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Welcome back from the All-Star break, Detroit Tigers fans! AJ Hinch and Co. open up the “second half” of the 2026 campaign on the road against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim starting on Friday night. It will be a late start for those of us in the more easterly time zones — and will be even worse on Saturday night.

Taking the mound in the first game after the All-Star break for the Tigers is right-hander Troy Melton, who will make his ninth start of the season. The 25-year-old is riding a four-game streak that saw him allow one or fewer runs, posting a 0.76 ERA and 2.68 FIP over that 23 2/3 frame stretch while increasing his strikeout totals in each appearance until reaching his career-high of nine in his most recent outing in just 5 2/3 innings.

For the home team, left-hander Reid Detmers will toe the rubber looking to turn things around after a rough couple of games heading into the break. The 27-year-old’s starts were brutal, posting a 10.00 ERA and 7.77 FIP over nine frames of work, allowing 14 hits (four home runs) and four walks while striking out 11 and throwing a pair of wild pitches.

Here is a look at how the two match up on paper as both teams open things back up at Angel Stadium.

Detroit Tigers (44-52) vs. Los Angeles Angels (38-59)

Time (ET): 9:38 p.m.
Place: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California
SB Nation Site: N/A
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 97: RHP Troy Melton (5-1, 1.82 ERA) vs. LHP Reid Detmers (3-6, 4.39 ERA)

Player	G	IP	K%	BB%	GB%	FIP	fWAR
Melton	8	49.1	21.7	5.8	43.7	4.07	0.7
Detmers	19	108.2	27.2	7.7	35.2	3.35	2.7

MELTON

DETMERS

Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The unofficial first half of the season is officially in the rearview, as the Brewers will kick off their post-All-Star break slate tonight in Milwaukee. At 59-37 this year, the Brewers sit ahead of the Cubs by five games in the NL Central and currently hold the second-best record in baseball behind only the 61-36 Dodgers. The Brewers come out of the break with a nine-game homestand, as they’ll host the Marlins, Mets, and Rockies over the next 10 days.

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Happy birthday to Don Kessinger, and a mighty host of others.

Today in baseball history, in 1941 – In front of more than 60,000 fans at Cleveland, Joe DiMaggio‘s hitting streak is ended at 56 games. Indians P Al Smith and Jim Bagby Jr., plus sensational plays by 3B Ken Keltner, stop the Yankee Clipper, but New York edges the Indians, 6-5, and other stories as well.

Today in baseball history:

• 1900 – At Brooklyn’s Washington Park, the Superbas tie the score against the Giants in the 5th. Then, with two men on base, New York sent in rookie Christy Mathewson, just brought up from Norfolk where he was 20-2. He hits three batters, walks two, and gives up six runs in a 13-7 loss. The New York Times says, “Matty has lots of speed and gives promise of making his way.”
• 1922 – At Boston, Ty Cobb gets five hits (and a walk) in a game for the fourth time this year, setting an American League mark. Only Willie Keeler had done it before. The Tigers roar, 16-7.
• 1925 – Tris Speaker is the fifth hitter to get 3,000 hits.
• 1934 – Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland. He will retire with a walk record of 2,062. Rickey Henderson will break the record.
• 1936 – Carl Hubbell starts his 24-game winning streak, beating Pittsburgh, 6-0. The Giants hit a National League record-tying four triples in the first inning: Jo-Jo Moore, Mel Ott and Hank Leiber hit them in succession, and Eddie Mayo adds one later in the inning to equal the major league record.
• 1950 – Yankee rookie Whitey Ford wins his first major league game, beating the visiting White Sox, 4-3. 
• 1954 – With Jim Gilliam (2B), Jackie Robinson (3B), Sandy Amoros (LF), Roy Campanella (C) and Don Newcombe (P) in the starting lineup against the Braves, the Dodgers field the first team which consists of a majority of black players. The historic five helps Brooklyn beat Milwaukee at County Stadium, 2-1.
• 1960 – Batting just .244 and not hitting for power, Willie McCovey, 1959 National League Rookie of the Year, is sent down to Tacoma (Pacific Coast League).
• 1961 – Following a year-long illness, Ty Cobb succumbs to cancer at age 74 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
• 1967 – During a 6-2 defeat, concluding a dismal 2-and-4 road trip for the Pirates, the rarely disappointing Roberto Clemente does what he does so well – break the other team’s heart in their own house and have their fans thank him for it. As Les Biederman of the Pittsburgh Press reports: “Clemente robbed Joe Torre with a lunging catch of his pop fly in the third inning with two on and the hometown Atlanta fans applauded him en route to the bench. They even applauded him when he went to bat in the fourth inning.”
• 1970 – Roberto Clemente, just a double shy of the cycle, scores the tying run, drives in the go-ahead run and keeps his team ahead with a crucial ninth-inning outfield assist, leading the Pirates to a 4-3 win over Cincinnati in a preview of the National League Championship Series. Clemente’s 150th career triple leads to the tying run in the sixth and his 400-foot first-pitch bomb over the right-centerfield fence off rookie Wayne Simpson unties it in the eighth. To keep it untied, Clemente puts down his bat and lets his arm do the talking as he guns down Tommy Helms at the plate in the ninth to seal the victory.
• 1971 – Juan Marichal allows just one hit through eight innings, but the Reds score three in the bottom of the ninth to win, 3-2. Tony Perez hits a two-run single to win it.
• 1974 – Cardinals pitching great Bob Gibson fans the Reds’ Cesar Geronimo to become the second hurler after Walter Johnson to strike out 3,000 batters.
• 1989 – White Sox C Carlton Fisk gets his 2,000th career hit in a 7-3 win over the Yankees.
• 1991 – Randy Johnson takes just four innings to rack up ten walks. He fans four, tosses a wild pitch and allows one hit and four runs in his stint, a 6-1 loss to the Brewers. 
• 1992 – Baltimore P Mike Mussina tosses a one-hitter against the Texas Rangers, striking out ten as the Orioles win by a score of 8-0. 
• 2009 – Jim Thome drives in a career-high seven runs with a grand slam and a three-run home run as Chicago defeats the Orioles, 12-8.

Today in Cubs history:

• 1906 – The Cubs beat back the Giants, 6-2, as Three-Finger Brown tops Christy Mathewson. Joe Tinker‘s two-run homer in the sixth is the big blow for Chicago. The loss drops the Giants to six games behind the Cubs.
• 1908 – In another classic match-up, Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson pair off with Brown winning, 1-0. The Cubs pitcher allows six hits, with Matty giving up seven. The only run comes on a 5th-inning inside-the-park home run by Matty’s nemesis, Joe Tinker, who runs through the arms of third base coach Heinie Zimmerman to score. In the 12 match-ups between the two pitchers, Brown has won eight.
• 1909 – Brooklyn and Chicago swap shutouts, with George Bell topping Chicago’s Orval Overall, 1-0, in the opener. Ed Reulbach comes back in the second game to beat Kaiser Wilhelm, 4-0.
• 1915 – The Cubs end Grover Cleveland Alexander‘s nine-game win streak, 4-0.
• 1918 – In the longest errorless game, Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 21 innings.
• 1964 – In Los Angeles, the Cub–Dodger contest becomes the first Pay-TV baseball game as Subscription Television offers the cablecast to subscribers for money. The Dodgers beat Chicago, 3-2, with Don Drysdale collecting 10 strikeouts.
• 1966 – The Cubs clip the Cardinals, 7-2, behind the pitching of Ken Holtzman and the slugging of Billy Williams, who hits for the cycle.

Cubs Birthdays:Herb Hutson, Don Kessinger*. Also notable: Lou Boudreau HOF.

Today in history:

• 1917 – Royal Proclamation by King George V changes name of British Royal family from German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
• 1937 – Elmer Fudd, originally Egghead, is a Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Chuck Jones for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series, first debuting as Egghead in “Egghead Rides Again”.
• 1959 – Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovers the partial skull of a new species of early human ancestor, Zinjanthropus boisei or “Zinj” (now called Paranthropus boisei), which lived in Africa almost 2 million years ago.
• 1967 – Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees’ tour, after playing 7 of a planned 29 shows.
• 2018 – Oldest evidence of bread made from wild grains is discovered by archaeologists in a 14,000-year-old dig in the Black Desert, Jordan

*pictured.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Offday

Double-A Somerset Patriots: Offday

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: Offday

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: Offday

Florida Complex League Yankees: Canceled by rain vs. FCL Blue Jays — weather’s the only thing that can keep George Lombard Jr. from homering

Dominican Summer League Yankees:W, 4-3 at DSL Rangers Blue

CF Isaias Castillo 1-4, 2 K, 2 SB
SS Stiven Marinez 1-3, BB, SB
DH Yostin Pena 1-4, HR, RBI, K
2B Juan Torres 1-3, BB
1B Juan Martinez 1-3, BB
C Cesar Lopez 1-2, HR, RBI, BB
RF Manuel Aguilar 0-1, 3 BB, K, CS
3B Adrian Feliz 1-4, K
LF Kendry Diaz 0-4, 3 K

Victor De Leon 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Freddy Lopez 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Dariel Chalas 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K (blown save)
Jose Vargas 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (win)

Dominican Summer League Bombers:W, 13-2 vs. DSL Rangers Red

DH Ruben Castillo 0-3, RBI, BB
PH-DH Kenneth Melendez 1-1, BB
2B Dariel Santana 1-4, BB, 2 K, HBP
C Alessandro Rodriguez 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, HBP
3B Carlos Bello 0-3, 2 BB, K
RF David Carrera 2-2, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB — Carrera pushes his season OPS above 1.000
PH-LF Eddison Charles 0-1, K
1B Poly Ojeda 2-3, 2 BB, K
SS Germayhoni Beltre 0-3, RBI, 2 BB, GIDP, fielding error
LF-RF Sebastian Pinto 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, 2 HBP
CF Alfiery Matos 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, K

Cesar Acosta 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 4 K (win)
Jose Sanchez 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K (hold)
Andre Avila 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Hello, friends.

Are you ready to start to think about the 2027 Orioles? This isn’t a statement about the team’s postseason chances. Rather, MLB released the regular season schedules for every team for next year, setting Orioles Opening Day for March 25 for a season that will run through September 26. That’s early!

The looming expiration of baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement at the beginning of December does mean there is a certain amount of optimism in thinking that the season will actually begin on that date. The owners are going to lock out the players as soon as the deal expires, which will put a halt to player movement until there is a new deal reached.

There is a lot of doomerism that goes around regarding whether there will even be a 2027 season. I don’t go in for that. I think it will probably look a lot like it did the last time around, five years ago. It will take the soft deadline of spring training starting up and regular season games being imperiled to solve whatever brinksmanship is going on. The last round of negotiations actually saw the league cancel a week’s worth of games before later deciding, no, we’ll still play 162, just the scheduled first week will happen last instead.

That’s going to make for a boring December and January for people who like to follow the flow of a baseball offseason. There will be no player movement during the lockout period. No major league free agent signings, no trades. Orioles fans are used to this already from Mike Elias’s typical offseason behavior, though that joke is a bit more stale after Elias did do some major moves over the last offseason.

The situation will probably feel apocalyptic up until the calendar hits February and they start to get serious with the negotiation. If the owners feel like they have leverage as the situation winds to its conclusion, that will probably result in worse things happening to the game of baseball overall. If the players end up with the upper hand, they may be able to make things a little better for themselves. Once a deal comes together, there will be a frantic week or two before players report for spring training, then everything can go from there.

Or at least that’s my guess. Despite my inherent pessimism, things often go worse than I figure they will. This would hardly be the first time. The 2026 Orioles season so far is another such example. I didn’t have high hopes for these dudes, and they’re still disappointing me. It won’t be the last time either.

The non-mathematical second half starts in Houston at 8:10 tonight. We’ll start to find out if they can rally out of the hole they’ve dug for themselves early on. It’s not as deep of a hole as last year, but it’s still a hole and they’re going to have to keep playing well to get out of it. On Thursday evening, the Orioles announced the rotation coming out of the break. Dean Kremer starts tonight, with Trevor Rogers on Saturday and Kyle Bradish on Sunday.

The Orioles also made the roster move putting Blaze Alexander on the injured list yesterday. The team recalled infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand from Triple-A Norfolk as the corresponding move. The 26-year-old righty batter has played in parts of three MLB seasons before this, compiling a .233/.275/.404 batting line with spotty defensive numbers, mostly at first base. He’ll fit right in. He’s posted a .273/.309/.555 line with the Tides, knocking 17 homers in 61 games. If he hits a lot of homers in a short span for the Orioles, we’ll probably like him. First impressions are worth a lot.

Orioles stuff you might have missed

Pondering the future of Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias (Baltimore Baseball)
Headlines like this one appearing in outlets like this one do make me feel like there could be a change if things don’t stay on a better course by season’s end.

Orioles arms need to keep pitching in for second half run (School of Roch)
Kind of as a companion to the above, one thing that will keep Elias from getting fired is if the pitchers that he has assembled deliver better collective results than they did before the break.

Replacement-level killers: Center field, left field (FanGraphs)
The Orioles check in for having the second-worst center field situation of any contending team. If Colton Cowser was hitting overall, this would not be so bad. But, he’s not.

