Anchor Drop, October 8, 2021: Three in a row for soccer

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Vanderbilt soccer made it three in a row with a 4-1 win over Kentucky last night, with Alex Kerr, Maddie Elwell, and Raegan Kelley scoring in the first half and Kerr scoring again in the second half. Vanderbilt’s now 3-1-1 in the SEC and has Arkansas on Sunday.

Women’s tennis is hosting its annual June Stewart Invitational starting today, while the men are in Athens, Georgia, at the Bulldog Invitational this weekend.

And, of course, the header photo is because Walker Buehler is starting Game 1 of the NLDS tonight for the Dodgers.

Sports on TV

All times Central.

• 1:07 PM: MLB: White Sox at Astros (MLB Network)
• 3:37 PM: MLB: Braves at Brewers (TBS)
• 4:00 PM: PGA Tour: Shriners Children’s Open, Second Round (Golf Channel)
• 6:00 PM: College football: Temple at Cincinnati (ESPN)
• 6:00 PM: College football: Charlotte at Florida International (CBS Sports)
• 6:02 PM: MLB: Red Sox at Rays (FS1)
• 8:37 PM: MLB: Dodgers at Giants (TBS)
• 9:30 PM: College football: Stanford at Arizona State (ESPN)

Scoreboard

MLB: Astros 6, White Sox 1 ... Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

NFL: Rams 26, Seahawks 17.

World Cup Qualifiers: South Korea 2-1 Syria ... Iraq 0-0 Lebanon ... UAE 0-1 Iran ... China 3-2 Vietnam ... Saudi Arabia 1-0 Japan ... Australia 3-1 Oman ... DR Congo 2-0 Madagascar ... Liberia 1-2 Cape Verde ... Tanzania 0-1 Benin ... Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Zambia ... Nigeria 0-1 Central Africa ... Rwanda 0-1 Uganda ... Mali 5-0 Kenya ... Tunisia 3-0 Mauritania ... Paraguay 0-0 Argentina ... Uruguay 0-0 Colombia ... Venezuela 1-3 Brazil ... Ecuador 3-0 Bolivia ... Peru 2-0 Chile ... USA 2-0 Jamaica ... Honduras 0-0 Costa Rica ... Mexico 1-1 Canada ... El Salvador 1-0 Panama.