— Underrated baseball record: Ted Williams holds the all-time record for most consecutive games reaching base, 84 games in a row.
— Phillies 6, Marlins 4
Phillies scored four runs in the sixth inning.
Bryson Stott had the go-ahead hit.
Phillies have won five games in a row.
— Angels 3, Astros 1
George Klassen allowed one hit in seven IP.
Josh Lowe had an opposite field home run.
Astros’ lead in AL West is down to a game over Texas.
— Rangers 5, Nationals 0
Cal Quantrill allowed four hits in his seven IP.
Wyatt Langford had two hits, scored two runs.
Washington lost six of its last seven games.
— Padres 5, Mets 2
Fernando Tatis led the game off with his 14th home run.
Tatis hit his 15th home run in the fifth inning.
In 2nd inning, Tatis robbed Francisco Lindor of a grand slam with a great catch.
— Cardinals 3, Reds 0
Kyle Leahy allowed three hits in his five IP.
Joshua Baez hit three HR’s in his MLB debut last week.
Since then, he is 0-for-17, with a sac fly.
— Pirates 4, Tigers 1
Brandon Ashcroft allowed one run in 8 IP, throwing only 80 pitches.
Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer in his return from the IL.
Detroit has lost four of its last five games.
— Famous birthdays, August 19th:
Gerald McRaney, 79
Adam Arkin, 70
Anthony Munoz, 68
Gary Gaetti, 68
Rickey Pierce, 67
Ron Darling, 66
Morten Andersen, 66
Bobby Hebert, 66
Kyra Sedgwick, 61
Jeff Tam, 56
Nate Burleson, 45
JJ Hardy, 44
Kirk Cousins, 38
Brandon Young, 28
— Alabama is ranked 13th in the preseason college football top 10, the first time in 13 years their preseason rank is outside the top 10. This is their lowest preseason ranking since 2008, when they were #24 in the preseason poll.
— Modern college sports: Arkansas poached a defensive back from Dartmouth.
— LB Von Miller signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys, worth $5.5M; he’s played 14 years in the NFL, winning Super Bowls with Denver and the Rams.
— WR Keenan Allen signed a one-year deal with the Colts, worth a maximum of $8.32M.
— Surprising stat: Baltimore Orioles are 16-5 in P Brandon Young’s starts this season.
— In case you were wondering, San Francisco Giants have hit eight grand slams, most of any team in the major leagues.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Rangers
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres
