Tuesday, August 18

by | Aug 18, 2026 | Quick Hits

— Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a walk-off, 2-run homer in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, on Monday night.

— Crow-Armstrong had four hits with two homers and a double, becoming the first Cub with consecutive 30 homer/30 steal seasons. He is the first since 2010 with a leadoff and walk-off homer.

— Ryan Jeffers (UNC Wilmington) walked and scored what proved to be the winning run for Minnesota in a 4-2 victory over visiting Atlanta.

— Shohei Ohtani hit two homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 11-5 win at Colorado.

— The top five in the Associated Press college football poll released Monday are Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas.

— Jacksonville coach Liam Coen said he plans to give starters some playing time on Friday night in a home exhibition game with the Carolina Panthers.

— Skip Bertman, who won five College World Series as coach at LSU, passed away at age 88 on Friday in Baton Rouge.