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Sunday Night Baseball has the Padres hosting the Astros tonight, and SportsLine's model has been busy — running ten thousand simulations to land on its pick for what should be a tight one. Houston brings the pitching pedigree, San Diego has the lineup to make noise, and the model says it's got a lean. Worth checking before first pitch.
Across the Atlantic, Liverpool open the doors at Anfield for a pre-season friendly against Monaco this Sunday, with kick-off set for two-thirty in the afternoon British time. New manager Andoni Iraola is still sorting out his best eleven ahead of his first Premier League campaign, and after a disappointing result in the previous friendly, he'll want a sharper showing from his squad on home soil.
And over at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee, the two thousand twenty six U.S. Women's Amateur is building toward a finish. Semifinals still need to wrap up before the thirty-six hole championship match can begin, with co-medalist Anna Iwanaga and two thousand twenty four runner-up Asterisk Talley sitting in strong positions heading into the back half of the day.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
