Nestor Is Nasty! Yanks Win!
It’s the Davey Mac Sports Report for Monday, July 25th, 2022! Catch up on what you missed yesterday in Sports with the article below!
Let’s start with baseball…..where the Yankees shut out the Orioles with great pitching from All Star Nestor Cortes and yet another Aaron Judge home run. “Nasty” Nestor was excellent…throwing six innings…giving up no runs…striking out seven…while walking none. Great performance from Nestor and he improves to 8 and 3 for the year with a 2.48 ERA. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge has two hits including his 37th homer of the year. Judge has actually homered in four of the five games since the Yankees returned from the All Star break.
BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 24: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees gets broken bat single in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 24, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Mets took down the Padres…8 to 5…as the Mets were led by Pete Alonso…who had four RBI including his 25th home run of the season. Met reliever Drew Smith received the win and closer Edwin Diaz picked up this 21st save of the season. The Mets improve to 59 and 37…and lead the Braves by one-and-a-half games in the N.L. East.
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 24: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets celebrates his three-run home run with Starling Marte #6 in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on July 24, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
The Phillies fell to the Cubs…4 to 3. The Phils are still three games over .500 at 49 and 46…and while they trail the Mets by nine-and-a-half games…they are still in Wild Card contention.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JULY 24: Darick Hall #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts to a called third strike during the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cubs defeated the Phillies 4-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Over to basketball. Big news in the NBA as the strong rumor is that the Boston Celtics are looking at trading for the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant. The Heat, Suns, and Raptors are all teams that are also interested in Durant…as K.D. looking to leave Brooklyn…probably to get away from Kyrie Irving (in this sports guy’s opinion).
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 03: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts late in the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center on January 03, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Brooklyn Nets 118-104.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Football. Colts owner paid $6 million for a championship belt worn by Muhammad Ali. The belt is the one that Ali won when he defeated George Foreman in the “Rumble In The Jungle” in Zaire in 1974.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – AUGUST 17: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on the field before the preseason game against the Cleveland Browns at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 17, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
NASCAR. In a decision that some found controversial, NASCAR ruled that Joe Gibbs Racing drivers’ Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch’s Toyotas were not up to inspection. So they were disqualified at Pocono yesterday and Chase Elliott was awarded the victory. Nuts.
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 24: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&Ms Toyota, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 24, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Lastly…Cooperstown held their annual Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony yesterday. And “Big Papi” David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox was the headliner of this class. Papi won three titles with the Red Sox. Ortiz DID had an unofficial positive PED test in 2003…but this was the MLB survey testing that was not supposed to be for the public. So, we’ll see what this means for Roger Clemens, A-Rod, and Barry Bonds.
COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK – JULY 24: Inductee David Ortiz gives his speech during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24, 2022 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
And that’s the Davey Mac Sports Report for Monday, July 25th, 2022! BAM!
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