The Cubs decide they are not going to let Bryce Harper beat them and their pitchers walk him a record-tying six times, with his other at-bat resulting in a hit-by-pitch as he does not take even one swing of the bat in the Nationals’ 13-inning, 4 – 3 loss in Wrigley Field on a walk-off homer by Javier Baez. The strategy works all series, as Harper draws 13 walks, but Chicago sweeps all three games to improve to 24-6 after 30 games.

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The Cubs decide they are not going to let Bryce Harper beat them and their pitchers walk him a record-tying six times, with his other at-bat resulting in a hit-by-pitch as he does not take even one swing of the bat in the Nationals’ 13-inning, 4 – 3 loss in Wrigley Field on a walk-off homer by Javier Baez. The strategy works all series, as Harper draws 13 walks, but Chicago sweeps all three games to improve to 24-6 after 30 games.

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Springer ties Astro record going 6-6

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2018 – George Springer ties an Astros team record by going 6 for 6 in a 16 – 2 win over the Athletics. He has a double, homer and single by the end of the 4th inning, but fails in his next three at-bats to get the triple that would have completed the cycle as he hits a single each time. Hall of Famer Joe Morgan is the only other player to collect 6 hits in a game for Houston, doing so on July 8, 1965, but in a 12-inning game.

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Yankees beat Cubs in longest interleague game played

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2017 – In a nationally televised Sunday night game, the Yankees defeat the Cubs, 5 – 4, in 18 innings at Wrigley Field. The longest interleague game in history features a record 48 strikeouts – 26 by Yankees pitchers, and 22 by the Cubs. New York seems on its way to a victory with a 4 – 1 lead in the 9th, but Aroldis Chapman allows three runs, the last on a bases-loaded hit by pitch of Anthony Rizzo. There is no more scoring until the top of the 18th, when Aaron Hicks, who has struck out four times in the game, leads off with a bunt single off Pedro Strop and moves to second on C Willson Contreras’ throw, which ends up in right field. After moving to third, he scores on Starlin Castro’s infield grounder, when SS Addison Russell’s throw home is wide of the mark. Chasen Shreve pitches three scoreless innings for the win, which he ends by striking out P Kyle Hendricks, used a pinch-hitter with runners on first and second.

3B Jung Ho Kang makes a successful return to the majors for the Pirates in his first game since suffering a serious leg injury in September of last year. Kang homers twice, off Tyler Lyons and Kevin Siegrist, to lead Pittsburgh to a 4 – 2 win. Francisco Liriano is the winner over Carlos Martinez, who has to leave early due to fatigue.

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3B Jung Ho Kang makes a successful return to the majors for the Pirates in his first game since suffering a serious leg injury in September of last year. Kang homers twice, off Tyler Lyons and Kevin Siegrist, to lead Pittsburgh to a 4 – 2 win. Francisco Liriano is the winner over Carlos Martinez, who has to leave early due to fatigue.

Pavel Budský becomes the first Extraliga player to 150 career homers (since they began tracking homers in 1993), as the veteran slugger hits a grand slam off Petru Balan for the historic hit. Draci Brno cruises to a 19 – 5 thumping of the Arrows Ostrava.

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Pavel Budský becomes the first Extraliga player to 150 career homers (since they began tracking homers in 1993), as the veteran slugger hits a grand slam off Petru Balan for the historic hit. Draci Brno cruises to a 19 – 5 thumping of the Arrows Ostrava.

The Rockies set a team record by scoring 13 runs in the 5th inning in beating the Giants, 17 – 7. Trevor Story leads things off with a homer off losing P Matt Cain, and drives in another run with a single later in the frame. Vin Mazzaro gives up 9 runs while retiring a single batter, and the Giants commit a pair of costly errors to add fuel to the fire. Colorado starter Chris Rusin drives in a pair in the record-setting inning and has a ten-run lead when he leaves the game, but as he only manages 4 1/3 innings, he doesn’t get the win, which goes to reliever Christian Bergman instead.

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The Rockies set a team record by scoring 13 runs in the 5th inning in beating the Giants, 17 – 7. Trevor Story leads things off with a homer off losing P Matt Cain, and drives in another run with a single later in the frame. Vin Mazzaro gives up 9 runs while retiring a single batter, and the Giants commit a pair of costly errors to add fuel to the fire. Colorado starter Chris Rusin drives in a pair in the record-setting inning and has a ten-run lead when he leaves the game, but as he only manages 4 1/3 innings, he doesn’t get the win, which goes to reliever Christian Bergman instead.

Clayton Kershaw does it all by himself, as he pitches a three-hit shutout against the Padres, strikes out 14, and drives in the only run of the game with a 3rd-inning single off Drew Pomeranz. Thanks to his superhuman performance, the Dodgers end a six-game losing streak with the 1 – 0 win.

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Clayton Kershaw does it all by himself, as he pitches a three-hit shutout against the Padres, strikes out 14, and drives in the only run of the game with a 3rd-inning single off Drew Pomeranz. Thanks to his superhuman performance, the Dodgers end a six-game losing streak with the 1 – 0 win.