Hondo stopped the bleeding Tuesday night when Familia doused his own inferno, which enabled the Mets to hang on at Wrigley and expand the wad to 2,447 dierkers.

Wednesday: Mr. Aitch will take a shot with Mister Fister — 20 units on the ’Stros to punch out the A’s.

Melania Trump is under fire from some circles for allegedly appropriating material for her speech at the Republican Convention Monday night. However, Trump supporters shouldn’t worry about any serious ramifications — being a plagiarist has had no long-term effects on the careers of Joe Biden and Fareed Zakaria … Jeb Bush reportedly will not attend the convention this week, which is either because of sour grapes or the possibility he just doesn’t have enough energy to make the trip … Mitt Romney also won’t be there, which is either because of his dislike of Trump or the shame he still feels from having run a failed campaign against a failed president.