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Top 5 Sports Facts to Know From 8/10/20
The best facts to know from August 10th, 2020 including Charlie Blackmon's hot start, the Angels recent dominance of the A's, and more!
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The MLB games from Monday included some very high level play. Mike Trout carried the Angels in dominant fashion and Didi Gregorius added to his grand slam lead. Here are the top 5 sports facts to know from August 10, 2020:
The Suns are on pace to have the greatest free-throw shooting season in NBA history.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 10, 2020
83.3 FT% — Suns this season
83.2 FT% — Celtics in 1989-90
82.9 FT% — Mavs in 2002-03
82.8 FT% — OKC in 2012-13 pic.twitter.com/sl2OMlIE6Y
After going 4-5 vs Arizona tonight, Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon is now hitting .484 this season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 11, 2020
That's the best average through a player's first 16 games since Barry Bonds in 2004 (.525). pic.twitter.com/tUW5julm0D
The Phillies' Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam HR in the 2nd inning tonight vs the Braves.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 10, 2020
It is his 6th grand slam since the start of the 2017 season, the most in MLB in that time frame. pic.twitter.com/jFYjnvtv2s
#PlayerOfTheDay (8/10/20) – OF Mike Trout, LAA
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 11, 2020
FACTS TO KNOW:
– Hit 2-run HR when trailing by 5 & go-ahead HR in the 8th
– Tied for most multi-HR games (20) in Angels history
– 58 HR over his last 162 games played
– Batting .367 w/ 1.373 OPS & 6 HR as a Father (7 GP) https://t.co/qi9F8HTNoC
Tonight the @Angels trailed the A's by 5 at home & came back to win.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 11, 2020
They also did the same thing to the A's at Angel Stadium on 8/30/2017, 4/6/2018 & 6/5/2019.
They're the 1st team in the modern era to have a 5+ run comeback win at home vs. the same team in 4 straight years.
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