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Harper hits three homers, one a 445-foot blast Youngest player since 1969 to accomplish feat By Bill Ladson / MLB.com | @washingnats
WASHINGTON -- Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper had quite a game on Wednesday. He had his first three-homer game as the Nationals edged the Marlins, 7-5. At 22 years, 202 days, Harper is the youngest player to hit three home runs in a game since Joe Lahoud (22 yrs, 53 days) on June 11, 1969. It was Harper's sixth multi-homer game of his career.
Players to hit four home runs in one game: Josh Hamilton, Rangers, 5/8/2012 Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays, 9/25/2003 Shawn Green, Dodgers, 5/23/2002 Mike Cameron, Mariners, 5/2/2002 Mark Whiten, Cardinals, 9/7/1993 Bob Horner, Braves, 7/6/1986 Mike Schmidt, Phillies, 4/17/1976 Willie Mays, Giants, 4/30/1961 Rocky Colavito, Indians, 6/10/1959 Joe Adcock, Milwaukee Braves, 7/31/1954 Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers, 8/31/1950 Pat Seerey, White Sox, 7/18/1948 Chuck Klein, Phillies, 7/10/1936 Lou Gehrig, Yankees, 6/3/1932 Ed Delahanty, Phillies, 7/13/1896 Bobby Lowe, Boston Beaneaters, 5/30/1894
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No luck with our double yesterday, both teams were well beaten, and i will try and do better today. Today's double is, New York Yankees to beat the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates to beat the Cincinatti Reds
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A-Rod passes Mays with 661st career homer Yankees slugger receives curtain call after moving into 4th on all-time list By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | @BryanHoch
NEW YORK -- One big swing had altered the record books on Thursday, as Alex Rodriguez pushed ahead of Willie Mays on baseball's all-time home run list, and now the slugger found himself bounding up the dugout steps for what he recently thought would be an even more improbable achievement: a Yankee Stadium curtain call. Rodriguez connected for the 661st home run of his career, a third-inning solo blast to center field off the Orioles' Chris Tillman in a 4-3 Yankees victory. Rodriguez pumped his fist as he rounded first base and was warmly received in the dugout by his teammates, as well as by the cheering crowd of 39,816.
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We had a nice double up yesterday, which paid about 9/4, and lets do the same again today. Today's double is, Washington Nationals to beat the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers to beat the Kansas City Royals
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Houston Astros @ Los Angeles Angles
HOU are 10-1 in their last 11 road games. HOU are 16-5 in their last 21 overall. LAA are 1-7 in Weavers last 8 starts. LAA are 1-7 in Weavers last 8 starts on grass.
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2-year-old's recovery, 1st pitch 'incredible' Jameson Axford suffered snake bite during Spring Training By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
DENVER -- It was like Opening Day all over again -- only better -- for Rockies closer John Axford on Friday. When the Rockies started their season in Chicago, his mind was with his 2-year-old son, Jameson, who was struggling to recover from two rattlesnake bites on his foot suffered during Spring Training in Arizona. Doctors called it the worst bite they'd seen, and Jameson has been fighting to heal ever since, dealing with an array of medical procedures to recover damaged tissue, muscle and skin. . .
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We had another double up yesterday, which paid about 6/4, and lets keep the winning run going today. Today's double is, New York Yankees to beat Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays to beat Boston Red Sox
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Harper does it again: Walk-off sinks Braves By Bill Ladson and Ben Raby / MLB.com | @washingnats
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals saw a five-run lead evaporate in the late innings, but they managed to win Saturday's game, 8-6, in the bottom of ninth inning on a two-run home run by Bryce Harper. With a runner on first and Atlanta right-hander Cody Martin on the mound, Harper swung at a 1-0 pitch and hit the ball over the right-center-field wall to end the game. Harper now has six home runs in his last three games.
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No luck with our double yesterday, one team won and the other got beaten narrowly. Today's double is, New York Yankees to beat the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays to beat the Texas Rangers, the double pays about 2/1
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Pirates turn MLB's first 4-5-4 triple play By Tom Singer / MLB.com | @Tom_Singer
PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates celebrated Mother's Day one day early with the mother of all pitchers' best friends -- the triple play -- but this time it was a historic one, the first 4-5-4 triple play ever seen in the Major Leagues. With Cardinals on second and third and none out in the second inning of Saturday's 7-5 win at PNC Park, Pirates second baseman Neil Walker caught Yadier Molina's rising liner within feet of the second-base bag, left vacant by baserunner Jason Heyward.
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Pin-K-eda: Yankees' ace heats up with 16 K's Righty improves to 5-0, lowers ERA to 2.72 By Danny Knobler / Special to MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Sometime around the fourth inning Sunday, Michael Pineda realized this could be a special day. His strikeout total was building fast, with two in the first, three in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth. "That's a lot of strikeouts," he said later. "I thought, 'It's going to be good.'" It sure was.
