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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. continues to defy the lofty expectations placed upon him following the 2019 MLB Draft.

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker smoked the first triple of his major-league career — a bullet into the right-center field gap with a 100.4-mph exit velocity — that caromed off the end of Oakland Athletics right fielder Seth Brown and provided the deciding runs in Monday night’s series opener.

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a three-point game, the most important player for the Dallas Cowboys can rely on his degree in computer science from Notre Dame, and experience from being the 21st pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

The Atlanta Braves have a pair of MVP candidates in first baseman Matt Olson and right fielder Ronald Acuña. But neither of those two leads the team in average or on-base plus slugging percentage among players who have started at least one game.

MIAMI — For the first time since the All-Star Break, the Miami Marlins have won more than two games in a row. And it was three swings late that ensured they would keep the lead in a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday at loanDepot park to begin a three-game series.

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season full of disappointment, the Angels reached a new low on Monday. Starter Patrick Sandoval walked six and didn’t get out of the third and Angels managed just one infield hit in a 12-0 loss to the Texas Rangers, their most lopsided defeat of the season.

Aug. 14—Oklahoma State sold its entire allotment of 49,555 football season tickets, including club, suite and students tickets, the university announced Monday. The last time this happened was the 2013 season.

Kansas City Royals outfielder Dairon Blanco didn’t start Monday’s game, but he ended up making the biggest play of the night. Blanco laid down a sacrifice bunt to drive home the winning run as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 at Kauffman Stadium.

Three takeaways from the Raiders’ 34-7 win over the 49ers in Sunday’s preseason opener at Allegiant Stadium: 1. Disruption Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: There were few starters on the field, and neither team schemed, so that has to be considered when analyzing anything that happened.