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July 18, 2019: Strasburg sets records, homers, has to dance in dugout
If you came to the ballpark hoping to see something you hadn’t…
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July 23, 2019: Gregorius’s 7 RBIs, Hicks’s homer and catch send Yankees to extra-innings win
Max Kepler drilled a four-seam fastball to deep left-center field.…
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July 23, 2019: Trea Turner hits for the cycle again
Every good recipe starts with the right ingredients. In baseball,…
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July 25, 2019: Baltimore’s Stevie Wilkerson earns the first nonpitcher save
The Los Angeles Angels were tightening the race for a 2019 American…
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July 25, 2019: Long Island Ducks win in first Atlantic League game using computer to call balls and strikes
As the second decade of the twenty-first century neared its end,…
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August 2, 2019: Weird baseball: Phillies pitcher Velasquez records an outfield assist while position player pitches
At first glance the box score doesn’t look unusual except for…
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August 5, 2019: Orioles’ Jonathan Villar hits for the cycle, but Yankees set home run record at Camden Yards
It had been 10 seasons since a Baltimore player hit for the cycle.…
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August 7, 2019: Thousands of fans see their first MLB game in Boston — and it lasts 12 minutes
For thousands of fans in the Greater Boston area, it was their…
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August 9, 2019: Edwin Jackson returns to Tigers with a win
Edwin Jackson is unlikely to be inducted into the Baseball Hall…
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August 10, 2019: Rookie Yordan Alvarez leads Astros’ 23-2 onslaught of Orioles
The Houston Astros rolled into Baltimore on August 9, 2019, riding…
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August 13, 2019: Rafael Devers goes 6-for-6 with 4 doubles; Sale fastest to 2,000 strikeouts
The month of August had not been kind to the Red Sox. They had…
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August 21, 2019: Lucas Giolito strikes out 12 in complete-game shutout
The 31,389 fans attending this Wednesday midday game could expect…
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August 23, 2019: Braves beat Mets despite deGrom’s pitching and hitting
Atlanta arrived in New York on a five-game winning streak and…
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September 1, 2019: Astros’ Justin Verlander becomes sixth pitcher to throw 3 no-hitters
On September 1, 2019, the Houston Astros were on a roll, 9½…
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September 1, 2019: Patrick Corbin becomes third Nationals pitcher to join 200-strikeout club
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Washington, DC. Many families…
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September 2, 2019: Pawtucket, Red Sox part ways with dramatic extra-inning win
The Pawtucket Red Sox were supposed to have one final season…
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September 3, 2019: Down by six in ninth inning, Kurt Suzuki’s walk-off homer caps Nationals comeback
“National Disgrace! Worst. Loss. Ever!” — Headlines on…
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September 4, 2019: Shades of The Babe: Reds’ Michael Lorenzen wins, homers, plays the field
It was a beautiful night for the 13,448 fans at the Great American…
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September 5, 2019: Brother vs. brother: Marlins’ Brian Moran strikes out Pirates’ Colin in major-league debut
If you were to look at the box score you’d know it was September…
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September 7, 2019: Nationals’ Aaron Barrett makes emotional return to big leagues
“You’ve been an inspiration to me, brother; an inspiration…
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September 10, 2019: Brooklyn Cyclones win title in final NY-Penn League game
Roy Face, Bobby Richardson, Tony Perez, Robin Yount, and Curtis…
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September 14, 2019: Diamondbacks win game with only one baserunner
The Arizona Diamondbacks (75-73) were clinging to their postseason…
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September 14, 2019: Unlikely hero leads St. Paul Saints to American Association championship
An unlikely hero steps to the plate with the bases loaded on…
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September 17, 2019: A Yastrzemski homers at Fenway Park in a relief pitcher extravaganza
Carl Yastrzemski was legendary in Boston — and throughout baseball.…