Sports this 'n' that

 1st place may be on the line as the Mets and Philadelphia Phillies get together for their first series of the season tonight at Citi Field. The Mets have moved into 1st place in the NL East while the Phils have come back down to earth after a hot start, and trail the Mets by 2 games going into play tonight. A Met win would ensure they'd remain in 1st when the series ends Wednesday.

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Scary moment in Sunday's Astros-Padres game when San Diego's Luis Arraez collided on the basepaths with Houston's Mauricio Duban. Arraez was placed on the concussion IL earlier today, while Duban stayed in the game.

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When is a home run not a home run?

When an umpire blows an obvious call like Scott Barry did Sunday in Tampa during the Rays-Yankees game.

It's still disconcerting seeing the Yankees, who are renting Steinbrenner Field to the Rays while Tropicana Field is being repaired, as the visiting team in this series. Anyway, in the visiting 8th, Aaron Judge launched what should've been a homer into the trees in left. Barry must've seen a mirage, because he called it foul. Judge would subsequently strike out, and manager Aaron Boone was tossed for arguing the call after it was upheld on replay.

Check the video:

The Yankees won anyway, 4-0.

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WWE may be greasing the skids for "Dirty" Dominic Mysterio (Dom Gutierrez) to be dismissed from the Judgment Day after winning the Intercontinental title in a 4-way match involving teammate Finn Balor, Penta, and champion Bron Breakker. Fans in Las Vegas popped for the title change, and Mysterio ran back to the ring to soak up the cheers.

The Mysterios are the 3rd father & son team to claim IC title after Curt Hennig and Curts Axel (Joe Hennig) and Rikishi and Jey Uso. Jey won his first world title Saturday, dethroning Gunther, and John Cena needed help from rapper Travis Scott to steal title #17 from Cody Rhodes Sunday.

About that piece of tainted history. While the People's Sell-Out, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, wasn't in Vegas, he'd sent Scott in storyline as an "insurance policy" for Cena, who now is presented as resentful, and, because of the way he won, weak. 

Funny how things work.