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 defeat the Braves, 5 – 3, behind Corey Kluber, for their 11th straight win. It is the team’s longest winning streak since 1982 and they now lead the AL Central by 5 1/2 games.

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The Indians defeat the Braves, 5 – 3, behind Corey Kluber, for their 11th straight win. It is the team’s longest winning streak since 1982 and they now lead the AL Central by 5 1/2 games.

In defeating the Reds, 7 – 2, in 15 innings, the Cubs have to use three different pitchers in left field after they run out of position players. Relievers Travis Wood and Spencer Patton alternate between the mound and the outfield in the 14th, then another reliever, Pedro Strop, plays in left in the 15th as Wood closes out the win. Kris Bryant snaps the tie with an RBI single in the top of the 15th and Javier Baez follows with a grand slam to put the game away.

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In defeating the Reds, 7 – 2, in 15 innings, the Cubs have to use three different pitchers in left field after they run out of position players. Relievers Travis Wood and Spencer Patton alternate between the mound and the outfield in the 14th, then another reliever, Pedro Strop, plays in left in the 15th as Wood closes out the win. Kris Bryant snaps the tie with an RBI single in the top of the 15th and Javier Baez follows with a grand slam to put the game away.

The White Sox hit seven solo homers but still lose to the Blue Jays, 10 – 8. It is just the third time a team has given up that many home runs and still won a game. Brett Lawrie hits both an inside-the-park homer and a regular one for Chicago, and five teammates join him to tie the team record for long balls, but it’s not enough to overcome four RBIs by Edwin Encarnacion and a lone homer by Toronto, hit by Devon Travis with a man on base.

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On June 25, 2016 The White Sox hit seven solo homers but still lose to the Blue Jays, 10 – 8. It is just the third time a team has given up that many home runs and still won a game. Brett Lawrie hits both an inside-the-park homer and a regular one for Chicago, and five teammates join him to tie the…

Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor has a nightmarish game, as he gets to wear the platinum sombrero, striking out five times, then lets Yasiel Puig’s 9th-inning single roll under his glove for a three-base error. The mistake turns a 3 – 2 Nats lead to a 4 – 3 loss to the Dodgers, as Howie Kendrick also scores on the “Little League homer”.

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Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor has a nightmarish game, as he gets to wear the platinum sombrero, striking out five times, then lets Yasiel Puig’s 9th-inning single roll under his glove for a three-base error. The mistake turns a 3 – 2 Nats lead to a 4 – 3 loss to the Dodgers, as Howie Kendrick also scores on the “Little League homer”.

In one of the rare highlights for the Braves this season, Julio Teheran pitches a one-hitter for a 6 – 0 win as the Braves complete a three-game sweep of the Mets at Citi Field. Michael Conforto’s 3rd-inning single is the only baserunner for New York, while the resurgent Freddie Freeman matches a career-high with four hits for Atlanta.

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On June 19, 2016 In one of the rare highlights for the Braves this season, Julio Teheran pitches a one-hitter for a 6 – 0 win as the Braves complete a three-game sweep of the Mets at Citi Field. Michael Conforto’s 3rd-inning single is the only baserunner for New York, while the resurgent Freddie Freeman matches a career-high with four hits for Atlanta.

2016 – The University of California, Santa Barbara qualifies for the College World Series for the first time in school history thanks to a dramatic 4 – 3 win over the University of Louisville in the 2016 CWS Super Regionals. With Louisville ahead 3 – 0 in the 9th, pinch-hitter Sam Cohen hits a grand slam to stun the Cardinals.

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On June 12 2016, 2016 – The University of California, Santa Barbara qualifies for the College World Series for the first time in school history thanks to a dramatic 4 – 3 win over the University of Louisville in the 2016 CWS Super Regionals. With Louisville ahead 3 – 0 in the 9th, pinch-hitter Sam Cohen hits a grand slam to stun the Cardinals.

The Marlins get some unwanted publicity when they are the first to publicly announce the death of boxing great Muhammad Ali on the Marlins Park scoreboard at the end of tonight’s game against the Mets. Team President David Samson had heard the news from a person close to Ali, but had not realized the family had not made the news public when he calls on the scoreboard operators to pay tribute.

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The Marlins get some unwanted publicity when they are the first to publicly announce the death of boxing great Muhammad Ali on the Marlins Park scoreboard at the end of tonight’s game against the Mets. Team President David Samson had heard the news from a person close to Ali, but had not realized the family had not made the news public when he calls on the scoreboard operators to pay tribute.

The Rockies tie a team record by hitting 7 homers in a 17 – 4 drubbing of the Reds. Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon hit two homers each. Losing pitcher Jon Moscot surrenders four of the long balls in his return from the disabled list, including one by Blackmon to lead off the bottom of the 1st.

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The Rockies tie a team record by hitting 7 homers in a 17 – 4 drubbing of the Reds. Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon hit two homers each. Losing pitcher Jon Moscot surrenders four of the long balls in his return from the disabled list, including one by Blackmon to lead off the bottom of the 1st.