How Blaze Alexander adjusted his swing to become one of MLB’s top bats (The Baltimore Sun)
Let’s just be plain, Alexander isn’t one of MLB’s top bats under any range of “top” that I’d accept. He did very well from May 1 until his injury, though, and his absence is going to be felt. Hopefully the team can manage to get a couple of its still-struggling guys to find adjustments that will work for them too.

Favor to ask MLB: Please start doing better in marketing your young talent (Steve on Baseball)
Steve Melewski thinks that the timing of the draft and Futures Game were not very good. He’s correct. It’s a shame that MLB is burying these events.

Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries

Today in 1991, Sam Horn set a record by becoming the first position player to strike out six times in a row within the same game. This lamentable feat occurred over the course of a 15-inning Orioles loss to the Royals.

There is one lone former Oriole who was born on this day. Happy 32nd to Josh Lester, who appeared in 11 games for the 2023 Orioles.

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday to you! Your birthday buddies for today include: Declaration of Independence signer, 5th vice president, and enduring congressional district-shaping namesake Elbridge Gerry (1744), actor James Cagney (1899), pianist Vince Guaraldi (1928), longtime German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954), and DJ Darude (1975).

On this day in history…

In 1203, soldiers of the Fourth Crusade, who had been organized to capture Jerusalem, assaulted Constantinople instead, sending the Byzantine emperor of the time, Alexios III Angelos, into exile.

In 1453, the final battle of the Hundred Years War was waged as the English and French clashed in Castillion. The French victory in this battle led to England losing all possessions on the continent except for Calais. It took until October for the war to officially end.

In 1821, Spain transferred control of Florida to the United States.

In 1918, deposed Russian tsar Nicholas II and his immediate family were executed while being held in captivity in Yekaterinburg.

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And that’s the way it is in Birdland on July 17. Have a safe Friday. Go O’s!

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (46-46)

NO GAME: SCHEDULE

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (33-54)

NO GAME: SCHEDULE

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (36-49)

NO GAME: SCHEDULE

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (39-46)

NO GAME: SCHEDULE

Rookie: FCL Mets (23-28)

FCL METS 3, FCL CARDINALS 2 (BOX)

• LF D’Andre Smith: 2-2, R, 2 2B, RBI
• RF Mike Tauchman: 0-3
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-3, K
• C Yovanny Rodriguez: 0-3
• DH Josmir Reyes: 0-2, BB
• PR-DH Vladi Gomez: 0-0
• CF Bohan Adderley: 1-3, R, SB
• 2B Anthony Frobose: 0-2, R, BB, 2 K
• 1B Yeider Mindiola: 1-2, K
• SS Diover De Aza: 0-1, RBI, K
• P Camden Lohman: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
• P Austin Brown: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• P Wilmer Lugo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

Rookie: DSL Mets Orange (17-17)

DSL METS ORANGE 9, DSL TIGERS II 8 (BOX)

• SS Wandy Asigen: 1-1, 2B
• 2B Roni Garcia: 1-3, R, 3B, RBI
• DH Cleiner Ramirez: 1-3, 2 R, BB
• C Cesar Acosta: 1-3, K, E
• C Jesus Griman: 0-1
• 3B Sebastian Toro: 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
• 3B Oscar Pena: 0-0
• RF Jhonael Cuello: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, K
• 1B Yadier Fuentes: 0-1, R, 2 BB
• CF Ryan Rudas: 0-2, R, 2 RBI, BB
• LF Aiberson Blanco: 1-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• 2B-SS Jose Padilla: 0-3, K
• P Maxgregori Harvey: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• P Isaac De La Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• P Randy Guzman: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
• P Frandy Lora: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Rookie: DSL Mets Blue (14-19)

DSL ARIZONA BLACK 7, DSL METS BLUE 4 (BOX)

• SS Johnderis Sanchez: 0-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB, E
• 2B Dayron Oramas: 1-3, BB, SB
• 1B Jonnhan Sanchez: 0-3, BB, K
• DH Henry Manrique: 0-3, R, BB, K
• C Frank Moreno: 1-2, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K
• CF Royner Bravo: 1-4, RBI, K
• 3B Michalle Mercedes: 0-3, SB, E
• RF Emerson Estevez: 0-3, 2 K
• LF Elvis Teran: 2-3, R
• P Leyvi Rodriguez: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 1 K
• P Jhony Osoria: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

STAR OF THE NIGHT

D’Andre Smith

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Jhony Osoria

The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, but finding any clarity in the playoff chase before then is highly unlikely.

With roughly two-thirds of all major league teams at least within striking distance of a wild-card spot, it's going to be hard to tell the buyers from the sellers over the next few weeks. Until they start making deals.

