Who Owned Baseball – July 2, 2019

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Let’s see owned baseball on July 2, 2019

Earning Full WOBs:

Rafael Devers went 4 for 5 with 2 homers and 6 RBI to give the travel weary Red Sox a much needed 10-6 victory.

Evan Longoria homered twice, singled and doubled as the Giants rolled to a 10-4 beating of the Padres.

Charlie Morton struck out 12 Orioles in 7 innings, giving up a single run as the Rays won, 6-3.

Aaron Nola threw 8 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and recording 8 strikeouts as the Phillies blanked the Braves, 2-0.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Jason Castro hit a pair of homers and added another hit but the Twins were stopped by Oakland, 8-6.

Dallas Keuchel held the Phillies to 2 runs over 7 solid innings. The Braves bats were shutout in the 2-0 final.

José Martínez slammed 2 home runs but the Cardinals were edged by the Mariners, 5-4.

James Paxton worked out of jam after jam over 6 innings, allowing just 1 run to the Mets. The Yankees bullpen would blow his lead and ultimately the 4-2 game.

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Talking Padres with Neal Hughlett: Locked On MLB – July 3, 2019

Neal Hughlett is a die hard Padres fan living in Boston. We talked about his fandom and the state of his team in today’s episode.

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This is the Locked On MLB Podcast hosted by me, Paul Francis Sullivan. Please call me Sully.

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The Summer Score – Updated for July 3, 2019

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Cleveland and Oakland have pushed Texas out for at least a day. Meanwhile the Rockies have dropped out.

We are now in July. So this month, each day a team is in a playoff position is worth TWO POINTS on their Summer Score.

It is time to update The Summer Score. For an explanation of The Summer Score, click HERE.

The Yankees, Astros, Twins, Rays, Indians and Athletics are from the American League today.

The Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, Phillies and Brewers are from the National League.

SUMMER SCORE RANKINGS FOR JULY 3, 2019

AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
MINNESOTA TWINS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
NEW YORK YANKEES – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
TAMPA BAY RAYS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
TEXAS RANGERS – 27 (June 1 – June 19, June 26 – July 2)
BOSTON RED SOX – 17 (May 28 – June 1, June 5 – June 8, June 17 – June 23, June 26)
CLEVELAND INDIANS – 7 (June 23 – June 27, July 3)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS  – 7 (May 28 – June 1, July 3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA BRAVES – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
CHICAGO CUBS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – 40 (May 28 – July 3)
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – 34 (May 28 – June 20, June 26 – June 29, July 1 – July 3)
COLORADO ROCKIES – 14 (June 20 – July 2)
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – 2 (June 23 – June 24)
SAN DIEGO PADRES – 1 (June 1)

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