Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Early season college football spreads:
— Florida State (-13) vs Georgia Tech (@ Ireland)
— SMU (-24.5) @ Nevada
— North Carolina @ Minnesota (-2)
— Florida Atlantic @ Michigan State (-11.5)
— TCU @ Stanford (-8)
— Clemson vs Georgia (-13.5) (@ Atlanta)
Quote of the Day
“Getting an impact starter was a very high priority for us, and Jack (Flaherty) is definitely that. His command, his stuff, the swing-and-miss — we feel like that’s a real power option come October.”
Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Hall of Fane QB Kurt Warner play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, beating the Chiefs/Raiders.
Monday’s quiz
2004 was last time Team USA didn’t win the gold medal in Olympic basketball; Argentina won the gold medal that year.
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Dodgers scored five runs in top of the first, but that was it.
Manny Machado hit two homers for San Diego.
— Reds 6, Cubs 3
Santiago Espinal was 4-4 hitting out of the #9 slot in order.
Nick Martinez pitched four scoreless IP as the bulk reliever.
— Braves 5, Brewers 1
Braves’ OF Jarred Kelenic, who is from Wisconsin, hit a double and a home run.
Atlanta 3B Austin Riley went 4-5 with an RBI and run scored.
— Diamondbacks 17, Nationals 0
Eugenio Suarez hit three homers, knocked in five runs.
Rough week for Washington; they blew a 8-4 lead in 9th inning Monday.
— Movie of the Day: The Rainmaker (1997)- An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company. Great cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Danny Glover, Mickey Rourke.
John Grisham has written some great books; this one, Pelican Brief and Runaway Jury are my favorites that got made into movies.
— Royals 4, White Sox 3
White Sox have now lost 16 games in a row.
Royals scored three runs in 8th inning, after trailing 2-1.
— Guardians 5, Tigers 0
Jose Ramirez hit his 243rd home run, 2nd-most in Cleveland history.
Gavin Williams tossed five scoreless IP, got his first win this year.
— Mariners 10, Red Sox 6
Half of Seattle’s ten runs were unearned, thanks to three Boston errors.
Seattle has won four of its last five games.
— Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2
Orioles are 6-6 since All-Star break; they added P Trevor Rogers from Miami.
Anthony Santander hit his 31st home run for Baltimore.
— Famous birthdays, July 31st:
Leon Durham, 67
Mark Cuban, 66
Wesley Snipes, 62
Scott Brooks, 59
Andre Ware, 56
Gus Frerotte, 53
Gabe Kapler, 49
Tim Couch, 47
AJ Green, 36
— Mets 2, Twins 0
Sean Manaea struck out 11, allowed only 3 baserunners in 7 IP.
Mets are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
— Pirates 6, Astros 2
Pirates added Bryan De La Cruz, Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the trade deadline; go figure.
#9 hitter Michael Taylor homered for the second game in a row.
— A’s 5, Giants 2
JP Sears tossed seven shutout IP for Oakland.
A’s are 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— New York 7, Phillies 6 (12)
Jazz Chisholm has four home runs in his last two games.
Phillies are 4-10 in their last fourteen games.
— Rays 9, Marlins 3
Marlins traded away nine players in last week; no bueno, at least not for this year.
Christopher Morel homered in his first game with Tampa Bay.
— Cardinals 8, Rangers 1
Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his first game back with St Louis.
Rangers have lost four of last five games.
— Angels 10, Rockies 7
Colorado led this game 6-2 in second inning.
Matt Theiss drove in a career-high five runs for the Halos.
Early season college football spreads:
— Florida State (-13) vs Georgia Tech (@ Ireland)
— SMU (-24.5) @ Nevada
— North Carolina @ Minnesota (-2)
— Florida Atlantic @ Michigan State (-11.5)
— TCU @ Stanford (-8)
— Clemson vs Georgia (-13.5) (@ Atlanta)
Quote of the Day
“Getting an impact starter was a very high priority for us, and Jack (Flaherty) is definitely that. His command, his stuff, the swing-and-miss — we feel like that’s a real power option come October.”
Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Hall of Fane QB Kurt Warner play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, beating the Chiefs/Raiders.
Monday’s quiz
2004 was last time Team USA didn’t win the gold medal in Olympic basketball; Argentina won the gold medal that year.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Padres 6, Dodgers 5 (10)Dodgers scored five runs in top of the first, but that was it.
Manny Machado hit two homers for San Diego.
— Reds 6, Cubs 3
Santiago Espinal was 4-4 hitting out of the #9 slot in order.
Nick Martinez pitched four scoreless IP as the bulk reliever.
— Braves 5, Brewers 1
Braves’ OF Jarred Kelenic, who is from Wisconsin, hit a double and a home run.
Atlanta 3B Austin Riley went 4-5 with an RBI and run scored.
— Diamondbacks 17, Nationals 0
Eugenio Suarez hit three homers, knocked in five runs.
Rough week for Washington; they blew a 8-4 lead in 9th inning Monday.
— Movie of the Day: The Rainmaker (1997)- An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company. Great cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Danny Glover, Mickey Rourke.
John Grisham has written some great books; this one, Pelican Brief and Runaway Jury are my favorites that got made into movies.
— Royals 4, White Sox 3
White Sox have now lost 16 games in a row.
Royals scored three runs in 8th inning, after trailing 2-1.
— Guardians 5, Tigers 0
Jose Ramirez hit his 243rd home run, 2nd-most in Cleveland history.
Gavin Williams tossed five scoreless IP, got his first win this year.
— Mariners 10, Red Sox 6
Half of Seattle’s ten runs were unearned, thanks to three Boston errors.
Seattle has won four of its last five games.
— Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2
Orioles are 6-6 since All-Star break; they added P Trevor Rogers from Miami.
Anthony Santander hit his 31st home run for Baltimore.
— Famous birthdays, July 31st:
Leon Durham, 67
Mark Cuban, 66
Wesley Snipes, 62
Scott Brooks, 59
Andre Ware, 56
Gus Frerotte, 53
Gabe Kapler, 49
Tim Couch, 47
AJ Green, 36
— Mets 2, Twins 0
Sean Manaea struck out 11, allowed only 3 baserunners in 7 IP.
Mets are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
— Pirates 6, Astros 2
Pirates added Bryan De La Cruz, Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the trade deadline; go figure.
#9 hitter Michael Taylor homered for the second game in a row.
— A’s 5, Giants 2
JP Sears tossed seven shutout IP for Oakland.
A’s are 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— New York 7, Phillies 6 (12)
Jazz Chisholm has four home runs in his last two games.
Phillies are 4-10 in their last fourteen games.
— Rays 9, Marlins 3
Marlins traded away nine players in last week; no bueno, at least not for this year.
Christopher Morel homered in his first game with Tampa Bay.
— Cardinals 8, Rangers 1
Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his first game back with St Louis.
Rangers have lost four of last five games.
— Angels 10, Rockies 7
Colorado led this game 6-2 in second inning.
Matt Theiss drove in a career-high five runs for the Halos.