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This is What Closers Are For (Yankees vs Angels)
The pitchers nearly ruined the six run lead built by the New York Yankees bats, but when it came down to the last out between Mariano Rivera and Albert Pujols, with the bases loaded, the greatest closer in the history of the game overcame the hitting prowess of the expensive flop from the Los Angeles Angels.
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A Success That Takes Getting Used to (Red Sox vs Orioles)
If last season’s postseason appearance wasn’t enough to prove the Baltimore Orioles are back, things aren’t that different in 2013, as their push to take the lead in the AL East took another step in the right direction, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-3 to make it a third game out of four in the series between the two teams going their way.
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Freddie Freeman Gets His Ninth Inning Hero Moment (Giants vs Braves)
The Atlanta Braves seem to have some sort of ninth inning kryptonite the San Francisco Giants can’t handle: Freddie Freeman. For the second time in his career, he hits a walk-off hit against them with the bases loaded, while his team was trailing as they entered the final inning of the game.
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David Nava Is Enough to Make the Difference (Red Sox vs Rays)
The Boston Red Sox came out of a tough series in Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays with their hand on top and a commanding lead in the AL East, thanks to one big home run from David Nava and another solid pitching performance from Alfredo Aceves.
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Brandon Moss is Only About Hitting Home Runs (Yankees vs A’s)
It was bad enough for the New York Yankees hardly being able to hit anything coming their way from Dan Straily, but it got much worse as Brandon Moss hit two home runs to distinguish himself in a second consecutive win in the series and 10th straight at home.
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Ian Kennedy Sparks the Brawl of the Season (Diamondbacks vs Dodgers)
In order to stop special players, some pitchers resort to what people like to refer as bush-league tactics. So Ian Kennedy decided to use his talents to hit Yasiel Puig in the face with a pitch, followed by going after Zach Greinke, who is just as much to blame for the brawl that ensued, and the ejections, as the result in the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t seem to matter anymore.
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Michael Wacha And The Magic of Unearned Runs (Cardinals vs Mets)
While being one of the best offensive teams in baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals don’t always need hitting to carry them. Sometimes it’s a rookie pitcher named Michael Wacha and one huge mistake from Daniel Murphy that allows them to win 9-2 against the New York Mets despite scoring only two earned runs.
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Big Hitting & Fighting in the Longest Night of the Season (Red Sox vs Rays)
In the center of the five-and-a-half hours long game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays stood John Lackey hitting Matt Joyce with a pitch, leading to the usual bench clearing event fans love to see (not that there were that many in attendance), but the bottom line was the AL East standing not changing by much.
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Matt Holiday is the Next Extra-Inning Baseball Hero (Cardinals vs Reds)
It seems that a lot of games have been going to extra-innings over the last few days, although Matt Holiday hitting a grand slam home run, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an 11-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, came way before the moment in which fans start heading for the exits out of boredom.
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The Worst Team in Baseball Deserves a Silver Lining (Marlins vs Mets)
Even when the Miami Marlins win, it has to be excruciating, their 17th of the season (worst in MLB) coming in the form of a 20-inning game against the New York Mets, as Adeiny Hechavarria hit a single RBI to finally allow the poor folks who remained in the stadium for nearly six and a half hours to go back to their homes.