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White Sox Over Yankees – Chicago Doesn’t Like Visitors
It’s been a rough stay for the New York Yankees in Chicago and that inhospitable feeling continues after losing 6-5 to the Chicago White Sox, coming away with their second consecutive win over the Yankes thanks to a walk off home run by Adam Dunn in the ninth inning.
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Mets Over Dodgers – Amazing Catches & Mistakes Dominate
There is no team in Baseball as talented as the Los Angeles Dodgers, and few players have the skill set of Yasiel Puig, or the ability to make incredible plays next to self-destructive ones such as the talented right fielder in the losing effort against the New York Mets who came away with the 5-3 win, ending the impressive run Zack Greinke was having.
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White Sox Over Yankees – An Almost Perfect Return
Considering how well the Chicago White Sox have been hitting this season, the return of Chris Sale to the pitching mound to play his first game in over a month is a substantial addition to the team, getting behind their star pitcher to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 as a combined effort held the shutout all the way into the ninth inning.
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Blue Jays Over Red Sox – Fan Almost Steals the Show
It was Edward Encarnacion with two home runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox that was the big star of the game, but a fan who looked incredibly calm and unexcited about having a ball miraculously land in his hand that might have been the most memorable moment from the game.
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Cubs Over Yankees – Undefeated Isn’t Forever
It took the Chicago Cubs, the team with the worst record in the National League, to beat the New York Yankees 6-1 but especially hand Masahiro Tanaka his first loss in major league baseball, which also ends his unbeaten run of 42 games that stretches back to his career in Japan.
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Angels Over Rays – Machine Working Just Fine
Despite having a good season compared to his first two with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols was in something of an RBI drought the last couple of weeks. Until he met David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting two home runs to help the Angels pick up a 6-2 win.
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Braves Over Cardinals – Serious Closing Problems
The St. Louis Cardinals are always a solid team, but this doesn’t look like the kind of group that can reach the World Series or even the playoffs once again with this kind of baseball, losing to the Atlanta Braves 6-5 as Trevor Rosenthal blew a save for the second time this season, indicating one […]
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Diamondbacks Over Dodgers – Ace Gets Pummeled
The Arizona Diamondbacks had one of their better moments of a so-so season with a 18-7 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as Paul Goldschmidt put in quite a show at the plate with two home runs, although unlike some of his other teammates he wasn’t part of the gang that made Clayton Kershaw look light years away from the best pitcher in baseball he is often referred to as.
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Royals Over Orioles – Close to Perfection
The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 and what stood out the most was Danny Duffy takes his perfect game effort into the 7th inning before Adam Jones ruined a great day for him by hitting a single that didn’t really help his team.
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Yankees Over Mets – A Pitcher’s Delight
The New York Yankees are a very good offensive team, but when it comes to their pitching, the only reliable player they have right now is Masahiro Tanaka who continued his impressive debut season with a 4-hitter and a shutout in a complete game against the New York Mets, paving the way towards a 4-0 win.