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Baseball

Auggie

(32,515 posts) Thu Aug 7, 2025, 06:09 AM Aug 7

From 15.5 games out to 6 in less than a month [View all]

On July 8th Cleveland was 15.5 games behind Detroit in the standings. By August 7th, following a sweep of the Mets in New York, they had narrowed the lead to 6 games.

Surprising, and outstanding, coming off a 10-game losing streak.

"Baseball's weird" -- Buster Posey

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From 15.5 games out to 6 in less than a month [View all] Auggie Aug 7 OP

And the entire Chicago Cubs' offense has stopped hitting since the All-Star break Chasstev365 Aug 7 #1

Well, I guess streaks and slumps are a predictable part of the game ... Auggie Aug 7 #3

Did you see Gavin Williams' pitching performance yesterday Auggie? Diamond_Dog Aug 7 #2

Yes! And I was wondering about Martinez ... Auggie Aug 7 #4

You would think that betting on games in which they participated Diamond_Dog Aug 7 #5

+1000 Auggie Aug 7 #6

I meant to say an earful from Guards *fans* Diamond_Dog Aug 7 #7

Really? Throw at his head because he smirked? WestMichRad Aug 8 #9

Turns out, True Dough Aug 7 #8