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What Happened in Sports: July 27, 2019
What happened in sports on July 27, 2019 ft. Blue Jays' epic comeback on Tampa, a Brewers walk-off, Matz's 1st shutout, and more!
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July 27th, 2019 was highlighted by the Blue Jays epic comeback on the Rays, the Brewers walk-off win against the Cubs, and Steven Matz’s first career shutout.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, best performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
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SIX! pic.twitter.com/WS7UFaKwtc
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 28, 2019
The man can #WalkOff! #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/4WkiNspUkL
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 28, 2019
That's an M. pic.twitter.com/8yeqeV7mfE
— MLB (@MLB) July 28, 2019
Andrew Benintendi’s homer traveled 310 feet. According to Baseball Savant, that is the second shortest non-inside-the-park HR in Statcast history (2015-19).
Lorenzo Cain hit one 302 feet on July 29th, 2017. pic.twitter.com/4m596HTyhD
— Max’s Sporting Studio (@MaxSportsStudio) July 27, 2019
The Fresh Prince returns. pic.twitter.com/AiG6Iz11Ea
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 27, 2019
José Ramírez @chancetherapper
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“And we back, and we back, and we back …” pic.twitter.com/BhEXWJQmOd
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 28, 2019
We’ll take Almora that. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/NpQ17ozs3U
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 28, 2019
Steven Matz’s throws his 1st career Complete Game Shutout https://t.co/VcpKoZ0NmT
— Pro Sports Outlook (@prosportoutlook) July 28, 2019
The @BlueJays were trailing 9-3 in the 8th.
They won it in the 12th.
(MLB x @Supercuts) pic.twitter.com/FQ2wmRefBb
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2019
Brees deep to Cyril Grayson Jr. (@thec1_)! #SaintsCamp pic.twitter.com/iruufKLnIU
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 27, 2019
It is…… OUTTA HERE!
#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/kppHnqoHiV
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) July 27, 2019
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4:05 PM: Los Angles Dodgers (68-37) vs. Washington Nationals (55-48)
4:05 PM: New York Yankees (66-37) vs. Boston Red Sox (58-47)
7:05 PM: Atlanta Braves (61-43) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (54-49)
7:10 PM: Chicago Cubs (55-48) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (55-50)
7:15 PM: Houston Astros (66-39) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-47)
[Player of the Day] SP Steven Matz, NYM (v.PIT): 9 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 0 BB, W
C Will Smith, LAD (@WAS): 3-3, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 R, 2 2B
SP Ivan Nova, CHW (v.MIN): 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 1 BB, W
SP Gerrit Cole, HOU (@STL): 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 3 BB, W
SP Jon Lester, CHW (@MIL): 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, ND
NFL: LB Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Colts (turns 24)
MLB: SP Adalberto Mondesi, Kansas City Royals (24)
MLB: SP Brad Keller, Kansas City Royals (24)
NFL: C Corey Linsley, Green Bay Packers (28)
NFL: QB Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans (31)
NBA: SF DeMarre Carroll, San Antonio Spurs (33)
MLB: SP Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals (35)
NFL: S Antoine Bethea, New York Giants (35)
MLB: 3B Alex Rodriguez, Retired in 2016 (44)
2018: The Chicago Cubs acquired SP Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers for 3 prospects
2012: The Milwaukee Brewers traded SP Zack Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels for 3 players, including SS Jean Segura
2001: OF Deion Sanders was released by the Toronto Blue Jays, ultimately ending his baseball career
1993: Just 7 years after Len Bias’ shocking death, Celtics SG Reggie Lewis collapsed on-court during an offseason shoot-around and passed away later that night
1984: In a 6-1 victory over the Phillies, Expos 1B Pete Rose recorded his 3,053rd career single to become baseball’s all-time leader, passing Ty Cobb
1983: In his 1st win with the Royals, SP Gaylord Perry became just the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to record 3,500 career strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton)
1982: Oakland Athletics OF Rickey Henderson was caught stealing 3 times in an 8-7 loss to the Angels, the most in AL history since 1916
1927: At just 18 years old, Giants OF Mel Ott hit an inside-the-park HR for the very 1st HR of his career; it would be the only of his 511 career HRs
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