May 11, 2016: Nationals’ Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts

The storylines that precede a game can often provide a rich insight…
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May 28, 2016: Royals score 7 in the ninth to beat the White Sox

After back-to-back World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015,…
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June 2, 2016: Mariners storm back from 10-run deficit to defeat hapless Padres

The 2016 season could not have started in a more ominous fashion…
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June 15, 2016: Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman completes the rarest cycle

There had not been too many bright spots for either the Atlanta…
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June 19, 2016: Cubs overpower Pirates on Father’s Day at Wrigley Field

Wearing home pinstripes with powder blue logos and graphite caps,…
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July 2, 2016: Angels give Red Sox hell in 21-2 win at Fenway Park

As the Los Angeles Angels rolled into town on July 1, Red Sox…

July 3, 2016: Wilmer Flores goes 6-for-6 in Mets’ 14-3 win over the Cubs

The Chicago Cubs swept all seven games against the New York Mets…

July 3, 2016: J.A. Happ and an offensive explosion lead Blue Jays

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons handed the ball to J.A. Happ for…

July 29, 2016: As Ichiro chases milestone, Cardinals defeat Marlins, 11-6

The fans were excited as they entered Marlins Park for the Friday…

July 31, 2016: Unexpected Hero: Lester at the Bat

Who needs Casey? Cubs fans will forever more repeat the tale…
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August 1, 2016: Danny Duffy’s sweet sixteen is a Royal masterpiece

Two situations that can usually spin a crowd into a frenzy at…

August 2, 2016: Andrew Benintendi makes his debut; Edwin Diaz records first save

Two years after this game, the Boston Red Sox were well on their…
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August 7, 2016: Ichiro Suzuki triples for his 3,000th major-league hit

After a nine-year career in Japan, where he won an unprecedented…

August 16, 2016: Trouncing at the Trop: Rays rip Padres, 15-1

On an otherwise ordinary Tuesday evening in mid-August of 2016,…
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August 31, 2016: For whom the bell Toles: Dodgers rally to beat Rockies

They just don’t make doubleheaders like they used to do;…