Up early to the watch the British Open final round this morning even though Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond failed to make the cut. … It took six years, but restoration work on the Queens Midtown Tunnel, damaged from Superstorm Sandy, has been completed ahead of schedule. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, not to be outdone, said the league’s nation anthem policy should be resolved for the 2021 season, two years ahead of schedule.

This one looks easy on paper. You know what that means. Chris Sale is back on the hill after earning the start in the All-Star Game. Prior to the break, he struck out at least 11 hitters in his past five outings and posted a 0.94 ERA over his past seven. Tigers counter with Blaine Hardy, who is subbing for injured Micheal Fulmer. Sox hit him Hardy last month. Too easy, so we’ll go easy. 10 units on Boston.

We doubled down and got doubled up twice by the score of 4-2. Clayton Kershaw gave up one earned run, but LA made three errors and lost to the Brews. Twins’ Lance Lynn was taken deep by Salvador Perez and the Royals held on. Double dip takes us to -979 spieths.