Dodgers defeat the Rays<\/p>\n
From Liana Handler<\/a>: Miguel Rojas<\/a> had practiced his dance moves in the Dodgers<\/a> dugout Monday, long before he hit the go-ahead home run. Before the game, he strutted around, at one point even grabbing Dalton Rushing, decked in full catcher\u2019s gear, to get hyped.<\/p>\n Rojas, who pinch-hit for Alex Freeland in the bottom of the seventh and homered to center, was more measured as he crossed the plate without any antics. His veteran steadiness never indicated that he\u2018d hit a pinch-hit home run only one other time in his career.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels pretty good,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cIt\u2019s always a new day, a new opportunity that you contribute to win a baseball game. It\u2019s pretty special, especially with this group that we have right here and the kind of season that we\u2019re having.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dodgers\u2019 4-3 win over<\/a> Tampa Bay rid them of their middling road performance. The team split a six-game trip, capped by a Sunday loss to the Chicago White Sox, before returning home.<\/p>\n No one found more immediate success than Kyle Tucker, who temporarily put his .227 batting average on the trip in the rearview mirror. For how long remains a question. Tucker\u2019s season so far has looked more like a teenager testing out their driver\u2019s license: stopping and starting and stopping again. Yet everything seemed to be working when the Dodgers (46-27<\/a>) beat the Rays (41-28).<\/p>\n \u201cI would love to come back and do it again and make it consistent every single day,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cI guess, if it works out for one at-bat, it\u2019s not like I immediately figured it out and everything is fine now. The important thing is, just try to do it every single at-bat. And, over the course of time \u2014 It felt good and everything. I\u2019ve just got to try to do it again tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here <\/a><\/p>\n Dodgers box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n Angels lose to the Diamondbacks<\/p>\n Pavin Smith hit a tiebreaking, solo homer off the right-field foul pole, Ryne Nelson threw seven quality innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Angels 4-3<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n Smith broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh when he launched his first homer in nearly a calendar year. The veteran first baseman \u2014 who came into the game with a .103 batting average \u2014 has spent most of this season on the injured list after surgery to remove bone chips in his left elbow.<\/p>\n Geraldo Perdomo added an RBI double later in the seventh that made it 4-2. Paul Sewald gave up a solo homer to Donovan Walton with two outs in the ninth but struck out Oswald Peraza to earn his 18th save in 19 chances.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Iran ties New Zealand in emotional first game<\/p>\n From Iliana Lim\u00f3n Romero<\/a>: The Iranian national team<\/a> finally got to just play soccer.<\/p>\n Their journey to the World Cup<\/a> has been uniquely fraught, with a war erupting between the host of their matches and their home country.<\/p>\n They had to relocate their base camp from Arizona to Tijuana<\/a>, struggled to get all of their traveling party into the United States amid visa scrutiny and absorbed President Trump\u2019s suggestion they may not be safe if they chose to play in the World Cup.<\/p>\n With the focus shifted solely to soccer, Iran rallied for a 2-2 draw<\/a> with New Zealand in front of an announced crowd of 70,108 Monday night at SoFi Stadium. While overcoming so many obstacles could have felt like a win to Team Melli, they left frustrated by their fate on and off the field.<\/p>\n After Belgium and Egypt tied 1-1 earlier Monday, all the teams in Group G are tied at one point apiece. The scores made falling short of a win that much more painful.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end, you\u2019re not happy today because I think you deserve to win the game, but what actually is football sometimes? You cannot reach what you want,\u201d Iran\u2019s Ramin Rezaeian said. \u201cBut again, I have to thank my teammates, my friends, my people in Iran. They deserve more. I think we deserve more actually, so you have to see forward and to think about our next game.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Born in Brooklyn, raised in London, Folarin Balogun lights up the World Cup for the U.S.<\/a> <\/p>\n Click here for complete TV schedule, groups and players to watch<\/a> <\/p>\n Monday\u2019s World Cup results<\/p>\n Group G Group H Today\u2019s World Cup TV schedule<\/p>\n All times Pacific World Cup Group standings<\/p>\n Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H No games played yet for the remaining groups<\/p>\n Group I Group J Group K Group L Volunteer to work at the 2028 Olympics<\/p>\n From Thuc Nhi Nguyen<\/a>: With the largest Olympic and Paralympic Games<\/a> in history approaching, LA28<\/a> announced Monday it will open volunteer applications on July 14, the two-year mark before the Olympics officially begin.<\/p>\n LA28 is searching for 60,000 volunteers to work during an Olympics that will feature more than 11,000 athletes across 15 days of competition. Volunteer responsibilities range from welcoming and guiding spectators and athletes, to specialized roles, including medical care and language translation. While the majority of Games-time volunteer opportunities are in the L.A. area, volunteers are needed for every Olympic venue city: Oklahoma City will host softball and canoe slalom events, and soccer preliminaries will be held in New York, Columbus, Ohio; Nashville; St. Louis; San Jos\u00e9 and San Diego.