Good Morning! Here’s what happened in the world of sports on Monday, September 9th.

NFL

Monday night football gave us the great Aaron Rodgers, back on the field to lead an inspired New York football team. The 49ers are a tough opponent, but it looked a lot like the same old Jets. San Francisco won 32-19– here are the highlights:

• News broke right before kickoff that star running back Christian McCaffrey was inactive for the 49ers due to a lingering calf injury. CMC’s absence was no problem for San Fran– Jordan Mason ran the ball a whopping 28 times for 147 yards and a touchdown. It was an impressive performance from Mason, who may have locked down a more permanent role even when McCaffrey returns.

• Rodgers had one of the worst statistical performances of his career, throwing for just 167 yards and an interception. His 13 completions is tied for the second lowest number in his career in games where Rodgers has attempted at least 20 passes. The one highlight was a connection with former Packer Allen Lazard on a long touchdown pass.

• The star of the game was 49ers kicker Jake Moody. Moody made all six of his field goals, including one from 53 yards.

MLB

Monday was travel day for many big league teams. Here’s what stood out among those that were in action:

• Cedric Mullins made an outstanding diving catch, Anthony Santander hit his 40th home run of the year, and yet the Orioles lost to the Red Sox 12-3. Tyler O’Neill and Rob Refsnyder hit back-to-back home runs– twice– for Boston.

• Paul Skenes struck out nine batters in six innings in a 3-2 Pirates victory over Miami. Skenes now has 151 strikeouts and a 2.10 ERA on the year. Not too shabby.

• Tie ballgame, two outs, bases loaded in the ninth inning, Kody Clemens up at the plate for Philadelphia. Take a look at what happens next:

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

After an incredible rookie season, expectations were sky-high for Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua. Unfortunately, the second-year man will be out for at least four weeks after sustaining a knee injury on Sunday night.

The Utah Hockey Club released the jerseys for their inaugural season in the NHL. I’ll let you form your own opinions on how they look:

TODAY’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)

MLB: Tuesday is baseball… allll baseball. Here are the three biggest games of the day:

• Royals @ Yankees, 7:05 PM

  • Two AL playoff teams continue their series in New York. Starting pitchers Seth Lugo and Marcus Stroman will do their best to slow down Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr.

• Padres @ Mariners, 9:40 PM

  • San Diego and Seattle both need wins. Both teams have their aces on the mound, with Yu Darvish battling George Kirby.

• Cubs @ Dodgers, 10:10 PM

  • Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes his long-awaited return from injury. His opponent? Fellow Japanese star Shota Imanaga. Should be a good pitching duel in LA.

“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball” –James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams