— Guardians 6, Mariners 5
Cleveland scored five runs in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Rhys Hopkins’ two-run double was the Guardians’ key hit that inning.
Seattle scored more than three runs for the first time in 14 games.
— Phillies 5, Mets 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a 2-run homer in 7th inning, his 30th home run of the year.
New York was 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position.
Mets have lost eight of their last nine games.
In their 84 games, Mets have batted 13 hitters cleanup. Soto/Bichette reached base six times Sunday; neither one of them scored a run.
— Astros 7, Tigers 5 (10)
Christian Walker hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning.
Detroit led 3-0 after six innings.
Isaac Paredes went 3-for-5, with a home run, two RBI.
— Nationals 6, Orioles 4
Luis Garcia homered twice, had five RBI.
Pete Alonso hit his 19th home run for the Orioles.
Nationals are 17-25 at home, 26-17 on the road.
— Cubs 4, Brewers 3 (10)
Milwaukee led 1-0 after the sixth inning.
Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run single in the 10th inning.
Brewers hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.
— Rangers 3, Blue Jays 2
Winning run scored from 2nd base on a wild pitch that took a weird hop.
Texas is 7-3 in its last 10 games; they’ve homered in 11 straight games.
Toronto has lost six games in a row.
— AL West standings…….
Texas 42-42
Seattle 42-43
Houston 42-44
A’s 40-44
Angels 36-49
Famous birthdays, June 29th:
Gary Busey, 82
Fred Grandy, 78
Dan Dierdorf, 77
Rick Honeycutt, 72
Tom Skladany, 71
Pedro Guerrero, 70
Troy Drayton, 56
Kawhi Leonard, 35
Nick Senzel, 31
Gunnar Henderson, 25
SEC football knowledge……..
Mississippi State
Last three years, Miss State is 12-25 SU.
Coach Lebby is 7-18 SU in Starkville, 5-1 ATS when favored.
Miss State has 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Bulldogs have 45 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Taylor had two career starts.
Coach Lebby is 8-7-1 ATS in SEC games, 6-3 in non-league tilts.
Last four years, Bulldogs are 10-3-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last four years, Miss State is 12-4-1 ATS in non-SEC games.
Underdogs covered four of their last five bowl games.
Missouri
Last three years, Mizzou is 29-10 SU/23-14-2 ATS.
Tigers are 2-3 in their last five bowl games.
Mizzou has 9 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Tigers have 118 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Simmons started twice at Ole Miss, got hurt/was replaced.
Coach Drinkwitz is 58-30 SU in his career, 46-29 at Mizzou
In his career, Drinkwitz is 9-3 ATS as home favorite, 8-4-1 as home dogs.
In his career, Drinkwitz is 33-25-1 ATS in conference games.
Last three years, Tigers are 8-1 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Last three years, Tigers are 12-4 ATS as a favorite.
Oklahoma
Coach Venables is 32-20 SU in four years in Norman.
Sooners lost their last four bowls, giving up 32 ppg.
Oklahoma has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Sooners have 97 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Mateer has 24 career starts.
Venables is 14-10-1 ATS as a home favorite, 5-7-1 as road favorite.
Venables is 5-2 ATS as an underdog.
Venables is 15-19-1 ATS in league games, 11-6 in non-league games.
Oklahoma went 10-3 last year, despite a minus-3 turnover ratio.
Sooners are 12-6 ATS in last 18 games coming off a loss.
South Carolina
Coach Beamer is 33-30 SU in five years at Carolina.
Carolina lost three of its last four bowl games.
Gamecocks has 9 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Carolina has 126 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Sellers has 24 career starts.
Beamer is 16-9 ATS as a favorite, 17-14 ATS as amdog.
Beamer is 14-9 ATS in non-conference games.
Beamer is 22-18 ATS in conference games.
Last year, Gamecocks were 1-7 SU/4-4 ATS in SEC games.
Carolina is 18-8 ATS in last 26 games coming off a loss.
Tennessee
Last four years, Tennessee is 38-14 SU.
Vols lost last two bowl games, 42-17/30-28.
Tennessee has 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Vols have 94 returning starts back on offensive line.
Tennessee will have a new starting QB this year.
In his career, coach Heupel is 40-33-2 ATS as a favorite.
In his career, Heupel is 5-11 ATS as an underdog.
Last three years, Vols are 9-14-1 ATS in SEC games.
Last four years, Vols are 15-5 ATS in non-SEC games.
Last four years, Tennessee is +27 in turnovers.
Texas
Coach Sarkisian is 48-20 SU in five years with Texas.
Longhorns won three of last four bowl games.
Texas has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Longhorns have 86 career starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Manning has 15 career starts.
In his career, Sarkisian is 45-28-1 ATS in home games.
In his career, Sarkisian is 22-35 ATS in road games.
Texas is 19-22-1 ATS in last 42 games coming off a win.
Last two years, Longhorns are 6-10-1 ATS in SEC games.
Last three years, Texas is +25 in turnovers.
Texas A&M
Elko is 19-7 SU in two years at Texas A&M.
Aggies lost last three bowls, by 8-4-7 points.
A&M has 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Aggies have 81 returning starts on OL, from various places.
Junior QB Reed has started 21 games.
In his career, Elko is 15-20 ATS as a favorite.
In his career, Elko is 8-5 ATS as an underdog.
Aggies are 7-12 ATS in last 19 non-conference games.
A&M was 11-2 last year, despite a minus-9 turnover ratio.
Aggies are 4-13 ATS in last 17 games coming off a loss.
Vanderbilt
Lea is 26-36 SU in five seasons at Vandy.
Commodores were 7-6/10-3 the last two years.
Vandy has 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Commodores have 58 returning starts on the offensive line.
QB Pavia finally left; Vandy will have a new QB this year.
Last five years, Vandy is 14-8-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Last five years, Vandy is 8-12 ATS as a home underdog.
Last five years, Vandy is 22-17 ATS in SEC games.
Last five years, Vandy is 9-13 ATS in non-league games.
Commodores lost three of their last four bowl games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies-Cubs-Cardinals
AL: Rays, White Sox, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx-Guardians-Mariners
