Lukes delivers for the Jays, Reds rally past Giants, PGA TOUR Championship begins
Lukes delivers for the Jays!
This is The Sports Reset for Thursday August 27th
In MLB, the Jays shut out the Kansas City Royals 3 to 0. Nathan Lukes supplied every run with a three-run homer in the fourth inning, while seven Toronto pitchers combined on a six-hitter. Chad Dallas worked two and two-thirds hitless innings, and Louis Varland recorded the final four outs for his 30th save, ending Kansas City’s nine-game winning streak and keeping the Jays three games behind the final American League wild-card spot. The Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4 to 3 for their sixth straight win and a two-game hold on that playoff position. The Cincinnati Reds edged the San Francisco Giants 10 to 9 after Hector Rodriguez homered twice and Tyler Stephenson completed a seven-run ninth inning with the deciding single. The Atlanta Braves also beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 to 5, with pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim delivering a two-out, walk-off single.
Looking ahead, the Jays and Royals finish their series with Toronto carrying 29 games and a three-game wild-card gap into the day. The Dodgers and Braves meet again after Atlanta’s walk-off win. In golf, the PGA TOUR Championship begins at East Lake with a 40 million dollar purse, and Ryan Fox, Tom Kim and Adam Scott all open at even par. On the LPGA, Pornanong Phatlum, Karis Davidson and Robyn Choi begin the FM Championship at even par. In NFL preseason action, the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots face the Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers meet the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Los Angeles Rams play the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. In tennis, the U.S. Open begins Sunday in New York. Beyond the scoreboard, the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly agreed to a two-year deal worth roughly 13 million dollars with free-agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, who is expected to join their starting lineup.
