The Pirates suffer a bad break, literally, as rookie SS Jung-ho Kang, who is having an excellent season, breaks a leg and tears a ligament in his knee when he is upended by the Cubs’ Chris Coghlan, who is trying to break a double play in the 1st inning. Kang is out for the season and possibly the start of 2016, and the Bucs also lose the game, 9 – 5, to move within two games of the Pirates in the race to host the Wild Card Game.

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The Pirates suffer a bad break, literally, as rookie SS Jung-ho Kang, who is having an excellent season, breaks a leg and tears a ligament in his knee when he is upended by the Cubs’ Chris Coghlan, who is trying to break a double play in the 1st inning. Kang is out for the season and possibly the start of 2016, and the Bucs also lose the game, 9 – 5, to move within two games of the Pirates in the race to host the Wild Card Game.

Bryce Harper hits his 40th home run in Washington’s 12 – 2 win over the Phillies. Only six other players have hit 40 homers in a season before turning 23.

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Bryce Harper hits his 40th home run in Washington’s 12 – 2 win over the Phillies. Only six other players have hit 40 homers in a season before turning 23.

The Rockies set a major league record by using 30 players and 13 pitchers in a 5 – 4, 16-inning win over the Dodgers. The combined totals of 58 players and 24 pitchers are also records. Among the players is rookie P Jason Gurka who spends an inning in right field, taking over for an exhausted Carlos Gonzalez in the bottom of the 16th. David Hale is the winner and Gonzalez Germen is credited with a save, while Mat Latos, the 11th man to take the mound for Los Angeles, is charged with the loss.

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The Rockies set a major league record by using 30 players and 13 pitchers in a 5 – 4, 16-inning win over the Dodgers. The combined totals of 58 players and 24 pitchers are also records. Among the players is rookie P Jason Gurka who spends an inning in right field, taking over for an exhausted Carlos Gonzalez in the bottom of the 16th. David Hale is the winner and Gonzalez Germen is credited with a save, while Mat Latos, the 11th man to take the mound for Los Angeles, is charged with the loss.

The Rangers move past Houston into first place in the AL West with a 6 – 5 win over their in-state rivals. Mitch Moreland drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The Rangers were 8 games back of Houston on August 1st.

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The Rangers move past Houston into first place in the AL West with a 6 – 5 win over their in-state rivals. Mitch Moreland drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The Rangers were 8 games back of Houston on August 1st.

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2015 – Down 3-0 with nobody on and two outs in the ninth, the Astros create a Hollywood ending in Anaheim. After Preston Tucker homered off Huston Street, George Springer tripled and Jose Altuve singled him home. Carlos Correa slapped a base hit before pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie drove a pitch into the right field seats for a 5-3 miracle finish. Chad Qualls claims the win in relief. Houston keeps a 1-1/2 game lead over the Rangers in the Wild West. 

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2015 – Down 3-0 with nobody on and two outs in the ninth, the Astros create a Hollywood ending in Anaheim. After Preston Tucker homered off Huston Street, George Springer tripled and Jose Altuve singled him home. Carlos Correa slapped a base hit before pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie drove a pitch into the right field seats for a 5-3 miracle finish. Chad Qualls claims the win in relief. Houston keeps a 1-1/2 game lead over the Rangers in the Wild West. 

The Braves extend their franchise-record home-game losing streak, dropping a dreadful 10-7 ten-inning decision to the Mets for their 12th consecutive loss at Turner Field. Atlanta was leading 7-4 before Daniel Murphy’s three-run tied the game after the first two batters were retired in the top of the ninth inning .

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The Braves extend their franchise-record home-game losing streak, dropping a dreadful 10-7 ten-inning decision to the Mets for their 12th consecutive loss at Turner Field. Atlanta was leading 7-4 before Daniel Murphy’s three-run tied the game after the first two batters were retired in the top of the ninth inning .

2015 – The Mets win their seventh straight in dramatic fashion as Daniel Murphy hits a game-tying three-run homer off Ryan Kelly of the Braves with two out in the 9th. They then score three runs in the 10th, benefiting from an ill-timed throwing error by 3B Hector Olivera, to win, 10 – 7. It is their first four-game sweep of the Braves since 1989, while the Braves have lost 12 straight at home for the first time since 1931.

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2015 – The Mets win their seventh straight in dramatic fashion as Daniel Murphy hits a game-tying three-run homer off Ryan Kelly of the Braves with two out in the 9th. They then score three runs in the 10th, benefiting from an ill-timed throwing error by 3B Hector Olivera, to win, 10 – 7. It is their first four-game sweep of the Braves since 1989, while the Braves have lost 12 straight at home for the first time since 1931.

The Blue Jays sweep a doubleheader against the Yankees at New Yankee Stadium to increase their lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games. In the first game, seven homers are hit, including a pair by Jose Bautista, but the game is decided in the 11th inning when Toronto scores four runs on only one hit as Bryan Mitchell and Chasen Shreve combine for five walks and a hit batsman to win, 9 – 5. In the nitecap, New York starter Ivan Nova can’t get out of the 2nd inning and the Blue Jays prevail, 10 – 7, after a lengthy rain delay. Marcus Stroman is the winner in his first game since suffering a knee injury in spring training. For the Yankees, Brett Gardner hits three homers in the twinbill, including a pair of three-run shots in the second game, but it’s all for naught.

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The Blue Jays sweep a doubleheader against the Yankees at New Yankee Stadium to increase their lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games. In the first game, seven homers are hit, including a pair by Jose Bautista, but the game is decided in the 11th inning when Toronto scores four runs on only one hit as Bryan Mitchell and Chasen Shreve combine for five walks and a hit batsman to win, 9 – 5. In the nitecap, New York starter Ivan Nova can’t get out of the 2nd inning and the Blue Jays prevail, 10 – 7, after a lengthy rain delay. Marcus Stroman is the winner in his first game since suffering a knee injury in spring training. For the Yankees, Brett Gardner hits three homers in the twinbill, including a pair of three-run shots in the second game, but it’s all for naught.

David Ortiz of the Red Sox becomes the 27th member of the 500 home run club by going deep twice, both times off Matt Moore, in a 10 – 4 win over the Rays.

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David Ortiz of the Red Sox becomes the 27th member of the 500 home run club by going deep twice, both times off Matt Moore, in a 10 – 4 win over the Rays.

Atlanta loses its 11th consecutive home game, dropping a 6-4 decision to the Mets at Turner Field. The defeat matches a franchise mark established in 1931, when the team played at Braves Field in Boston.

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Atlanta loses its 11th consecutive home game, dropping a 6-4 decision to the Mets at Turner Field. The defeat matches a franchise mark established in 1931, when the team played at Braves Field in Boston.