— Nationals 10, Phillies 4 (11)
CJ Abrams hit a two-run triple in the 11th inning.
P Miles Mikolas then knocked in a run with a safety squeeze bunt.
Phillies have a one-game lead for the last Wild Card slot.
— Orioles 5, Angels 2
Trevor Rogers allow three hits in 6+ IP.
Tyler O’Neill/Coby Mayo hit back/back home runs.
Baltimore is 17-10 in its last 27 games; they’re half-game out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Red Sox 4, White Sox 0
Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games.
Sonny Gray gave up 3 hits in 6 IP; he is 14-2, 2.78 this season.
Boston has won 7 in a row, 30 of its last 35 games.
— Rays 4, Rockies 0
Tampa Bay swept a series for the 11th time this season.
Nick Martinez got 17 outs; he is 11-3, 2.55 this season.
Tyler Wells got four outs in relief, all strikeouts.
— Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice, had four RBI.
Shohei Ohtani homered twice, had three RBI.
Dodgers have lost their last six games.
— Blue Jays 5, Astros 4 (10)
Ernie Clement hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning.
Houston led this game 3-0 after five innings.
Astros still lead Texas by 1.5 games atop the AL West.
— Mets 6, Guardians 5 (10)
Mets tied game in 9th inning on a Cleveland error.
Bo Bichette knocked in winning run in the 10th inning.
Angel Genao went 4-for-5, in his first MLB game.
— Braves 4, Marlins 1
Bryce Elder allowed one hit in seven IP.
Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with two RBI
Atlanta has won seven in row, leads NL East by 8.5 games.
— Famous birthdays, August 6th:
Jerry Golsteyn, 72
Stephanie Kramer, 70
Dale Ellis, 66
David Robinson, 61
Vera Farmiga, 53
Seneca Wallace, 46
Hunter Greene, 27
Jared Jones, 25
NFL trends……..
— Last three years, Dallas is 11-6-1 ATS vs NFC East opponents.
— Chiefs are 0-5 ATS in their last five visits to Denver.
— Lions are 13-4 ATS in last 17 games as a road favorite.
— Last two years, Eagles were 6-0 ATS as an underdog.
— Under Dan Quinn, Washington is 8-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last two years, Chargers are 10-1-1 ATS vs AFC Went opponents.
— Last two years, Raiders are 11-17 ATS as an underdog.
— Buffalo covered its last five games against the Jets.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Tex/Clev
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Arizona
