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May 7, 2008: Minnesota’s Carlos Gomez hits for reverse natural cycle
A month into the 2008 season, the top two teams in the American…
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May 10, 2008: Washington’s Joel Hanrahan allows four inherited runners to score in one inning
Baseball is a game of statistics, and there appears to be a number…
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May 12, 2008: Nick Adenhart earns first and only career win for Angels
The hopes of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of repeating as…
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May 12, 2008: Asdrúbal Cabrera turns unassisted triple play
The crowd of 16,045 who braved the 55-degree temperature to see…
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May 19, 2008: Boston’s Jon Lester no-hits Royals at Fenway Park
It was quite a 10-month stretch for left-hander Jon Lester in…
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May 25, 2008: Padres win on Adrian Gonzalez’s walk-off homer in 18th inning
San Diego Padres fans had already witnessed three extra-inning…
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May 28, 2008: Twins cause a Royal ruckus with large comeback win
Allowing five runs in the top of the ninth inning, the Kansas…
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May 30, 2008: Cubs overcome eight-run deficit to defeat Rockies
When Cubs fans preview the day’s game, they look at the weather…
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June 13, 2008: Phillies score 20 runs on Friday the 13th
The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis entered the opening game…
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June 16, 2008: Matsuzaka thrills Allentown, earns rehab win on rainy night
The rain delay at the start of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’…
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June 25, 2008: Tim Wakefield outduels Randy Johnson in battle of starters over age 40
When the Boston Red Sox hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks on June…
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June 27, 2008: C.C. Sabathia hurls eight shutout innings in his final Cleveland home start
The visiting Cincinnati Reds faced the hosting Cleveland Indians…
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June 27, 2008: Carlos Delgado sets Mets record with 9 RBIs in opener at Yankee Stadium
The Mets and Yankees woke up on Friday morning and readied themselves…
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June 28, 2008: Seeking return ticket to majors, J.D. Durbin pitches Reading Phillies to victory
Going into the Saturday night Double-A Eastern League game in…
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June 29, 2008: Hagerstown Suns defeat Lake County after beanball battle with five ejections
The near-sellout crowd of 6,901 fans who filled Classic Park…
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July 3, 2008: Diamondbacks’ late heroics tap Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers experienced a lot of ups and downs during…
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July 4, 2008: Rockies out-blast Marlins 18-17 in Fireworks Night game in Denver
The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins celebrated the Fourth…
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July 15, 2008: American League bids farewell to Yankee Stadium with a 15-inning win in longest All-Star Game
As the construction timeline for the new Yankee Stadium emerged,…
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August 3, 2008: Xavier Nady drives in six as Yankees score 10 unearned runs to beat Angels
In the midst of a career year with the Pittsburgh Pirates in…
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August 5, 2008: Fernando Tatis hits two home runs to carry Mets past Padres
In 1997 and 1998, Fernando Tatis played in 210 games for the…
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August 31, 2008: Aaron Boone’s game-winning HR seals Garrett Mock’s first major-league win
For the Washington Nationals and their fans, the opening of the…
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September 1, 2008: Mariners’ Adrián Beltré hits for first career cycle
In 2008 Adrián Beltré was in the fourth season of a five-year…
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September 17, 2008: New York Mets’ Brandon Knight records first and only major-league win
When the New York Mets awoke on Wednesday, September 17, 2008,…
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September 21, 2008: The final game at Yankee Stadium
It was a night like no other. A night to say farewell to an…