Thursday’s 6-pack:
Dodgers who have homered five games in a row:
1950- Roy Campanella
2001- Shawn Green
2010- Matt Kemp
2014-15- Adrian Gonzalez
2015- Joc Pederson
2019- Max Muncy
2025- Shohei Ohtani
Quote of the Day
“Holdouts are brutal, man. I’ll say this for an agent or a player who has never experienced it, I don’t think you can tell them enough how brutal it is. Don’t push that button unless you really [plan to] go all the way.”
Longtime agent Vince Taylor
Thursday’s quiz
On June 29, Washington’s James Wood was walked intentionally four times in one game; before that night, who was the last player to get four intentional walks in a game?
Wednesday’s quiz
After Dodger Stadium, the Angels’ stadium in Anaheim is the 4th-oldest stadium in the major leagues.
Tuesday’s quiz
Other than Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the major leagues.
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— Green Bay Packers are a publicly-owned team, so they divulge their earnings every year; this past year, the Packers and their 539,529 stockholders (lot of stockholders) banked a check from the NFL worth $432.6M, which means since every team got one of those, the league’s total revenue was roughly $13B, that’s BILLION, with a B.
Which is how they can afford to pay Roger Goodell $30 or $40M a year; he is the captain that keeps the golden yacht afloat.
— Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis is going to have season-ending shoulder surgery; he hopes to be ready for the 2026 season. Levis was 5-16 as a starter for Tennessee his first two years in the NFL, but the Titans drafted Cam Ward in this April’s draft.
Brandon Allen (2-8 as an NFL starter in five years)/Tim Boyle (0-5 in six years) are the Titans’ other QB’s, if they don’t start Ward right away.
— Miami Dolphins’ head coaches, since 2000:
2000-04- Dave Wannstedt 42-31 regular season (1-2 playoffs)
2004- Jim Bates 3-4 as an interim coach
2005-06- Nick Saban 15-17 regular season
2007- Cam Cameron 1-15 regular season
2008-11- Tony Sparano- 29-32 regular season (0-1 playoffs)
2011- Todd Bowles 2-1 as an interim coach
2012-15- Joe Philbin- 24-28 regular season
2015- Dan Campbell 5-7 as an interim coach
2016-18- Adam Gase- 23-25 regular season (0-1 playoffs)
2019-21- Brian Flores 24-25 regular season
2022-present- Mike McDaniel 28-23 regular season (0-2 playoffs)
— Notes for the Houston Texans:
Went 10-7/10-7 in two years under DeMeco Ryans.
Last year, Texans were 7-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
This year, Texans are #18 in $$$ spent on offense (#23 on QBs)
This year, Texans are #9 in $$$ spent on defense.
Last year, Houston was +10 (29-19) in turnovers.
Last year, Houston was minus-5 (49-54) in sacks.
Last two years, under is 22-12 in Texans games.
Last two years, Texans are 7-11 ATS as a favorite, 9-6 as an underdog.
— Kudos to MLB Network for showing a minor league game live Monday afternoon, a AAA game between farm teams of the Phillies-Orioles. It is fun to watch prospects play, see what they have a they try and make it to the majors.
— Phillies 9, Red Sox 8 (11)
Boston is now 1-7 in extra inning games on the road.
Phillies led 5-0 after the fourth inning.
Bryce Harper hit his 350th career home run.
— Rockies 6, Cardinals 0
Colorado got its first shutout in its last 220 games.
Rookie Tanner Gordon pitched six innings, got his second win..
Ezequiel Tovar homered for the Rockies.
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Famous birthdays, July 24th:
Robert Hays, 78
Michael Richards, 76
Lynda Carter, 74
Steve Grogan, 72
Kevin Butler, 63
Karl Malone, 62
Barry Bonds, 61
Rick Fox, 56
Jennifer Lopez, 56
Rafer Alston, 49
Rose Byrne, 46
Anna Paquin, 43
Kyle Kuzma, 30
Drake London, 24
— Mets 6, Angels 3
Mets won their fourth game in a row.
Francisco Lindor snapped out of a slump, going 2-4 with two RBI.
Mike Trout now has 396 homers, 999 RBI in his career.
— Astros 4, Diamondbacks 3
Christian Walker had the game-winning single in the 9th inning.
First two Astros in 9th inning reached base on bunt singles.
Houston now leads AL West by six games.
— Guardians 3, Orioles 2
Steven Kwan had the game-winning hit in the 8th inning.
Guardians have won 11 of their last 13 games.
Baltimore has lost seven of its last eight games.
— Reds 5, Nationals 0
Nick Lodolo threw a 105-pitch complete game for the Reds.
Cincinnati has now gone 33 series without being swept this season.
Washington is 4-8 since they fired their GM/manager.
— Marlins 3, Padres 2
Jesus Sanchez hit a 2-run homer for the Marlins.
Sandy Alcantara allowed one (unearned) run in 7 IP.
Marlins are 23-12 in their last 35 games.
— Dodgers 4, Twins 3
Freddie Freeman hit a 2-run, walk-off single in 9th inning.
Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth game in a row.
Game was tied 1-1 after six innings.
— Pirates 6, Tigers 1
Spencer Horwitz hit his first career grand slam.
Bailey Falter allowed only four hits in 7 IP.
Detroit has lost nine of its last ten games.
If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Mariners, Red Sox
NL: Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres