
July 26, 2015: Rockies’ Ben Paulsen, Carlos González lead mile-high power stroke
Coors Field, the Denver home of the Colorado Rockies, commonly…

June 28, 2021: Five homers, two by Kyle Schwarber, power Nationals over Mets
Hall of Famer Johnny Mize could hit a baseball. Author Joe Posnanski…

August 4, 2018: Oliver Drake sets major-league record by pitching for fifth team in one season
Whenever pitcher Oliver Drake changed teams in 2018, his hometown…

August 2, 2020: Tigers’ Tyler Alexander sets record for consecutive strikeouts by a reliever
The Cincinnati Reds (3-5) were visiting the Detroit Tigers (5-4)…

June 6, 2007: Padres’ Trevor Hoffman closes out Dodgers for 500th career save
It took just 10 pitches. The ninth-inning play-by-play line for…

September 29, 2019: Jorge Soler sets Royals, Cuban single-season home run records
The last game of 2019 appeared to be an uneventful contest at…

September 28, 2019: Mets’ Pete Alonso sets rookie mark with 53rd home run
Pete Alonso did not have a guaranteed spot on the Mets roster…

May 2, 2019: Stephen Strasburg reaches 1,500 strikeouts in fewest innings
It was supposed to be a getaway game for both teams, scheduled…

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…

June 29, 2018: Nationals’ Juan Soto sets hits record for a teenager
The Washington Nationals (41-38) had been leading the NL East…

May 11, 2016: Nationals’ Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts
The storylines that precede a game can often provide a rich insight…

April 15, 2009: Ian Kinsler hits for the cycle in 6-for-6 performance
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. On April 15, 2009,…