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What Happened in Sports: July 31, 2019
What happened in sports on July 31 ft. the Astros landing Zack Greinke, the Cubs acquiring Castellanos, NO paying Michael Thomas, and more!
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July 31st, 2019 was highlighted by the Houston Astros acquiring SP Zack Greinke at the trade deadline and the New Orleans Saints making Michael Thomas the highest-paid WR in the NFL.
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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Jose Berrios – @JOLaMaKina – had arguably his best start of 2019 as he dominated MIA for 7 IP before being pulled with 81 pitches (likely due to the Twins 7-0 lead):
– 11 K’s; his highest total in ’19
– 42% CSW; his highest of ’19
– 50% CSW on his CB pic.twitter.com/IL3b6HJioS
— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) August 1, 2019
.@MikeTrout becomes the fastest @Angels player to reach 275 HR (1,168 games). pic.twitter.com/noAI2Dwm2F
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 31, 2019
The Reds are in a spin cycle ?
(via @Reds) pic.twitter.com/m7KVVRMByG
— ESPN (@espn) July 31, 2019
Matt Olson homers (22) on a fly ball to center off Josh Hader
Exit Velocity 105 MPH
Distance 403 FT
Launch Angle 32.2#ThisIsMyCrew vs #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/4hf3VV195Z
— Strand Sport Stats (@StrandStats) July 31, 2019
— John Devane (@JohnDevane172SB) July 27, 2019
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12:05 PM: Atlanta Braves (63-45) vs. Washington Nationals (57-50)
7:05 PM: San Francisco Giants (54-53) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (56-50)
7:10 PM: Houston Astros (69-39) vs. Cleveland Indians (62-44)
7:10 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (61-48) vs. Boston Red Sox (59-49)
8:00 PM: Chicago Cubs (56-50) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (57-49)
10:07 PM: Milwaukee Brewers (56-51) vs. Oakland Athletics (61-47)
[Player of the Day] SP Jose Berrios, MIN (@MIA): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 11 K, 0 BB, W
SP German Marquez, COL (v.LAD): 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 10 K, 0 BB, ND
C Roberto Perez, CLE (v.HOU): 2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
SP Jeff Samardzija, SF (@PHI): 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 1 BB, W
SP Kyle Hendricks, CHC (@STL): 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 7 K, 0 BB, W
NBA: C Thomas Bryant, Washington Wizards (turns 22)
MLB: SP Jose Fernandez, Last played in 2016 (27)
NFL: WR AJ Green, Cincinnati Bengals (31)
NFL: EDGE Brian Orakpo, Retired after 2018 (33)
NFL: DE DeMarcus Ware, Retired after 2016 (37)
NFL: OL Jonathan Ogden, Hall of Fame (45)
2018: Tampa Bay Rays traded SP Chris Archer to the Pirates for OF Austin Meadows and SP Tyler Glasnow
2017: Texas Rangers sent SP Yu Darvish to the Dodgers for 3 prospects including OF Willie Calhoun
2016: Cleveland Indians acquired RP Andrew Miller from the Yankees for 4 prospects that included OF Clint Frazier and SP Justus Sheffield
2015: New York Mets landed OF Yoenis Cespedes from Detroit in exchange for SP Michael Fulmer
2014: As part of a 3-team trade, the Detroit Tigers acquired SP David Price from the Tampa Bay Rays for SS Willy Adames and SP Drew Smyly
2010: The Padres, Indians, and Cardinals completed a 4-player trade that sent SP Corey Kluber to the Indians
2008: The Dodgers, Red Sox, and Pirates completed a 6-player trade that involved OFs Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay
2008: The Cincinnati Reds traded OF Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 2 players
2007: The Boston Celtics acquired former MVP PF Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves for what was the largest trade package ever for a single player (5 players and 2 1st-round picks)
2004: The Red Sox, Cubs, Twins, and Expos completed an 8-player trade that sent SS Nomar Garciaparra to Chicago
1998: The Houston Astros acquired SP Randy Johnson from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 3 prospects
1997: The Athletics traded 1B Mark McGwire to the Cardinals for 3 relievers, making his 34 HRs the most all-time by a player involved in a midseason trade
1988: Athletics OF Jose Canseco hit 2 HRs in a victory over the Mariners, becoming the very 1st player to record 30 HRs in each of his 1st 3 seasons
1981: The 2nd work stoppage in MLB history ended after 42 days
1978: Reds 3B Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 44 games in a victory over the Braves, tying Willie Keeler’s 81-year-old NL record
1954: Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock became just the 3rd player this century to hit 4 HRs (Lou Gehrig, Gil Hodges) and added a double en route to an MLB-record 18 total bases in a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers
1909: For the 2nd time in as many years, White Sox SP Bill Burns had a no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in the 9th inning in a 1-0 victory over the Senators; he was the only pitcher until 1988 to suffer this fate twice (Dave Stieb)
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