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How Well Do You Know: 8/5/19-8/11/19
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It was quite the week for the Orioles. Good news: This O hit for the cycle. Bad news: It was done in a loss to the Yankees.
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Chris Davis
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Mark Trumbo
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Pedro Severino
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Jonathan Villar
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Later in the week, Saturday's game against the Astros was a complete fustigation. What was the final score by which the Orioles lost?
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23-2
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25-5
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19-1
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22-4
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What was notable about the Orioles' win the following game on Sunday?
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A pitcher supplied the game-winning RBI
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It was Baltimore's first win in 20 games
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Statistically, it was the biggest upset ever recorded
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The O's won despite getting a hit
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Elsewhere in MLB, this team turned their second triple play in less than three weeks:
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The Twins
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The Marlins
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The Giants
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The Padres
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Young Bo Bichette set an MLB mark by doing this in 9 straight games:
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Hitting a double
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Hitting a home run
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Committing an error
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Hitting into a double play
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And you'll want to have a catch with your dad next August, when this team will play host to the Yankees at a game played at the Field of Dreams in Iowa:
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The Red Sox
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The White Sox
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The Brewers
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The Tigers
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Simone Biles for President! At the US Gymnastics Championship, Biles won gold in each of the following events, except for which?
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Balance beam
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Floor
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Uneven bars
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Vault
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Rasslin' fans probably already know that this pair appear on the cover of WWE 2K20:
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Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch
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Seth Rollins and Bayley
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Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch
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Roman Reigns and Bayley
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The NFL turned into All Antonio Brown All the Time. The Masked Singer veteran has threatened to quit the sport over this piece of equipment:
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Shoulder pads
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Helmet
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Cleats
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Thigh pads
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And the Premier League celebrated its opening weekend - no team more so that this club, which picked up right where it left off with a 5-0 shellacking of West Ham:
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Chelsea
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Liverpool
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Manchester City
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Tottenham
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