by Chicago (AP) – the shade – under the roof and the upper deck, in every dugout and tunnel – was a popular place on Wigley Field on Sunday.
The sunny seats, not so much.
Various Major League teams played due to a second consecutive day of sultry conditions, because dangerous hot temperatures of the United States dominated during a rare heat wave in June.
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The PGA Tour was in a sizzling Connecticut for the Travelers Championship and the LPGA played the KPMG Women’s PGA championship in the Heat of Texas.
The Gametime temperature was 92 degrees for the serial final between the Mariners and Cubs in Chicago. Children played in the fountains outside Wrigley before they went into the margin, and the Cubs encouraged fans to take precautions in a message on the video coard in the left field.
“We have no secrets,” said Cubs manager Craig Counselell about playing in the heat. “You know, we will do the best what we can do … I think it’s the catcher that you are most worried about, and the pitcher. They get some time in the shade. They get some downtime between innings. People love the referees, some people who work, some fans, that’s a kind of fans, that’s a kind of where you worry more.”
Reliever of Seattle Trent Thornton and referee Chad Whitson both left Saturday’s game with heat -related problems. Whitson was on Sunday at the third base and Mariners manager Dan Wilson said that Thornton was doing well.
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“(Thornton) did much better after the game yesterday and got some liquids in him and a cold bath and almost immediately did much better,” Wilson said. “And then, you know, it feels really good today. So grateful for that and happy to see that he is doing well today.”
Reds manager Terry Francona said that Elly de la Cruz was in order for a day after the short stop had transferred loss in St. Louis during their extra-aftering loss.
Wilson, 56, a former big league -catcher, said he can’t do much as a manager to help his players with the heat.
“We are all quite used to playing in hot days,” he said. “Especially in the small competitions you play in many hot places. But you know, this is a bit different. This has been pretty exceptional.”
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During the LPGA tournament in Frisco, Texas, the prediction to temperature in the mid-90s-free typical for the area at this time of the year shouted. The windy circumstances were more a problem for the players.
There were several cooling areas around the track for fans, together with stains with free bottled water.
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AP -sports writer Stephen Hawkins in Texas and AP Freelance reporter Jeff Latzke in Missouri contributed.
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