July 27, 2021
1. The Mariners pull off a wild comeback win
Down 7–0 early to the Astros. And then, they come all the way back. Taking the lead with the entire ballpark going berserk, and a grand slam from Dylan Moore.
Unreal moment last night in Seattle:
Wins like this against the Astros just feel different.
This Mariners team is suddenly nine games above .500, just one game back of the A’s for the second Wild Card spot — and now this game tonight.
2. Quote of the night: “Men like to have beer”
True.
3. Andrew McCutchen hits a huge walk-off HR
Down by two runs. Ninth inning. And just like that, one swing of the bat, the home crowd goes wild with a walk-off win:
The Phillies are back to a game over .500 now, and just 3.5 games back in the still-awful NL East. With the trade deadline looming, no one sure who’s going to pull the trigger and go for it.
4. And in Chicago, Javy Baez hits a walk-off and does a canoe taunt
The beef with Amir Garrett continues:
It’s even gotten a t-shirt already:
And in case you missed it, there’s a history between Javy and Amir Garrett:
5. Shohei Ohtani was unreal last night, once again
Seven innings pitched. One run. His ERA down to 3.04 now. And his 99th pitch on the night was clocked at 100 mph:
And check out his first inning:
6. Japan wins gold in softball at the Olympics
A 2–0 loss for Team USA in the finals, but a good showing.
The highlight was this brilliant double play, caught off the ricochet:
7. Trade deadline news: The A’s pick up Andrew Chafin
The Sheriff. The “failed starter”. The funkiest hair and mustache combo in baseball. And a 2.06 ERA out of the bullpen this year for the Cubs, heading off last night for Oakland:
8. The “hot dog cannon” in Philly has been held back
This is a baseball tragedy that American cannot abide for much longer.
Then again, maybe it’s for the best (from 2018):
9. Jacob deGrom is back to tormenting the Palm Beach Cardinals
Maybe the funniest running gag in baseball this year, as this minor-league Twitter account just shudders in fear with every deGrom rehab start.
Yet again, the schedule lines up:
10. The Red Sox complete their 33rd comeback win of the year
Like clockwork, about every 3–4 years this century, the Red Sox have a magic team. The 2004 season. Then 2007. 2011 (until September). 2013. 2018.
And now this group, after finishing last in the AL East a year ago, they’re back — and might just be the best team in baseball.
11. Trevor Bauer’s leave gets extended another 10 days
From July 27th, now to August 6th.
If you missed this story yesterday:
12. And lastly: The baseball blunders of the night
None of which were scored as official errors:
