Recap Roundups
July 08, 2016
LA Angels 9, Baltimore 5
Daniel Nava was looking to give his team a boost as the Los Angeles Angels look for some much-needed momentum heading into the All-Star break.
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Pittsburgh 8, Chi. Cubs 4
The Pittsburgh Pirates allowed a three-run lead to slip away against Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta. That would have signaled a Cubs victory a few weeks ago.
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Toronto 6, Detroit 0
J.A. Happ said it was a battle against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.
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Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5
John Farrell spent much of his Friday night postgame media session talking about injuries.
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Cleveland 10, NY Yankees 2
There are good starts and then there are the kind of starts the Cleveland Indians had Friday night: three home runs in their first six batters.
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Miami 3, Cincinnati 1
Jose Fernandez took a trip to the mall on Friday morning in preparation for next week's All-Star Game in San Diego.
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Washington 3, NY Mets 1
One storyline in a juicy pitching matchup between Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg and New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard disappeared hours before first pitch Friday night, when the Nationals announced Strasburg would not start or pitch for the National League in next Tuesday's All-Star Game.
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Texas 6, Minnesota 5
Cole Hamels struggled for the second straight start but some big sixth inning hits helped the Texas Rangers overcome a shaky performance by their ace.
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Atlanta 11, Chi. White Sox 8
White Sox ace Chris Sale fell short of earning his 15th victory before the All-Star break, struggling in Chicago's 11-8 loss to the National League-worst Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
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Houston 10, Oakland 9
With two runners on base and his club trailing by two runs, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch was considering the right strategic play for the moment when Luis Valbuena stepped to the plate.
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Philadelphia 5, Colorado 3
The Philadelphia Phillies went 87 games without a pinch-hit home run this season. They erased that statistical shortcoming at the perfect time Friday night.
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Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
After going nearly the entire first half of the season without a walk-off victory, the Milwaukee Brewers needed to wait just a few more moments for a replay before they could celebrate Jonathan Villar's game-winning, RBI double.
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Seattle 3, Kansas City 2
Hisashi Iwakuma frustrated the Kansas City Royals offense, holding them to one run in 6 2/3 innings as the Seattle Mariners earned a 3-2 victory Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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LA Dodgers 10, San Diego 6
No hard feelings. But a lot of hard contact.
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San Francisco 6, Arizona 2
Brandon Crawford had Buster Posey's back Friday night, even if Patrick Corbin's fastball barely didn't.
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