<\/p>\n Applicants can specify their preferred location, their special skills and whether they would like to volunteer for the Olympics or Paralympics.<\/p>\n Updates about the LA28 volunteer program are available at la28.org\/volunteer<\/a>, where potential volunteers can register their interest to automatically receive more information about the Games-time application process when it opens.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Sparks offense disappears in loss<\/p>\n From Marisa Ingemi<\/a>: Any of the good vibes the Sparks generated from their three-game win streak were dissipated Monday.<\/p>\n In their 78-58 defeat<\/a>, the Sparks\u2019 worst weaknesses were exposed: continued struggles on defense and a punchless offensive scheme with Kelsey Plum<\/a> struggling to score. Their 58 points were the fewest they have scored all season and they shot a second-worst 33.3% from the floor.<\/p>\n It was the fewest points scored by the Sparks since they were held to 57 by the Connecticut Sun on Sept. 9, 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cWe weren\u2019t very good,\u201d Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said.<\/p>\n Golden State\u2019s Kaila Charles and Gabby Williams kept Plum mostly in check, holding her to a season-low nine points after her career-high 43-point game in Phoenix on Saturday. Plum fouled out midway through the fourth quarter after being held to four points in the third quarter.<\/p>\n To make matters worse, Cameron Brink<\/a>, who led the Sparks with 10 points, appeared to roll her left ankle in the waning minutes of the game and needed to be helped to the bench and then the locker room. Roberts said Brink\u2019s injury was still being evaluated.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Sparks box score<\/a> <\/p>\n WNBA standings<\/a> <\/p>\n This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1927 \u2014 Tommy Armour wins the U.S. Open with a three-stroke victory over Harry Cooper in a playoff.<\/p>\n 1946 \u2014 Lloyd Mangrum edges Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi to win the U.S. Open by one stroke in a 36-hole playoff.<\/p>\n 1951 \u2014 Ben Hogan captures the U.S. Open for the second straight year with a two-stroke comeback victory over Clayton Heafner.<\/p>\n 1956 \u2014 Cary Middlecoff wins the U.S. Open by one stroke over Ben Hogan and Julius Boros.<\/p>\n 1968 \u2014 Lee Trevino becomes the first golfer to play all four rounds of the U.S. Open under par as he beats Jack Nicklaus by four strokes.<\/p>\n 1974 \u2014 Hale Irwin beats Forrest Fezler by two strokes to win the U.S. Open. In what becomes known as the \u201cMassacre at Winged Foot,\u201d not a single player breaks par in the first round. Irwin\u2019s 7-over 278 is the second-highest winning score since World War II \u2014 Julius Boros was 9-over in 1963.<\/p>\n 1975 \u2014 NBA Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Lakers for Elmore Smith, Brian Winters, Junior Bridgeman and Dave Meyers.<\/p>\n 1985 \u2014 Andy North wins the U.S. Open by one stroke over Taiwan\u2019s Tze-chung Chen, Canada\u2019s Dave Barr and Zimbabwe\u2019s Denis Watson.<\/p>\n 1985 \u2014 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n 1993 \u2014 Michael Jordan scores 55 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 111-105 victory and a 3-1 lead over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n 1996 \u2014 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seattle Supersonics, 4 games to 2; the Bulls\u2019 4th title in 6 years.<\/p>\n 1998 \u2014 The Detroit Red Wings become the first team to win consecutive Stanley Cups since Pittsburgh in 1992, completing a sweep of Washington with a 4-1 win behind two goals by Doug Brown. It\u2019s the fourth straight NHL finals sweep, a first in major pro sports history.<\/p>\n 1999 \u2014 Maurice Greene smashes the 100-meter world record at 9.79 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 9.84 set by Donovan Bailey at the 1996 Olympics.<\/p>\n 2002 \u2014 A runaway winner again in the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods becomes the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to capture the first two major championships of the year with a three-stroke victory at Bethpage (N.Y.) Black.<\/p>\n 2006 \u2014 Tiger Woods returns from his longest layoff by making his earliest departure at a major, missing the cut in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time as a pro. Woods, with rounds of 76-76, misses the cut at the U.S. Open by three strokes.<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Justin Rose captures his first major championship and becomes the first Englishman in 43 years to win the U.S. Open. Rose shoots a closing 70 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. for a 1-over 281 total and two-shot victory over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Greg Biffle gives Ford a milestone victory with his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway. It\u2019s the 1,000th victory for Ford Motor Company across NASCAR\u2019s three national series \u2014 Cup, Nationwide and Truck.<\/p>\n 2015 \u2014 The Golden State Warriors win their first NBA championship since 1975, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6. Stephen Curry and Finals MVP Andre Iguodala each score 25 points for the Warriors, who won the final three games after Cleveland had taken a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 LeBron James scores 41 points, Kyrie Irving adds 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 to even an unpredictable series and force a decisive Game 7.