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7/4/2016 – In the top of the first during the 11AM contest in the Nation’s Capital, Brewers’ left fielder Ryan Braun singled up the middle with two out. Nationals manager Dusty Baker spoke with HP Umpire Cory Blaser, pointing out that Jonathan Lucroy was the scheduled batter in that spot according to the lineup card. Lucroy was called out to end the inning.

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7/4/2016 – In the top of the first during the 11AM contest in the Nation’s Capital, Brewers’ left fielder Ryan Braun singled up the middle with two out. Nationals manager Dusty Baker spoke with HP Umpire Cory Blaser, pointing out that Jonathan Lucroy was the scheduled batter in that spot according to the lineup card. Lucroy was called out to end the inning.

The first regular-season MLB game is played in North Carolina when the Marlins beat the Braves 5-4 at Fort Bragg. The contest, witnessed by 12,500 spectators made up of mostly current or former service personnel jammed into a temporary stadium constructed in a little less than four months, was staged on a military base to pay tribute to America’s Armed Forces.

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The first regular-season MLB game is played in North Carolina when the Marlins beat the Braves 5-4 at Fort Bragg. The contest, witnessed by 12,500 spectators made up of mostly current or former service personnel jammed into a temporary stadium constructed in a little less than four months, was staged on a military base to pay tribute to America’s Armed Forces.

Major League Baseball celebrates military appreciation day by staging a game in Fort Bragg, NC, the nation’s largest military base. The Marlins defeat the Braves, 5 – 2 in a temporary 12,500 seat ballpark with no paid admission, as all spectators are active military members and their families. It’s the first major league game ever played in the state of North Carolina.

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On July 3, 2016 Major League Baseball celebrates military appreciation day by staging a game in Fort Bragg, NC, the nation’s largest military base. The Marlins defeat the Braves, 5 – 2 in a temporary 12,500 seat ballpark with no paid admission, as all spectators are active military members and their families. It’s the first major league game ever played in the…

The Angels crush the Red Sox, 21 – 2, behind the combined hitting of C.J. Cron and Carlos Perez. Cron goes 6 for 6 with 2 homers and 5 RBIs while Perez has 5 hits in 6 at-bats, with 6 RBIs, making them the first pair of teammates to amass 5 hits and RBIs in a game since Gene Moore and Buck Jordan did so for the 1936 Boston Bees. Most of the damage comes during an 11-run 7th inning.

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On July 2, 2016 The Angels crush the Red Sox, 21 – 2, behind the combined hitting of C.J. Cron and Carlos Perez. Cron goes 6 for 6 with 2 homers and 5 RBIs while Perez has 5 hits in 6 at-bats, with 6 RBIs, making them the first pair of teammates to amass 5 hits and RBIs in a game…

The Indians set a new team record with their 14th straight win, but it doesn’t come easy as they need 19 innings to defeat the Blue Jays, 2 – 1. Carlos Santana, who had scored the Indians’ first run in the 3rd, homers off infielder Darwin Barney for the winning run. 19 pitchers are used in the game, with starter Trevor Bauer going the last five innings for Cleveland to earn the win; for its part, Toronto runs out of pitchers in the 18th, and another infielder, Ryan Goins, precedes Barney on the mound.

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The Indians set a new team record with their 14th straight win, but it doesn’t come easy as they need 19 innings to defeat the Blue Jays, 2 – 1. Carlos Santana, who had scored the Indians’ first run in the 3rd, homers off infielder Darwin Barney for the winning run. 19 pitchers are used in the game, with starter Trevor Bauer going the last five innings for Cleveland to earn the win; for its part, Toronto runs out of pitchers in the 18th, and another infielder, Ryan Goins, precedes Barney on the mound.