Cincinnati drills 6 homers to offer the Nationals their first defeat of the season, 15 – 0. Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier both go deep twice, and Shin-Soo Choo and Xavier Paul, with a pinch-hit grand slam, hit the other two. Homer Bailey is the winner over Dan Haren, whose debut for the Nats is one to forget. Read More April 5, 2013
The first World Series game ever to be played in the state of Texas proves to be memorable when Geoff Blum’s 14th-inning solo home run (30th MLer to hit an HR in first WS AB) becomes the beginning of the end of the longest Fall Classic contest ever played. The 7-5 victory, which gives the White Sox a commanding 3-0 advantage over the Astros, takes 5 hours, 41 minutes to complete, with the 14 frames equaling the number of innings the Red Sox needed to beat the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 1916 series. Read More October 25, 2005
For the first time in 1,303 games, Nomar Garciaparra of the Dodgers is ejected from a game. The 12-year veteran infielder, who is tossed by home plate umpire Tom Hallion for arguing a called third strike in the fourth inning, is restrained by first base coach Mariano Duncan when he continues to shout and points his bat toward the umpire. Read More August 13, 2007