The decision on the clock and shift limits was made over the unanimous opposition of players on the competition committee. The changes had long been pushed in an effort to combat the increase in dead time and the suffocation of offense. Game 140: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes - The Boston Globe Michael Wacha has been Boston's best and most consistent starter this season, and he'll be tasked with halting a four-game skid Saturday. 4 HOURS AGO • BOSTONGLOBE.COM at 46,097 Yankee Stadium at 46,882 Yankee Stadium at 40,108 Yankee Stadium at 11,840 Comerica Park at 15,781 Comerica Park at 10,522 Comerica Park vs 36,266 Fenway Park vs 34,990 Fenway Park vs 28,858 Fenway Park vs 32,514 Fenway Park vs 31,640 Fenway Park vs 33,354 Fenway Park vs 35,792 Fenway Park at 16,902 Tropicana Field at 19,137 Tropicana Field at 20,993 Tropicana Field at 20,981 Rogers Centre at 22,611 Rogers Centre at 20,468 Rogers Centre at 23,144 Rogers Centre at 15,685 Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 19,927 Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 19,117 Oriole Park at Camden Yards vs 29,793 Fenway Park vs 27,679 Fenway Park vs 29,476 Fenway Park vs 30,944 Fenway Park vs 33,026 Fenway Park vs 28,602 Fenway Park at 38,378 Truist Park at 37,200 Truist Park at 28,324 Globe Life Field at 34,462 Globe Life Field at 27,607 Globe Life Field vs 29,706 Fenway Park vs 27,328 Fenway Park vs 31,717 Fenway Park vs 29,783 Fenway Park vs 30,842 Fenway Park vs 34,832 Fenway Park vs 33,896 Fenway Park at 21,835 Guaranteed Rate Field at 21,075 Guaranteed Rate Field at 24,896 Guaranteed Rate Field vs 29,251 Fenway Park vs 26,912 Fenway Park vs 28,491 Fenway Park vs 35,715 Fenway Park vs 24,809 Fenway Park vs 28,577 Fenway Park vs 30,219 Fenway Park at 17,852 Oakland Coliseum at 14,796 Oakland Coliseum at 12,084 Oakland Coliseum at 29,395 Angel Stadium at 27,627 Angel Stadium at 26,587 Angel Stadium at 28,595 Angel Stadium at 27,314 T-Mobile Park at 37,691 T-Mobile Park at 42,900 T-Mobile Park vs 32,617 Fenway Park vs 31,877 Fenway Park vs 30,779 Fenway Park vs 35,251 Fenway Park vs 36,141 Fenway Park vs 35,989 Fenway Park vs 34,811 Fenway Park vs 29,168 Fenway Park vs 35,180 Fenway Park at 29,106 Progressive Field at 27,239 Progressive Field at 20,663 Progressive Field at 25,498 Rogers Centre at 27,140 Rogers Centre at 27,601 Rogers Centre at 34,931 Wrigley Field at 40,298 Wrigley Field at 40,185 Wrigley Field vs 36,473 Fenway Park vs 31,113 Fenway Park vs 33,735 Fenway Park vs 36,876 Fenway Park vs 36,841 Fenway Park vs 36,945 Fenway Park vs 37,291 Fenway Park at 10,629 Tropicana Field at 10,653 Tropicana Field at 10,458 Tropicana Field at 11,998 Tropicana Field at 47,573 Yankee Stadium at 47,997 Yankee Stadium at 47,958 Yankee Stadium vs 36,796 Fenway Park vs 35,821 Fenway Park vs 34,404 Fenway Park vs 32,529 Fenway Park vs 32,483 Fenway Park vs 32,919 Fenway Park vs 32,122 Fenway Park vs 34,193 Fenway Park vs 35,867 Fenway Park vs 35,231 Fenway Park at 35,185 Minute Maid Park at 31,229 Minute Maid Park at 32,295 Minute Maid Park at 18,970 Kauffman Stadium at 21,246 Kauffman Stadium at 19,136 Kauffman Stadium at 14,949 Kauffman Stadium vs 34,972 Fenway Park vs 35,406 Fenway Park vs 33,927 Fenway Park vs 36,434 Fenway Park vs 36,672 Fenway Park vs 36,581 Fenway Park at 19,387 PNC Park at 15,231 PNC Park at 20,991 PNC Park at 33,136 Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 34,939 Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 2,467 BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field vs 30,963 Fenway Park vs 31,840 Fenway Park vs 30,527 Fenway Park vs 30,095 Fenway Park vs 34,036 Fenway Park vs 29,116 Fenway Park at 19,581 Target Field at 19,909 Target Field at 19,337 Target Field vs 31,340 Fenway Park vs 31,628 Fenway Park vs 31,474 Fenway Park vs 32,422 Fenway Park at 12,264 Tropicana Field at 8,069 Tropicana Field at 8,696 Tropicana Field at 16,451 Oriole Park at Camden