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9/4/2013 – In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rangers made a few lineup changes. Geovany Soto entered the game as the catcher and batted sixth while Engel Beltre entered the game as the new right fielder and batted fifth. Previously, the right fielder had been batting sixth and the catcher fifth. In the top of the ninth, Soto batted in his proper spot and homered. Beltre then came to the plate out of turn (he was before Soto not after) and struck out. Then Soto’s spot was skipped and Jeff Baker struck out (out of turn). Jurickson Profar then struck out to end the game.

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9/4/2013 – In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rangers made a few lineup changes. Geovany Soto entered the game as the catcher and batted sixth while Engel Beltre entered the game as the new right fielder and batted fifth. Previously, the right fielder had been batting sixth and the catcher fifth. In the top of the ninth, Soto batted in his proper spot and homered. Beltre then came to the plate out of turn (he was before Soto not after) and struck out. Then Soto’s spot was skipped and Jeff Baker struck out (out of turn). Jurickson Profar then struck out to end the game.

Matt Adams of the Cardinals becomes the second player this year to hit a pair of homers in extra innings, breaking out of an 0-for-17 slump in a 5 – 4 win over the Reds. He goes deep off Alfredo Simon in the 14th, but rookie pinch-runner Billy Hamilton steals a base and scores a key run for the second straight game to tie the score back at 4-all. Shin-Soo Choo then gets thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 15th when Chris Heiseywhiffs on a bunt attempt and Adams goes deep again, against Logan Ondrusek, in the 16th for the winning margin. John Mayberry of the Phillies had hit two extra-inning homers on June 4th, a feat which had previously not been accomplished since 1987.

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Matt Adams of the Cardinals becomes the second player this year to hit a pair of homers in extra innings, breaking out of an 0-for-17 slump in a 5 – 4 win over the Reds. He goes deep off Alfredo Simon in the 14th, but rookie pinch-runner Billy Hamilton steals a base and scores a key run for the second straight game to tie the score back at 4-all. Shin-Soo Choo then gets thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 15th when Chris Heiseywhiffs on a bunt attempt and Adams goes deep again, against Logan Ondrusek, in the 16th for the winning margin. John Mayberry of the Phillies had hit two extra-inning homers on June 4th, a feat which had previously not been accomplished since 1987.

The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.

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The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.