SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman. In a new uniform and a new pennant race Saturday night, Cortes faced his Dodgers demons head-on and came out smiling. The veteran left-hander produced six brilliant innings of one-hit ball while the San Diego Padres surged past Los Angeles into sole possession of first place in the NL West with a 5-1 victory. Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning, but he didn’t see his stellar performance as redemption.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler’s season is over. The Phillies say Wheeler has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and will require additional surgery that’s expected to sideline him for six to eight months. That could threaten his availability for the start of the 2026 season. The 35-year-old right-hander, who leads the National League with 195 strikeouts and was considered a Cy Young candidate, had surgery Monday to remove a blood clot from his upper right arm. While the loss is a blow to Philadelphia’s World Series hopes, team officials remain optimistic about their pitching depth and Wheeler’s eventual return.
DUBLIN (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic. Becht was 14 for 28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a 23-yard TD in the first quarter and passed to Brett Eskildsen for a 24-yard score in the third. With 2:26 to go, Iowa State went for it on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas State 16-yard line. Becht found Carson Hansen for 15 yards and iced the game.
ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay share the lead going into what figures to be a thriller of a finish at the Tour Championship. Fleetwood hit into the water for double bogey on the 15th and had to settle for a 67. Cantlay birdied four of his last five holes for a 64. They were two shots ahead of Russell Henley. Scottie Scheffler was four behind. Most intriguing was Keegan Bradley and his 63 to be three back. The U.S. Ryder Cup captain is making it hard on himself as he contemplates picking himself as a playing captain.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Blaney wins a thrilling race at Daytona International Speedway, securing a spot in NASCAR's playoffs and keeping Alex Bowman's championship hopes alive. Blaney was 13th with two laps to go but surged ahead to win by a narrow margin. His victory denies other drivers a chance at the playoffs. The race was intense, with the first 19 cars finishing within half a second of Blaney. This win breaks an 11-race losing streak for Team Penske and Ford. The playoffs begin next Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Garrett Gallegos homered and pitched five innings to help Nevada beat Connecticut 8-2 in their Little League World Series semifinal, setting up a title game against Taiwan. The Las Vegas team is looking for Nevada’s first title, and Taiwan is going for its first since 1996 and No. 18 overall. It lost the title game last year to Florida. The teams play Sunday for the championship. Taiwan beat Aruba 1-0 in the international semifinal.
NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1. Boston defeated New York for the eighth straight time after losing the first meeting between the rivals on June 6. The Red Sox, second in the NL East to Toronto, moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees in the division. Boston and New York are both in position for wild-card playoff spots. Crochet took over the major league lead in both innings and strikeouts. The left-hander allowed five hits, including Giancarlo Stanton’s 16th homer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Victoria Ruelas made history at 12 as the first American girl to play in the Little League World Series in 1989. She’s proud of women’s progress in sports but wishes for more opportunities, especially in baseball. The Women's Professional Baseball League is launching next year, with tryouts in Washington D.C. The tryouts are open to all players, giving women like Ruelas a chance to chase their professional dreams. They hope to inspire the next generation of girls to see baseball as a viable career.
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — A judge in Mexico says Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties but can await that trial outside of detention. The boxer’s lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, confirmed that the court announced additional measures and granted three months of additional investigation into the case. Chávez, who had been living in the United States for several years, was arrested in early July by federal agents outside his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on an application to obtain a green card. He was deported by the U.S. on Aug. 19 to Mexico where he faced an arrest warrant.
Max Dowman was aged 15 years and 235 days when he came on as a substitute for Arsenal against Leeds on Saturday to become the second-youngest player to feature in a Premier League match. His 64th-minute entrance might have generated the biggest cheer of the evening at Emirates Stadium. That’s because Arsenal’s fans know they have a seriously good prospect on their hands in Dowman. He joined Arsenal at the age of 5 in May 2015, made his debut for Arsenal’s under-18s at age 13 and was 14 when he was asked by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to train with the senior team.
Finals
INTERLEAGUEFinal Toronto 7 Miami 6Final Chicago Cubs 12 L.A. Angels 1
AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Boston 12 N.Y. Yankees 1Final Detroit 4 Kansas City 2Final Texas 10 Cleveland 0Final Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 3Final Houston 9 Baltimore 8Final Athletics 2 Seattle 1
NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Philadelphia 6 Washington 4Final Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 1Final San Francisco 7 Milwaukee 1Final N.Y. Mets 9 Atlanta 2Final Arizona 10 Cincinnati 1Final San Diego 5 L.A. Dodgers 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASONFinal Baltimore 30 Washington 3Final Cleveland 19 L.A. Rams 17Final Denver 28 New Orleans 19Final Houston 26 Detroit 7Final Indianapolis 41 Cincinnati 14Final Green Bay 20 Seattle 7Final Miami 14 Jacksonville 6Final Buffalo 23 Tampa Bay 19Final San Francisco 30 L.A. Chargers 23Final Arizona 20 Las Vegas 10
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALLFinal (22) Iowa St. 24 (17)Kansas St. 21