Yards at MASN Oriole Park at Camden Yards at MASN Oriole Park at Camden Yards vs TBS Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park at BSOH Great American Ball Park at BSOH Great American Ball Park at FOX Yankee Stadium at Apple TV+ Yankee Stadium at YES Yankee Stadium at ESPN Yankee Stadium vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park at SNET Rogers Centre at SNET Rogers Centre at SNET Rogers Centre vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park vs NESN Fenway Park Page 2Furkan Korkmaz scored 18 points, but he lost the ball on a key late possession as Turkey fell to France by a score of 87-86 in the EuroBasket Round of 16. With Turkey's loss, there are no more Sixers playing in the tournament. 0 Andre Iguodala says he will announce his return-or-retire decision on his podcast at some point. But no decision yet. Warriors open training camp two weeks from tomorrow. Steve Kerr and the team's veteran players want Iguodala to return. 1 The reports on Seranthony Domínguez were good; Rob Thomson said his fastball was 98-100 mph during his inning at Triple A. Domínguez could be activated Saturday. Meanwhile, Zach Eflin threw 27 pitches in two innings Friday at Triple A. He struck out three and allowed a homer. He could be activated soon. It would not be surprising to see him start Sept. 16 in Atlanta as an opener for Ranger Suárez. 2 Seranthony Domínguez will pitch Thursday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. It's possible he could be activated after just one outing there, but the Phillies will see how it goes. And Zach Eflin will start Friday for Lehigh Valley, but treat it like a bullpen game. He'll warm up and enter the game from the bullpen. His rehab stint might be just one outing. 4 Harrell's signing also likely does not bode well for Paul Reed and/or Charles Bassey. The Sixers are up to 17 players with guaranteed or partially-guaranteed NBA contracts and will have to move some of them to both get to the 15-man regular season roster limit and continue to stay under the hard cap. Bassey and Reed have partially and non-guaranteed contracts, and another center on the team now. 5 The first thought is that Harrell has an excellent chance to play a role in Philadelphia. He has a history with Doc Rivers, Daryl Morey and James Harden. Rivers, who tends to favor experience, famously continued to play Harrell despite the player's ineffective performance in the Orlando bubble for the Clippers. That was the same year Harrell won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year under Rivers. 1 A source confirmed that the Sixers have signed free-agent center Montrezl Harrell to a two-year contract at the veteran minimum. ESPN had the initial report. I will have some more detailed thoughts for tomorrow morning, but some initial reaction to come in the following briefs... 1 Both Seranthony Domínguez and Zach Eflin threw to hitters on the field at Citizens Bank Park. There was some rust for both, but Eflin was up to 93-94 mph. If they feel good Wednesday, the next step could be minor-league games. Rob Thomson said it could be only one or two games in the minors until they return. 4 Furkan Korkmaz scored 16 points (6-12 FG) for Turkey in their EuroBasket win over Belgium on Tuesday. It's notable that Korkmaz was able to play a few days after allegedly getting into a locker room fight with Georgian players after being ejected from a game between the two countries. Per EuroHoops, Korkmaz said, "Basically, it was a street fight. Five people attacked us, we defended ourselves." 2 Dalton Guthrie had done enough, Rob Thomson said, to merit protection on the 40-man roster to prevent him from becoming a minor-league free agent. So, to clear space for him, the Phillies designated Luis Garcia for assignment. Garcia was once a regarded prospect; he signed for $2.5 million. Phillies pushed him in 2019 to Low A and it's hard not to think his struggles there had lasting effects. 4 |