— Astros 10, Rays 8
Yordan Alvarez homered twice, had six RBI
Alvarez hit a walk-off homer to end the game.
Tampa Bay led 7-2 in the fourth inning.
— Braves 14, Mets 3
Atlanta hit four HR’s Friday, five more in this game.
Michael Harris was 3-for-5, scored 3 runs, had 2 RBI
Mets have lost 12 of their last 14 games.
— White Sox 3, Guardians 1
Colson Montgomery hit game-winning homer in 8th inning.
Second year in a row Montgomery homered on the 4th of July.
These teams are tied for first atop the AL Central.
— Tigers 3, Rangers 0
Jack Flaherty allowed three hits in 5.2 IP.
Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning.
Rangers were shut out for the sixth time this year.
— Pirates 7, Nationals 1
Braxton Ashcroft won his fourth start in a row.
Nationals used an opener; 4 of the 8 batters he faced scored.
Washington is 2.5 games out of the playoffs, Pirates 3.5 games.
— Twins 11, Bronx 4
Josh Bell homered in consecutive at bats.
All in all, Minnesota hit six home runs.
New York has lost eight of its last nine games.
— Orioles 8, Reds 5
Samuel Basallo hit a 3-run homer in the first inning.
Hunter Greene allowed 8 runs in 3.1 IP, in his first ’26 start.
Cincinnati rookies Chase Burns/Sal Stewart were named All-Stars.
— Famous birthdays, July 5th:
Gary Matthews, 76
Rich Gossage, 75
Johnny Rodgers, 75
James Lofton, 70
Edie Falco, 63
Dave Eiland, 60
Richie Incognito, 43
Shohei Ohtani, 32
Austin Hays, 31
Junior Caminero, 23
Notes for Big X football teams:
Arizona
In two years under coach Brennan, Arizona is 13-12 SU.
Wildcats were 9-4 LY, with a +18 turnover ratio.
Arizona has 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Wildcats have 61 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Fifita started 13 games LY. .
In his career, Brennan is 40-33-1 ATS in conference games
In his career, Brennan is 14-20 ATS in non-conference games
Arizona is 8-13 ATS last 21 games as a home favorite.
Underdogs covered four of their last five bowl games.
Coach Brennan is 0-4 SU in bowl games.
Arizona State
Coach Dillingham is 22-17 SU in three years at ASU.
Sun Devils were 8-5 LY, despite a minus-6 turnover ratio.
ASU has 4 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Sun Devils have 29 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Keene started 34 games at Fresno State.
Under Dillingham, ASU is 9-5-1 ATS as a favorite.
Sun Devils were 8-5 SU LY, despite a minus-6 turnover ratio.
ASU is 19-9-1 ATS in last 29 games as a road underdog.
Sun Devils lost last two bowl games, 39-31 OT/42-39.
ASU’s last bowl win was in the 2019 Sun Bowl.
Baylor
Aranda is 36-37 SU in six years in Waco (12-2 in ’21).
Bears were 5-7 LY, with a minus-13 turnover ratio.
Baylor has 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Bears have 93 returning starts OL, doom various places.
Junior QB Lagway started 20 games at Florida.
Under Aranda, Baylor is 24-30-1 ATS in league games.
Bears will try to play a more up-tempo offense this year.
Last three years, Baylor is 5-10-1 ATS in games coming off a win.
Underdogs covered four of their last five bowl games.
Baylor lost its last two bowl games, 30-15/44-31.
BYU
BYU was 11-2/12-2 SU the last two seasons.
BYU has had a positive turnover ratio the last seven years.
Cougars has 5 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
BYU has 66 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Bachmeier has 14 career starts.
Last two years, BYU is 7-3 ATS as a home favorite.
Overall, coach Sitake is 34-37 ATS as a favorite.
Cougars are 14-7 ATS in last 21 games coming off a win.
Cougars are 7-3 ATS in last 10 games coming off a loss.
BYU is 4-1 SU/ATS in its last five bowl games.
Central Florida
Last three years, UCF was 6-7/4-8/5-7 SU.
Coach Frost is 40-45 SU as a HC, 24-14 at UCF
UCF has 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Knights have 60 returning starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Barnett started 14 games at James Madison.
In his career, coach Frost is 20-24-2 ATS in home games.
In his career, coach Frost is 19-16 ATS in road games.
UCF lost three of its last four bowl games.
Knights are 5-13-1 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
UCF lost three of its last four bowl games.
Cincinnati
Coach Satterfield is 15-22 SU in three years here.
Cincinnati’s last winning season: 2020.
Bearcats has 4 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Cincinnati has 108 career returning starters on OL, from various places.
Senior QB French started 26 games at Georgia Southern.
In his career, Satterfield is 18-29-5 ATS as an underdog.
In his career, Satterfield is 18-9 ATS as a road favorite.
Last two years, Cincinnati ended year on five-game losing skid.
Bearcats lost last four bowl games, outscored 110-47.
In his career, Satterfield is 4-2 SU in bowl games.
Colorado
Sanders is 16-21 SU in three years at Colorado.
Buffs have had one winning season the last nine years.
Colorado has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Buffs have 100 returning starts on OL, from various places.
Soph QB Lewis started twice LY, threw 94 passes.
LY, Colorado was minus-2 in turnovers (+21 previous two years)
Sanders is 12-6-1 ATS in home games. .
Sanders is 16-12 ATS in conference games.
Colorado 11-6-1 ATS in last 18 games coming off a loss.
Buffs lost last five bowls; their last bowl win was in 2004.
Houston
Fritz is 14-11 SU in two seasons at Houston.
Houston won its last three bowls, by 4-7-3 points.
Houston has 10 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Cougars have 112 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Weigman has 26 career starts.
In his career, Fritz is 49-30 ATS as a favorite.
In his career, Fritz is 44-30 ATS in home games.
Cougars had a negative turnover ratio in five of last seven years.
Houston is 7-3 ATS in last 10 non-conference games.
In his career, Fritz is 38-21 ATS in games coming off a loss.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies-Cubs-Cardinals
AL: Rays, Whits Sox, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx-Guardians-Rangers
