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The Best in Sports: August 15, 2019
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‘The Best in Sports’ is a daily PSO original series showcasing the best highlights, facts, and stories going on in the land of the NFL, NBA, & MLB every day. Get a recap on EVERYTHING that happened yesterday here.
Here is the best from August 15, 2019:
In the most exciting walk-off HR in recent memory, Bryce Harper capped off a 6-run 9th inning while trailing 5-1 entering the inning. His fast-paced rounding of the bases summed up the electricity in the air.
BRYCE HARPER, YOU ARE THE MAN!
(MLB x @PapaJohns) pic.twitter.com/UGGQRJ49xw
— MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2019
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: MLB Top Highlights
The NFL dropped their 100th season hype tape and it is fuego.
.@TG3II stars in the @NFL’s new #WeReady kickoff campaign. Chills.🔥 #NFL100
— Roc Nation Sports (@RocNationSports) August 15, 2019
Related: NFL Season Preview
What Ronald Acuna is doing this month is insane. If he keeps it going for the 2nd half of the month, MLB records will be shattered, MVP races will be shaken up, and the exclusive 40/40 club might introduce a new member.
Here’s his 10th (!!!) HR in August, 14 days in https://t.co/jGkzO7jTxz
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: Atlanta Braves Team Page
Here are the best highlights from Thursday’s NFL Preseason action:
Dwayne Haskins stands tall in the pocket and launches a 55-yard TD to Robert Davis. Beauty.pic.twitter.com/J2UCQVUVk4
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 16, 2019
Brett Hundley slingin’ it!
TD no. 2 for Trent Sherfield this preseason!#OAKvsAZ
(via @NFL)
— PFF (@PFF) August 16, 2019
It didn’t count but it sure was pretty.@Lj_era8#BALvsGB pic.twitter.com/3tpufjYbOt
— NFL (@NFL) August 16, 2019
TO THE 🏡
96-YARD PICK-6 for @MontaeNicholson! 🚨 #CINvsWAS pic.twitter.com/Q6llawFk8n
— NFL (@NFL) August 15, 2019
Joe Mixon with the stiff arm on Josh Norman 💀😦
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) August 16, 2019
Staying with it for the score.
👏@AndyIsabella5 pic.twitter.com/BjjTI7XLBu
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 16, 2019
“Wide open into the arms of @RicoGafford2_!” #OAKvsAZ pic.twitter.com/rOVxnuK2xT
— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) August 16, 2019
Related: NFL Top Highlights
He’s the youngest Dodgers player ever to reach 40 HRs in a season https://t.co/eI4scpoSf8
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Trout is one of a kind https://t.co/7OGWpohVCZ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: MLB HighlightsThat's Lake Alonso now.@Pete_Alonso20 just tied the NL rookie home run record in STYLE! 💪 pic.twitter.com/6jb4I07XUj
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 15, 2019
Carlos Correa and Kyle Schwarber each hit their 100th career Home Run on Thursday. Besides both being two young stars, they also shared a night of history. For Correa, he’s the only Astros SS ever to reach 100 HRs while no Cubs player has ever gotten to 100 HR’s quicker than Schwarber.
3rd SS in MLB history w/ 100 HR before turning 25 https://t.co/WpArkfy7m1
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: MLB Facts to Know
#NBAAssistWeek continues with #8-5, Kyle Lowry’s best dimes, & some nutmegs for good measure.
We continue celebrating #NBAAssistWeek with assists No. 8 through No. 5 of the 2018-19 season!
8) D.J. Augustin penetrates and kicks out
7) @DwyaneWade throws the heads up oop
6) @spidadmitchell fires it across baseline
5) @WillTheThrillB5 shows off on the break pic.twitter.com/be8T6ar1XD— NBA (@NBA) August 15, 2019
Threading the needle…
👀 the TOP 5 BETWEEN-THE-LEGS ASSISTS from this past season! #NBAAssistWeek pic.twitter.com/VgAYp5W9vt
— NBA (@NBA) August 15, 2019
Threading the needle…
👀 the TOP 5 BETWEEN-THE-LEGS ASSISTS from this past season! #NBAAssistWeek pic.twitter.com/VgAYp5W9vt
— NBA (@NBA) August 15, 2019
Related: NBA Highlights
The Oakland Athletics & Houston Astros combined for 10 HRs (5 each) that set the all-time record at Oakland Coliseum, established 53 years ago.
