Nelson Oldest Player To Hit 30 HRs In Season

Cruz hit a two-run home run in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth, giving him his eighth season with 30 home runs. He passed David Ortiz and Darrell Evans, who were both 40 when they had 30 homers, Ortiz in 2016 and Evans in 1987.

Jeter, Walker, Simmons To Be Inducted Today

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and Ted Simmons will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today, the class of 2020’s ceremony finally being held after being delayed for over a year because of the pandemic. Also being inducted is the late Marvin Miller, who was executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1966 to 1982. Nobody was chosen for the Hall from this year’s writers’ ballot.

Major League Baseball

Tuesday, September 7 Scoreboard

Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis 2

Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland 3

Toronto 5, New York Yankees 1

Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0

PIttsburgh 3, Detroit 2

New York Mets 9, Miami 4

Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3

Tampa Bay 12, Boston 7

Atlanta 8, Washington 5

Milwaukee 10, Philadelphi a0

Houston 5, Seattle 4 (F/10)

San Francisco 12, Colorado 3

Texas 3, Arizona 1

Los Angeles Angels 4, San Diego 0

Wednesday, September 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

Seattle at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Texas at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5:35 p.m.

New York Mets at Miami, 5:40 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 6:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6:40 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 8:40 p.m.