MLB:
Adrian Beltre says it was a feeling like none other he has experienced on a baseball field when he saw his three children coming toward him after he reached his 3000th career big league hit in a Texas Rangers home game.
Beltre reached the milestone in the fourth inning of a 10-6 loss Sunday to Baltimore Orioles, who got homers from Jonathan Schoop and Welington Castillo in a five-run fifth.
A banner was unfurled high above straightaway center field congratulating him. His teammates, who had crowded on the rail of the first-base dugout to be as close as possible to the historic moment, flooded onto the field to celebrate with him.
Beltre is in his 20th big league season. The only other current active player in the 3,000-hit club is Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who began the day tied with Hall of Fame player Craig Biggio for 22nd all-time at 3,060.
In other games:
— Kyle Farmer's two-run double in the 11th inning in his first major league at-bat lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Corey Seager doubled down the right-field line with one out for his third hit of the game and Justin Turner was walked intentionally. Farmer then lined a 3-2 pitch from Luis Suarez down the right-field line, scoring both runners for the Dodgers' 31st comeback victory.
— Adam Lind and Brian Goodwin homered in the fifth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 to split a day-night doubleheader. In the first game, Charlie Blackmon had four hits and scored four runs and the Rockies roughed up Erick Fedde in his major league debut to win 10-6.
— Yonder Alonso homered in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. Alonzo's 22nd homer of the season came on an 83 mph first-pitch changeup off Tyler Duffey. Alonzo's game ending home run was the second of his career.
— James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Mariners pitcher to win six games in a single month, and Nelson Cruz had a three-run homer to pace Seattle to a 9-1 win over the New York Mets. Cruz provided Paxton with an early cushion with a three-run shot in the first inning and Leonys Martin, recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A, homered in his first at-bat and saved a possible run with a diving catch in right field.
— Corey Dickerson hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a three-run third, and the Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen allowed one hit over five scoreless innings in a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees that salvaged the finale of a four-game series. Tampa Bay, which had been 0-6 at Yankee Stadium this year, won despite striking out 16 times. The Rays had lost eight of their previous 10 games
— Alex Gordon's two-run triple capped a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox Sunday to take the weekend series a day after their season-high nine-game winning streak was halted
— Andrew McCutchen hit three home runs for the third time in his career and Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the San Diego Padres 7-1 to snap a four-game losing streak. It was just the second win in eight games for the Pirates, who ended the Padres' four-game winning streak.
— Victor Caratini hit his first career home run, a solo shot that broke a tie in the seventh and backed John Lackey's solid six-inning start to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Sunday. Caratini homered to straightaway center off a 1-2 fastball from Zach Davies with one out, delighting the bevy of Cubs fans who made the trek north from Chicago. The Cubs increased their lead in the National League Central over the second-place Brewers to 2 1/2 games.
— Steve Pearce hit his second game-ending grand slam in just four days and Toronto Blue Jays pulled off the biggest ninth-inning comeback in team history, rallying for seven runs to beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-10. Pearce connected with one out off Bud Norris (1-4). On Thursday, Pearce's slam with two outs in the 10th inning lifted Toronto over Oakland 8-4.
— Freddy Galvis hit a bases-loaded RBI single to right field in the ninth inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a walk-off victory for the second straight day, 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves. He lifted the Phillies to their fourth straight victory and eighth in the last 11.
— Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings in what could be his last start with the Detroit Tigers, beating the Houston Astros 13-1 on Sunday afternoon. Justin Upton matched a career best with six RBIs for the Tigers, who handed the Astros their first back-to-back losses since June 12-13. Upton had four hits, including a seventh-inning grand slam, and scored twice.
— Matt Davidson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, and the Chicago White Sox snapped a seven-game home losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. The win stopped Cleveland's nine-game winning streak. Chicago had lost 14 of 15 coming into the game and traded fan favorite Melky Cabrera to Kansas City shortly before the first pitch as part of a roster overhaul.
— Lance Lynn threw six strong innings and Jose Martinez homered and drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 for their fifth win in seven games. Lynn, the subject of trade rumors the past few days, gave up two runs and four hits. He has allowed no more than two earned runs in each of his last six starts.
— Rookie Luis Castillo pitched a career-best eight innings, Tucker Barnhart drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds ended a six-game skid, beating the Miami Marlins 6-4.
Castillo allowed one run on three hits, striking out six and walking one. He outpitched Dan Straily — the right-handers were traded for each last January as part of a four-player deal.
The Marlins, who got a three-run homer from Marcell Ozuna in the ninth off reliever Raisel Iglesias, had their four-game winning streak snapped. NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton was held out of Miami's lineup for the first time since May 31.
MLB-HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
"Pudge" Rodriguez stared out at his father and wiped away tears as he called his father a "double" Hall of Famer. Rodriguez was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
He was joined by Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines, along with former commissioner Bud Selig and front-office guru John Schuerholz. More than 27,000 fans showed up in Cooperstown for the ceremony.
The playoff-contending Colorado Rockies acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Texas Rangers on Sunday night for a player to be named.
The deal was announced while the Rockies were playing the second game of a day-night doubleheader against Washington. Colorado had a solid lead for an NL wild-card spot.
Monday is the deadline for teams to make trades without waivers.
