The Dodgers complete a four-game sweep of the Mets with a 6 – 3 win. Joc Pederson hits a go-ahead home run in the 7th and teammates Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner also go deep in the win. Over the four games, Los Angeles outscored New York 36-11 and banged 15 homers to move into first place in the NL West.

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The Dodgers complete a four-game sweep of the Mets with a 6 – 3 win. Joc Pederson hits a go-ahead home run in the 7th and teammates Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner also go deep in the win. Over the four games, Los Angeles outscored New York 36-11 and banged 15 homers to move into first place in the NL West.

Today’s game between the White Sox and Twins at Target Field starts after a Twins record rain delay of four hours and fifty minutes. First pitch is finally thrown at 5 pm, as the two teams badly want to get the game in the books, as the alternative would be to lose a rare off-day on August 28th were it postponed. Chicago ends up with a 9 – 0 win.

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Today’s game between the White Sox and Twins at Target Field starts after a Twins record rain delay of four hours and fifty minutes. First pitch is finally thrown at 5 pm, as the two teams badly want to get the game in the books, as the alternative would be to lose a rare off-day on August 28th were it postponed. Chicago ends up with a 9 – 0 win.

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…

Rookie 1B Cody Bellinger hits a pair of homers in the Dodgers’ 10 – 6 win over the Mets. In doing so, he overtakes both Wally Berger (in 1930) and Gary Sanchez (in 2016), who had hit 20 homers in their first 51 major league games, as he now has 21 long balls. That total leads the National League even though Bellinger spent the first three weeks of the season in the minors.

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On June 19, 2017 Rookie 1B Cody Bellinger hits a pair of homers in the Dodgers’ 10 – 6 win over the Mets. In doing so, he overtakes both Wally Berger (in 1930) and Gary Sanchez (in 2016), who had hit 20 homers in their first 51 major league games, as he now has 21 long balls. That total leads the National League even though Bellinger spent the…

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2017 – Derek Fisher hits a home run in his major league debut then smacks an RBI single in the same inning as part of a nine-run outburst that clubs the Rangers, 13-2. Fellow rookie Francis Martes, gets the win in his first big league start, allowing one earned run in five innings while striking out seven. At 45-22, the Astros still own baseball’s best record despite a rash of injuries that has devastated the starting rotation. 

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2017 – Derek Fisher hits a home run in his major league debut then smacks an RBI single in the same inning as part of a nine-run outburst that clubs the Rangers, 13-2. Fellow rookie Francis Martes, gets the win in his first big league start, allowing one earned run in five innings while striking out seven. At 45-22, the Astros still own baseball’s best record despite a rash of injuries that has devastated the starting rotation. 

2017 – A gunman opens fire on a Republican congressional baseball team holding an early-morning practice in Alexandria, VA. Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise is among the five persons wounded in the attack, being shot in the hip. Capitol Police officers at the practice return fire and quickly apprehend the shooter, who is mortally wounded in the exchange. The team was preparing for its annual charity game against members of the Democratic party scheduled for later in the week.

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2017 – A gunman opens fire on a Republican congressional baseball team holding an early-morning practice in Alexandria, VA. Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise is among the five persons wounded in the attack, being shot in the hip. Capitol Police officers at the practice return fire and quickly apprehend the shooter, who is mortally wounded in the exchange. The team was preparing for its annual charity game against members of the Democratic party scheduled for later in the week.

The Twins set a franchise record with 28 hits in a 20 – 7 drubbing of the Mariners at Target Field. Eddie Rosario belts three homers and drives in 5 runs to lead the onslaught; Eduardo Escobar has five hits and Jason Castro and Kennys Vargas fou each, while Max Kepler and Brian Dozier also go deep. The 28 hits are the most by any major league team since the Rangers had 29 when they scored 30 runs in a game against the Orioles on August 22, 2007.

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On June 13 2017, The Twins set a franchise record with 28 hits in a 20 – 7 drubbing of the Mariners at Target Field. Eddie Rosario belts three homers and drives in 5 runs to lead the onslaught; Eduardo Escobar has five hits and Jason Castro and Kennys Vargas fou each, while Max Kepler and Brian Dozier also go deep. The 28 hits are the most by any major league team since the Rangers had…

2017 – Royce Lewis, a high school shortstop from California, is selected first overall by the Twins in the 2017 amateur draft. The Reds follow by picking Hunter Greene, who gained national publicity by hitting 102 mph on the radar gun at age 17. The Padres then choose P MacKenzie Gore, making it three high school players selected at the top of the draft, a first since 1990.

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2017 – Royce Lewis, a high school shortstop from California, is selected first overall by the Twins in the 2017 amateur draft. The Reds follow by picking Hunter Greene, who gained national publicity by hitting 102 mph on the radar gun at age 17. The Padres then choose P MacKenzie Gore, making it three high school players selected at the top of the draft, a first since 1990.