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Braves Beat Phillies – Dan Uggla Can Still Have Big Games
From time to time, Dan Uggla reminds everyone why he has such a huge contract. Two home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth, is probably a good enough reminder as the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 in what people would refer to as a slugfest.
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Cardinals Over Brewers – Lance Lynn, Destroyer of Streaks
The Milwaukee Brewers were scorching going into their first game of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals, but a wonderful performance on the mound from Lance Lynn meant it was an end to their nine-game winning streak and an impressive 4-0 win for the Cards.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Some Simply Win, Others Whine About Replays
It isn’t a real New York Yankees – Boston Red Sox series without a little bit of controversy, as instant replays and reviews took center stage in the fourth game as well. Once again, the Yankees got the benefit of the doubt and eventually won 3-2 after a big hitting day from Carlos Beltran.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Home Runs Have Nothing to do With Replays
Despite the replay malfunction that the Boston Red Sox preferred to talk about after losing 7-4 to the New York Yankees, the deciding factor in the game was some awful pitching from John Lackey, helping Brian McCann, Alfonso Soriano, Kelly Johnson and Carlos Beltran practice on their home run hitting skills.
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Red Sox Over Yankees – Grady Sizemore Destroys a Fading Pitcher
With every game that goes by CC Sabathia looks less and less like someone who can be productive for the New York Yankees as their starting pitcher, giving up a huge three-run homer to Grady Sizemore that helped the Boston Red Sox come away with the 4-2 win an even the series at 1-1.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Michael Pineda and the Mystery Substance
The funny thing about the mystery substance on the hand of Michael Pineda which did or didn’t help him lead the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win in their series opener against the Boston Red Sox? Only the media is actually making this an issue, while the players on the opposing team didn’t really seem to mind.
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Red Sox Over Rangers – Flipping the Script
There hasn’t been a whole lot of success for David Ortiz when Neal Cotts is pitching to him, but this time Big Papi came out with his hand on top, hitting a three-run homer in the eighth inning to bring back the Boston Red Sox from behind and seal a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
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Tigers Over Dodgers – Blowing Leads Isn’t the End of the World
Despite blowing a lead in the ninth inning the Detroit Tigers were able to come through with a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers thanks to Victor Martinez hitting a 10th inning home run off of Kenley Janses in a series that seems to be about dramatic extra inning endings.
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Dodgers Over Tigers – Good Problems to Have
With the highest payroll in the league, it’s not surprising that the Los Angeles Dodgers find it difficult to give batting opportunities to all of their outfielders. In an extra innings 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, it was Carl Crawford who made the biggest impression, hitting a walk-off double to clinch the first game of the series.
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Brewers Over Phillies – Ryan Braun Doesn’t Mind the Hate
It hasn’t been a very good start to the season for Ryan Braun, but things changed as always for him on a road game against the Philadelphia Phillies, his bat exploding with three home runs and 7 RBIs en route to a 10-4 win of the Milwaukee Brewers.