In other baseball news:
— The Kansas City Royals have acquired outfielder Melky Cabrera from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for two minor-league pitchers. Kansas City entered the day three games behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians and holds the second wild-card spot by 2½ games over Tampa Bay. The 32-year-old Cabrera was batting .288 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs for the White Sox.
— Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will see a specialist after being diagnosed with ligament damage in his sprained right ankle. Tulowitzki was injured trying to beat out an infield grounder in the third inning of Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran infielder rolled his ankle when he stepped on first baseman C.J. Cron's foot, sending Tulowitzki stumbling in pain. Toronto placed Tulowitzki on the 10-day DL Saturday and recalled infielder Rob Refsnyder from Triple-A Buffalo.
— The jersey Aaron Judge wore for his major league debut has sold at auction for $160,644.05. Steiner Auctions conducted in the sale in online bidding that ended Saturday. Judge homered in his first big league at-bat for the New York Yankees last Aug. 13, sending a pitch from Tampa Bay's Matt Andriese off the railing above the center-field sports bar and into the netting above Yankee Stadium's Monument Park. Judge entered Sunday tied for the major league lead in home runs with 33 this season.
BASKETBALL:
Allen Iverson did not show up for the Big3's games in Dallas, and the league says it is investigating his absence.
The former NBA MVP is the biggest star in Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league of former NBA players. Iverson signed on as a player and coach of Three's Company for the league's inaugural season.
He hasn't been playing very much — he didn't play at all in his much-hyped return to Philadelphia — and the league says in a statement it had no advance notice that Iverson wouldn't attend the game Sunday.
The league says it will make a statement once it has gathered all the facts surrounding Iverson's absence.
DerMarr Johnson, the team's co-captain, took over the coaching duties Sunday.
NFL:
The Minnesota Vikings have signed star cornerback Xavier Rhodes to a five-year contract extension. The deal was done on Sunday, with Rhodes entering his fifth NFL season on the final year of his rookie contract. Rhodes was picked for his first Pro Bowl in 2016, tallying a career-high five interceptions while regularly assigned to cover the opponent's best wide receiver.
NFL Media reported that Rhodes can make as much as $70 million over the duration of the new deal through the 2022 season. Rhodes, who was drafted with the 25th overall selection in the first round in 2013 out of Florida State, is making a little more than $8 million this season.
In other NFL news:
New England Patriots defensive stalwart Rob Ninkovich capped his 11-year NFL career by announcing his retirement after the team's morning practice at Gillette Stadium. He was a two-time co-captain and won two Super Bowls with New England.
— The Arizona Cardinals signed cornerback Tramon Williams to a one-year contract. The 34-year-old Williams spent the last two seasons with Cleveland after eight years with Green Bay.
— Rookie running back James Conner left the Pittsburgh Steelers' first padded practice early with a shoulder injury. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Sunday the former University of Pittsburgh star was being evaluated. The third-round pick overcame lymphoma to become the ACC Player of the Year.
— Seattle Seahawks rookie defensive tackle Malik McDowell did not report for the start of training camp after being involved in a vehicular accident earlier in July. The team released a statement that McDowell is home recovering from the injuries and that team doctors have been in communication about his recovery. McDowell was placed on the reserved/did not report list, which opened up a spot on the 90-man roster for the Seahawks. When asked if McDowell may not play this season, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said, "We'll see. I don't know that." McDowell was Seattle's first selection in last spring's draft, taken in the second round out of Michigan State.
— Browns safety Ed Reynolds will miss "significant time" with a left knee injury sustained during Saturday's practice. Coach Hue Jackson provided an update Sunday on Reynolds, who started seven games last season. Jackson said Reynolds did not tear his anterior cruciate ligament, but he did not rule out surgery. Reynolds joined the Browns last season after playing in Philadelphia.
SOCCER:
Julie Ertz came in off the bench and scored in the 89th minute and the United States overcame a late three-goal deficit to beat Brazil 4-3 in the Tournament of Nations.
The United States was in danger of losing for the fourth time this year before the three-goal flurry in about nine minutes. The United States was coming off a 1-0 loss to Australia in the team's Tournament of Nations opener in Seattle on Thursday night.
NASCAR:
Kyle Busch used a bump-and-run on Kevin Harvick to take the lead and held on to snap a 36-race losing streak and win the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway.
Busch won for the first time this season in the No. 18 Toyota and won for the first time ever at Pocono.
GOLF:
Bernhard Langer won the Senior British Open on Sunday in rain and wind at Royal Porthcawl for his record-extending 10th senior major title and fifth in the last 10. The 59-year-old German star closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 4-under 280 and beat American Corey Pavin by three strokes. Langer joined Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three senior majors in a season, and won the event for the third time to match the tournament record. Tom Watson and Gary Player are the only other three-time winners.
Pavin closed with a 71. Fred Couples had a 68 to tie for third at even par with fellow American Billy Andrade (68) and Australia's Peter Lonard (71). Langer won the Regions Tradition and Senior PGA Championship — the first two of the PGA Champions Tour's five majors — in consecutive weeks in May. Nicklaus won three of the then-four majors in 1991.
Mi Hyang Lee took advantage of Hall of Famer Karrie Webb's late double bogey to win the Ladies Scottish Open on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title. Lee shot a 6-under 66 to finish at 6-under 282. After playing the front nine in 5-under 31 with six birdies and a bogey, the South Korean player made eight straight pars before birdieing the last. Webb closed with a birdie to tie for second with Mi Jung Hur.
