George Springer has a great day, going 5 for 5 with 2 homers as Houston defeats Texas, 15 – 5, completing a four-game sweep. He starts his day with a leadoff homer off Adrian Sampson and caps it off with a two-run shot off Brett Martin in the 6th, also scoring five times. For his part, teammate Alex Bregman also homers twice and drives in 5 while Corbin Martin is a winner in his big league debut.

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George Springer has a great day, going 5 for 5 with 2 homers as Houston defeats Texas, 15 – 5, completing a four-game sweep. He starts his day with a leadoff homer off Adrian Sampson and caps it off with a two-run shot off Brett Martin in the 6th, also scoring five times. For his part, teammate Alex Bregman also homers twice and drives in 5 while Corbin Martin is a winner in his big league debut.

With a solo homer in the 3rd inning in a 13 – 0 win against the Tigers, Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the fifth player in major league history to collect 2,000 RBIs. Many articles say he is just the third player to reach the milestone, but that is discounting the 224 RBIs collected by Babe Ruth before the statistic became official in 1920, placing him above the threshold, and the entire career of 19th century great Cap Anson.

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With a solo homer in the 3rd inning in a 13 – 0 win against the Tigers, Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the fifth player in major league history to collect 2,000 RBIs. Many articles say he is just the third player to reach the milestone, but that is discounting the 224 RBIs collected by Babe Ruth before the statistic became official in 1920, placing him above the threshold, and the entire career of 19th century great Cap Anson.

Barto Colon becomes oldest player to hit his first career homerun
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Barto Colon becomes oldest player to hit his first career homerun

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On May 7, 2016 In the New York Mets’ 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, 42 year old Pitcher Bartolo Colon of the Mets, already known for his wildly entertaining at-bats, becomes the oldest player to hit his first career home run when he deposits a ball into the left-field stands at Petco Park against James Shields of the Padres. Hall of Famer Randy…

The Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 0. The game is historic in that it features a combined shutout by two pitchers over age 40, the first such contest in over a century. Tim Wakefield allows two hits in 8 innings and Mike Timlin finishes the game.

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The Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 0. The game is historic in that it features a combined shutout by two pitchers over age 40, the first such contest in over a century. Tim Wakefield allows two hits in 8 innings and Mike Timlin finishes the game.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Paul Lindblad’s major league streak of 385 consecutive games without committing an error comes to an end when he makes an errant throw in a 6 – 3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Paul Lindblad’s major league streak of 385 consecutive games without committing an error comes to an end when he makes an errant throw in a 6 – 3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964.

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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964.

The Reds homer on three straight pitches against Jeff Samardzija in the 1st inning of their game against the Giants, taking an early 4 – 0 lead, but cannot hold on as San Francisco comes back to win, 6 – 5. Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker and Derek Dietrich are responsible for the early barrage, but the Giants come back starting with a three-run homer by Buster Posey in the 6th. Posey then hits a one-out double in the 9th; Brandon Crawfordfollows with a pinch homer off Raisel Iglesias to break a 4 – 4 tie. For the Reds, Kyle Farmer hits a solo pinch homer off Will Smith in the bottom of the inning, but it’s not enough.

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The Reds homer on three straight pitches against Jeff Samardzija in the 1st inning of their game against the Giants, taking an early 4 – 0 lead, but cannot hold on as San Francisco comes back to win, 6 – 5. Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker and Derek Dietrich are responsible for the early barrage, but the Giants come back starting with a three-run homer by Buster Posey in the 6th. Posey then hits a one-out double in the 9th; Brandon Crawfordfollows with a pinch homer off Raisel Iglesias to break a 4 – 4 tie. For the Reds, Kyle Farmer hits a solo pinch homer off Will Smith in the bottom of the inning, but it’s not enough.

The longest game in the history of Miller Park goes 18 innings before Ryan Braun ends it by driving the winning run with his 6th hit of the night. A two-run single with one out in the 18th gives the Brewers and 4 – 3 win over the Mets. Braun outhits all of his teammates, given Milwaukee only tallies 11 safeties as a team; in the winning rally, the Mets’ Chris Flexen walks the bases loaded before facing Braun.

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The longest game in the history of Miller Park goes 18 innings before Ryan Braun ends it by driving the winning run with his 6th hit of the night. A two-run single with one out in the 18th gives the Brewers and 4 – 3 win over the Mets. Braun outhits all of his teammates, given Milwaukee only tallies 11 safeties as a team; in the winning rally, the Mets’ Chris Flexen walks the bases loaded before facing Braun.

2019 – Josh Phegley drives in 8 runs, thanks to a pair of bases-loaded doubles, a run-scoring single and a solo homer, to lead the Athletics to a 14 – 1 win over the Pirates. He sets a team record for most RBIs in a game by a catcher. The A’s rack up 16 hits, including three-hit game by Matt Chapman and Kendrys Morales. Even P Brett Anderson gets into the act, as he picks up two hits and reaches on an error, in addition to getting credit for the win.

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2019 – Josh Phegley drives in 8 runs, thanks to a pair of bases-loaded doubles, a run-scoring single and a solo homer, to lead the Athletics to a 14 – 1 win over the Pirates. He sets a team record for most RBIs in a game by a catcher. The A’s rack up 16 hits, including three-hit game by Matt Chapman and Kendrys Morales. Even P Brett Anderson gets into the act, as he picks up two hits and reaches on an error, in addition to getting credit for the win.