1 – [6,702]: The Last Night at Ebbets Field.

Only 6,702 fans were in the building on this date in 1957 when the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh 2–0 in what became the final major-league game ever played at Ebbets Field. Danny McDevitt threw a five-hit shutout with nine strikeouts; within weeks, the Dodgers were headed to Los Angeles, ending 45 seasons at Ebbets Field.

2 – [41]: BEN RICE COOKS UP 4-WAY TIE FOR HR LEAD.

Ben Rice entered Wednesday with 39 homers and left with 41, going deep twice as the Yankees beat AL East champion Tampa Bay 9–2. Rice’s 41st created a four-way tie atop the American League with Pete Alonso, Junior Caminero and Yordan Alvarez.

3 – [99]: Milwaukee Is One Win From a Franchise First

The Milwaukee Brewers beat Philadelphia 4–1 for victory No. 99, extending the franchise record they set earlier this week. Milwaukee has never won 100 games, meaning any victory over its final four games creates another new line in the Brewers record book.

4 – [2 in 1 × 2]: Andre Dawson Repeats UNBELIEVABLE FEAT.

Andre Dawson hit two home runs in the fifth inning alone at Wrigley Field—and three in the game—as Montreal survived Chicago 17–15. More remarkably, it was the second time in Dawson’s career he’d homered twice in one inning, making him only the second player then known to have accomplished the feat twice.

5 – [4]: Atlanta ACHIEVES HOME COURT.

The Atlanta Dream routed defending 2024 champion New York 83–65, finishing 31–13 and securing the No. 4 seed in the WNBA playoffs. The number matters because fourth is the cutoff: Atlanta earns home-court advantage in the opening round, while New York’s loss leaves the Liberty starting the postseason on the road.

THE SxN PLAYS OF THE DAY

[play] – Liberty ML -140 [fanduel]

FanDuel’s numberFire projection gives Liberty a 64.2% win probability over Coastal Carolina, which converts to roughly -179 fair odds. The available -140 requires only 58.3%, leaving nearly a six-percentage-point gap. [1U]

[LEAN] – MARLINS +145 or better

Not to say that I like Miami better than Chicago in this matchup; but the price play on this isn’t matching the win -probability. If this collapses toward +130, the edge becomes much less interesting.

[play] – PITTSBURGH ML -166

The Cardinals have also struggled against Pittsburgh: the Pirates entered Thursday having won five of the previous six meetings listed this season — and their is some advantage in this number versus the win probability. CAUTION: Skenes has been struggling. Velocity is down & there isn’t enough lumber in the lineup to make up for that. Push this to -170, but don’t go chasing after that. [0.5U]