By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Aug 12, 2020

August 13th, 2020 was highlighted by Damian Lillard carrying the Blazers to the first-ever Playoff play-in where they’ll face the clinching Grizzlies while the Suns made NBA history after falling just short of the final spot. Check out everything that happened in sports on August 13th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago.

This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history. 

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Lillard lands No. 8 seed

Mookie hits the trifecta

Triple-Double trouble

Yu was unhittable

LeVert Erupts

Sho-time in Cincy

Phoenix’s perfect record

Kings raining threes

The flying squirrel

Into the dugout

Jabari’s jams

Dime to dunk

Thomas led Wiz only ORL win

Nido carried NYM

Seager’s 1st at-bat back

Anderson’s no-look dish

Lakers splashing early

Kittle’s best TDs

Mike Thomas’ best 2019 game

Tyreek has blazing speed

Peyton Hillis’ monster season

Manu’s left was so nasty

Boogie’s best handles

Dak’s top plays of 2019

Eli’s career dimes

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NBA

[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (@BKN): 42 PTS (13-22 FG), 12 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO

[Highlights] C Jonas Valanciunas, MEM (v.MIL): 26 PTS (11-17 FG), 12 AST, 19 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 3 TO

[Highlights] SG Caris Levert, BKN (v.POR): 37 PTS (16-29 FG), 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 6 TO

[Highlights] SG Bogdan Bogdanovic, SAC (@LAL): 27 PTS (11-23 FG), 9 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO

[Highlights] C Thomas Bryant, WAS (@BOS): 26 PTS (10-15 FG), 2 AST, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 4 STL, 2 TO

MLB

[Highlights] OF Mookie Betts, LAD (v.SDP): 4-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] SP Yu Darvish, CHC (v.MIL): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 11 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] C Tomás Nido, NYM (v.WAS): 2-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB

[Highlights] OF Hunter Renfroe, TB (@BOS): 3-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 BB

[Highlights] C J.T. Realmuto, PHI (v.BAL): 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB

MLB: SP Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners (turns 28)

MLB: OF Randal Grichuk, Toronto Blue Jays (29)

NBA: C DeMarcus Cousins, Free Agent (30)

MLB: RP Hansel Robles, Los Angeles Angels (30)

NFL: EDGE Jerry Hughes, Buffalo Bills (32)

MLB: RP Brandon Workman, Boston Red Sox (32)

NFL: DBs Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty, New England Patriots (33)

NFL: P Sam Koch, Baltimore Ravens (38)

2019: Boston Red Sox SP Chris Sale became the quickest to reach 2,000 career strikeouts (1,626 IP and 6,527 BF)

2016: The New York Yankees released 3B Alex Rodriguez, ultimately ending his MLB career

2009: The Philadelphia Eagles signed QB Michael Vick to a 2y/$1.6M contract after not playing football since 2006 following a prison sentence for dog fighting

2006: Cleveland Indians 1B Travis Hafner hit his 6th grand slam of the season in a 13-0 victory over the Royals, tying Don Mattingly’s single-season record from 1987

1987: St. Louis Cardinals outfield became the 1st since 1905 to not record a single putout, in a 13-inning game, no less

1986: RB Herschel Walker officially parlayed his USFL stint into a contract with the Dallas Cowboys

1979: Cardinals OF Lou Brock recorded his 3,000th career hit in a victory over the Cubs

1948: At 42 years old, Indians SP Satchel Paige pitched his first complete game shutout at the MLB level in a 5-0 victory over the White Sox

1910: In a game that ended in an 8-8 tie, the Dodgers and Pirates each recorded exactly 13 hits, 38 at-bats, 5 strike outs, 3 walks, 1 hit batter, 1 passed ball, 13 assists, 27 putouts, 2 errors, and used 2 pitchers

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