— There must be a boatload of money involved in hosting all these fantasy football leagues; lot of podcasts on YouTube, with mock drafts, and drafting advice.
— As if the Cleveland Browns didn’t have enough QB’s already, they signed Tyler Huntley Monday, with three of their other four QB’s currently banged-up, and pre-season games on tap starting this weekend.
Huntley was 2-3 in five starts with the Dolphins last year.
— Guardians 7, Mets 6 (10)
Game was scoreless after five innings.
With game tied 5-5 in 9th inning, Cleveland escaped a bases loaded, one out jam.
Pete Alonso went 4-5 with four RBI for the Mets.
— Texas 8, Bronx 5 (10)
Josh Jung hit a walk-off home run for Texas.
Bronx is 18-28 in its last 46 games.
Rangers trail New York by 1.5 games for the last AL Wild Card slot.
— Pirates 5, Giants 4
Giants led this game 4-1 in the 7th inning.
Pirates scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
Giants are now 15-26 since trading for Rafael Devers.
Red Sox are 26-15 since trading Rafael Devers away.
— Phillies 13, Orioles 3
Game was tied 3-3 after the fifth inning.
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, drove in six runs.
Schwarber now leads the major leagues, with 94 RBI
— Famous birthdays, August 5th:
Bruce Coslet, 79
Bernie Carbo, 78
Maureen McCormick, 69
Patrick Ewing, 63
Otis Thorpe, 63
Jonathan Silverman, 59
John Olerud, 57
Mark Mulder, 48
Carl Crawford, 44
C.J. Spiller, 38
Nick Martinez, 35
Anthony Edwards, 24
Today would’ve been Roman Gabriel’s 85th birthday.
Missed a birthday yesterday; Barack Obama turned 64 years old Monday.
— Reds 3, Cubs 2
Reds’ starting P Lodolo left in 2nd inning (blister)
Cubs’ starting P Soroka left after the 2nd inning (shoulder)
TJ Friedl had the game-winning hit, in the 7th inning.
Cubs fall three games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central
— Angels 5, Rays 1
Yusei Kikuchi needed 105 PT to get thru six innings; he got the win.
Tampa Bay fouled off 31 of his 105 pitches.
Rays’ OF Jake Mangum has a grandfather who played in the AFL for the Patriots; his dad played for the Chicago Bears.
— Red Sox 8, Royals 5
Juran Duran hit a three-run homer.
Red Sox have won six games in a row.
Boston rookie OF Roman Anthony (back tightness) was a late scratch.
— Brewers 3, Braves 1
Quinn Priester allowed only two hits in 7 IP.
Isaac Collins hit a 3-run homer.
Milwaukee is 68-44, best record in baseball.
— Blue Jays 15, Rockies 1
Bo Bichette homered twice, drove in six runs.
Bichette’s father Dante played seven years with the Rockies.
Ernie Clement went 5-for-6, scored three runs.
— Information on the Las Vegas Raiders:
Pete Carroll is the Raiders’ new coach; he is 181-131-1 as an NFL coach, 11-11 in playoff games, with a Super Bowl win 12 years ago. Carroll is the Raiders’ 4th head coach in five years.
Geno Smith is the Raiders’ new QB; he is 40-44 as an NFL starter, 0-1 in playoff games.
The new offensive coordinator is former Eagles/Oregon/UCLA coach Chip Kelly.
Last three years, went Raiders 6-11/8-9/4-13; they haven’t won a playoff game since 2002, making playoffs only twice since then, 2016/2021.
This year, Raiders are #31 in $$$ spent on offense (#7 at QB), #13 on defense. Raiders are #32 in $$$ spent at CB, #311 at linebacker.
Last year, Raiders were minus-16 in turnovers (13-29); they were 3-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Last two years, Raiders were 7-3 ATS as a favorite, 11-12 as an underdog.
— Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2
Yohel Pozo had a game-winning pinch-hit single in the 9th inning.
Sonny Gray allowed only one hit in seven IP.
Dodgers are 7-9 since the All-Star break.
— Diamondbacks 6, Padres 2
Arizona has won three in a row, after a 1-9 skid.
Kyle Backhus got his first career save.
Arizona OF Alek Thomas is hitting .371 since the All-Star break.
— Astros 8, Marlins 2
Houston scored 5 runs in 4th inning, ended Miami’s 5-game win streak.
Jason Alexander pitched six scoreless innings.
Yainer Diaz was 2-for-4, with two RBI
— Tigers 6, Twins 3
Kerry Carpenter hit a 3-run homer in the 6th inning.
Detroit has won six of eight games, after a 1-12 skid.
Minnesota has lost five of its last six games.
If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Mets, Padres
