— Red Sox 7, Rays 6
Tampa Bay led this game 6-3 in the 7th inning.
Wilyer Abreu homered twice, has 4 HR’s in his last two games.
Boston has now won 12 games in a row.
— Wilyer Abreu’s platoon splits this year:
vs lefties: 110 AB, .345 BA, .948 OPS
vs righties: 251 AB, .227 BA, .702 OPS
— Phillies 6, Mets 1
Kyle Schwarber hit his 33rd home run, most in the majors.
Trea Turner homered, went 3-for-4, scored three runs.
Phillies are 41-14 if Sanchez/Wheeler/Luzado start on the mound.
They’re 14-30 in all their other games.
— Rangers 7, Braves 6
Atlanta led 5-3 after the fifth inning.
Bradon Nimmo’s sixth-inning was a game-winner.
Braves’ lead in the NL East is down to two games.
— Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
George Springer’s 4th-inning single drove in the game’s only run.
Loss snaps Chicago’s four-game winning streak.
Louis Varland has 20 saves in 20 chances.
— Orioles 4, Astros 2 (11)
Tyler O’Neill’s infield hit was a game-winner.
Baltimore has won six games in a row.
Astros have lost six of their last eight games.
— Rockies 10, Reds 3
TJ Rumfield was 4-for-5, homered, had 4 RBI
Top three guys in Colorado’s oder went 6-for-14, with six runs scored.
Jose Trevino homered twice for the Reds.
— Famous birthdays, July 19th:
George Dzundza, 81
Alvan Adams, 72
Anthony Edwards, 64
LeRoy Butler, 58
Rick Ankiel, 47
Yan Gomes, 39
Patrick Corbin, 37
Mauricio Dubon, 32
Info on Sun Belt West teams
Louisiana
Last four years, Ragin’ Cajuns were 6-7/6-7/10-4/6-7
ULL lost its last four bowls, by 7-3-31-7 points (0-2-2 ATS).
Louisiana has 7 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Cajuns have 67 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Winfield started 8 games last year.
Desormeaux is 13-17 ATS as a favorite.
Desormeaux is 12-7 ATS as an underdog.
Last six years, Louisiana is +39 in turnovers.
Last three years, Louisiana is 4-10-1 ATS in non-conference games.
Desormeaux is 14-7 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Troy
Last four years, Trojans are 35-19 SU.
In their last three bowls (1-2), Troy scored 18-10-13 points.
Troy has 4 starters back on offense, 2 on defense.
Trojans have 86 returning starts on OL, at various places.
Senior QB Crowder started seven games LY.
Last four years, Troy is 7-0 ATS as a road favorite.
Last four years, Troy is 13-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2017, Trojans are 18-24-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Trojans are 26-9 ATS in last 35 conference games.
Troy is 23-8 ATS in last 31 games coming off a win.
Louisiana Tech
Last year was Tech’s first winning season since 2019.
Tech is 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS in its last five bowl games.
Bulldogs have 5 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Tech has 45 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Baker started six games last year.
In his career, Cumbie is 16-9 ATS in home games.
In his career, Cumbie is 10-16 ATS in road games.
Tech is 7-3 ATS in last ten games as a home underdog.
Bulldogs are 13-9 ATS in last 22 non-conference games.
In his career, Cumbie is 18-14 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Arkansas State
Red Wolves went 8-5/7-6 SU the last two seasons.
Arkansas State won three of its last four bowl games.
ASU has 7 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Red Wolves have 58 returning starts on the offensive line.
Whoever the new QB is will be an inexperienced QB.
Last three years, ASU is 7-3 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Jones, Red Wolves are 16-12 ATS as a road underdog.
ASU was 7-6 last year, despite a minus-7 turnover ratio.
ASU is 15-9 ATS in their last 24 conference games.
In his career, Jones is 52-44 ATS in home games.
South Alabama
South Alabama was 4-8 LY, after 3 straight winning years.
Last five years, Jaguars had a positive turnover ratio every year.
USA has 4 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Jaguars have 32 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Davenport started 12 games last year.
Last three years, Jaguars are 6-10 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Applewhite is 5-10 ATS as a home underdog.
Last five years, South Alabama is 6-9 ATS as a road underdog.
USA is 5-9 ATS in last 14 non-conference games.
South Alabama won its last two bowls, 59-10/30-23
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Monroe has had seven straight losing seasons.
ULM’s one/only bowl game: 2012 Independence Bowl.
ULM has 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Warhawks have 22 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Armenta started 11 games last year.
In his career, coach Vincent is 8-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, coach Vincent is 0-5 ATS as a road favorite.
Warhawks are 17-23 ATS in their last 40 games as an underdog.
ULM is 26-37 ATS in its last 63 conference games.
ULM 9-14 ATS in last 23 games coming off a loss.
