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October 3, 2015: Nationals ace Max Scherzer throws second no-hitter of season
The New York Mets needed wins. They had won the 2015 National…
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October 7, 2015: Pirates lose to Cubs, Arrieta in National League Wild Card Game
Fans poured through the gates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh hoping…
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October 12, 2015: The Miracle at Minute Maid: Royals rally to beat Astros in ALDS
The 2015 ALDS between the defending American League champion…
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October 15, 2015: Mets edge Dodgers to advance to NLCS
The New York Mets beat the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers,…
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October 17, 2015: Communication breakdown sparks Royals’ late rally in Game 2
Once the Royals won the first game of the 2015 ALCS, the game…
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October 21, 2015: Daniel Murphy’s homer in sixth straight game sends Mets back to World Series
A single major-league baseball season spans … well, seasons…
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October 23, 2015: Lorenzo Cain races home, sends Royals to World Series
On a tense autumn evening at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City…
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October 27, 2015: Royals outlast Mets in 14-inning World Series marathon
The New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals were ready to square…
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October 28, 2015: Dominant Cueto leads Royals past Mets in Game 2
When New York Mets and Kansas City Royals faced off in Game Two…
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October 30, 2015: Syndergaard, Mets stop Royals in Game Three
Returning home for the third game of the 2015 World Series after…
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October 31, 2015: Royals rally to beat Mets and take 3-1 lead in World Series
The New York Mets and Kansas City Royals squared off for the…
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November 1, 2015: Royals rally in 12th inning to win World Series
The New York Mets had their backs to the wall after a disappointing…
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April 24, 2016: Chris Heisey’s homer in 16th wins marathon game for Nationals
They say that if you go to the ballpark, you never know what…
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April 26, 2016: Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits three home runs at Coors Field
It was a chilly spring evening at Coors Field. The Pirates were…
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May 7, 2016: Bartolo Colón’s only career home run leads Mets to victory
No other player in baseball history has had a career quite like…
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May 8, 2016: Nationals’ Bryce Harper reaches base seven times without an official at-bat, but Cubs win
On a Mother’s Day afternoon one month into the 2016 season,…
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May 9, 2016: Strasburg signs extension; Clint Robinson hits a walk-off homer but doesn’t realize it
The 27,153 fans attending the Washington Nationals’ game against…
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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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May 31, 2016: Mookie Betts’ 3-homer game leads Red Sox over Orioles
The 2016 season was something of a breakout for Mookie Betts.…
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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 14, 2016: Evan Longoria’s homer lifts Rays to comeback victory; Ryan Garton earns only big-league win
On Flag Day, June 14, 2016, the Tampa Bay Rays were scrambling…
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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,…