Expect a lot of waiting and then a flurry of trades before the deadline as teams look to tweak their rosters for the stretch run. Any players on the 40-man roster acquired before the deadline will be eligible to play for their new clubs in the postseason.

When is the MLB trade deadline?

The MLB trade deadline, traditionally July 31, is a bit later than it's been in the past. With the 31st on a Friday this year, MLB has decided to move the deadline later.

Trade deadline: Monday, August 3

Time: 6 p.m. ET

Which teams are looking to make a splash at the deadline?

Pitching is the most sought-after commodity at the trade deadline every year.

There seems to be no shortage of interesting arms this time around as well. The big question is whether or not their current teams will be willing to part with them. Starters Tarik Skubal, Sonny Gray and Joe Ryan could be difference-makers in the postseason. So could closers Mason Miller, Josh Hader and Aroldis Chapman.

On the hitting side, the San Francisco Giants could be the most active seller with 1B Rafael Devers, 2B Luis Arraez, SS Willy Adames, 3B Matt Chapman and IF Casey Schmitt all reportedly available.

Here are six teams – three from the American League and three from the National League – with the greatest needs:

New York Yankees

Record: 54-42, 2nd in AL East

The Yankees desperately need an upgrade at catcher. Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers would make sense, but Colorado's Hunter Goodman would be the ultimate prize. Do the Yanks have the prospects to get a deal done? They could also use some pitching depth while they wait for injured starters Max Fried and Carlos Rodon to return. Surprisingly, the Yankees have the lowest bullpen ERA in the majors (3.04) at the break.

Tampa Bay Rays

Record: 56-38, 1st in AL East

This season is shaping up as the Rays' best chance to win a World Series since they fell to the Dodgers in 2020. Upgrades at catcher and middle infield would help. Or do they just try to patch those holes from within? A big left-handed bat to complement slugger Junior Caminero might be what puts the Rays over the top.

Seattle Mariners

Record: 48-49, 2nd in AL West

The Mariners have been hovering all season around the .500 mark, which up until recently was good enough for first place in the division. A five-game losing skid just before the break still lingers as they plot their strategy. With perhaps the deepest starting rotation in the majors, Seattle could even look to deal veteran Luis Castillo to upgrade an offense that ranks 28th out of 30 teams in scoring at 4.04 runs per game.

Atlanta Braves

Record: 55-40, 1st in NL East

The Braves have survived a flood of injuries and still managed to stay atop the division. But the Philadelphia Phillies are surging, and the Miami Marlins are surprisingly keeping pace. Outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. seems close to returning from his hamstring strain, but starters Spencer Strider and Spencer Schwellenbach may not be back until September. An addition to the rotation seems like a must. Could Atlanta make a move to pair Skubal with another Cy Young-winning left-hander in Chris Sale?

Miami Marlins

Record: 52-45, 3rd in NL East

Could a franchise that's never won a division title − but has won two World Series − take that pathway to success once more? The Marlins have above-average hitting and pitching, but could benefit greatly from a big outfield bat.

Chicago Cubs

Record: 54-42, 2nd in NL Central

The Cubs are five games out of first place in the division but currently sit in the first wild-card spot. They have the resources to add payroll, but they may not have the prospects to land an impact player. So, youngsters Matt Shaw and Moises Ballesteros could be on the block. The Cubs already added lefty David Peterson to supplement an injury-ravaged pitching staff. Much more needs to be done.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB trade deadline could provide instant upgrades to these contenders

Welcome back to the show everyone. After a four-day All-Star Break excursion, we now return to our regularly scheduled programming. The second half of the season is here, and the Yankees start off the back end of their calendar with a doozy, a three-game set against the two-time defending-champion Dodgers. It’ll be the first time the Yankees and Dodgers have faced off in the Bronx since that fateful Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, giving the Yankees a chance to exorcise some demons, at least in a small way.

You can get prepped for the series with LA with Josh’s preview of the three games. We’ll also continue our trade deadline coverage with Matt’s look at Twins starter Joe Ryan, and our Yankee Birthday series with Nick’s profile of a quietly important figure in Yankees history. And later, Jonathan reviews how the Yankees’ 2026 draft picks did in the College World Series, and Madison delivers the answers to this week’s mailbag.

Today’s Matchup:

New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Time: 7:05 p.m. EST

TV: YES Network, SportsNet LA, MLB Network

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Questions/Prompts:

1. What do you expect from this interesting Gerrit Cole vs. Roki Sasaki matchup tonight?

2. Did you catch up on anything you’d been meaning to during the All-Star Break?