— Reds 1-6, Cardinals 2-5
NL Central rivals split a day/night twinbill.
St Louis bullpen threw five shutout IP in the opener.
Elly De La Cruz had his first walk-off hit in the nightcap.
— Cubs 7, White Sox 5 (10)
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a walk-off HR for the Cubs, his 30th.
He also led off the bottom of the first with a home run.
White Sox led 5-4 in the ninth inning.
— Red Sox 11, Diamondbacks 1
All nine Boston starters had at least one RBI.
First four guys in their order went 9-for-18, with six runs scored.
Red Sox have a six-game lead for the second Wild Card slot.
— Mets 2, Padres 1
RF Benge threw out two Padres at the plate in the first inning.
San Diego was 3-5 with runners in scoring position, scored only once.
Mets are 10-3 since the trade deadline.
— Phillies 6, Marlins 5
Cristopher Sanchez allowed 11 baserunners in 6 IP, but only one scored.
Sanchez is the first pitcher this season to win sixteen games.
Phillies survived their bullpen giving up four runs in 3 IP.
— Rays 7, Orioles 6
Tampa Bay scored three runs in the bottom of the 7th.
Jonny DeLuca had the game-winning hit for the Rays.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered, had four RBI.
— Tigers 8, Pirates 5
Kevin McGonigle homered, scored two runs.
Detroit’s bullpen got 10 outs, didn’t give up any runs.
Detroit is in a three-way tie for AL’s last Wild Card spot.
— Famous birthdays, August 18th:
Bruce Benedict, 71
Denis Leary, 69
Lafayette Lever, 66
Christian Slater, 57
Edward Norton, 57
Jeremy Shockey, 46
Dan Orlovsky, 43
Seiya Suzuki, 32
Kevin McGonigle, 22
Tuesday would’ve been Robert Redford’s 90th birthday.
AFC East
— Joe Brady, Bills
He grew up in Florida, played WR at I-AA William &Mary.
Was pass game coordinator at LSU when Joe Burrow/Ja’Marr Chase were there.
Was offensive coordinator for the Panthers and Bills.
— Jeff Hafley, Dolphins
Grew up in New Jersey, played WR in college at D-III Siena.
Was 22-26 in four years as head coach at Boston College.
Was defensive coordinator at Green Bay the last two years.
— Mike Vrabel, Patriots
He grew up Akron, played college ball at Ohio State.
Vrabel played fourteen years as a linebacker in the NFL.
He is 73-52 as an NFL head coach, for Titans/Patriots.
— Aaron Glenn, Jets
He grew up in Texas, played college ball at Texas A&M.
He played 15 years in the NFL as a DB for five different teams.
He was 3-14 in his first year coaching the Jets.
AFC North
— Jesse Minter, Ravens
His father was a college coach; he moved a lot as a kid.
Minter played D-III football at Mount St Joseph’s College
He was a defensive assistant for both Harbaugh brothers (Balt, LAC)
— Zac Taylor, Bengals
His father was a QB at Oklahoma when Barry Switzer coached there.
Zac Taylor played QB at Wake Forest, Nebraska.
In between, he won a junior college national title as a QB.
He is 57-63-1 as NFL head coach, 5-2 in playoff games.
Taylor’s father-in-law is former Green Bay coach Mike Sherman.
— Todd Monken, Browns
He played QB in college at D-III Knox College.
He was 13-25 as coach at Southern Miss from 2013-15.
He’s been an assistant coach for four NFL teams, six colleges.
— Mike McCarthy, Steelers
He grew up in Pittsburgh; his father was a policeman, later owned a bar.
McCarthy played tight end in college for an NAIA team.
His coaching record is 174-112-2, winning a Super Bowl with Green Bay.
AFC South
— DeMeco Ryans, Texans
Ryans grew up in Alabama, played LB for the Crimson Tide.
He played ten years in the NFL, for the Texans/Eagles.
He is 35-22 as an NFL head coach, 3-3 in playoff games.
— Shane Steichen, Colts
He grew up in El Dorado Hills, CA
He played QB for four years at UNLV.
He is 25-26 in three years as an NFL head coach.
He once was a contestant on The Price is Right, but didn’t make it to the stage.
— Liam Coen, Jaguars
He grew up in Rhode Ialand, played QB at UMass for four years.
He was a backup QB for two years in Arena Football.
He was an offensive coordinator for the Rams, Buccaneers.
He was 13-5 in his first year coaching Jacksonville.
— Robert Saleh, Titans
He grew up in Michigan, played tight end at Northern Michigan.
His brother escaped the South Tower safely on 9/11.
Saleh was 20-36 in four years coaching the Jets.
AFC West
— Sean Payton, Broncos
He played QB for I-AA Eastern Illinois, also played Arena Football.
He was a replacement player for the NFL’s Bears in the 1987 season.
He is 194-118 as an NFL head coach, 10-10 in playoff games.
He also caddied briefly on the PGA Tour (for Ryan Palmer).
— Andy Reid, Chiefs
He grew up in Los Angeles, was once a vendor at Dodger Stadium.
As a kid, he appeared in Punt, Pass & Kick during a Monday night game.
He was an offensive lineman in college at BYU,
A certain Hall of Famer, Reid is 279-157-1 as a head coach, 28-17 in playoff games.
— Klint Kubiak, Raiders
His dad is Gary Kubiak, who played/coached in the NFL.
Klint Kubiak was a defensive back in college at Colorado State.
He was offensive coordinator for Seattle LY, when they won the Super Bowl.
— Jim Harbaugh, Chargers
His father Jack was a longtime college coach; the family moved a lot.
Jim Harbaugh played college football at Michigan, then 14 years in the NFL.
He is 144-52 as a college coach, 66-31-1 as an NFL coach.
