BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine.
Yan had a bogey-free afternoon round to get to 10 under in breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club. The 30-year-old American is winless on the LPGA Tour.
“I feel like I struck it pretty well the last two rounds,” Yan said. “And I putted well, so that kind of adds up to birdies.”
Lottie Woad of England and Cassie Porter of Australia were a stroke back. Woad shot 66, and Porter had a 68.
“Definitely challenging,” Woad said. “Wasn’t as windy as yesterday, but definitely still there. So I think the pins were maybe a little more tricky so just had to play smart to a few of them.”
First-round leader Yan Liu of China was 8 under with Minji Kang of South Korea. Liu had a 70, and Kang shot 68.
Two-time winner Brooke Henderson was 5 under, following an opening 73 with a 66. Defending champion Carlota Ciganda was 3 under after a 69.
Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul missed the cut, shooting 74-70.
University of Oregon star Kiara Romero also dropped out with rounds of 72 and 73. She's the No. 1 amateur in the world and was the low amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she tied for sixth.
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Lottie Woad, of England, watches her tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit his second career grand slam in Chicago’s seven-run first inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs as the Cubs routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-2 on Friday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong had three singles, an RBI and walked twice to extend his career-high on-base streak to 22 games, helping the Cubs win for the sixth time in eight games. Chicago's center fielder is batting .409 during that stretch.
Justin Dean, recalled from Triple-A before the game, drove in three runs in Chicago's five-run seventh with a triple — his first career hit — after taking over for Crow-Armstrong in center in the top of the inning.
The Cubs have scored seven or more runs in an inning in consecutive games for the first time since July 5-6, 2001, and done it at Wrigley Field for the first time since May 7-8, 1984.
Ben Brown (4-2) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking none in six innings.
Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each had a double among three hits in Chicago's 18-hit attack.
The Blue Jays and Kevin Gausman (4-5) were swamped early after a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston. George Springer hit a solo shot and drove in a run with a single in his fourth multihit game in his last five.
Suzuki plated the first two runs in the first inning. Kelly's slam on a 428-foot drive high into the left-center bleachers made it 6-0, then Alex Bregman knocked in a run with a single.
The Cubs cashed in on four walks and five hits in the first as they matched their season high for runs in an inning.
Gausman yielded seven runs on seven hits and four walks in two innings, his shortest outing this season.
The Cubs got four runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. Outfielder Myles Straw mopped up as Toronto's sixth reliever.
Toronto LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 4.57 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Colin Rea (5-5, 5.35) on Saturday.
This story has been corrected to show that Straw was Toronto’s sixth reliever, not seventh.
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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, center, hits a one-run single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 19, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run double during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 19, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly (15) is greeted in the dugout after hitting grand slam homer against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 19, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
