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Sports Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. For the first time in nearly seven weeks, Jameson Taillon took the mound feeling good about finally getting another opportunity to help the Cubs. Within the first five batters, long-ball problems again emerged. The Tigers put up a four-spot on Taillon behind Riley Greene's three-run home run and Dillon Dingler's solo shot for back-to-back home runs. Taillon settled in to retire 12 of the next 13 batters, and the Cubs offense bailed him out behind three home runs. Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon throws against the Tigers during the first inning on July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) But the Cubs wasted a chance for a walk-off
win in the bottom of ninth. Instead, Tigers closer Kenley Jansen forced extra innings with the well-placed pitch, and the Tigers' three runs in the 10th held up to hand the Cubs an 8-6 loss. "I mean, I'm glad I could settle down and at least put us in a position to cover some innings and stay in the game,
" Taillon said. "But going down four in the first obviously isn't ideal. ... I don't think it's just rust." Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | The deal provides security for both the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard, who won’t be on the ice when the season begins. | | | | | Chicago Bears rookie cornerback Malik Muhammad hails from a family of defensive backs — “a little DB factory.” Now he must produce at the next level. | | | | | Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel exited with a left ankle injury in the second inning of Monday’s game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. | | | | | The Detroit Tigers put up a four-spot in the first inning Monday on Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, who had been freshly activated from the injured list. | | | | | Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch, who played quarterback at Northwestern, gets picked by the Cincinnati Reds in MLB draft. | | | | | The Cleveland Guardians hit seven home runs in a 13-4 victory over Minnesota Twins, one short of the franchise record and matching the record for a home game. | | | | | Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy says the Brewers want to monitor Jacob Misiorowski’s workload coming out | | | |
