1. FRAUD WATCH: The entire AL Wild Card race is on fraud watch, except you Detroit, you’re cool. For now.
2. Fifty is Nifty: Ohtani makes some history, again.
3. The cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back: CJ Abrams heads to Palm Beach for a week after missing curfew
4. Around the Horn: The White Sox hit 120, the managerial merry-go-round starts up, and more Utah baseball news.
5. We still won’t obey the rule implied in the name “Lightning Round.”
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