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What Happened in Sports: July 30, 2019
What happened in sports on July 30 ft. Trevor Bauer's trade to the Reds, CJ securing the bag, Justin Verlander's big performance, and more!
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July 30th, 2019 was highlighted by Trevor Bauer getting traded to the Cincinnati Reds in a 3-team trade, CJ McCollum signing a $100M extension with Portland, and Justin Verlander’s outstanding performance against Cleveland.
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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We got five on it. ? #MetsWin!
FINAL (11): #Mets 5 – Chicago 2
Box: https://t.co/mGHMWHtCSM pic.twitter.com/AmZyrfnaeC
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 31, 2019
Give Kolten Wong the Gold Glove already ?
(via @Cardinals)pic.twitter.com/IjxICcKQk1
— Bleacher Report MLB (@BR_MLB) July 31, 2019
#JVDay: Breaking Bad #TakeItBack pic.twitter.com/ycc0hc2qJH
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 31, 2019
?️ SPIDA MITCHELL ?️
We count down @spidadmitchell‘s TOP 3 HANDLES of the 2018-19 NBA season! #NBAHandlesWeek
Which Donovan Mitchell handle was your favorite?? pic.twitter.com/7weJv7KWs5
— NBA (@NBA) July 30, 2019
Just gonna leave this here CJ McCollum Full Game 7 Highlights Blazers vs Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs … https://t.co/7Ywjejr6ug via @YouTube
— Sam Shainsky (@SamShainsky) July 30, 2019
Yep, @tatis_jr just hit another leadoff homer. pic.twitter.com/3dugZQT12H
— MLB (@MLB) July 30, 2019
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7:05 PM: Atlanta Braves (62-45) vs. Washington Nationals (57-49)
7:05 PM: San Francisco Giants (54-52) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (55-50)
7:10 PM: Houston Astros (68-39) vs. Cleveland Indians (62-43)
7:10 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (60-48) vs. Boston Red Sox (59-48)
8:15 PM: Chicago Cubs (56-49) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-49)
10:07 PM: Milwaukee Brewers (56-51) vs. Oakland Athletics (60-47)
[Player of the Day] SP Justin Verlander, HOU (@CLE): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 13 K, 0 BB, W
OF Corey Dickerson, PIT (v.CIN): 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
SP Noah Syndergaard, NYM (@CHW): 7.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 11 K, 1 BB, ND
SP Drew Smyly, PHI (v.SF): 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 1 BB, W
SP Chris Bassitt, OAK (v.MIL): 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 1 BB
NFL: LB AJ Klein, New Orleans Saints (28)
NBA: SF Chris Mullin, Hall of Fame (56)
2015: The Toronto Blue Jays acquired SP David Price from the Detroit Tigers for 3 players including SPs Daniel Norris and Matthew Boyd
2015: The Milwaukee Brewers traded SP Mike Fiers and OF Carlos Gomez to the Houston Astros for 4 players including RP Josh Hader and OF Domingo Santana
2013: The Tigers, White Sox, and Red Sox completed a 7-player trade that involved SP Jake Peavy, OF Avisail Garcia, and 2B Jose Iglesias
2005: The NBA officially decided to end direct high school entrance, forcing NBA prospects to spend at least one year in college (or elsewhere) before entering the draft, giving rise to the one-and-done era
1990: MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent officially ordered George Steinbrenner to resign as a principal partner of the New York Yankees
1978: In a 19-0 demolition of the Braves, the Expos collected 28 hits, tied an NL record with 8 HRs, and broke an 85-year-old MLB record with 58 total bases
1960: The American Football League played its inaugural preseason exhibition game as the Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 28-7
1959: In his MLB debut, Giants 1B Willie McCovey recorded 4 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 triples in a 7-2 victory over the Phillies
1874: The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics became the very 1st baseball teams to play outside of the US, traveling to the British Isles to play a few exhibition games
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