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MLB ALL STAR GAME – THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WON THE 90TH ALL STAR GAME TUESDAY NIGHT IN CLEVELAND 4-3. IT WAS THE 7TH STRAIGHT WIN FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN THE ALL-STAR GAME. THE A.L. JUMPED OUT TO A 4-1 LEAD, THE NATIONAL LEAGUERS RALLIED WITH 2 RUNS IN THE 8TH TO MAKE IT CLOSE, BUT THE AMERICAN LEAGUE HELD ON FOR THE WIN.
- COLORADO’S CHARLIE BLACKMON (N.L.) AND THE RANGERS (A.L.) JOEY GALLO HIT HOME RUNS.
- THE CARDINALS PAUL DEJONG WALKED IN HIS ONLY PLATE APPEARANCE IN THE 8TH INNING AND WAS A PART OF THE N.L.’S 2 RUN RALLY TO MAKE IT CLOSE
- THE ROYALS WHIT MERRIFIELD WENT 0-2 IN HIS FIRST ALL-STAR GAME
- THE A.L. OUT HIT THE N.L. 8-5 IN THE WIN
- CLEVELAND PITCHER SHANE BIEBER WAS NAMED THE ALL STAR GAME MVP AFTER STRIKING OUT THE SIDE IN FRONT OF HOME FANS IN THE 5TH
MLB HOME RUN DERBY – ON MONDAY, PETE ALONZO OF THE METS WON THE HOME RUN DERBY, EDGING OUT EDGED VLAD GUERRERO JR. OF TORONTO.
CARDINALS ARE OFF UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE ALL STAR BREAK AT HOME AGAINST THE DIAMONDBACKS. THE RED BIRDS STRUGGLED TO A 44-44 RECORD AT THE BREAK, DESPITE THE .500 RECORD THE CARDS ARE JUST 2 GAMES BEHIND THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS.
- RED BIRDS ARE 44-44, 24-18 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 2 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 393 AND GIVING UP 391
- THE RED BIRDS ARE 4-6 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE CARDS ARE 2 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE, TRAILING THE CUBS AND BREWERS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS
- THE RED BIRDS OPEN A 6 GAME HOMESTAND ON FRIDAY, WITH 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST BOTH ARIZONA AND PITTSBURGH
ROYALS WILL COME OUT OF THE ALL-STAR BREAK AT HOME ON FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE TIGERS. THE ROYALS STRUGGLED IN EVERY WAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON- THEY HAVE ONE OF THE WORST RECORDS IN THE MAJORS AT THE MD-WAY POINT. DESPITE THE STRUGGLES, THE BLUE CREW ARE SHOWING POSITIVE SIGNS FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE PLAY OF SEVERAL YOUNG STARS.
- THE ROYALS ARE 30-61 ON THE SEASON, 16-28 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 90 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 382 AND GIVEN UP 472
- ROYALS ARE 2-8 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE BLUE CREW OPEN A 7 GAME HOMESTAND FRIDAY AGAINST THE TIGERS. THEY WILL HAVE 3 GAMES AGAINST DETROIT, AND 4 AGAINST THE W.SOX ON THE HOMESTAND
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT – LOOKS LIKE JOHN DALY WILL HAVE TO MISS NEXT WEEKS 4TH MAJOR OF THE GOLF YEAR, THE BRITISH OPEN. TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REJECTED DALY’S REQUEST TO RIDE IN A GOLF CART DURING THE TOURNAMENT DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE PGA TOUR HAS ALLOWED DALY TO DO IT IN RECENT TOURNAMENTS, BUT THE BRITS SAY WALKING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TOURNAMENT.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE GEARING UP FOR TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE’S.
- THE CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AUGUST 10TH, ONE MONTH AWAY.