Miami Marlins Kyle Stowers circles the bags and praises the good Lord after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Minnesota Twins on Tue Jul 1, 2025 at LoanDepot Park in Miami (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Jessica Kwong:

#1 The Miami Marlins continued their winning streak on Tuesday night with a 2-0 shutout win over the Minnesota Twins. The Marlins picked up their eighth straight win and are on win away from the club record set in 2008 of nine straight wins.

#2 Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis knocked in the game’s only run on Tuesday night to defeat the St Louis Cardinals 1-0 and also defeated the Cardinals 5-0 on Wednesday night. Pirates starter Paul Skenes has not had a winning decision in six starts. Just the same Skenes and the Pirates will take the win.

#3 Cardinals have scratched first baseman Wilson Contreras and third baseman Nolan Areando from Wednesday’s game versus the Pirates. Contreras injured his left hand and is suffering a contusion when he got hit by Pirates starter Paul Skenes. Arenado was injured with jammed right middle finger and has missed two games in a row. Cards manager Oilver Marmol said he’s hopeful that Contreras and Areanado will be able to return on Friday.

#4 Former San Francisco Giant outfielder and Texas Ranger Kevin Pillar announced his retirement from MLB on the “Foul Territory” show. Pillar also spent the first of his seven years with the Toronto Blue Jays and last played with the Texas Rangers and was released back in late May.

#5 Houston Astro Yordan Alvarez is on the IL with a hand injury the right hand was broken on Tuesday and Alvarez is seeing a specialist to try to resolve the issue. Alvarez sat for two month and started working out in June and took swings at the Astros complex last Monday. Alvarez said he was suffering pain on Wednesday. Alvarez is hitting .210, 3 home runs, 18 RBIs, 21 hits.

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com