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October 8, 2018: Red Sox clobber Yankees 16-1 and move to brink of winning ALDS
Brock Holt admits he was swinging to hit a home run. And…
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October 23, 2018: With the aces out early, bullpens bear a burden as Red Sox win Game 1
After enduring an 86-year drought (1919-2003), the Boston Red…
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October 24, 2018: Red Sox pitchers throw a 3-hitter to win Game 2 over Dodgers
It was a year in which the Red Sox had never lost more than three…
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October 26, 2018: Dodgers prevail over Red Sox in 18 innings, longest World Series game ever
Because the third game of the 2018 World Series was being played…
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October 27, 2018: Down 4-0 after six innings, Red Sox role players lead a late rally to win Game 4
After their 18-inning victory in Game Three, the Los Angeles…
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October 28, 2018: Red Sox roll to another World Series crown behind David Price, Steve Pearce
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw started Game Five…
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March 21, 2019: Ichiro comes home to Japan to say goodbye
The final at-bat of Ichiro Suzuki’s career, against Lou Trevino…
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March 28, 2019: Dodgers smack eight homers in record-breaking Opening Day at home
The start of the 2019 season came on March 28, when the Arizona…
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April 3, 2019: Mr. Walk-On wins it for Nationals with a walk-off walk
Despite the chill (62 degrees with a 16 MPH breeze) 23,050 fans…
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April 22, 2019: Yankees strike out four times in the 14th, take lead anyway to defeat Angels
This Monday night game was the first of a four-game series as…
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April 28, 2019: Washington Nationals youngsters Soto, Robles, Kieboom set home run record
It was a beautiful day for baseball in the nation’s capital:…
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May 2, 2019: Stephen Strasburg reaches 1,500 strikeouts in fewest innings
It was supposed to be a getaway game for both teams, scheduled…
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May 8, 2019: Red Sox defeat Orioles behind Sale’s pitching, Benintendi’s home run, and Bradley’s catch
As the Boston Red Sox journeyed to Baltimore for a three-game…
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May 11, 2019: Gerardo Parra’s first hit for Nationals is a grand slam
The Washington Nationals did not start the year well. Expected…
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May 24, 2019: Washington Nationals begin their improbable comeback with four-homer game
The Washington Nationals’ record was 19-31. They were in a…
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June 1, 2019: Tanner Rainey wins, Tanner Roark loses, homers as Reds top Nationals
Reds pitcher Tanner Roark was facing his former team for the…
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June 4, 2019: Stephen Strasburg records 100th career win for Nationals
Ten years after he was drafted, nine years after making his major-league…
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June 13, 2019: Major-league baseball comes to Nebraska on eve of College World Series
Homer Bailey of the Kansas City Royals throws the first pitch…
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June 13, 2019: Shohei Ohtani becomes first Japanese player to hit for the cycle
On June 13, 2019, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani…
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June 14, 2019: Padres score 12 unanswered runs to rally at Coors Field
The thin Rocky Mountain air, the enlarged outfield dimensions,…
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June 16, 2019: Nationals’ Aníbal Sánchez earns his 100th win
It was a beautiful Father’s Day afternoon in DC: sunny and…
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June 19, 2019: Franmil Reyes pulls Padres past Brewers in slugfest
As the Milwaukee Brewers took the field on a sunny Wednesday…
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June 19, 2019: Gerardo Parra brings the Baby Shark to rally Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals fans could be forgiven if their focus was…
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June 19, 2019: Blue Eye, Brown Eye, Black Eye: Scherzer pitches with a broken nose
The 24,220 fans attending the second game of the day-night doubleheader…