The Daily Script #2 - Tuesday September 9, 2025

Tight end George Kittle will be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury.

Quarterback Brock Purdy was on the injury report with both a shoulder and toe injury. His status for Sunday is unknown.

In his first NFL start and fourth-quarter comeback, J.J. McCarthy led the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 victory over the Chicago Bears with two passing touchdowns and a 14-yard rushing score, overcoming a strong early effort by Caleb Williams, who notched two touchdowns in his debut under new Bears coach Ben Johnson.

The Atlanta Dream secured an 87-62 victory over the Connecticut Sun, behind Rhyne Howard's 18 points and a 16-3 run in the third quarter, marking Karl Smesko's record-setting 29th win as a first-year coach.

In a 10-2 victory over the Royals, Slade Cecconi took a no-hitter bid into the eighth inning, while Cleveland's hot bats, highlighted by season-highs of 16 hits and seven doubles, led the Guardians to leapfrog the Royals in the AL wild-card race.

Josh Bell's four-hit, six-RBI performance, highlighted by homering from both sides of the plate, led the Nationals to a 15-7 win over the Marlins, matching their season high in runs and hits.

Aaron Nola delivered six scoreless innings and seven strikeouts, while Jhoan Duran's ninth-inning strikeouts preserved the Phillies' narrow 1-0 win over the New York Mets.

Along with Bryce Elder allowing just one run over 6 1/3 innings, the Braves capitalized on home runs by Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson to get a 4-1 victory over the slumping Cubs, marking their fourth loss in five games.

Michael Helman's grand slam in the fifth inning put the Rangers on path to a 5-0 victory over the MLB-best Brewers, keeping the Rangers in contention of the AL West lead.

Royce Lewis had two home runs and four RBIs, while the Angels crumbled with four errors, including two by Yoan Moncada, allowing the Twins to extend their season series to 4-0 against them.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning secured a 4-3 comeback victory for the Padres over the Reds, after Jackson Merrill's two-run triple tied the game in the sixth.

Josh Naylor's two-run double in the sixth inning, followed by a steal and score on Jorge Polanco's sacrifice fly, led the Mariners to a 4-2 comeback win over the Cardinals after Alec Burleson's two-run homer had initially put the Cardinals ahead.

The Giants led comfortably with home runs from five different players and a five-run sixth inning, cruising to an 11-5 victory over the Diamondbacks.

In a 7-0 victory over the Athletics, Garrett Crochet had 10 strikeouts over seven innings and home runs from Trevor Story and Carlos Narváez fueled the Red Sox's offense.

The Dodgers nearly had a no-hitter as Tyler Glasnow and Blake Treinen combined for eight hitless innings, before Tanner Scott allowed a ninth-inning double to Ryan Ritter.