— Baseball’s trade deadline is 9-10 days away, 6:00 on July 31st; how much activity will there be? Lot of the contending teams need pitching help, but how much pitching help can the teams who are out of contention provide?
Some teams are teetering on the edge of contending/selling; which teams will go for it? Seems like with a few teams (Arizona, St Louis, Kansas City) that could change on a daily basis.
— There are 13 major league managers who have won 2,000+ games; 10 of them are in the Hall of Fame. The other three?
Dusty Baker
Bruce Bochy
Terry Francona…….all three of them will get inducted in Cooperstown, too.
— Chicago White Sox are 35-65 this season, but they’re 9-5 on Fridays. Go figure.
— Reds OF Jake Fraley is playing with a torn labrum in his shoulder, which will need surgery after the season. Fraley is hitting .242 with a .748 OPS this season.
— Houston reliever Bryan Abreu has nine saves in 13 opportunities this season; all four of his blown saves have come against Seattle.
— Charlotte 83, Sacramento 78
Hornets won the NBA Summer League; players actually get championship rings.
Dennis Rodman’s son scored 11 points in 16:00 off the bench for Charlotte.
Sacramento’s bench shot only 6-20 from the floor.
— Notes for the Detroit Lions:
Last two years, Lions were 27-7 SU in regular season.
Last year, Detroit was 7-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Lions were +9 (24-15) in turnovers last year.
Since 2022, Detroit is 36-14 against the spread.
Lions are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games as a favorite.
Since 2022, over is 17-9 in Detroit home games.
From 1992-2022, Detroit was 0-8 in playoff games; then they won two playoff games in 2023, losing NFC title game 34-31 at San Francisco.
This year, Lions are #5 in NFL in $$$ spent on offense (#13 QB).
This year, Lions are #26 in $$$ spent on defensive players.
— Famous birthdays, July 22nd:
Sparky Lyle, 81
Danny Glover, 79
Albert Brooks, 78
Willem Dafoe, 70
Dave Stieb, 68
Alvin Robertson, 63
David Spade, 61
Keyshawn Johnson, 53
Steven Jackson, 42
Tanner Scott, 31
Ezekiel Elliott, 30
Garrett Wilson, 25
— White Sox 8, Rays 3
Chicago is 4-0 since All-Star break, scoring 35 runs.
Brooks Baldwin hit a 3-run homer for the White Sox.
Rays are 1.5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card spot.
— Pirates 3, Tigers 0
Paul Skenes allowed 3 hits in 6 shutout IP.
Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games.
Despite that, Tigers still lead the AL Central by ten games.
— Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3
2B Brice Matthews hit his first two big league homers in his 5th MLB game.
Just third win for Houston in its last ten games.
Eugenio Suarez hit his 36th home run for Arizona.
— Brewers 6, Mariners 0
Milwaukee has now won 11 games in a row.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Brandon Woodruff allowed two baserunners in six IP.
— Blue Jays 4, New York 1
Toronto won its 11th straight home game.
Overall, Toronto is 17-4 in its last 21 games.
Blue Jays now lead AL East by four games.
— Padres 2, Marlins 1
San Diego’s bullpen got 14 outs, allowed only two baserunners.
Miami out-hit the Padres 9-5, but they were 0-5 with RISP.
Padres hold a 3.5-game lead for the NL’s last Wild Card spot.
— Cardinals 6, Rockies 2
Willson Contreras homered, drove in two runs.
Michael McGreevy allowed two runs in 7 IP to get the win.
Colorado is now 24-76 in its first 100 games.
