National League
Freddie Freeman put the Atlanta Braves ahead for good in their 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. The first baseman broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run homer that was followed by Adam Duvall also going deep in the fourth. The series continues tonight in Miami.
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Milwaukee Brewers tonight for the start of a three-game set. Adam Wainwright takes the mound for St. Louis against Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes. The Redbirds have won six straight.
Major League Baseball is coming back to Iowa. NBC Sports Chicago is reporting that the Chicago Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds in next year’s Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. The game is reportedly going to be played on Thursday, August 11th, 2022.
Cubs manager David Ross accidentally told reporters of the team being a part of next year’s game, just a day before the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees put on a corn-filled show last week.