Toronto Blue Jays’ second baseman Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night at Camden Yards. Striking out in his first at-bat, Biggio followed up with a two-run homer in the third inning, followed by a single in the sixth, a double in the eighth, and a two-run triple in the ninth, leading to an 8-5 win against the Orioles. Biggio is the sixth player to...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 • 8:40 p.m. ET Coors Field • Denver, CO RHP Marcus Stroman (8-13, 3.35) vs. RHP Tim Melville (2-2, 5.16) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM On paper, last night should have been a win. The Mets started the game off with a Brandon Nimmo homer. The Rockies got it back, but Jeff McNeil homered to give them a 3-1 lead and later Amed Rosario doubled in a run. Then everything...
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Pittsburgh Pirates’ left-handed pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested on felony solicitation charges involving a minor – one count of computer pornography – and one count of providing obscene material to minors on Tuesday morning. According to a statement released by the Pirates, the closer has been placed on administrative leave, following an investigation that began last month. The Florida...
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With 12 games remaining in the 2011 season, the Tampa Bay Rays were 4.0 games behind the Boston Red Sox for the Wild Card. The Rays would overcome that deficit by going 8-4 over their final 12 games, and they would claim the Wild Card with Evan Longoria hitting a walk off homer against the New York Yankees. As we sit here today, that is the type of run the Mets need, but unfortunately, even if...
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Saturday night at Citi Field in New York, Jacob deGrom and Hyun-Jin Ryu went head-to-head. As the season moves along, it’s looking like those two are the top two choices for the NL Cy Young, so each team’s offense had the chance to help their pitcher’s chances. Both pitchers shut out the other teams’ offense, keeping the race tight. Ryu went seven innings, allowing...
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Last Friday night, at arguably the fulcrum point of the New York Mets’ season, the team chose to disregard their undisputed no. 2 starter’s wishes, pairing right-hander Noah Syndergaard with offensively-capable but defensively-challenged backstop, Wilson Ramos to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The plan blew up in the Mets’ face, with Noah allowing four runs on five hits over...
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