Playing the last-place Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, the Dodgers open the game with an inside-the-park homer by Chris Taylor and a conventional one by Justin Turner against rookie Nick Pivetta. However, the youngster settles down and in the 6th, Clayton Kershaw loads the bases with a pair of walks sandwiched around a bloop single by Freddy Galvis, before Aaron Altherr takes him deep for the first grand slam he has allowed in over 1,900 major league innings. Curtis Granderson adds a homer for the Dodgers in the 9th, but Hector Neris saves Philly’s 4 – 3 win.

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Playing the last-place Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, the Dodgers open the game with an inside-the-park homer by Chris Taylor and a conventional one by Justin Turner against rookie Nick Pivetta. However, the youngster settles down and in the 6th, Clayton Kershaw loads the bases with a pair of walks sandwiched around a bloop single by Freddy Galvis, before Aaron Altherr takes him deep for the first grand slam he has allowed in over 1,900 major league innings. Curtis Granderson adds a homer for the Dodgers in the 9th, but Hector Neris saves Philly’s 4 – 3 win.

2017 – Rich Hill of the Dodgers pitches 9 no-hit innings against the Pirates at PNC Park – but has nothing to show for it. Carrying a perfect game through 8 innings, Hill loses that bid when the Pirates’ lead-off batter in the 9th, Jordy Mercer hits a hard smash to third that Logan Forsythe fails to field, being charged with an error. Hill retires the next three batters however, but the Dodgers having failed to score all day, he is back on the mound for the start of the 10th and Josh Harrison hits a walk-off homer that barely reaches the seats, handing him a 1 – 0 loss instead of a place in history.

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2017 – Rich Hill of the Dodgers pitches 9 no-hit innings against the Pirates at PNC Park – but has nothing to show for it. Carrying a perfect game through 8 innings, Hill loses that bid when the Pirates’ lead-off batter in the 9th, Jordy Mercer hits a hard smash to third that Logan Forsythe fails to field, being charged with an error. Hill retires the next three batters however, but the Dodgers having failed to score all day, he is back on the mound for the start of the 10th and Josh Harrison hits a walk-off homer that barely reaches the seats, handing him a 1 – 0 loss instead of a place in history.

Adrian Beltre drops to a knee as he hits a homer in Game 5 of the World Series at The Ballpark in Arlington, Oct. 24, 2011

Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre collects his 3000th hit when he doubles in the fourth inning in the Rangers’ 10-6 loss to the Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The twenty-year veteran, who has also spent time with the Dodgers, Mariners, and the Red Sox, is the first-ever Dominican-born player to reach the coveted milestone.

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Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre collects his 3000th hit when he doubles in the fourth inning in the Rangers’ 10-6 loss to the Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The twenty-year veteran, who has also spent time with the Dodgers, Mariners, and the Red Sox, is the first-ever Dominican-born player to reach the coveted milestone.

The 2017 class of the Hall of Fame is inducted in Cooperstown, NY. Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are the three players honored, while executives Bud Selig and John Schuerholz were voted in by the Veterans Committee. The presence of a large number of fans wearing the gear of the defunct Montréal Expos in honor of Raines cannot be missed among the crowd of 27,000 present for the ceremonies.

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The 2017 class of the Hall of Fame is inducted in Cooperstown, NY. Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are the three players honored, while executives Bud Selig and John Schuerholz were voted in by the Veterans Committee. The presence of a large number of fans wearing the gear of the defunct Montréal Expos in honor of Raines cannot be missed among the crowd of 27,000 present for the ceremonies.

2017 – The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 2, to complete a four-game sweep at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homers and Chris Stewart has three hits to back Jameson Taillon’s strong pitching. Milwaukee’s seemingly comfortable 5 1/2 games lead atop the NL Central at the All-Star break has suddenly shrunk to only one game over Chicago and the Pirates are also back in the thick of the race after winning 11 of 13 to move within three games of the Brew Crew.

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2017 – The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 2, to complete a four-game sweep at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homers and Chris Stewart has three hits to back Jameson Taillon’s strong pitching. Milwaukee’s seemingly comfortable 5 1/2 games lead atop the NL Central at the All-Star break has suddenly shrunk to only one game over Chicago and the Pirates are also back in the thick of the race after winning 11 of 13 to move within three games of the Brew Crew.

Walking on the Roberto Clemente Bridge near PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA, umpire John Tumpane sees a woman climb over the railing. Realizing she is suicidal and about to jump into the Allegheny River below, Tumpane reaches and grabs her, and then gets assistance from other passers-by to prevent her from making the fatal leap until emergency workers can arrive on the scene.

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Walking on the Roberto Clemente Bridge near PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA, umpire John Tumpane sees a woman climb over the railing. Realizing she is suicidal and about to jump into the Allegheny River below, Tumpane reaches and grabs her, and then gets assistance from other passers-by to prevent her from making the fatal leap until emergency workers can arrive on the scene.

Corey Seager hits three homers in the Dodgers’ 12 – 0 win over the Mets. He drives in 6 runs as the Dodgers have hit 9 homers in two games against the struggling Mets, while rookie Cody Bellinger continues his red hot hitting with his NL-leading 22nd homer. Brandon McCarthy pitches 6 innings for the win and Brock Stewart works the final three for his first career save.

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On June 20, Corey Seager hits three homers in the Dodgers’ 12 – 0 win over the Mets. He drives in 6 runs as the Dodgers have hit 9 homers in two games against the struggling Mets, while rookie Cody Bellinger continues his red hot hitting with his NL-leading 22nd homer. Brandon McCarthy pitches 6 innings for the win and Brock Stewart works the final three…

Joe West becomes the third umpire in major league history to work 5,000 regular season games when he is behind the plate in a game between the Diamondbacks and Rockies. Neither team existed when he began his career in the National League back in 1976. His 40 seasons as an umpire are a record, and he trails only Bill Klem and Bruce Froemming for the total number of games.

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On June 20, Joe West becomes the third umpire in major league history to work 5,000 regular season games when he is behind the plate in a game between the Diamondbacks and Rockies. Neither team existed when he began his career in the National League back in 1976. His 40 seasons as an umpire are a record, and he trails only Bill Klem and Bruce Froemming for the…

2017 – Max Scherzer of the Nationals records the 2,000th strikeout of his career, beating out Clayton Kershaw, who reached the milestone less than a week ago, as the third fastest pitcher to the mark. He leaves after 7 1/3 innings having struck out 10 Rangers batters and with the score tied at 1, but all he receives for his efforts is a loss when the bullpen allows the two inherited runners he leaves on base to score, and then lets in two more runs for a 5 – 1 loss.

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On June 11, 2017 2017 – Max Scherzer of the Nationals records the 2,000th strikeout of his career, beating out Clayton Kershaw, who reached the milestone less than a week ago, as the third fastest pitcher to the mark. He leaves after 7 1/3 innings having struck out 10 Rangers batters and with the score tied at 1, but all he receives for his efforts…

Scooter Gennett of the Reds has a night for the ages as he homers four times and drives in 10 runs in a 13 – 1 drubbing of the Cardinals

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2017 – Scooter Gennett of the Reds has a night for the ages as he homers four times and drives in 10 runs in a 13 – 1 drubbing of the Cardinals. The usually light-hitting infielder goes 5-for-5 after entering the game with 3 homers on the year and having just come out of an 0-for-19 slump the day before. He starts things off innocently enough with a run-scoring single in the 1st, then hits a grand slam in the 3rd, a two-run shot in the 4th, a solo homer in the 6th and another two-run homer in the 8th. Gennett is the 17th player in major league history to perform the feat, the last having been Josh Hamilton in 2012.