Sports Digest: Sea Dogs’ nine-game winning streak stopped by Erie

BASEBALL

The Erie SeaWolves drew two bases-loaded walks in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie, and Jake Holton added a home run in the ninth as the Portland Sea Dogs had nine-game winning streak snapped with a 5-3 loss Sunday at Hadlock Field.

Portland took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Luis Ravelo and a sacrifice fly by Corey Rosier.

Erie tied it with single runs in the fourth and sixth.

The Sea Dogs got their final run in the bottom of the eighth when Kristian Campbell doubled and scored on a single by Blaze Jordan.

GOLF

LPGA: Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand emerged from a tight pack to win the Portland Classic in Oregon for her third career LPGA Tour title and first individual victory in more than six years.

Three strokes behind leader Andrea Lee going into the final round, Jutanugarn shot a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over three players.

Narin An (66), Nataliya Guseva (68) and Angel Yin (69) tied for second.

TENNIS

DC OPEN: Sebastian Korda of the U.S. beat Flavio Cobolli of Italy, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the Mubadala Citi DC Open final to win his second ATP Tour title.

Thirty-two years after his father, Petr, won what was then called the Sovran Bank Classic, Korda became the first American to win the Washington event since Andy Roddick in 2007.

Paula Badosa of Spain won the women’s title – her first since she was sidelined for six months last year because of a back injury – by defeating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

FOOTBALL

NFL: Washington Commanders Coach Dan Quinn confirmed that rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will play in the team’s first preseason game Saturday at the New York Jets, but did not say if Daniels would start or how much the No. 2 overall draft pick would play.

Daniels, 2023 Heisman Trophy winner from LSU, has been splitting training camp snaps with veteran Marcus Mariota.

COLLEGES: Sherrone Moore, Michigan’s new head coach, is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season’s national championship.

Moore is accused of deleting text messages from Connor Stalions – the former low-level recruiting staffer who coordinated an off-campus, advanced-scouting operation – around the time the investigation was opened.

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