7/28/22: SEA at HOU Open Game Thread
feels like we just played these guys
feels like we just played these guys
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that 157 member institutions have earned the Champions of Character Five-Star Award. Midland University was included in the recognition, earning the highest Gold Level of the annual award.
Kansas City invades the Bronx and leaves Benny there
The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays are set to kick off a three-game weekend series on Friday evening from the Rogers Center.
The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs will continue their four-game weekend series tomorrow night from Oracle Park with a solid pitching matchup on tap.
The Mets’ lead at the top of the division slipped to a 0.5 game following their 2-1 against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Since then, the team has won three straight against two potential playoff teams, helping them increase their lead over the Atlanta Braves to three games.
Ah, well. Nevertheless...
The 2022 Cincinnati Reds aren’t going anywhere. They aren’t winning anything, and should be treated as nothing but day to day entertainment value at this juncture.
The Mariners embark on their most difficult road trip of the season, beginning with four games against the Astros.
Tim Britton and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report that Mets’ reliever Drew Smith is being placed on the 15-day injured list with an unspecified arm injury. The right-hander hasn’t pitched since Sunday when he allowed one run in his inning of work against the Padres.
There was a famous long-time Sun-Times sports writer named Bill Gleason. He wrote about what he said was the holy grail for Chicago sports teams back then... finishing .500. And for a long time, he was right about that.
Naturally when two starting pitchers with bloated ERAs meet, you get a pitching duel.