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Welsh Fire are eliminated from The Hundred Women’s competition after Phoebe Litchfield makes 55 to give the Sunrisers Leeds a six-wicket victory at Headingley.

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How to watch Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks: TV channel and streaming options for August 9

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks play a rubber match on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Justin Wrobleski (11-3, 3.31 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 70-47 this season and first in the NL West. Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4, 2.71 ERA) is starting for the Diamondbacks, who are 62-56 and second in the NL West.

How to watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks odds

  • Favorite Moneyline: Dodgers -208
  • Underdog Moneyline: Diamondbacks +170
  • Total: 8.5
  • Total Over Odds: -105
  • Total Under Odds: -115

Injury reports

Dodgers

Dalton Rushing: 10 Day IL (Arm), Blake Treinen: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Will Klein: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Will Smith: 60 Day IL (Neck), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Snell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60 Day IL (Back), Ben Casparius: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Diamondbacks

Jordan Lawlar: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10 Day IL (Adductor), Tommy Troy: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Back), Drey Jameson: 15 Day IL (Hip), Mike Soroka: 15 Day IL (Lower body), A.J. Puk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Mena: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Walston: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zac Gallen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Corbin Burnes: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Merrill Kelly: day-to-day (Leg)

Stats to know

  • Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani has hit 26 home runs this season, which ranks 9th in MLB. He has also tallied 71 RBIs (14th in MLB) and has scored 73 runs. In 492 plate appearances, he has recorded a .294 BA, .398 OBP and .547 SLG with a 14% walk rate and a 22.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on nine attempts.
  • In 500 plate appearances, Andy Pages has slashed .270/.336/.458 this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 75 runs (8th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 20% and a walk rate of 8.2%. He has 11 stolen bases on 17 attempts. He has come around to score 66 times.
  • Arizona’s Corbin Carroll is slashing .242/.337/.469 this season with 16 home runs, 54 RBIs and an OPS of .806. He has a 22.4% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate in 495 plate appearances, and he has scored 70 total runs. Carroll has recorded 16 steals on 18 attempts.
  • In 496 plate appearances, Ketel Marte has hit 19 long balls, tallied 62 RBIs and scored 60 runs. He is batting .244/.306/.433 and has posted a 15.3% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate.

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Former Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer ‘super excited’ for fresh start with Giants

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SAN FRANCISCO — Marcelo Mayer still has plenty of baseball ahead of him this season. The 23-year-old infielder, who was one of the game’s most heralded prospects less than a year ago with the Boston Red Sox, hopes to finish his rehab from a stress reaction in his forearm and make his debut with the San Francisco Giants on the team’s upcoming road trip.

But the Chula Vista, Calif., native is also getting a head start on a typical offseason.

“It’s been, like, six months since I had a burger from In-N-Out, so had to go back,” said Mayer, whom the Giants acquired from Boston at the Aug. 3 trade deadline. “That’s usually the first thing I do when I get home in the offseason. So I was able to get one two months early.”

The Giants have an appetite, too. They are undermanned on the infield now that Casey Schmitt has undergone season-ending left knee surgery, third baseman Matt Chapman is likely headed for season-ending sports hernia surgery and All-Star second baseman Luis Arraez is winning new fans in Philadelphia.

Even if the Giants have to ride out choppy weather for the remainder of the season with a reduced roster, it might feel a bit smoother to watch potential stars like Bryce Eldridge and Mayer offer promise of better days ahead.

Multiple injuries kept Mayer from making the impact that Red Sox fans expected after the team drafted him with the No. 4 pick in 2021. But he hasn’t done anything to be a disappointment in San Francisco. Standing in front of his new locker in the Giants clubhouse Saturday morning, Mayer agreed that a change of scenery might benefit him as he seeks to reach his potential.

“I’m just super excited for the opportunity that I have here,” said Mayer, whose last name is pronounced MY-er. “Obviously, being back on the West Coast, being comfortable, close to family, I’m just super excited. The guys have welcomed me with open arms. I’m excited to get going.”

Mayer was drafted out of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, and barely missed playing with Schmitt, who graduated when Mayer was in the ninth grade.

“It’s a small community where we live, and there’s a lot of great baseball talent,” Mayer said. “So we all know each other, and the baseball world is pretty small. I’ve known Casey pretty much my whole life. I mean, he was on the best Eastlake baseball team that’s ever played. So he’s pretty much (a) legend over there.”

Mayer also knows Rafael Devers, whom the Giants acquired from the Red Sox last year.

“He’s one of the best hitters I’ve ever been around,” Mayer said. “To have him here as a resource and as a teammate, I’m super excited for that.”

Mayer was Boston’s opening day second baseman and struggled to a .594 OPS before he was shut down in late June with the forearm injury, which he chalked up to overswinging in the cage. He began taking swings against high velocity over the past few days and will join Triple-A Sacramento in Las Vegas next week to start a rehab assignment.

“I feel way better,” Mayer said. “I feel like I’ve turned the corner.”

Mayer started drills with renowned infield coach Ron Washington on Friday and was at it again on Saturday, kneeling in the grass and using a pancake-shaped training glove to pick throws. He can play shortstop, but his best positions are third and second, where he is likely to see the most time.

And yes, he noticed that the Giants’ next trip, which begins in Cleveland, will finish with a three-game series at Fenway Park. The Aug. 21-23 series has been circled on the calendar for months because it will be Devers’ first games in Boston as a visiting player. Now it’s set up to be a double feature.

“Definitely thought about it,” Mayer said. “That would be for sure a good experience. But before that, I’ve just got to make sure that I’m ready to play and healthy and doing whatever I can to help the team win.”

Giants manager Tony Vitello described Mayer as “on a mission,” and said the team “will be here to pull the potential out of him because … he can do a lot of dynamic things on the field, but I think (the goal is) adding consistency to that, and increasing those moments that make him a standout player.”

Mayer described his process as “getting back to doing things that I was doing in the minors that made me successful, doing stuff that I know that worked for me, that worked for me my whole life. Then it’s talking to hitting coaches, getting to understand the philosophy here, and growing that relationship with them, and going from there.”

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Shea Charles: Fulham agree £30m fee for Southampton midfielder

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Fulham have agreed a deal worth up to £30m for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles.

Subject to a medical, the 22-year-old will move to Craven Cottage on a five-year contract and become the most expensive Northern Irish footballer of all time.

Charles, who started his career at Manchester City, also attracted interest from Leeds United but has opted to move to west London to replace Sasa Lukic following his move to Ipswich Town last week.

He becomes Fulham‘s third signing since the appointment of new manager Alvaro Arbeloa after his spell leading Real Madrid on an interim basis during the second half of last season.

Arbeloa’s arrival – following the departure of Marco Silva to take charge of Benfica – has led Fulham to sign two players from Madrid, striker Gonzalo Garcia and midfielder Cesar Palacios, before the capture of Charles.

The Cottagers face German club Stuttgart on Saturday, 15 August, before travelling to Stamford Bridge to take on rivals Chelsea on Monday, 24 August, in their Premier League opener.

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