Latest / The Sports Reset: Daily Sports News / Luzardo shuts down the Braves, SMU edges Florida State after outage, Patriots extend Christian Gonzalez
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- Luzardo shuts down the Braves! This is The Sports Reset for Tuesday September 8th In MLB, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 1 to 0 behind Jesús Luzardo’s first career shutout. Luzardo struck out 12, allowed two hits and threw 109 pitches, while Kyle Schwarber supplied the only run with his major-league-leading 43rd homer in the eighth. The win split the four-game series and pulled Philadelphia within four games of Atlanta in the NL East. The Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3, as Jackson Chourio drove in two during a three-run eighth and made a diving catch for the final out, leaving Milwaukee eight games ahead in the NL Central. The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 3 for their fifth straight win, powered by Teoscar Hernández’s three-run homer and 10 strikeouts from Emmet Sheehan. In college football, the SMU Mustangs edged the Florida State Seminoles 27 to 24. Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 430 yards and three touchdowns, then Nick Reed kicked the winner with 21 seconds left after a lengthy stadium power outage. Looking ahead, the MLB focus stays on the division races. The Brewers host the Cubs again with Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski bringing a 14 and 5 record and 1.87 ERA into a meeting between the National League’s top two clubs by record. The Houston Astros visit the Phillies with a two-game lead in the AL West, while Philadelphia starts Andrew Painter after closing ground in the NL East. The Arizona Diamondbacks face the Kansas City Royals holding a half-game edge over the San Diego Padres for the final NL wild card, and the Padres host the Washington Nationals with Casey Mize scheduled to pitch. In the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks open the season Wednesday against the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch, followed Thursday by the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne. Off the field, the Patriots agreed with All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez on a four-year, 135 million dollar extension with 102 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback by average annual value.