Latest / The Sports Reset Canada: Daily Sports Recap in 2 Minutes / Jays close the gap, Acuña Jr reaches 200 homers and 200 steals, NBA punishes Clippers over cap scheme
Transcript
- Jays close the gap! This is The Sports Reset for Thursday September 3rd In MLB, the Jays blanked the Cleveland Guardians 11 to 0, moving within a game and a half of the final American League wild-card spot. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke a month-long homer drought with a three-run shot and drove in a season-high five, while Dylan Cease allowed four hits across six scoreless innings. Ronald Acuña Jr. became the fastest player in major-league history to reach 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases, getting there in 904 games as the Atlanta Braves shut out the Washington Nationals 9 to 0. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 5 behind four hits and a homer from Jackson Chourio, extending their NL Central lead over the Cubs to nine games. Looking ahead in MLB, the Jays and Guardians finish their series with José Soriano facing Tanner Bibee, and Toronto begins the day level with the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers in the chase pack, all a game and a half behind Cleveland. The Orioles host the Boston Red Sox, while Texas welcomes the Tampa Bay Rays. The Brewers and Cubs also meet again at Wrigley Field, with Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson carrying a 9-and-2 record and 2.48 ERA into a start against Kevin Gausman. In Formula 1, the Italian Grand Prix runs Sunday at Monza. Beyond the scoreboard, the NBA suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fined the team 30 million dollars and stripped five first-round picks after finding salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard.