“OK, Stitches. Hang in there. I smell a sweet second half for you!” — George McNally

One thing’s for sure George: No matter what lies ahead, it can’t be worse than the smell coming from the restroom at Nathan’s in Coney Island on Friday.

Happy Fifth of July! The Reds are in Philadelphia.

Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo has allowed four runs over his last 15 ²/₃ inning but six runs over 3 ¹/₃ to the Guardians in his last road start.

The Phils’ ultra-consistent Ranger Suárez has given up just six runs in his last 54 frames dating back to May 22.

Play $50 on the Phillies.

Hot Dog!

Joey Chestnut ate 70 ¹/₂ of them, but hurler Lucas Giolito threw up … 108 pitches, that is.

And the Red Sox zapped the Nationals 11-2.

Fireworks in the fifth inning when Boston scored seven times to put the game out of reach.

Trevor Story with a two-run holiday homer.

Big beautiful win takes us to -244 variteks.

The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there’s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year.