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August 7, 2010: Greenville Drive keep pace in Sally League race; Rome Braves fall behind
Going into the August 7, 2010, game between the Greenville Drive…
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August 22, 2010: Cardinals rookie Jaime García faces one over the minimum, blanks Giants for first career shutout
After a standout career at Sharyland High School in Mission,…
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September 24, 2010: Reds’ Aroldis Chapman tops 105 mph for fastest pitch ever recorded
Between 2008, when PitchF/X systems began measuring pitch speeds…
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September 27, 2010: Phillies clinch NL East on Roy Halladay’s two-hitter
“Baseball is really two sports — the summer game and the…
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October 3, 2010: ‘Cinderella’ Padres come up a game short in playoff hunt
“Cinderella came up a game short” was the lead sentence in…
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October 6, 2010: Phillies’ Roy Halladay throws postseason no-hitter
“It’s surreal, it really is. I just wanted to pitch here…
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November 1, 2010: Tim Lincecum, Giants beat Rangers for their first World Series title since moving to San Francisco
“Torture” was the theme for the 2010 San Francisco Giants.
In…
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May 25, 2011: Infielder Wilson Valdéz pitches the 19th inning and records the win for Phillies
When the 2011 season began, the Philadelphia Phillies were riding…
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June 24, 2011: John McLaren era starts with ejection, 3 blown saves — and a Nationals win
Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman had resigned the day…
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July 4, 2011: Major League Baseball’s ‘other’ 200,000th game
Pre-Game Notes
Major League Baseball rightfully prides itself…
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July 8, 2011: Two teams headed in opposite directions as Dodgers shut out Padres, 1-0
The San Diego Padres arrived at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles…
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July 9, 2011: Mike Trout records first career hit and Torii Hunter’s slugfest lead Angels over Mariners
The Seattle Mariners, with a record of 43-46, had lost three…
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July 9, 2011: Derek Jeter homers at Yankee Stadium for 3,000th career hit
Derek Jeter entered the 2011 season 74 hits shy of becoming…
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July 10, 2011: Eight-run inning enough to pace Lake Elsinore past Visalia
There’s nothing like an eight-run inning for the home team…
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July 12, 2011: National League wins first All-Star Game played in Arizona
Major League Baseball announced on April 11, 2009, that the…
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July 18, 2011: Despite Ortiz’s absence, Red Sox offense erupts in Baltimore
As the Boston Red Sox arrived in Baltimore for a three-game set…
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July 26, 2011: Braves beat Pirates in 19th inning on a controversial call
When a team goes through a two-decade slide like the one the…
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August 15, 2011: Jim Thome collects career home runs 599 and 600 in Twins’ win
The Detroit Tigers were clinging to a 2½-game lead over Cleveland…
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August 16, 2011: Chien-Ming Wang records second win for Nationals after 2-year absence from majors
On May 5, 2000, 20-year-old Taiwanese right-hander Chien-Ming…
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August 19, 2011: Ryan Zimmerman’s walk-off grand slam beats Phillies
It is the most dramatic of baseball plays, the walk-off home…
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August 26, 2011: Jim Thome returns to Cleveland after late-season trade
Facing a rash of injuries and fading playoff hopes, the Cleveland…
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September 3, 2011: Tommy Milone blasts three-run homer in pitching debut for Nationals
It was a beautiful late-summer evening for a meeting between…
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September 24, 2011: Major League Baseball celebrates 200,000th game
Baseball records are often great fun to contemplate. They are…
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September 26, 2011: Michael Morse’s clutch 9th-inning homer seals victory for Atahualpa Severino
On September 26, the Washington Nationals travelled to Miami…