Jose Fernandez, 24-year-old All-Star pitcher with the Miami Marlins, dies tragically in a boating accident in Miami Beach, FL in the small hours of the morning. The scheduled game between the Marlins and Braves is canceled in mourning.

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Jose Fernandez, 24-year-old All-Star pitcher with the Miami Marlins, dies tragically in a boating accident in Miami Beach, FL in the small hours of the morning. The scheduled game between the Marlins and Braves is canceled in mourning.

The Red Sox win their 11th straight, 3 – 2, when Dustin Pedroia dekes Rays catcher Luke Maile with a tremendous slide, scoring the winning run on David Ortiz’s 10th-inning double in the DH’s last at-bat at Tropicana Field. Boston pitchers combine for a major league record 21 strikeouts through the first 9 innings, including a record 11 in a row between the 4th and 7th innings. Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez ties a career mark with 13 Ks, while reliever Heath Hembree strikes out all five batters he faces.

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The Red Sox win their 11th straight, 3 – 2, when Dustin Pedroia dekes Rays catcher Luke Maile with a tremendous slide, scoring the winning run on David Ortiz’s 10th-inning double in the DH’s last at-bat at Tropicana Field. Boston pitchers combine for a major league record 21 strikeouts through the first 9 innings, including a record 11 in a row between the 4th and 7th innings. Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez ties a career mark with 13 Ks, while reliever Heath Hembree strikes out all five batters he faces.

In the AL East, the Red Sox have pulled away from the field, winning their 10th straight game, 6 – 4 over the Rays, to clinch a postseason slot. Rick Porcello wins his 22nd while Craig Kimbrel reaches 30 saves as the Sox now have a 5 1/2 games lead over the second-place Blue Jays.

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In the AL East, the Red Sox have pulled away from the field, winning their 10th straight game, 6 – 4 over the Rays, to clinch a postseason slot. Rick Porcello wins his 22nd while Craig Kimbrel reaches 30 saves as the Sox now have a 5 1/2 games lead over the second-place Blue Jays.

2016 – The Pakistani national team makes its debut in a global event, having previously finished as high as 5th in the Asian Games and Asian Championship. As anticipated, they lose to Brazil in the opener of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers Pool D, but they are not overmatched, losing 10 – 0 and getting four hits while making one error. Faqir Hussain goes 2 for 2 as their top performer. Brazil’s Jean Tomé, Eric Pardinho and Edilson Batista combine on the shutout, while Juan Carlos Muniz hits an inside-the-park two-run homer.

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2016 – The Pakistani national team makes its debut in a global event, having previously finished as high as 5th in the Asian Games and Asian Championship. As anticipated, they lose to Brazil in the opener of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers Pool D, but they are not overmatched, losing 10 – 0 and getting four hits while making one error. Faqir Hussain goes 2 for 2 as their top performer. Brazil’s Jean Tomé, Eric Pardinho and Edilson Batista combine on the shutout, while Juan Carlos Muniz hits an inside-the-park two-run homer.

The Giants face the Dodgers with both teams battling for a postseason slot and aces Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner opposing each other on the mound. Kershaw, recently back from a lengthy stay on the disabled list, gives up only one run in 6 innings, but Bumgarner is better, as he allows no runs on one hit while striking out 10 in 7 innings. However, he gets into a verbal clash with Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig at the end of the 7th, both benches clear, and when the 8th inning gets underway, it’s reliever Will Smith who is pitching. With Bumgarner out of the way, the Dodgers rally for two runs in the last two innings and walk off with a 2 – 1 win on Adrian Gonzalez’s run-scoring double in the 9th.

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The Giants face the Dodgers with both teams battling for a postseason slot and aces Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner opposing each other on the mound. Kershaw, recently back from a lengthy stay on the disabled list, gives up only one run in 6 innings, but Bumgarner is better, as he allows no runs on one hit while striking out 10 in 7 innings. However, he gets into a verbal clash with Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig at the end of the 7th, both benches clear, and when the 8th inning gets underway, it’s reliever Will Smith who is pitching. With Bumgarner out of the way, the Dodgers rally for two runs in the last two innings and walk off with a 2 – 1 win on Adrian Gonzalez’s run-scoring double in the 9th.

Former pitcher Curt Schilling and other officials of “38 Studios” agree to pay $2.5 million to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation in settlement of a lawsuit over the failure of the video game design company. If approved by a judge, the settlement will close the case while Rhode Island taxpayers will still be on the hook for $28.2 million lost in the venture.

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Former pitcher Curt Schilling and other officials of “38 Studios” agree to pay $2.5 million to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation in settlement of a lawsuit over the failure of the video game design company. If approved by a judge, the settlement will close the case while Rhode Island taxpayers will still be on the hook for $28.2 million lost in the venture.

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Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

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Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

Rookie P Jon Gray sets a Rockies team record by striking out 16 batters in shutting out the Padres, 8 – 0. Tom Murphy homers twice and has 5 RBIs to lead Colorado’s offense. Gray also becomes the second Rockies pitcher to strike four batters in an inning, doing so in the 2nd, and sets another team mark with six consecutive Ks.

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Rookie P Jon Gray sets a Rockies team record by striking out 16 batters in shutting out the Padres, 8 – 0. Tom Murphy homers twice and has 5 RBIs to lead Colorado’s offense. Gray also becomes the second Rockies pitcher to strike four batters in an inning, doing so in the 2nd, and sets another team mark with six consecutive Ks.

2016 – Major League Baseball suspends Padres General Manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for submitting false medical records in the trade of Drew Pomeranz to the Red Soxearlier this season.

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2016 – Major League Baseball suspends Padres General Manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for submitting false medical records in the trade of Drew Pomeranz to the Red Soxearlier this season.

2016 – The major league ERA leader, Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs, takes a no-hit bid into the 9th inning in a start against the Cardinals, but Jeremy Hazelbaker leads off the frame with his 12th homer to break it up. Still, Hendricks records his 15th win, 4 – 1, and lowers his ERA to 2.03 as the Cubs’ magic number to clinch the NL Central is down to three.

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2016 – The major league ERA leader, Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs, takes a no-hit bid into the 9th inning in a start against the Cardinals, but Jeremy Hazelbaker leads off the frame with his 12th homer to break it up. Still, Hendricks records his 15th win, 4 – 1, and lowers his ERA to 2.03 as the Cubs’ magic number to clinch the NL Central is down to three.