The Reds complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 3 – 2 win capped by Ryan Hanigan’s game-ending double in the 9th, scoring Zack Cozart from first base. The Reds had last swept the Dodgers at home back in 1992.

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The Reds complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 3 – 2 win capped by Ryan Hanigan’s game-ending double in the 9th, scoring Zack Cozart from first base. The Reds had last swept the Dodgers at home back in 1992.

2013 – The Cardinals move back into first place in their see-saw battle with the Pirates for the lead in the NL Central, winning 5 – 0 at home over the Bucs behind the pitching of Adam Wainwright. Wainwright comes back from being clubbed in his last two outings, when he gave up a total of 15 runs, to pitch 7 scoreless innings, while another player who has been struggling, 3B David Freese, contributes a home run.

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2013 – The Cardinals move back into first place in their see-saw battle with the Pirates for the lead in the NL Central, winning 5 – 0 at home over the Bucs behind the pitching of Adam Wainwright. Wainwright comes back from being clubbed in his last two outings, when he gave up a total of 15 runs, to pitch 7 scoreless innings, while another player who has been struggling, 3B David Freese, contributes a home run.

Yusmeiro Petit of the Giants comes within one strike of a perfect game against the Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. Eric Chavez hits a single with two outs in the 9th to deprive Petit of his place in history, but he retires the next batter, A.J. Pollock, to end up with a 3 – 0 one-hitter.

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Yusmeiro Petit of the Giants comes within one strike of a perfect game against the Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. Eric Chavez hits a single with two outs in the 9th to deprive Petit of his place in history, but he retires the next batter, A.J. Pollock, to end up with a 3 – 0 one-hitter.

The Red Sox score 9 runs starting in the 7th inning, coming back from an 8 – 3 deficit to defeat the Yankees, 12 – 8. Mike Napoli’s grand slam is the key blow of the 7th, tying the score against Nook Logan, then Shane Victorino hits a two-run shot in the 8th to put the Sox ahead to stay.

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The Red Sox score 9 runs starting in the 7th inning, coming back from an 8 – 3 deficit to defeat the Yankees, 12 – 8. Mike Napoli’s grand slam is the key blow of the 7th, tying the score against Nook Logan, then Shane Victorino hits a two-run shot in the 8th to put the Sox ahead to stay.

Facing his former team, Yusmeiro Petit retires the first 26 Diamondbacks he faces in the Giants’ 3-0 victory at AT&T Park. The 28 year-old right-hander’s bid for perfection is spoiled by pinch-hitter Eric Chavez, who strokes a line drive single to right field with two outs in the ninth inning.

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Facing his former team, Yusmeiro Petit retires the first 26 Diamondbacks he faces in the Giants’ 3-0 victory at AT&T Park. The 28 year-old right-hander’s bid for perfection is spoiled by pinch-hitter Eric Chavez, who strokes a line drive single to right field with two outs in the ninth inning.

2013 – The Red Sox win a wild 9 – 8 game over the Yankees. Trailing 7 – 2 in the 7th, the Yankees take the lead with a six-run inning, but Boston ties the game in the top of the 9th when Mike Napoli starts a rally with two out and nobody on against Mariano Rivera. Quintin Berry is inserted as a pinch-runner and promptly steals second and moves to third on C Austin Romine’s wild throw, before Stephen Drew’s single drives him in to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, Alfonso Soriano is thrown out in an ill-fated steal attempt. Jacoby Ellsbury singles and steals second in the 10th before Shane Victorino drives him in for the deciding run. Craig Breslow is the winner over Joba Chamberlain.

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2013 – The Red Sox win a wild 9 – 8 game over the Yankees. Trailing 7 – 2 in the 7th, the Yankees take the lead with a six-run inning, but Boston ties the game in the top of the 9th when Mike Napoli starts a rally with two out and nobody on against Mariano Rivera. Quintin Berry is inserted as a pinch-runner and promptly steals second and moves to third on C Austin Romine’s wild throw, before Stephen Drew’s single drives him in to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, Alfonso Soriano is thrown out in an ill-fated steal attempt. Jacoby Ellsbury singles and steals second in the 10th before Shane Victorino drives him in for the deciding run. Craig Breslow is the winner over Joba Chamberlain.

Matt Adams of the Cardinals becomes the second player this year to hit a pair of homers in extra innings, breaking out of an 0-for-17 slump in a 5 – 4 win over the Reds. He goes deep off Alfredo Simon in the 14th, but rookie pinch-runner Billy Hamilton steals a base and scores a key run for the second straight game to tie the score back at 4-all. Shin-Soo Choo then gets thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 15th when Chris Heiseywhiffs on a bunt attempt and Adams goes deep again, against Logan Ondrusek, in the 16th for the winning margin. John Mayberry of the Phillies had hit two extra-inning homers on June 4th, a feat which had previously not been accomplished since 1987.

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Matt Adams of the Cardinals becomes the second player this year to hit a pair of homers in extra innings, breaking out of an 0-for-17 slump in a 5 – 4 win over the Reds. He goes deep off Alfredo Simon in the 14th, but rookie pinch-runner Billy Hamilton steals a base and scores a key run for the second straight game to tie the score back at 4-all. Shin-Soo Choo then gets thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 15th when Chris Heiseywhiffs on a bunt attempt and Adams goes deep again, against Logan Ondrusek, in the 16th for the winning margin. John Mayberry of the Phillies had hit two extra-inning homers on June 4th, a feat which had previously not been accomplished since 1987.

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9/4/2013 – In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rangers made a few lineup changes. Geovany Soto entered the game as the catcher and batted sixth while Engel Beltre entered the game as the new right fielder and batted fifth. Previously, the right fielder had been batting sixth and the catcher fifth. In the top of the ninth, Soto batted in his proper spot and homered. Beltre then came to the plate out of turn (he was before Soto not after) and struck out. Then Soto’s spot was skipped and Jeff Baker struck out (out of turn). Jurickson Profar then struck out to end the game.

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9/4/2013 – In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rangers made a few lineup changes. Geovany Soto entered the game as the catcher and batted sixth while Engel Beltre entered the game as the new right fielder and batted fifth. Previously, the right fielder had been batting sixth and the catcher fifth. In the top of the ninth, Soto batted in his proper spot and homered. Beltre then came to the plate out of turn (he was before Soto not after) and struck out. Then Soto’s spot was skipped and Jeff Baker struck out (out of turn). Jurickson Profar then struck out to end the game.

The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.

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The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.

The Pirates break their record-setting streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons

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2013 – The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 3, for their 81st win of the year. This ensures that they will break their record-setting streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons, the longest such streak in North American sports history. Andrew McCutchen hits his 100th career homer in the win, but the celebration is subdued, as the Bucs are focusing on a bigger goal: they now have a two-game lead on the Cardinals in the NL Central.