— Phillies 7, Twins 1
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, had three RBI.
Schwarber now leads the major leagues, with 37 homers.
Phillies have a half-game lead for the NL’s last Wild Card spot.
They didn’t have the ABS pitch-challenge system in this game.
— Nationals 7, Cubs 0
Cade Cavalli didn’t allow a hit until the 7th inning.
Abimelec Ortiz homered, had three RBI.
Washington is five games out of the last playoff spot.
— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0
Peyton Tolle allowed two hits in his eight IP.
Leading 1-0, Caleb Durbin hit an 8th inning grand slam.
Boston’s win snaps their five-game losing skid.
— Mariners 1, New York 0
Logan Gilbert gave up four hits in his six IP.
Weston Wilson homered in the second inning.
Win snaps Seattle’s six-game losing skid.
— Reds 9, White Sox 8
Sal Stewart homered, had two hits, scored four runs.
Cincinnati led 8-4 in the fourth inning.
Eugenio Suarez hit his 18th home run of the season.
— Pirates 13, Marlins 1
Braxton Ashcroft threw a three-hit, complete game.
He is first Pirate to since 2017 to throw a CG in less than 100 pitches.
Jake Mangum went 3-for-4, with three runs scored.
— Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Keider Montero got 17 outs, allowed only three hits.
Eduardo Valencia homered for the Tigers.
Cleveland lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Famous birthdays, August 14th:
Steve Martin, 81
Susan Saint James, 80
Earvin Johnson, 67
Mark Gubicza, 64
Halle Berry, 60
Wayne Chhrebet, 53
Mike Vrabel, 51
Mila Kunis, 43
TJ Friedl, 31
Cade Cavalli, 28
— Bengals 16, Lions 14
Joe Burrow played one series; Jared Goff didn’t play.
Evan McPherson kicked a 56-yard FG for Cincinnati.
Rookie QB Altmeyer was 13-22/130 passing for Detroit.
— Steelers 28, Packers 9
Steelers completed 27-33 passes, for 313 yards.
Aaron Rodgers didn’t play in this game.
Total yardage was 385-160, Pittsburgh.
Tyrod Taylor is a backup QB for Green Bay; he’s had an interesting career:
2011-14 Ravens- 35 passes thrown, no starts
2015-17- Bills- 22-20 as a starter
2018- Browns- 1-1-1 as a starter
2019-20- Chargers- 1-0 as a starter
2021- Texans- 2-4 as a starter
2022-23- Giants- 2-3 as a starter
2024-25- Jets- 1-3 as a starter
overall- 29-32-1 as a starter, 0-1 in playoff games
— Colts 13, Patriots 13
Colts kicked a 61-yard FG with 1:16 left to tie the game.
There is no overtime in NFL exhibition games.
Anthony Richardson was 11-14/145 passing for Indianapolis.
Tommy DeVito was 13-22/138 passing for New England.
— Chargers 27, Texans 7
Trey Lance was 12-20/164 passing for the Bolts.
Neither starting QB played in this game.
Chargers outgained Houston, 379-209.
— Cardinals 27, Raiders 14
Three Arizona QB’s were 26-30/212 passing.
#1 draft pick Mendoza was 10-16/97 passing, with one TD.
Teams combined to convert 15-29 third down plays.
—If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Tigers
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Arizona. Phillies
