Recap Roundups
August 05, 2016
NY Yankees 13, Cleveland 7
Dressed in a polo shirt and shorts, New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira looked every bit the part of freshly-minted retiree late Friday night. He didn't play like it, though.
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Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
Jameson Taillon stopped short of calling it a premonition. Still, sitting at his locker in the Pittsburgh clubhouse after doing his part by pitching six strong innings, he wasn't surprised when he watched on one of the big TVs as Pirates teammate Sean Rodriguez hit a game-winning home run in the ninth.
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Washington 5, San Francisco 1
Gio Gonzalez said he has not changed much about his pitching approach in his last six games.
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Detroit 4, NY Mets 3
Noah Syndergaard went soft -- and that made it too hard for the New York Mets to beat the Detroit Tigers.
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Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 2
Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, Twins manager Paul Molitor wasn't sure how many chances he'd have for a favorable bat off his bench, so he sent Eddie Rosario out with a runner on.
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Baltimore 7, Chi. White Sox 5
Pedro Alvarez's hot streak continued Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, where he hit two more home runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 win to start a series against the Chicago White Sox.
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Baltimore 7, Chi. White Sox 5
Pedro Alvarez's hot streak continued Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, where he hit two more home runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 win to start a series against the Chicago White Sox.
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Baltimore 7, Chi. White Sox 5
Pedro Alvarez is starting to feel more at ease in the American League, and it's starting to make pitchers facing him feel exactly the opposite.
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Houston 5, Texas 0
Left-hander Dallas Keuchel earned the 2015 American League Cy Young Award in part because of his uncanny ability to deliver exceptional starts when the Astros sorely needed them. He reprised that role on Friday night, uplifting a slumping team against a division rival.
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Toronto 4, Kansas City 3
Devon Travis made sure Francisco Liriano's debut with the Toronto Blue Jays was not ruined.
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St. Louis 1, Atlanta 0
After knocking in the only run in his 1-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves Friday night, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia was asked if he did that during his high school career.
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Miami 5, Colorado 3
What had the makings of a bitter, disheartening loss Friday night for the Miami Marlins turned into an immensely satisfying comeback victory.
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Miami 5, Colorado 3
What had the makings of a bitter, disheartening loss Friday night for the Miami Marlins turned into an immensely satisfying comeback victory.
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Arizona 3, Milwaukee 2
Welington Castillo drove a pitch to the gap in right-center field in his only other career walkoff plate appearance, two years ago at Wrigley Field. This time, walkoff summed it up nicely.
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Chi. Cubs 7, Oakland 2
Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat after being activated from the disabled list, Jon Lester threw seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland A's 7-2 on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
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Chi. Cubs 7, Oakland 2
Jorge Soler had missed 51 games for the Chicago Cubs with a strained left hamstring and hadn't had a major league at-bat since June 6 until he came to the plate Friday night in the first inning with two on and two outs against the Oakland A's.
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Boston 9, LA Dodgers 0
Knuckleballer Steven Wright couldn't have scripted a better homecoming.
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Seattle 6, LA Angels 4
If the sun is setting on Tim Lincecum's baseball career, and all indications are that the glow is darkening, the Los Angeles Angels' 32-year-old pitcher isn't quite ready to turn out the lights.
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Philadelphia 5, San Diego 4
Padres starting pitcher Christian Friedrich figured he did a pretty good job limiting his mistakes Friday night at Petco Park -- except to one Phillies hitter.
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