August 23, 2009: John Smoltz earns 213th and final career win in debut with Cardinals
“Pretty humbled right now, the ways things have gone. Time…
August 24, 2009: Ryan Spilborghs’ walk-off grand slam boosts Rockies’ playoffs chances
Clint Hurdle was the longest-tenured manager in Colorado Rockies…
August 28, 2009: John Hester homers in first at-bat as Diamondbacks pummel Astros
When the Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks took to…
September 6, 2009: Ryan Zimmerman hits fifth career walk-off home run
At least the weather was pleasant: 80 degrees and a breeze made…
September 15, 2009: Andre Ethier hits record fourth walk-off home run of the season
“Fastball … High drive into deep right! Back goes Jones!…
October 2, 2009: Melvin Upton hits for historic cycle as Rays clobber Yankees
The New York Yankees were runaway winners of the American League…
October 6, 2009: Twins defeat Tigers in Game 163 to win AL Central tiebreaker
“Nasty weather outside ... thank goodness there’s a dome.”…
October 8, 2009: Mark Loretta’s hit completes Dodgers’ ninth-inning rally in Game 2
A generational talent made his first postseason start in Game…
October 11, 2009: Twins bid farewell to the Metrodome
For nearly 30 years Minnesota baseball fans had a conflicted…
April 5, 2010: Rangers foil Marcum’s no-hit bid, then win on walk-off single
Opening Day of the 2010 season matched two teams going in different…
April 12, 2010: Padres whip the Braves, 17-2, in home opener
After losing home openers at both Arizona and Colorado on their…
April 17, 2010: Ubaldo Jimenez becomes first Rockies pitcher to throw a no-hitter
Through the 2018 season, only one pitcher wearing a Colorado…
April 22, 2010: Brewers blow out Pirates with 20-0 shutout at PNC Park
Before a crowd of 13,634 fans at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, the…
May 9, 2010: Oakland’s Dallas Braden retires 27 straight in perfect game on Mother’s Day
Ballplayers are trained to always know the count, but perhaps…
May 26, 2010: Adrian Beltré breaks out big with the Red Sox
In a 21-year career that was honored by his 2024 election to…
May 29, 2010: 27 up and 27 down for Phillies’ Roy Halladay
“Steps back up onto the mound, tucks the ball in his right…
June 2, 2010: Blown call costs Tigers’ Armando Galarraga a perfect game
After a fourth-place finish in the 2008 American League Rookie…
June 8, 2010: Stephen Strasburg strikes out 14 in MLB debut
For the Washington Nationals, the drama of the 2008 season came…
June 12, 2010: Boston’s Daniel Nava hits grand slam on first pitch he sees in major leagues
Daniel Nava celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand…
June 18, 2010: Chase Utley, Ryan Howard lead charge as Phillies score early and often against Twins
The 2010 Philadelphia Phillies had plummeted in the National…
June 19, 2010: Twins’ bench is twice as nice in comeback against Phillies
On the cusp of the summer equinox, the Minnesota Twins made…
June 25, 2010: Edwin Jackson throws 149-pitch no-hitter for Diamondbacks
When the Arizona Diamondbacks visited the Tampa Bay Rays for…
July 2, 2010: Pirates’ Ross Ohlendorf wins his only game of the season
When a franchise endures two consecutive decades of sub-.500…
July 6, 2010: Altitude decides another one as Rockies rally to beat Cardinals
July 6, 2010, was a warm rainy evening in Mile High Denver when…