By Ron Kaplan, contributor

Mazel of the Day: Looks like we got the Jekyll version of Scott Feldman last night. He picked up his third win for the Cincinnati Reds (21-23), going six strong innings in a 5-1 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians. Feldman allowed just four hits, including a homer by Jason Kipnis (whose father is Jewish) that accounted for the Indians’ lone run. He walked two and struck out a season-high nine batters, including three in a row to start the game. It’s his highest K-count since the 10 he enjoyed while pitching for the Houston Astros in a May 10, 2015, win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Craig Breslow and Richard Bleier  each pitched for their respective teams as Breslow’s Minnesota Twins (23-18) beat Bleier’s Baltimore Orioles (25-18), 14-7. Breslow, appearing in his 17th game, tossed an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and striking out one while lowering his ERA to 1.72. Bleier faced two batters, allowing one hit and fanning the other.

Another game pitted two MOTs against each other: Alex Bregman, who was lowered to the ninth spot in the batting order, went 1-for-3 as the Houston Astros (30-15) beat Ian Kinsler (0-for-4) and the Detroit Tigers (21-22), 1-0.

The teams with the remaining JMLs — Ryan Braun, Joc Pederson, Kevin Pillar, and Danny Valencia — all had the day off.

Ron Kaplan (@RonKaplanNJ) hosts Kaplan’s Korner, a blog about Jews and sports. He is the author of three books, including The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games and the forthcoming Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War.

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