Pregame analysis and predictions of the Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees MLB game to be played on July 4, 2026 on ESPN.

The Yankees defeated the Twins 5-2 to halt their seven-game losing streak as Gerrit Cole, Trent Grisham and Ben Rice lead the way.

Trent Grisham hit a leadoff homer and had a sacrifice fly in his return from a strained right hamstring, and Gerrit Cole (3-3) pitched five innings to help the Yankees end their longest slide since a nine-game skid Aug.

Zebby Matthews feeds into New York's biggest strength on offense in our Twins vs. Yankees picks, odds & expert predictions for Saturday, July 4.

BBC Sport World Cup pundits Thomas Hitzlsperger, Joe Hart and Micah Richards feel the way Mexico play could bring out the best of Thomas Tuchel's England side.

England will play Mexico in a World Cup dripping with narrative at one of the most iconic grounds that soccer has to offer. To say that Thomas Tuchel’s team are walking into the lion’s den would clearly be an understatement.

ESPN's Sergio Domínguez Cardoso and Jamie Barton list six hurdles which England will overcome against Mexico at the World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel and his England squad were booed as they arrived in Mexico ahead of their last 16 match at the World Cup.

Sunday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers will air on NBCSN Extra and Peacock, not Detroit SportsNet.

Tigers: Casey Mize (3-5, 2.63 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-6, 3.83 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) LINE: Tigers -120, Rangers -102; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

The Detroit Tigers dropped the series opener in Arlington against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, 10-4, snapping their three-game winning streak. Framber Valdez got shelled for the second straight time and the bullpen was not much better;

Time/Place: 4:05 p.m., Globe Life FieldSB Nation Site: Lone Star BallMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (1-8, 4.97 ERA) vs. RHP Kumar Rocker (2-6,

Five Dodgers, including superstar and MLB leading vote-getter Shohei Ohtani, were named 2026 MLB All-Star Game starters on Saturday, while the Angels' Mike Trout was selected for his 12th career Midsummer Classic.

Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, and Jacob Misiorowski will miss All-Star Game mound appearances due to upcoming starts

Shohei Ohtani won't be alone in representing the Dodgers at the MLB All-Star Game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Andy Pages, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy also are heading to Philadelphia.

Four Los Angeles Dodgers were voted into the National League starting lineup for the July 14 All-Star Game in Philadelphia, while 26 first-timers were among the 64 players picked.

He was somewhat shockingly omitted from the announcement of All-Star teams Saturday, but that shouldn't lessen the impact of his performance so far on what has been a disappointing first half for Boston.

In a year defined by the Red Sox’ late-offseason pivot to pitching, they have a rather appropriate pair of All-Stars.

Willson Contreras did not make the initial American League All-Star roster. The post Red Sox Aroldis Chapman and Ranger Suarez selected to MLB All-Star Game appeared first on Boston.com.

Several hours before the Red Sox took the field against the Los Angeles Angels, MLB announced its rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia. Two Red Sox standouts — Aroldis Chapman and Ranger Suarez — made the cut,

Willson Contreras hit a three-run home run as the Red Sox blew out the Angels on Saturday. Contreras gave the Red Sox an early 3-0 lead with his homer off Sam Aldegheri, and it was basically all Boston for the rest of the contest,

Contreras is appealing the seven-game suspension MLB issued him for his role in last week’s benches-clearing situation with the Nationals. The post Red Sox’ Willson Contreras apologizes for recent on-field confrontations: ‘It’s been a really tough week’ appeared first on Boston.

Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras offered an emotional apology for his involvement in a pair of bench-clearing incidents against the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals this past we

As he awaited the appeal of his seven-game suspension, Contreras was back batting cleanup and playing first base Friday night.