers missed a grand slam by a few inches.

Burger and Sanchez scored on the double and Conine made it 5-1 after an RBI single from Jhonny Pereda. Lukes delivered a strong throw from left field on the play to get Myers at the plate to end the inning.

Myers iced the victory with his homer in the eighth inning off Genesis Cabrera. His third home run of the year was confirmed after a video review.

Rodriguez gave up three earned runs, four hits and two walks while striking out five.

Curry allowed one earned run and two hits. He issued one walk and had one strikeout.

The retractable roof was closed for the matinee. An announced crowd of 35,733 was in attendance.

The game took two hours 33 minutes to play.

JIMENEZ DAY TO DAY

Blue Jays infielder Leo Jimenez was not available due to right knee inflammation.

An MRI scan confirmed there were no structural concerns, Schneider said before the game.

Jimenez jammed his leg when he landed after catching a liner in a 15-5 loss to Florida on Friday night.

SCHUMAKER AWAY

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is away from the team this weekend. He’s at home in California due to a health issue in the family.

Bench coach Luis (Pipe) Urueta is serving as acting manager.

ROSTER MOVES

Before the game, the Blue Jays recalled right-hander Nick Robertson from Triple-A Buffalo.

Left-hander Easton Lucas was optioned to the team’s spring training complex.

COMING UP

The Marlins will send left-hander Ryan Weathers to the mound on Sunday. The Blue Jays did not immediately name a starter.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2024.

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DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene hit an RBI double and the Detroit Tigers scored two runs on wild pitches in a 4-1 win over the record-breaking Chicago White Sox on Friday night, clinching a spot in the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

“Belief is a big thing,” Greene said. “We never stopped believing, and that’s what did it for us.”

Detroit completed a late-season surge to grab an American League wild card, and the White Sox earned an unwanted place in baseball history by setting a modern major league mark with 121 losses this season.

“They were still playing for something,” Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson said.

The Tigers will play at Baltimore or AL Central champion Houston next week in a best-of-three Wild Card Series. They have been on a tear, winning six straight and 10 of 11 during a stunning run into the playoffs.

The White Sox broke the post-1900 record of 120 losses set by the New York Mets in 1962 during their first season. The overall record was set in 1899 by the Cleveland Spiders with a 20-134 record.

“I think the frustration began long before the number got here,” Chicago interim manager Grady Sizemore said. “This was one of those things: You aren’t happy, but I don’t know if that would feel any different at 115 or 110.”

Taking advantage of playing a historically bad team, Detroit broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning on Jake Rogers’ run when Jared Shuster was charged with a wild pitch even though the ball didn’t hit the dirt just below catcher Korey Lee’s glove. Matt Vierling followed with a sacrifice fly.

White Sox rookie Zach DeLoach hit his first homer in the sixth to pull his lowly team within a run.

Greene restored Detroit’s two-run lead with a double in the seventh and Chicago helped the home team’s cause again later in the inning when Fraser Ellard threw his club’s third wild pitch of the night.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch relied on his bullpen for the entire game, as he often has late in the season, and it worked again.

“I’m overwhelmed with joy because I get to watch a team grow up right in front of my eyes and now I get to watch this team play in October,” Hinch said.

Brenan Hanifee kept the White Sox scoreless for the first two innings, and Brant Hurter (6-1) allowed a run over four innings.

Will Vest and Tyler Holton combined to hold Chicago scoreless for 2 2/3 innings. Jason Foley got one out for his 28th save to the delight of fired-up fans, who stood and cheered for much of the night.

Shuster (2-5) allowed two runs in two innings. Ellard gave up as many runs (two) as he got outs.

After the final out, the White Sox quietly went to their clubhouse while the Tigers swarmed the field, hugging each other and posing for photos.

“It is tough watching them celebrate,” Chicago starting pitcher Garrett Crochet said after throwing four scoreless innings. “That was us just a couple years ago.”

UP NEXT

Detroit had not announced a pitching plan for Saturday’s game. RHP Sean Burke (1-0, 1.93 ERA) is scheduled to start for Chicago.

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