— Phillies 7, Nationals 3
Phillies hit seven doubles in the first three innings.
Cristopher Sanchez is the first 15-game winner this year.
Luis Arraez is 5-for-13 with four RBI in his first three games with Philly.
— Cubs 3, Blue Jays 2 (11)
Pete Crow-Armstrong stole third, scored walk-off run when throw went into LF.
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer for the Cubs.
Cubs have a 5.5-game lead for the NL’s #1 Wild Card slot.
— Mets 13, Guardians 6
Mets had 18 hits; they swept this three-game series.
Foster Griffin allowed five runs in four IP in his Cleveland debut.
57-59 Guardians are half a game out of the last Wild Card spot.
Guardians have played 17 games this year starting all lefty/switch-hitters; they’re the only major league team that has done that this year.
— Brewers 5, Pirates 2
Dustin May gave up two runs in 6 IP in his Milwaukee debut.
Jackson Chourio/Gary Sanchez homered for the Brewers.
Pirates lost seven of their last ten games.
— Tigers 11, Mariners 0
Dillon Dingler homered for the third game in a row.
Detroit has scored 8+ runs in seven of their last eight games.
Mariners were shut out for the 11th time, tied for most in MLB.
— Angels 4, Orioles 1
Zach Neto hit a three-run homer in the first inning.
Four Angel relievers got the last 13 outs, allowing one hit.
56-59 Orioles are a game out of the last Wild Card spot.
— Red Sox 12, White Sox 11 (13)
Caleb Durbin had the walk-off single for Boston.
Boston has won 8 in a row, 31 of its last 36 games.
Luis Castillo allowed five runs in 4 IP in his White Sox debut.
— Famous birthdays, August 7th:
Fred Brown, 78
Wayne Knight, 71
Joe Cocozzo, 56
Charlize Theron, 51
DeMar DeRozan, 37
Tommy Kahnle, 37
Mike Trout, 35
Josh Smith, 29
Kyler Murray, 29
Jalen Hurts, 28
— Modern baseball; Cardinals’ 1B Alec Burleson hit three home runs Monday, then didn’t start in Tuesday’s game. He doesn’t platoon; this made no sense.
— Pirates P Paul Skenes has a 6.26 ERA in his last eight starts.
— There are reports that part of the reason the Red Sox traded IF Marcelo Meyer was that there was personal tension between Meyer and OF Roman Anthony.
— Panthers 33, Cardinals 30
Rookie QB Haynes King ran for the winning TD as time expired.
Rookie QB Carson Beck was 15-19/188 passing for Arizona.
Lot of offense; total yardage was 425 for Arizona, 378 for Carolina.
— There are 10 NFL teams who have head coaches this season.
— Last three years, Tennessee Titans are 1-7 ATS as a favorite.
— Last four years, Indianapolis Colts are 8-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— Jacksonville Jaguars were +13 in turnovers last year, part of why they were 6-3 in games decides by 8 or fewer points.
— Last three years, Houston Texans are 11-16 ATS as a favorite.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Rangers
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Arizona
