With an unbelievably close playoff race in the NL, and an intriguing one in the AL, the difference may be strength of schedule the rest of the way. So let’s rank them all.
Jockey Drayden Van Dyke won a record-tying seven races at Del Mar, winning with Neighborhood Bully, Quebec, Triple Shot, Tantara, Policy, Ohio and Catapult.
If not for the electric orange caps atop their heads, one might have missed the men who shuffled into the sixth row behind home plate at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field on Sunday, taking their seats among a group of Little Leaguers from Staten Island. Scheduled off from work, Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard instead took in a ballgame on what Syndergaard called “a beautiful night for baseball” in “the farmlands of Pennsylvania.”
Saturday at Del Mar, favorite Accelerate won by 12 1/2 lengths in the Pacific Classic (G1) over Pavel and Prime Attraction. Also on the card, Fatale Bere won the Del Mar Oaks (G1) and Fashion Business won the Del Mar Handicap (G2). Get the results, charts, and photos here.
The Oakland Athletics have been on such an improbable journey the last two months that virtually anything seems possible at this point. So is this the week the A’s take control of the American League West? Let’s check out the best game each day.
Although Houston regained the top spot in the division with Sunday’s win, Oakland made a serious statement over the weekend.
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Indians showed off their power and pitching Sunday. Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fourth inning, four pitchers combined on the team’s AL-leading 13th shutout and the Indians continued to roll through August with an 8-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles
Led by Amed Rosario’s three RBIs, a Mets team that sports MLB’s lowest run total in home games capped a five-city road trip with an 8-2 win over the Phillies in the second annual MLB Little League Classic presented by Geico in Williamsport, Pa., pushing its road output to an NL-best 5.23 runs per game.
Ontario native R.J. Barrett posts a double-double to help lead Duke past McGill and to a three-game sweep of its Canadian exhibition tour.
Justin Verlander got a boost from the Astros’ bats to collect his 200th career win as Houston retook sole possession of first place in the AL West with a 9-4 win over the A’s.
