— Reds 1, Marlins 0
Alcantara vs Burns was an excellent pitchers’ duel.
Eugenio Suarez’ RBI double drove in the only run.
Marlins were shut out for the 7th time this year.
— Cubs 3, Cardinals 0
Clay Holmes allowed one hit in 6.2 IP.
Seiya Suzuki hit a 3-run homer in the sixth inning.
Neither team had a baserunner in the first four innings.
— White Sox 9, Tigers 5
Miguel Vargas homered twice, was 4-for-5 wit three RBI
Braden Montgomery was 3-for-5, with three RBI.
White Sox lead the AL Central by 3.5 games.
— Padres 7, Guardians 5
Bogaerts, Campusano both drove in three runs.
Cleveland led 3-0 after the third inning.
Padres are now the #2 Wild Card team in the NL.
— Astros 10, Mariners 7 (10)
Christian Walker hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning.
Yordan Alvarez hit his 36th homer this year.
Isaac Paredes had two hits, drove in three runs.
— Dodgers 3, Brewers 1
Yamamoto gave up a run on four hits in six IP.
This season, Yamamoto is 12-7, 2.60.
Edman, Pages homered for the Dodgers.
— Diamondbacks 2, Braves 0
Brandon Pfaadt is 7-0, 1.16 in his last eight starts.
Tim Tawa homered in the 9th for an insurance run.
This was Atlanta’s first loss in 11 Friday night home games.
— Pirates 8, Red Sox 4
Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning.
Bryan Reynolds had two hits, scored three runs.
Red Sox lost six of their last seven games.
— A’s 8, Rangers 3
Jeff McNeil was 4-for-5, with three RBI
A’s bullpen got 11 outs, didn’t allow a run.
Jake Burger hit a three-run homer for Texas.
— Famous birthdays, August 15th:
Kenny Carr, 71
Gary Kubiak, 65
Bubby Brister, 64
Jeff Huson, 62
Scott Brosius, 60
Debra Messing, 58
Eric Bieniemy, 57
Anthony Anderson, 56
Ben Affleck, 54
Oliver Perez, 45
Bruce Brown, 30
Luke Keaschall, 24
— Was watching a Canadian Football League game the other night; the CFL has a larger playing field (midfield is the 55, end zones are way bigger). Was doing something else while I listened to the game, and did a double-take when the announcer said: “Lions have the ball on the Calgary 53-yard line.” CFL games are fun to watch.
— All six NFL games Thursday night stayed under the total.
— Buccaneers 24, Jets 16
Rookie QB Cade Klubnik (Clemson) led two scoring drives.
Third-string QB Zappe threw a pick-6 in the 2nd quarter.
Jets led 13-10 at halftime; neither starting QB played.
— Broncos 27, Falcons 7
Jahdae Barron returned a pick-6 97 yards for a TD.
Denver led 24-0 at halftime.
Broncos outgained Atlanta, 359-192
— Commanders 20, Dolphins 7
Miami QB Willis led 14-play, 93-yard TD drive in his only drive this game.
Washington’s backup QB Marcus Mariota got hurt, left the game.
Commanders were 8-17 on third down, Dolphins 3-12.
So far this week, under is now 8-1 in NFL games.
— Field of Dreams Game in Iowa next summer: Red Sox vs Royals.
— 2028 All-Star Game is going to be in San Francisco.
— Reds’ DH Eugenio Suarez got his 1,500th career hit this week.
—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, Padres, Ariz/Phil
