The Yankees beat the Braves, 6 – 2, behind the pitching of CC Sabathia, for their 10th straight win. Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano homer. All 10 wins have come in interleague play.

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On June 18, 2012 The Yankees beat the Braves, 6 – 2, behind the pitching of CC Sabathia, for their 10th straight win. Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano homer. All 10 wins have come in interleague play.

Aaron Hill hits for the cycle in leading the Diamondbacks over the Mariners, 7 – 1. Hill had come up a double short of a cycle, striking out in his last at-bat, in a game against the Rockies on June 5th, but a 7th-inning homer completes the feat today as he becomes the 5th player in D-Backs history to turn the trick.

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On June 18, 2012 Aaron Hill hits for the cycle in leading the Diamondbacks over the Mariners, 7 – 1. Hill had come up a double short of a cycle, striking out in his last at-bat, in a game against the Rockies on June 5th, but a 7th-inning homer completes the feat today as he becomes the 5th player in D-Backs history to turn…

After a lengthy ten-week trial, Roger Clemens is acquitted by a jury on all charges that he obstructed justice and lied to Congress when he testified at a deposition during a 2008 nationally televised hearing. The seven-time Cy Young winner, who won 354 games playing for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Astros during his 24 years in the major leagues, contended that the success in the latter part of his career was a result of an over-the-top work ethic and not due to taking performance-enhancing drugs, as widely believed.

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On June 18, 2012 After a lengthy ten-week trial, Roger Clemens is acquitted by a jury on all charges that he obstructed justice and lied to Congress when he testified at a deposition during a 2008 nationally televised hearing. The seven-time Cy Young winner, who won 354 games playing for the Red Sox, Blue Jays,…

Allowing only a fifth-inning single by Wilson Betemit in the Mets’ 5-0 victory over Baltimore at Citi Field, R.A. Dickey throws his second consecutive one-hitter, becoming the first pitcher to record back-to-back one-hit games since Dave Stieb accomplished the feat in 1988 and the first in the National League since Jim Tobin in 1944. The 37 year old Mets’ knuckleballer has not allowed an earned run in his last 5 starts spanning 42.2 innings, also limited Tampa Bay to just 1 hit.

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On June 18, 2012 Allowing only a fifth-inning single by Wilson Betemit in the Mets’ 5-0 victory over Baltimore at Citi Field, R.A. Dickey throws his second consecutive one-hitter, becoming the first pitcher to record back-to-back one-hit games since Dave Stieb accomplished the feat in 1988 and the first in the National League since Jim Tobin in 1944. The 37…

With his one-out, solo home run off Shawn Kelley in the seventh in the Diamondbacks’ 7-1 victory over Seattle at Chase Field, Aaron Hill becomes the fifth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. The Arizona second baseman, the first D-Back to single, double, triple, and homer in four at-bats, joins Kelly Johnson (2010), Stephen Drew (2008), Greg Colbrunn (2002), and Luis Gonzalez (2000) in accomplishing the rare feat.

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On June 18, 2012 With his one-out, solo home run off Shawn Kelley in the seventh in the Diamondbacks’ 7-1 victory over Seattle at Chase Field, Aaron Hill becomes the fifth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. The Arizona second baseman, the first D-Back to single, double, triple, and homer in four…