The Orioles flew to Hondo’s financial rescue Tuesday night, heroically holding off the Rays to enable him to move into the black at a solid 30 brutons.
Wednesday: Mr. Aitch is hoping to find more D.C. jollies when he joins forces with deGrom Reaper — 10 units on those playoff-bound Amazin’s. Also, he expects Koehler to sink the Braves — 10 units on the Fish.
THE BAD NEWS: The feds have filed charges against former Giants cornerback Will Allen and a partner for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme. THE GOOD NEWS: The Wilpons didn’t fall for this one, so they won’t have to cut the Metamucils payroll … A day after it was reported teen sex in the city is down, a survey revealed soda drinking among teens also is down, which could be a case of cause and effect. The kids just aren’t working up those big-gulp thirsts anymore … Mike Francesa was seated right near Alex Rodriguez’s half-brother, Joe Dunand, at the Yankees’ home opener Monday. Sources say The Omniscient One spent most of the game telling Joe what it’s like to be A-Rod’s half-brother.