Richie Incognito is well-known for a 2013 bullying scandal involving his teammate Jonathan Martin, as well as many other incidents.
Alex Bregman continues to be in Home Run Derby form.
Justin Smoak and Dwight Smith Jr. each homered and Toronto scored five runs in the top of the third to chase Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello from the game. Kevin Pillar also chipped in with a two-run double as Toronto at least temporarily turned a 6-3 deficit into an 8-6 lead.
HOW THEY QUALIFIED Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational & the Memorial Tournament Matt Every David Lingmerth William McGirt Winner — FedExCup Billy Horschel Tournament Winner past two seasons Aaron Baddeley Wesley Bryan Fabian Gomez Cody Gribble James Hahn Mackenzie Hughes Billy Hurley III Chris Kirk Peter Malnati D.A. Points Brian Stuard Sponsors Exemption — Web.com Tour Finals Tyson Alexander Chris Wilson Sponsors Exemptions — Members not otherwise exempt Olin Browne Sponsors Exemptions — Unrestricted Frank Adams III Will Cannon Brittany Lincicome Dru Love Chip McDaniel Cooper Musselman Josh Teater John VanDerLaan PGA Club Professional Champion Omar Uresti PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year Grover Justice Life Member Davis Love III Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Scott Brown Robert Streb Danny Lee Chad Campbell Whee Kim Nick Taylor Michael Kim Martin Flores Richy Werenski Robert Garrigus Brian Gay Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Harris English Blayne Barber J.J. Henry Major Medical Extension Michael Thompson Chris Couch Top Finishers from Web.com Tour Prior Season Alex Cejka Martin Piller Corey Conners Tyler Duncan Seamus Power Nicholas Lindheim Troy Merritt Joel Dahmen Ben Silverman Denny McCarthy Tom Lovelady Adam Schenk Shawn Stefani Xinjun Zhang Sam Ryder Jonathan Randolph Rob Oppenheim Stephan Jaeger Ethan Tracy Roberty Diaz Jonathan Byrd Lanto Griffin Cameron Tringale Brett Stegmaier Conrad Shindler Matt Atkins Steve Wheatcroft Zecheng Dou Andrew Yun Kyle Thompson Will MacKenzie 126-150 Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List J.T. Poston Johnson Wagner David Hearn Zac Blair Cameron Percy Ricky Barnes Daniel Summerhays Rick Lamb Reorder Category — Cat. 34 thru 38 Hunter Mahan Tim Herron Stuart Appleby Brendon de Jonge Parker McLachlin George McNeill Eric Axley Tommy Gainey Ken Duke John Merrick Brian Davis Dicky Pride Daniel Chopra Mark Wilson Robert Allenby Paul Goydos D.J. Trahan Charlie Beljan John Rollins Cameron Beckman Beyond 150th on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Jason Gore Andres Romero Jason Bohn Carl Pettersson Charlie Wi Craig Barlow Arjun Atwal Steven Bowditch Peter Lonard Brendon Todd Michael Bradley Shaun Micheel Marc Turnesa Chris Smith Dudley Hart Jonathan Kaye Len Mattiace Past Champion Member John Huston Blaine McCallister Heath Slocum Duffy Waldorf
Brittany Lincicome, twice an LPGA major winner, becomes the first woman in a decade to test her skills against PGA TOUR competition as the fourth-year event makes its debut in its new Kentucky home. Hall of Famer Davis Love III, joined by son Dru, also tops the field along with 2014 FedExCup champion Billy Horschel and nine-time TOUR winner Stuart Appleby. The roster also includes six-time winner Hunter Mahan, making his second start since his wife’s sister died of leukemia. FIELD NOTES: Paul Goydos, who tied for fifth at the U.S. Senior Open earlier this month, crosses over during an open week on the PGA TOUR Champions schedule. … With most of the world’s top players at Carnoustie this week, James Hahn is 62nd in the FedExCup standings and owns the highest world ranking in the field at No. 89. … Dudley Hart, twice a TOUR winner, makes just his second TOUR start of 2018 and fourth in the past 24 months. He briefly led the Web.com Tour’s LECOM Health Challenge two weeks ago after opening rounds of 68-65. … Derek Fathauer, who twice reached the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals while attending Louisville, is among at least a half-dozen golfers with Kentucky ties. That also includes Lexington native Josh Teater and recent University of Kentucky teammates Chip McDaniel and Cooper Musselman. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 300 points. STORYLINES: Lincicome, offered a sponsor invite after twice winning the Barbasol’s sister event Pure Silk LPGA Bahamas, becomes the fourth woman to tee it up in a TOUR event and first since Michelle Wie in 2008. Only Babe Zaharias has made the 36-hole cut, coming at the 1945 Los Angeles Open. … Mahan continues to press on after sister-in-law Katie Enloe – wife of SMU men’s golf coach Jason Enloe – passed away July 3 after a six-month leukemia battle. Mahan made the John Deere Classic cut in his first start back. … Davis Love III and Dru arrive as a tandem for the fifth time since March, though neither survived the John Deere Classic’s cut. It’s Dru Love’s 12th start vs. PGA TOUR competition; he’s made the weekend twice. … With five weeks left in the regular season, time is drawing short for pros to pick up crucial FedExCup points. More than half the field – including Appleby, Mahan, Jonathan Byrd and Chad Campbell – currently sits below 125th on the points list. COURSE: Keene Trace GC (Champions), 7,328 yards, par 72. Located about 20 minutes southwest of Lexington, the Arthur Hills design celebrates its 30th year by landing Kentucky’s first regular PGA TOUR event since 1959. Champions is a top-five mainstay among the state’s course rankings and has served as site for such events as the 1994 U.S. Senior Amateur, 1990 Women’s Western Amateur and Southeastern Conference championships. The course is one of just two on TOUR that end on a par-3, this one requiring a carry of some 200 yards over water to a large but shallow green. 72-HOLE RECORD: 263, Grayson Murray (2017 at RTJ Golf Trail/Grand National). 18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Jhonattan Vegas (2nd round, 2016 at Grand National), Chad Collins (2nd round, 2017 at Grand National), Scott Stallings (3rd round, 2017 at Grand National). LAST YEAR: Murray made the tournament’s final edition in Alabama his first PGA TOUR win, using a 3-under-par 68 on the final day to overtake Scott Stallings and hold off Chad Collins’ late threat. Collins, who tied the Barbasol’s 18-hole record with a 60 in Round 2, had a chance to tie for the lead with a 6-foot birdie chance at No.18 but couldn’t convert. That left it to Murray, who successfully negotiated a two-putt from 50 feet to lock up the victory. Murray won in the 24th start of his rookie season, with only one previous top-10 coming at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Stallings shot 71, falling to a share of third with Brian Gay (65) and Tag Ridings (69). HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (GC).
Eric Thames left Friday night’s game against the Pirates in the third inning with right hamstring tightness.
The Rangers center fielders entered Friday a combined 0 for 27 with 12 strikeouts in the first seven games of the road trip. The Rangers began the day with a .533 OPS for the season from center field, the worst in the majors. Briefly: With Rangers radio voice Eric Nadel taking the weekend off, as per
Busch said he was disappointed that Stenhouse didn’t try to smooth things over after a crash at Daytona on Saturday night.
Truex has four poles so far in 2018. Last week’s winner Erik Jones will start alongside him on the front row.
Lakers second-year guard Lonzo Ball will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair his ailing left knee, the team announced Friday.
