— Twins 4, Royals 3
Kody Clenens hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning.
Minnesota didn’t get a hit until the sixth inning.
Noah Cameron allowed one hit in 8 IP for the Royals.
— Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 (10)
Alex Bregman knocked in the winning run with a double.
Bregman was 9-18 with six doubles and a HR in this four-game series.
Cubs are sitting comfortably atop the NL Wild Card standings.
— Rays 3, Rangers 2
Cedric Mullins hit a game-winning homer in 8th inning.
Seven Tampa Bay pitchers combined to allow only two hits.
Rays starter McClanahan left after 3 IP (back tightness).
— White Sox 2, Bronx 1 (11)
Tristan Peters ended the game by drawing a bases loaded walk.
Game was scoreless after nine innings.
New York its 1-8 this season in extra inning games.
— Mets 4, Marlins 2
Mets scored twice in bottom of the 8th; Luis Robert had the game-winning hit.
Miami led 1-0 after five innings behind the pitching of Eury Perez.
Marlins are 55-55, 2.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Braves 5, Nationals 4
Washington led 3-0 in the fourth inning.
Ozzie Albies’ two-run single in the 6th inning was a game-winner.
Atlanta leads the NL East by seven games over the Phillies.
— Reds 3, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz was 3-for-4, with three doubles.
Brandon Lowe knocked in the winning run with a fielders’ choice.
Pirates are 55-55, 2.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Famous birthdays, July 31st:
Leon Durham, 69
Mike Bielecki, 67
Scott Brooks, 61
Dean Cain, 60
Andre Ware, 58
Gus Frerotte, 55
Chris Weinke, 54
Gabe Kapler, 51
Tim Couch, 49
David Blough, 31
NFL notes/trends……..
— New Orleans Saints signed WR Chris Olave to a four-year contract extension worth up to $132M; he caught 100 passes last year for 1,163 yards and nine TD’s.
— San Francisco 49ers signed WR Deebo Samuel to a one-year deal with $7M; last year he caught 72 passes for 727 yards and five TD’s for Washington, after playing the six years before that with San Francisco.
— Last 11 years, Buffalo is 23-18-1 ATS as a non-divisional home favorite.
— Last four years, Bengals are 13-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Last four years, Green Bay is 5-14-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Since 2019, Texans are 10-18-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last four years, Chiefs are 7-16-1 ATS in divisional games.
— Last three years, Eagles are 5-8-1 ATS as a non-divisional home favorite.
— Seahawks are 21-5-1 ATS in their last 27 road games.
— Commanders are 0-5 ATS in their last five visits to Dallas.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Guardians
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Arizona
