Daily Sports Brief - July 3, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – July 3, 2025

Intro:

Happy Thursday! If you love baseball, you’re in luck—yesterday was a buffet of MLB action, and not much else. No NBA, NHL, or MLS games, but plenty of home runs, heartbreak, and a few doubleheaders to keep you busy. Let’s get to it.

Top Sports Stories:

Yankees and Blue Jays combine for 20 runs, but Toronto rallies late to win 11-9. Wild pitch in the 8th seals it for the Jays.

Padres and Phillies split a doubleheader: San Diego takes Game 1 (6-4), Philly bounces back in Game 2 (5-1).

Dodgers walk off the White Sox 5-4, and Clayton Kershaw notches his 3,000th career strikeout. Not a bad night for LA.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

No games. (Summer League and free agency news only.)

MLB:

Reds 3 – Red Sox 5

Athletics 5 – Rays 6

Cardinals 0 – Pirates 5

Padres 6 – Phillies 4 (Game 1)

Tigers 11 – Nationals 2 (Game 1)

Brewers 7 – Mets 2 (Game 1)

Padres 1 – Phillies 5 (Game 2)

Twins 2 – Marlins 1

Tigers 4 – Nationals 9 (Game 2)

Yankees 9 – Blue Jays 11

Reds 8 – Red Sox 4 (Game 2)

Brewers 3 – Mets 7 (Game 2)

Angels 3 – Braves 8

Guardians 4 – Cubs 5

Orioles 0 – Rangers 6

Astros 5 – Rockies 3

Royals 2 – Mariners 3 (10 innings)

Giants 6 – Diamondbacks 5 (10 innings)

White Sox 4 – Dodgers 5

NHL:

No games. (Offseason/free agency news only.)

MLS:

No games. (USMNT beat Guatemala 2-1 in the Gold Cup semifinal, if you’re desperate for soccer news.)

NFL (Offseason News):

Aaron Rodgers signs with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a stopgap QB. Training camps open soon, and the Commanders teased new alternate uniforms. No blockbuster trades reported.

Player of the Day:

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers – Notched his 3,000th career strikeout and helped the Dodgers walk off the White Sox. Legendary stuff.

Today's Biggest Games:

MLB: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 6:07 pm ET, YES/SN

MLB: Dodgers vs. Giants, 10:10 pm ET, SportsNet LA/NBCS BA

MLB: Cubs vs. Cardinals, 7:45 pm ET, Marquee/Bally Sports Midwest

Born on This Day:

Moises Alou – MLB All-Star outfielder, 1997 World Series champion

Sebastian Vettel – Four-time Formula 1 World Champion

Chris Jones – NFL Pro Bowl defensive tackle

Died on This Day:

Quintin McMillan – South African Test cricketer, remembered for his all-round play in the 1930s

Where Were You When...

2004: Maria Sharapova became the first Russian player to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon.

Wrap Up:

That’s a Wrap! You made it to the end — more informed than most fantasy league commissioners. Share this with your friends or that coworker who still thinks Ken Griffey Jr. is active. See you tomorrow for more sports mayhem.

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