Indians 12, Twins 3
Cleveland’s lineup came to life, and Cal Quantrill gave the Indians another strong start. Oscar Mercado, Bobby Bradley and Franmil Reyes homered to help ignite a lagging lineup in a 12-3 victory over the Twins.
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Pirates 5, Reds 4
Wilmer Difo scored on a groundout from Colin Moran with one out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Reds a seventh loss in nine games with a 5-4 win.
Mud Hens 8, Clippers 7
Aderlin Rodriguez broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth inning to give the Toledo Mud Hens an 8-7 win over the Clippers Wednesday.
Atlanta United 4, FC Cincinnati 0
Josef Martínez scored a goal in each half and Atlanta United beat Cincinnati 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Redistricting panel OKs 4-year plan along party lines
After hours of negotiations ahead of a deadline at midnight Wednesday, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved new district boundaries purely along party lines, which means the map will last for only four years.
DeWine would issue mask mandate if he could
Faced with rising numbers of COVID-19 infections, Ohio’s children’s hospitals are issuing a plea to school officials: please require students and staff to wear masks.
Three teens among eight shooting victims
A spate of violence left eight people hurt in Columbus in a little more than 24 hours, including three teenagers and man shot by his son during an argument.
Indians 3, Twins 1
Triston McKenzie cruised through six innings of the first game of a doubleheader to lead the Indians past Minnesota 3-1.
Pirates 6, Reds 5
Wade Miley surrendered six runs on 10 hits and the Reds lost for the sixth time in eight games, 6-5 to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Columbus City Council imposes mask mandate
Faced with surging COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, Columbus City Council on Monday night approved an ordinance requiring anyone over the age of three to wear facial coverings in all indoor public spaces.