New York Post

Eovaldi over the evolving Taillon

- stitches@nypost.com

The Indians are no more. Starting next year, Cleveland will be called the Guardians. The Cleveland Baseball Team, Clubbers, Clowns, Clouds and the Clampdown were considered. Stitches’ recommenda­tion, the El Chapos, was not. But the broad smiling Chief Wahoo may be replaced by the broader smiling Guardian, Curtis Sliwa as an alternate logo.

The Red Sox are comfortabl­y ahead of the Yankees, but the Rays, after picking up slugger Nelson Cruz from the Twins, will be tough to hold off. Good matchup at Fenway. Jameson Taillon (5-4, ERA 4.60) has evolved into the reliable starter the Yanks hoped for. Taillon beat Boston in The Bronx on July 18, shutting out the Sox for 5 ¹/3 innings, scattering four hits. Nathan Eovaldi (9-5, ERA 3.57) two-hit the Bombers over five strong the night before. 20 units on the Bosox.

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Polar Bears 3, Jays 0. Pete Alonso with two HRs, three RBIs. Tylor Megill stole the show from the returning Steven Matz. In reverse. Down -957 olgakorbut­s.

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