— Cardinals 8, Cubs 4
Joshua Baez made his major league debut Saturday:
1st AB: home run
2nd AB: home run
3rd AB: home run
He is first major leaguer EVER to hit a HR in each of his first three at-bats.
— Mariners 10, Astros 5
Cole Young homered, had four RBI.
Brendan Donovan had three hits, scored three runs.
This was Seattle’s second win in their last nine games.
— Red Sox 4, Pirates 0
Sonny Gray got his 15th win, first time he has done that.
Wilyer Abreu had three hits, including a home run.
Pirates are 5-13 in their last eighteen games.
— White Sox 4, Tigers 3
Andrew Benintendi had the game-winning hit in 7th inning.
White Sox lead the AL Central by 4.5 games.
Eduardo Valencia has six home runs in first 50 MLB at-bats.
— Blue Jays 4, New York 1
Charles McAdoo had the tie-breaking double in the 7th inning.
Toronto has won 13 of its last 19 games.
New York lost its last three games, scoring a total of two runs.
— Orioles 4, Rays 3 (10)
Tyler O’Neill had the game-winning hit for Baltimore.
Pete Alonso hit his 27th home run for the Orioles.
Tampa Bay still leads the AL East by 6.5 games.
— Marlins 8, Reds 4
Marlins scored four runs in the 8th inning.
Jacob Marsee went 4-for-4, including a home run.
Marlins are 53-13 when they score 4+ runs.
— Famous birthdays, August 16th:
Julie Newmar, 93
Lesley Ann Warren, 80
James Cameron, 72
(Madonna) Louise Ciccone, 68
Angela Bassett, 68
Timothy Hutton, 66
Steve Carell, 64
Daric Barton, 41
Yu Darvish, 40
Tyler Stephenson, 30
— Rams 20, Chiefs 12
Rookie QB Simpson was 21-25/190 passing, with two TD’s.
Chiefs led 9-6 after the third quarter.
Neither starting QB played in this game.
— Vikings 13, Giants 10
Minnesota outscored the Giants 10-0 in the second half.
Will Reichard kicked a 54-yard FG for Minnesota.
Jaxson Dart was sacked twice on his six drop-backs.
— Bills 29, Panthers 14
Bills outgained Carolina 396-201 in first game in their new stadium.
Buffalo QB’s were 26-33/245 passing, with one TD.
Carolina averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Bears 34, Browns 10
Game was tied 10-10 at half, while Watson played QB for Cleveland.
Case Keenum was 9-10/151 passing, with two TD’s.
Chicago averaged 8.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Case Keenum has had an interesting career:
2013-14- Texans 2-8 as a starter
2015-16- Rams 7-7 as a starter
2017- Vikings 11-3 as a starter
2018- Broncos 6-10 as a starter
2019- Washington 1-7 as a starter
2020-21- Browns 2-0 as a starter
2022- Bills- two games as a backup
2023-24- Texans- 1-1 as a starter
2025-26- Bears- He hasn’t played since 2023.
— Jaguars 24, Saints 20
Jaguars outscored New Orleans 18-0 in the second half.
Saints’ backup QB Zach Wilson was 11-16/145 passing, with a TD.
Jaguars QB Bradley (South Alabama) was 10-17/105 passing
— Ravens 24, Eagles 7
Rookie QB Fagnano (UConn) was 22-28/224 passing; he was undrafted.
Baltimore outgained the Eagles, 440-159.
Ravens were 5-11 on third down, Philly was 0-9.
— Cowboys 17, Seahawks 7
Seahawks averaged only 2.0 yards/pass attempt.
Cowboys outgained Seattle, 337-156
Neither starting QB played in this game.
—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, SD/Ariz/Phil
