2012 – The two contenders for the AL Central crown play a make-up game necessitated by a rainout four days earlier. Chicago comes out ahead, 5 – 4, over Detroit. The key play occurs in the 5th when Alex Rios goes barreling into 2B Omar Infante to break up a potential inning-ending double play; his hard slide causes an errant throw which allows two runs to score. The Sox’s bullpen then holds the lead as Nate Jones improves to 8-0.

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2012 – The two contenders for the AL Central crown play a make-up game necessitated by a rainout four days earlier. Chicago comes out ahead, 5 – 4, over Detroit. The key play occurs in the 5th when Alex Rios goes barreling into 2B Omar Infante to break up a potential inning-ending double play; his hard slide causes an errant throw which allows two runs to score. The Sox’s bullpen then holds the lead as Nate Jones improves to 8-0.

The Orioles, with their 9-5 victory over Oakland, are assured of having their first winning season since the team finished first in the AL East in 1997. The Birds will finish the campaign with a 93-69 record for a second-place finish, but will earn a spot in the postseason as the play-in Wild Card team.

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The Orioles, with their 9-5 victory over Oakland, are assured of having their first winning season since the team finished first in the AL East in 1997. The Birds will finish the campaign with a 93-69 record for a second-place finish, but will earn a spot in the postseason as the play-in Wild Card team.

The Orioles secure their first winning record since 1997 with a 9 – 5 win over the Athletics, giving them 82 wins on the year. Matt Wieters homers twice off Dan Straily to lead the offense, but the O’s can’t gain ground on the first-place Yankees, who beat the Rays, 6 – 4, behind Hiroki Kuroda and Rafael Soriano’s 40th save of the season. At the end of the day, New York leads by one game over Baltimore and 5 over the falling Rays.

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The Orioles secure their first winning record since 1997 with a 9 – 5 win over the Athletics, giving them 82 wins on the year. Matt Wieters homers twice off Dan Straily to lead the offense, but the O’s can’t gain ground on the first-place Yankees, who beat the Rays, 6 – 4, behind Hiroki Kuroda and Rafael Soriano’s 40th save of the season. At the end of the day, New York leads by one game over Baltimore and 5 over the falling Rays.

In a thirty-minute pregame ceremony, four U.S. Marine pilots unveiled a bronze statue of Jerry Coleman at Petco Park honoring the longtime Padres broadcaster for his 70 years of major league service in the booth and as a player, and for his distinguished career in the Marine Corps, where he flew 120 combat missions during WWII and the Korean conflict. The 7-foot, 5-inch sculpture, which sits on a granite base, is in front of three 4-foot by 8-foot panels that capture the 88 year-old’s roles in baseball, the military, and as a broadcaster.

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In a thirty-minute pregame ceremony, four U.S. Marine pilots unveiled a bronze statue of Jerry Coleman at Petco Park honoring the longtime Padres broadcaster for his 70 years of major league service in the booth and as a player, and for his distinguished career in the Marine Corps, where he flew 120 combat missions during WWII and the Korean conflict. The 7-foot, 5-inch sculpture, which sits on a granite base, is in front of three 4-foot by 8-foot panels that capture the 88 year-old’s roles in baseball, the military, and as a broadcaster.

In the Marlins’ 6-4 victory over Cincinnati in Miami, Jose Reyes is charged with baseball’s unofficial 500,000th error. The All-Star shortstop earns the dubious distinction when he flubs Drew Stubbs’ ground ball in the seventh inning.

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In the Marlins’ 6-4 victory over Cincinnati in Miami, Jose Reyes is charged with baseball’s unofficial 500,000th error. The All-Star shortstop earns the dubious distinction when he flubs Drew Stubbs’ ground ball in the seventh inning.

By flubbing a simple ground ball hit by the Reds’ Drew Stubbs, SS Jose Reyes of the Marlins is charged with the 500,000th error in major league baseball history.

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By flubbing a simple ground ball hit by the Reds’ Drew Stubbs, SS Jose Reyes of the Marlins is charged with the 500,000th error in major league baseball history.

Ivan Nova is a winner in his return from the disabled list, 5 – 3, over the Rays. Curtis Granderson and Eduardo Nunez hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to give the Yankees a 3 – 0 lead, and they never look back. Out three weeks with a shoulder inflammation, Nova picks up his 12th win and puts the Bronx Bombers one game ahead of their main rivals, the Orioles, who lose to the A’s, 5 – 2. For their part, the Rays are now four games back and in danger of falling out of playoff contention altogether.

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Ivan Nova is a winner in his return from the disabled list, 5 – 3, over the Rays. Curtis Granderson and Eduardo Nunez hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to give the Yankees a 3 – 0 lead, and they never look back. Out three weeks with a shoulder inflammation, Nova picks up his 12th win and puts the Bronx Bombers one game ahead of their main rivals, the Orioles, who lose to the A’s, 5 – 2. For their part, the Rays are now four games back and in danger of falling out of playoff contention altogether.

The Dodgers beat the Cardinals, 4 – 3, on a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th. Closer Jason Motte is on the mound with two outs and no one on when the Dodgers start their winning rally. Andre Ethier singles and pinch-runner Dee Gordon steals second base. Luis Cruz doubles him in, then Juan Rivera singles, driving in another pinch-runner, Elian Herrera, with the game-winner.

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The Dodgers beat the Cardinals, 4 – 3, on a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th. Closer Jason Motte is on the mound with two outs and no one on when the Dodgers start their winning rally. Andre Ethier singles and pinch-runner Dee Gordon steals second base. Luis Cruz doubles him in, then Juan Rivera singles, driving in another pinch-runner, Elian Herrera, with the game-winner.

2012 – Chris Sale wins his 17th game of the year as the White Sox shut out the Twins, 6 – 0. The Sox stay ahead of the Tigers in the AL Central, although Detroit also wins by shutout, 4 – 0, over the Indians, as Justin Verlander is the winner.

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2012 – Chris Sale wins his 17th game of the year as the White Sox shut out the Twins, 6 – 0. The Sox stay ahead of the Tigers in the AL Central, although Detroit also wins by shutout, 4 – 0, over the Indians, as Justin Verlander is the winner.

The Yankees remain tied with the Orioles in the AL East with a 5 – 4 win over Boston. SS Derek Jeter has to leave the game in the 8th inning with a strained hamstring, although the injury does not appear to be serious. An inning earlier, Boston’s Dustin Pedroia also exited the game, but for a different reason: his wife Kelli, who is attending the game at Fenway Park, goes into labor to deliver the couple’s second child.

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The Yankees remain tied with the Orioles in the AL East with a 5 – 4 win over Boston. SS Derek Jeter has to leave the game in the 8th inning with a strained hamstring, although the injury does not appear to be serious. An inning earlier, Boston’s Dustin Pedroia also exited the game, but for a different reason: his wife Kelli, who is attending the game at Fenway Park, goes into labor to deliver the couple’s second child.