July 19, 2012: Padres’ Edinson Volquez one-hits the Astros
As of the start of the 2019 season, the San Diego Padres are…
July 21, 2012: Pitchers Matt Cain and Cole Hamels surrender three homers, one to each other
The early professional careers of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher…
August 2, 2012: Padres’ Eddy Rodríguez hits only career home run in his first major-league at-bat
As the Cincinnati Reds hosted the San Diego Padres in a Thursday…
August 6, 2012: Phillies’ consecutive sellout streak ends in loss to Braves
From 2007 to 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies won five consecutive…
August 25, 2012: Roger Clemens returns to pitch for Sugar Land Skeeters
The major leagues are often referred to as “The Show” because…
September 2, 2012: 19-year-old Jurickson Profar hits home run in first at-bat for Rangers
On an overcast Sunday afternoon during the Labor Day weekend…
September 22, 2012: Gio González falls off mound, wins 20th game
It was a perfect September afternoon for a ballgame in Washington:…
September 29, 2012: Michael Morse pantomimes his grand slam
The St. Louis Cardinals (85-72) were 10 games back of the Cincinnati…
October 1, 2012: Washington Nationals lose game, clinch first NL East division title
The Nationals’ magic number was one. Either a Nationals win…
October 3, 2012: A forgettable end to a forgettable season: Red Sox lose big to Yankees
After the massive collapse the Boston Red Sox suffered in September…
October 10, 2012: Cardinals, down 6-0, beat Nationals in largest Game 5 comeback
The 2012 National League Division Series between the St. Louis…
October 11, 2012: Jayson Werth walkoff HR beats Cardinals in NLDS Game 4
The first journey of the Washington Nationals into postseason…
April 1, 2013: Red Sox begin journey from worst to first with Opening Day win at Yankee Stadium
The 2013 Boston Red Sox season got underway with a road game…
April 1, 2013: Kershaw’s bat decides Opening Day pitchers’ duel at Dodger Stadium
As part of its Opening Day lineup of nationally televised games…
April 1, 2013: Strasburg’s pitching, Harper’s two homers propel Nats to Opening Day win
Washington Post columnist and author Thomas Boswell once wrote,…
April 6, 2013: Upton brothers homer to power Braves’ comeback win
When brothers B.J. Upton and Justin Upton were acquired by…
April 7, 2013: Will Middlebrooks hits 3 home runs as Red Sox blank Blue Jays
The first five Boston batters in the game all got hits and all…
April 8, 2013: Boston Red Sox win ninth consecutive home opener
In 2005 the Boston Red Sox were defending World Series champions…
April 12, 2013: Phillippe Aumont earns only career win for Phillies
Phillippe Aumont through 2022 is the highest selected Quebec-born…
April 13, 2013: Red Sox record first of season’s 11 walk-off wins
It was the 10th game of the 2013 season, with the Tampa Bay Rays…
April 15, 2013: Red Sox win second walk-off in three days before bombs explode at Boston Marathon
On April 15, 2013, Mike Napoli’s bat and Dustin Pedroia’s…
April 20, 2013: Tragic marathon week in Boston ends with a Red Sox victory
David Ortiz addresses the crowd at Fenway Park on April 20,…
April 27, 2013: Red Sox pitchers continue strikeout surge in win over Astros
During a homestand in late April 2013, Boston Red Sox pitchers…
April 28, 2013: Red Sox complete four-game sweep of Astros, tie club record with 18 wins in April
For years, the major-league baseball season began in mid-April.…