Won the great Home Run Derby Game of 2019.
All homers, all the time presented by @Xfinity, the Future of Awesome. #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/bHnuoN4yrx
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) August 16, 2019
Related: A’s Highlights | Astros Highlights
Most Cubs fans aren’t fans of Yu Darvish after his 6yr/$126M has seemingly backfired in the 1st year-and-a-half of the contract. However, since the All-Star break, Darvish has been back to his old dominant self, and continued that with a shutout performance in Philadelphia.
Yu Darvish becomes just the 2nd starter ever to have 4 straight starts with 0 BB & 8+ Ks (Samardzija). pic.twitter.com/tAWuckrrkT
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 16, 2019
It wasn’t just the 1st start that was bad btw https://t.co/6QNtwgRSlB
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
It’s been a tale of 2 halves for Darvish this season https://t.co/R5t7iQtOUK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: Chicago Cubs Facts to Know
This part isn’t exactly fitting in “The Best in Sports,” but it was meaningful and a major topic forever linked to the date of August 15, 2019. DeMarcus Cousins’s third serious injury in as many years received most of the headlines, but relied upon CBs Robert Alford (ARZ) & Tavon Young (BAL) each suffered their own significant injuries.
DeMarcus Cousins suffered a torn ACL putting him back on the rehab schedule for a 3rd consecutive NBA season. The Lakers knew they weren’t getting an All-Star in his prime, but his absence hurts their depth & scoring potential from their bigs, giving McGee the likely starting gig https://t.co/4WPACOKuLN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 15, 2019
Cardinals are in a tough position with their best 2 corners likely to miss the 1st 6 weeks (Alford ETA still unknown) putting 2nd rd pick Byron Murphy straight into the fire plus uninspiring veteran Tremaine Brock & UDFA’s filling in. Buckle up, Cardinals fans https://t.co/zXt8XkRXGB pic.twitter.com/Tncpkwn4G6
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Tavon Young is an integral part of their secondary, but fortunately, Baltimore does have 3 starters ahead of him and adequate depth to fill in. His future outlook is more of a concern as he just signed a 3y/$25.8M extension in February coming off a 62.7 PFF grade in 602 snaps https://t.co/8TbprVcusG pic.twitter.com/TMK2Z6JQqe
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: NFL Team Outlook Primer
Looking back on the 10 biggest shots of the past decade https://t.co/Hm3FgOl6ch
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 15, 2019
There’s a new face of the franchise emerging in Boston https://t.co/lXSjmFaFQM
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 15, 2019
“If I want to do it, I want to be one of the best to ever do it.” @Raiders RB @iAM_JoshJacobs has come a long way.
He’s not done yet.📺: #OAKvsAZ | 8 p.m. on ESPN pic.twitter.com/OXCky9H6ji
— NFL (@NFL) August 15, 2019
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Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies
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#PlayerOfTheDay Pete Alonso tied Cody Bellinger’s NL Rookie Record (2017) w/ his 39th HR of the season. He also joined Amed Rosario as the only Mets teammates to both collect 5 hits in a game & the 1st under-25 duo to accomplish the feat since Ken Griffey Jr. & Omar Vizquel (’91) https://t.co/k9B6IeQ2OL
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
1st duo under 25 since Griffey Jr. & Omar Vizquel https://t.co/ohSE7Gsy2U
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) August 16, 2019
Related: Players of the Day
Alonso will soon surpass Bellinger.
And with his first inning home run, Polar Bear Pete Alonso ties Cody Bellinger for the NL rookie record with 39. #LGM! #Mets
— Chris Hatcher (@LunchpailD) August 16, 2019
Related: Facts to Know
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