<\/p>\n 2018 \u2014 Video Assist Referee (VAR) technology used for the first time in a World Cup soccer match.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics, 103-90 for a 4-2 series win; Warriors\u2019 4th title in 8 years; MVP: Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1916 \u2014 Tom Hughes of the Boston Braves pitched a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n 1938 \u2014 Jimmie Foxx didn\u2019t get a chance to hit as the St. Louis Browns walked him six straight times. The Boston Red Sox won anyway, 12-8.<\/p>\n 1953 \u2014 The St. Louis Browns beat New York 3-1 to break the Yankees\u2019 18-game winning streak and end their 14-game losing streak.<\/p>\n 1957 \u2014 Relief pitcher Dixie Howell hit two home runs in the 3 2-3 innings he pitched to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 8-6 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators.<\/p>\n 1971 \u2014 The Oakland Athletics hit five solo home runs in a 5-1 win over the Washington Senators. Mike Epstein and Joe Rudi had a pair homers and Dave Duncan one. Epstein\u2019s home runs came in his first two at-bats to give him homers in four straight at-bats over two games.<\/p>\n 1978 \u2014 After three ninth-inning near misses, Tom Seaver threw the first no-hitter of his 12-year career as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0.<\/p>\n 1991 \u2014 Otis Nixon of Atlanta stole six bases against Montreal to set a modern National League record and tie the major league record set by Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia A\u2019s in 1912. Montreal won the game 7-6.<\/p>\n 1992 \u2014 Boston\u2019s Mark Reardon became baseball\u2019s all-time save leader when he closed out a 1-0 win over the New York Yankees. Reardon logged his 342nd save to pass Rollie Fingers.<\/p>\n 1993 \u2014 Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners hits his 100th home run in Seattle\u2019s 6-1 victory over Kansas City to become the fourth-youngest to hit the century mark. Only Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Tony Conigliaro did it faster than the 23-year-old Griffey.<\/p>\n 2001 \u2014 John Olerud went 4-for-5 and hit for the cycle as Seattle beat the San Diego Padres 9-2. He hit a homer in the ninth to complete the cycle.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 The San Diego Padres set a major league record with their 12th straight loss in interleague play when they fell 5-0 to Seattle.<\/p>\n 2014 \u2014 Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, winner of eight National League batting titles, passes away from cancer of the salivary gland at 54.<\/p>\n 2015 \u2014 Brock Holt became the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 and the Red Sox slugged their way out to a 9-4 victory over Atlanta.<\/p>\n 2015 \u2014 Manny Machado and Chris Parmelee each hit two of an Orioles-record eight home runs, and Baltimore pounded woeful Philadelphia 19-3. The eight home runs were the most by the Orioles since their move from St. Louis in 1954.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 An authentic Babe Ruth New York Yankees jersey from 1928-30 sets a record for a piece of baseball memorabilia as it sells for $5.64 million at auction.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 The Padres and Rockies set a record for most combined runs in a four-game series with a total of 92, breaking the previous record of 88 set in 1929 between the Brooklyn Robins and Phillies.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. 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Belgium 1, Egypt 1
Iran 2, New Zealand 2<\/p>\n
Spain 0, Cape Verde 0
Saudi Arabia 1, Uruguay 1<\/p>\n
Noon, France vs. Senegal, Fox, Telemundo
3 p.m., Iraq vs. Norway, Fox, Telemundo
6 p.m., Argentina vs. Algeria, Fox, Telemundo
9 p.m., Austria vs. Jordan, FS1, Telemundo<\/p>\n
Country, W-D-L, Goal Differential, Points
Mexico, 1-0-0, +2, 3
South Korea, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Czechia, 0-0-1, -1, 0
South Africa, 0-0-1, -2, 0<\/p>\n
Switzerland, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Canada, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Qatar, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 0-1-0, 0, 1<\/p>\n
Scotland, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Morocco, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Brazil, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Haiti, 0-0-1, -1, 0<\/p>\n
United States, 1-0-0, +3, 3
Australia, 1-0-0, +2, 3
Turkiye, 0-0-1, -2, 0
Paraguay, 0-0-1, -3, 0<\/p>\n
Germany, 1-0-0, +6, 3
Ivory Coast, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Ecuador, 0-0-1, -1, 0
Curacao, 0-0-1, -6, 0<\/p>\n
Sweden, 1-0-0. +4, 3
Japan, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Netherlands, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Tunisia, 0-0-1, -4, 0<\/p>\n
Belgium, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Egypt, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Iran, 0-1-0, 0, 1
New Zealand, 0-1-0, 0, 1<\/p>\n
Spain, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Cape Verde, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Saudi Arabia, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Uruguay, 0-1-0, 0, 1<\/p>\n
France
Senegal
Iraq
Norway<\/p>\n
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan<\/p>\n
Portugal
Congo DR
Uzbekistan
Colombia<\/p>\n
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama<\/p>\n