What?! That $432 mega-million lottery ticket was sold at Pronto Pizza, frequented by your favorite handicapper as it’s located a bloop single from The Post’s 1211 Avenue of the Stitches office. The ticket was purchased late Tuesday, shortly after we ordered our usual two slices with pepperoni and, yes, two megas.
A’s manager Bob Melvin: “To me it’s kind of miraculous, but considering it’s Chris Bassitt, not so much.” Bassitt (12-4) returns Thursday, five weeks after a line drive fractured his right cheek. He has made nine day-game starts, losing once. The Mariners’ Yusei Kikuchi (7-9) is 0-3 in his past seven starts, allowing 22 runs over 28 ²/₃ innings. The Mariners (83-69), 2.5 games behind the Yankees in the battle for the second AL wild-card spot, are one game ahead of the A’s (82-70). Seattle is 41-36 on the road; Oakland is 40-37 at home. Play 20 units on Bassitt and the A’s.
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot! The streaking Cards used a well-balanced attack to chill the Brews, 10-2. Redbirds’ win has the smokin’ Stitches at -1, yes that’s -1 cepeda.