— Red Sox 6-1, Orioles 3-5
Boston’s 15-game winning streak comes to an end.
Ceddanne Rafaela homered in the opener.
Kyle Bradish allowed four hits in 6 IP in the nightcap.
— Reds 5, Mariners 3
Sal Stewart hit a 3-run homer in the 7th inning.
Brady Singer got 20 outs, gave up three runs.
Seattle slipped to 51-52; they’re in 2nd place in AL West.
— Royals 5, Giants 4
Giants led 3-0 in the 7th inning.
Lane Thomas broke 3-3 tie with a two-run single.
Vinny Pasquantino extended his hitting streak to 17 games.
— Brewers 4, Mets 3
Joey Ortiz was 3-for-3, with a two-run triple.
Logan Henderson had 9 strikeouts; he is 4-1, 3.05 this season.
Mets are 43-60 this year, 22-32 on the road.
— Cardinals 1, Angels 0
Hunter Dobbins scattered six hits in his six IP.
JJ Wetherholt homered, for the game’s only run.
Angels were 0-6 with runners in scoring position.
— Tigers 5, Cubs 1
Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run home run.
Kieder Montero got 16 outs, allowed only three hits.
Alex Bregman is hitting .239 this year, with a .692 OPS
— Pirates 5-0, Bronx 3-2
Jared Triolo had the game-winning hit in 10th inning of the opener.
Nick Gonzales/Jacob Gonzalez both homered for the Pirates.
Max Fried allowed one hit in five IP in the nightcap.
— Famous birthdays, July 23rd
Ronny Cox, 88
Larry Manetti, 79
Coby Dietrick, 78
Belinda Montgomery, 76
Woody Harrelson, 65
Gary Payton, 58
Nomar Garciaparra, 53
Chase Meidroth, 25
— Salvador Perez has 317 career home runs; he hit the first one in 2011 off Max Scherzer. There’s a chance that some day, those two will get into the Hall of Fame together.
— Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr (back) is on the injured list for the first time in his five-year career.
— Notes on teams from NFC South
Falcons
Last year, Falcons were 5-3 with Cousins at QB, 3-6 when Penix started.
Last three years, Atlanta is 10-19 ATS when favored.
Panthers
Carolina was 8-9 LY, 7-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Last 3 years, Panthers are 1-3 ATS as a favorite, 22-24-2 as a dog.
Saints
Last three years, New Orleans is 10-15 ATS at home.
Last year, Saints were 3-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Buccaneers
Tampa Bay was 8-9 LY, 1-6 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
This year, Bucs are #3 in $$$ spent on offensive players, #29 on defense.
— Notes on teams from NFC West
Cardinals
Arizona was 3-14 LY, 2-8 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Last three years, over is 18-7 in their home games.
Rams
Rams were 12-5 LY, 8-0 in games decided by 9+ points.
Rams are 21-10 ATS in their last 31 games as a favorite.
49ers
Last three years, 49ers are 1-8 ATS as an underdog.
Last year, SF was 12-5 despite a minus-6 turnover ratio
Seahawks
Seattle covered 10 of its last 13 games as a road underdog.
Seahawks were 14-3 LY, 6-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs-Phillies-Diamondbacks
AL: Rays, White Sox, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx, Guardians, Red Sox
