Happy Fourth of July! … Shallotte won the small division and West Robeson took the large division in the Diamond Youth AA (ages 7-8, Coach pitch) state baseball tournament at Tart Park in Dunn on Wednesday night. … Baltimore extended its lead in the American League East Division race to two games on Wednesday night with a 4-1 win at Seattle and a 3-2 win by Cincinnati over the host New York Yankees. … Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two hits and scored two runs for Philadelphia in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Phillies lead the National League East Division by nine games. Turner has been named a starter for the All-Star game to be hosted by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, July 16 (FOX, 8 p.m.). … The John Deere Classic gets underway today at the TPC Deer Run course in Silvis, Illinois (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.). Sepp Straka won the event in 2023 by two shots at 21-under par.