— I never eat at McDonald’s anymore; used to eat there a lot, but their prices are ridiculous now. I go there once a year now, and Tuesday was my day for 2026.
Two filet-o-fish sandwiches and a vanilla milkshake…….$21.87, which is why I don’t go there anymore. Plus, the convenience store near my house makes way better milkshakes than they do.
— Diamondbacks 8, Pirates 7 (12)
Arizona led this game 6-0 in the 8th inning.
James McCann had the game-winning hit for the Snakes.
Arizona takes over the last Wild Card slot in the NL
— Twins 3, Royals 2
Royce Lewis hit an opposite field, 2-run, walk-off double.
Twins won despite hitting into five double plays.
Minnesota is half a game out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Nationals 8, Blue Jays 6
Washington led 7-2 in the 4th inning.
Toronto starter Bieber faced nine batters, walked six of them.
Nationals are a game out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Tigers 14, Orioles 0
Troy Melton allowed three hits in his seven IP.
Detroit scored in every inning.
Eduardo Valencia homered twice for the Tigers.
— It turns out that newly-acquired 2B Curtis Mead broke his wrist when he was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat Monday night. No bueno for the Red Sox, or my fantasy team. Seems like these days, hitters struggle getting out of the way on inside pitches.
Boston gave up a starting pitcher to get Mead, who now might be out for the year.
— Marlins 1, Phillies 0
Sandy Alcantara allowed four hits in 7 IP.
Kyle Stowers homered for the game’s only run.
Phillies are 3-8 since the All-Star break.
— Famous birthdays, July 29th:
Mike Starr, 76
Dan Driessen, 75
Scott Wedman, 74
Dave LaPoint, 67
Pepper Johnson, 62
Ryan Braun, 46
Dak Prescott, 33
Cole Young, 23
— A’s 4, Red Sox 3
Backup C Serven hit his first MLB homer since 2022.
Gage Jump allowed three hits in his six shutout IP.
Tommy White went 4-for-4, scored twice.
— Padres 8, Rockies 7
Xander Bogaerts had the walk-off sac fly for the Padres.
Fernando Tatis had his first career five-hit game.
San Diego is 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot.
— Astros 3, Angels 2
Yordan Alvarez had the game-winning single in 9th inning.
Angels have lost five of their last six games.
Houston is 54-55, two games out of first in AL West.
— Cubs 10, Cardinals 2
Chicago led this game 7-0 in the second inning.
Last two nights, Alex Bregman is 7-10, with a HR, three doubles.
Cardinals have lost nine of their last 11 games.
— Mariners 7, Dodgers 6
Seattle hit five HR’s, two by Dominic Canzone.
Mariners are 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot.
Dodgers/Milwaukee are tied for the best record in the NL.
— Bronx 3, White Sox 2
Gerrit Cole allowed four hits in six scoreless IP.
David Bednar gave up two runs, but still got his 22nd save.
White Sox lead the AL Central by 1.5 games.
— 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
