Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City."

Now that I have your attention, it is time to note that the sports news yesterday was 75% good.

The Cubs took 15 innings to defeat the Reds, but defeat them they did. Jon Lester pitched a very strong game as did the Reds' pitcher John Lamb, but neither pitcher was involved in the final decision. The Cubs tried to give the game away, when closer Hector Rendon, put a man on by hitting him in the bottom of the 9th. That allowed the Reds to push the tying run across for a 2 - 2 tie. It wasn't until Kris Bryant hit an RBI single and Javier Baez hit a grand slam in the top of the 15th that the score moved to the final of 7 - 2.

The Reds were set down by rookie pitcher Carl Edwards Jr.in the bottom of the 14th and 15th Cubs manager Joe Maddon used 24 position players and even had pitchers play left field to make the win possible. That gives the Cubs 50 wins this season and gives them a N. L. Central best record of 50 - 26, 10.0 games ahead of the Cardinals. The Cubs go for another win today @ 12:35.

The Tigers are trying, some might say very trying, as they beat the Marlins 7 - 5, to move to 39 - 38 in the A. L. Central, good for 3rd place, 7.5 games behind the surging Indians. The Tigers face the Marlins again today @ 1:10 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 7 - 2. That moves the Sox to 42 - 35 in the A. L. East, 4.0 games behind the Orioles. Same opponent today @12:10 p.m.

The Caps once again fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods in a Midwest League East game, 2 - 5. That gives the Caps a last place record of 1 - 5. They face the Hot Rods again tonight at home @ 7:00 p.m.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time.

The weather yesterday was cool as forecast by the NWS. We have a current temperature of 55° under clear skies. Later today, the sun will shine on GH and the high will be 76°.

Lunch was served before Mary adjourned to her office for more indexing and chatting. I stayed downstairs to read my latest large print book that is 952 pages in length. I am on page 369. I do like the large print versions of most books. Lunch was sandwiches made from Mary's latest vegan beest loaf, vegan bologna, accompanied by a salad of lettuce from our gardens.

Speaking of which, we will be seeing a bountiful harvest of green beans, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, green peppers, and kale. It was during my watering of the lawns and gardens of the vast PE, that I discovered the latest defective hose nozzle mentioned in the next paragraph. I also mowed the lawn, pulled some weeds and trimmed the edges with one hand.

I almost forgot. I have one half of a trainspotting report from yesterday. While I was working in the gardens, the southbound run of the train came through the RSTL. Locomotives 2019 and 2057 looking freshly washed in their Mid Michigan Railroad livery were in the lead of one BC and 20 DBTCs, all empty, some old and rusty. I guess we were out when the northbound run came through.

We traveled to the medium-box hardware store to exchange another watering nozzle. The nozzles have a guarantee, so I'll keep exchanging them as often as necessary. We made a quick stop at the Bolt Park Market in East Town for some produce before stopping at Sporty's for some afternoon libations. Home for a dinner that Mary crafted while I napped in the La-Z-Boy.

The dinner meal was a pasta dish, made with a sauce that included almond butter, maple syrup, a lesser amount of cayenne pepper than the original recipe called for over spaghetti noodles. TYhere may have been other ingredients that I can't recall, but I liked it. The recipe calls for tofu cubes in a sauce, but Mary determined not to make that version last night.  A good choice. This recipe is a delicious keeper.

After dinner, I walked over to Central Park for the third in the Tuesdays in the Park concert series. A local band Sweet Justice, were the featured performers. The band consists of many current and former members of the local law enforcement community. For one song, our Director of Public Safety, Jeff Hawke, sat in on the drums.

I took a folding camp chair, but it wasn't until I had sat down that I thought about how I would get up with one hand. Mary stopped by for a couple of songs and purchased my requisite bag of popcorn so that I only had to get up once at the end. Fortunately, Mary had me try getting up before she left the park to make sure that I could, in fact, get up. I was able to rise without assistance for the trip home.

Here are some pictures of my activities last night in Central Park.

Rising from the chair was a challenge.

Fire Chief, Police Chief, and drummer, Jeff Hawke.

Even the dogs of GH attended the concert. 

As did many of the citizens of  "The City.

Mary decided to forego her sock knitting session today. That allows her to finish the index when she and I are fresh later this morning. She also commandeered the La-Z-Boy for knitting last evening while I was listening to the band in Central Park and later when I went up to the media room for sports viewing and reading.

Today, more reading, index editing, and watering. I'm fairly certain that once Mary is done with her indexing, more knitting is in her plans. All of our plans are for after the morning safari with STWD.

The sun will rise @ 6:08 a.m. and set @ 9:28 p.m. Ciao.