Indians 7, Cardinals 2
Franmil Reyes homered twice, the first a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Field and almost dinged a bicyclist pedaling past on the street, and the Indians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2.
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Clippers 6, Sounds 2
Logan Allen kept the Nashville Sounds off the scoreboard for five innings as the Clippers won, 6-2, at First Horizon Park Wednesday.
State recommends masks for unvaccinated in schools
The state’s updated recommendations for COVID-19 precautions in schools released Tuesday were no surprise: vaccinations, masks, social distance and other familiar measures.
2 fatal shootings add to city’s murder total
Two people were killed and four others, including two teenagers, were injured in shooting incidents in Columbus in less than 12 hours.
Reds 7, Cubs 4
Joey Votto continued his power surge with two home runs and started a dazzling double play as the Reds pulled away to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Cardinals 4, Indians 2
Adam Wainwright won in his first appearance at Progressive Field, Paul DeJong hit a go-ahead homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Indians 4-2.
Sounds 4, Clippers 3
Matt Lipka led off the seventh inning with an inside-the-park home run, kick-starting a three-run rally that sent the Nashville Sounds to a 4-3 win over the Clippers
Report says youth detainees provided violent video games
State investigators say staff members at a central Ohio juvenile detention facility bought violent and sexually provocative video games for incarcerated male teens.
Man, woman sought in separate slayings
Columbus police have charged two people in connection with separate homicides.
State to recommend, not require, masks in schools
Faced with rising COVID-19 cases blamed on the highly contagious delta variant, state health officials will recommend that unvaccinated students and staff wear masks to school this fall, but are not planning to issue any mandates.