Rory McIlroy played himself out of contention at the U.S. Open with five back-nine bogeys on Saturday in Southampton, N.Y.

His 40 on the inward nine continued a weeklong trend for the Northern Irishman: McIlroy has played the front nine at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 5 under par and the back nine in 8 over.

That leaves the six-time major champion at 3-over 213 entering Sunday, as many as 11 strokes behind leader Wyndham Clark as he was wrapping up his round.

McIlroy posted rounds of 69 and 71 to begin the championship — not shooting himself out of the running, in his words — before Saturday’s 73.

McIlroy had three straight birdies at Nos. 5-7, including an unlikely 66 1/2-footer that fell at the par-4 sixth. That put him 2 under for the day and the championship as he made the turn, within striking distance of Clark with 27 holes to play.

Then he proceeded to make a mess of the 10th, his approach rolling off the back of the green and his return shot skidding 22 feet past the pin en route to bogey.

He three-putted from 52 feet away to bogey No. 12, then had déjà vu two holes later when he left himself 57 1/2 feet on his approach. As the third down was concluding, McIlroy ranked 60th out of 72 remaining golfers in strokes gained on approach, while he gained strokes in all other categories.

But No. 15, another par-4, featured a bit of everything — from a tee shot into the native area to a third shot from behind the green that didn’t make it to the top shelf and trickled all the way off. McIlroy waggled his club in his left hand as soon as he knew he’d flubbed the shot.

McIlroy, who did not speak to reporters after the round, missed an 8-foot birdie look at the par-5 16th, crashed into the sand and saved par at the par-3 17th and closed with one more bogey, featuring another visit to the native area that forced him to punch out in the opposite direction from the pin.

McIlroy reached just eight of 18 greens in regulation, well below the field average.

The two-time reigning Masters champion would need a historic series of events to make a comeback on Sunday. His only victory at the U.S. Open was his first major title back in 2011.

–Field Level Media

Dillon Dingler had two hits, including his team-high 17th homer, and drove in two runs as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.

James Outman and Jake Rogers drove in the Tigers’ other runs in support of Troy Melton (4-0), who didn’t allow a hit in six innings after Sam Antonacci’s leadoff homer. Melton, who was scratched from his last start due to back tightness, struck out five.

Tyler Holton tossed two scoreless innings and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his ninth save and second in as many days.

Antonacci reached base four times. Chicago used Sean Newcomb as an opener. Newcomb retired all nine batters he faced, including four strikeouts.

Antonacci hit the second pitch of the game over the right-center-field wall to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.

Braden Montgomery drew a two-out walk in the second and reached second on a fielding error by Spencer Torkelson. Melton then struck out Tristan Peters.

Antonacci was hit by a pitch in the third and moved up to second on a Melton wild pitch. Andrew Benintendi grounded out to leave him stranded.

The Tigers had a threat going in the fourth. Tyler Davis walked Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling and Torkelson, loading the bases with two outs. Joe Rock (0-1) replaced Davis and Jahmai Jones pinch hit for Kerry Carpenter. Rock struck out Jones to keep his club on top.

Melton walked Peters and Antonacci in the fifth, then struck out Miguel Vargas to avert damage before Detroit tied the score in the bottom of the frame.

Zach McKinstry drew a two-out walk, moved to second on a McGonigle single and scored on Dingler’s single to right.

The Tigers took a 3-1 lead in the sixth. Torkelson hit a one-out double and scored on Outman’s single. Outman advanced on an error and flyout and scored on Rogers’ single.

Leading off the seventh, Dingler gave his club a 4-1 advantage with his 430-foot blast over the center-field wall against Trevor Richards.

–Field Level Media

Wyndham Clark navigated a fiendish Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course, made a magnificent eagle at No. 16 and posted an even-par 70 Saturday to give himself a six-shot cushion entering the final round of the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y.

Clark was in the fairway, 275 yards from the pin at the par-5 and struck a 3-wood that avoided a greenside bunker and settled 4 feet from the hole for eagle. That boosted him from 6 under par to 8 under, and even after pushing his par putt at No. 18 past the cup, he made himself difficult to catch at 7-under 203.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be Clark’s biggest threat after a back-nine rally got him back into the championship. He made four birdies on the back, including three in a row for the first time at a U.S. Open, and shot 69 to get to 1 under for the week.

Scheffler turns 30 on Sunday and would complete the career Grand Slam with a victory.

Tied with Scheffler for second are Sahith Theegala (70), Sam Stevens (72) and South Korea’s Tom Kim (72). Theegala’s round of 70 featured exactly one bogey and one birdie, the latter coming at No. 18 when his approach sat down 12 inches from the cup.

Scheffler had one of only two sub-70 rounds on a day where the scoring average settled at 73.62, the highest of the week so far. Earlier Saturday, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo shot a 3-under 67 featuring four straight birdies at Nos. 6-9, climbing to even for the championship.

Tied with Grillo at even are Keith Mitchell (70), Sam Burns (71) and Xander Schauffele (73).

–Field Level Media