Worst Olympics ever? Maybe. Sure Simone Biles brought home the bronze, but apparently no one watched. NBC’s prime-time audience was down 51 percent from the Rio Games. As quiet as the numbers were, viewers still preferred the Tokyo Games to the games Chris “Crickets” Cuomo is playing. Fredo’s ratings are in free fall. With an inside track on what’s going on in Albany, he has chosen to focus his journalistic skills on the pandemic recovery.
The Yankees had their five-game winning streak snapped on Sunday. They hit the road and travel to Kansas City. Jameson Taillon (7-4, 4.04 ERA) is 5-0 in his past seven starts. The Royals’ Carlos Hernandez (3-1, 4.58 ERA) will make his 17th appearance, fifth start. Hernandez has allowed a single run over his last 11 innings, all against the potent White Sox. The Royals, crowned nightly, are 28-25 at home. Play 10 units on the Royals.
Whew! The heavily favored Reds held off the Pirates 3-2. Tyler Mahle fanned 10 Bucs over seven for the win. Victory has us at -715 alexochoas.