Diamondbacks and Rockies No Longer Locks for the Post Season
A month ago, it looked like the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies were playoff bound as the two Wild Card teams in the National League playoffs. Although both teams remain...
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Yankees Sweep Four Games From Mets, Lead in A.L. Wild Card Race
Catcher Gary Sanchez drove in five runs on a home run and single to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-5 win over the New York Mets at Citi...
Dodgers Win and Reach 50 Games Over .500
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 at Dodger Stadium on August 15th, improving to 84-34 on the year. The score was tied 1-1 until the bottom...
Rockies’ Pitcher Chad Bettis Has Successful Return to the Mound After Cancer Treatment
In 2016, Colorado righthander Chad Bettis was an important part of the Rockies’ starting rotation, going 14-8 with a 4.79 ERA in 32 starts. Diagnosed with testicular cancer in the...
Giancarlo Stanton Continues His Home Run Binge as Marlins Sweep Rockies
The Miami Marlins have almost no chance of making the post season this year– they were 14 games behind N.L East leader Washington and 8 and a half back in...
Dodgers Take Two of Three From Diamondbacks
The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their run through the season by taking two of three from the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix August 8th-10th. The Diamondbacks have had a pretty good...
Chris Sale Strikes Out 13 Rays as Red Hot Red Sox Win 7th Straight
The Boston Red Sox are beginning to get some breathing room in the tight American League East race thanks in no small part to the play of pitcher Chris Sale....
Mike Trout and Bryce Harper Reach Career Milestones
Two of the best young players in baseball reached milestones on August 7th. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hit his 1000th career hit and Bryce Harper of the...
Pitchers Max Scherzer and Jon Lester Each Hit Their First Career Home Runs
Two pretty good pitchers took to the mound on August 1st, and both did something for the first time in their careers. Washington Nationals righthander Max Scherzer and Chicago Cubs...
Adrian Beltre Belts Career Hit Number 3000
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre became the 31st player in major league history to reach 3000 hits when he hit a rocket down the left field line against the...
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