1.- My friend Justin Verlander pitched hitless through the seventh, an inning seven outs shy of what would have been the fourth such game in his outstanding career, which would have tied Sandy Koufax for the second-most in history. , behind only Nolan Ryan’s seven.
Thus, Houston beat Oakland 5-4, although Verlander was left without a decision. (The history of the game in MLB).
Justin is 6-2 this year with 2.23 and 62K.
2.- Hot streaks: While Toronto had seven straight wins, the NY Mets had six. For his part, our Álex Verdugo with his Red Sox went 2-3 in the 7-1 win against Cincy (including an RBI double) with two runs scored and two RBIs.
3.- The Nats officially announced that they have no plans to say bye-bye to star Juan Soto — swap with another team, well — debunking the rumor that he would leave the team. The Dominican, you should know, could be a free agent after the 2024 season.
4.- Ramón Urías (Orioles) hit his fifth home run of the season against Sergio “Mechón” Romo (Seattle) and if you want to know what Luis Cessa did in his relief with Cincy Reds, I invite you to access my FB.
That easy.
5.- The Obregón team from Phoenix under the direction of Francisco Márquez Urías was crowned two-time champion of the NABA (National Adult Baseball Association) tournament, held last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Teams from California, Arizona and Nevada participated in the tournament.
What is relevant is that Obregón won 14 pennants in the Veterans League in Phoenix, Arizona, while in the NABA international tournament he has seven.
Another fact that transcends is that he also has a three-time championship in the NABA World Series in Phoenix that takes place in October.
Its players, of course, are high-level: Francisco Fonseca, Ramon “El Mony” Apodaca, Eugene “Keno” Murrieta, Luis Ignacio “Chicote” Ayala, Cristian Moreno, Manuel Birruete, Luis Valenzuela, Luis Bernal, Ramon and Tavo Flores , Luis Diaz and Adrian Perez.
Francisco Márquez is manager and player; Ramiro Guerrero, official scorer, and Óscar Esquivel, works as the team’s masseuse.
Our respects to such a great team from Arizona.
Very good, my Vicam!
