The Yankees are on fire as they record their 15th win in their last 16 games, 7 – 4 over the Indians, thanks to a three-run walk-off homer by rookie Gleyber Torres off Dan Otero. Domingo German, making his first major league start in place of an injured Jordan Montgomery, begins things with six hitless innings for New York, before being removed for having reached his pitch count limit.

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The Yankees are on fire as they record their 15th win in their last 16 games, 7 – 4 over the Indians, thanks to a three-run walk-off homer by rookie Gleyber Torres off Dan Otero. Domingo German, making his first major league start in place of an injured Jordan Montgomery, begins things with six hitless innings for New York, before being removed for having reached his pitch count limit.

In pitching a perfect 9th inning in a 6 – 5 win against the Rangers, Craig Kimbrel of the Red Sox becomes the 29th man to record 300 saves. He is the youngest to reach the mark at 29 (Francisco Rodriguez was 31) and has needed the fewest games, 494 (Mariano Rivera had done so in 537 games) and save opportunities (330, compared to 335 for Joe Nathan) to do so.

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In pitching a perfect 9th inning in a 6 – 5 win against the Rangers, Craig Kimbrel of the Red Sox becomes the 29th man to record 300 saves. He is the youngest to reach the mark at 29 (Francisco Rodriguez was 31) and has needed the fewest games, 494 (Mariano Rivera had done so in 537 games) and save opportunities (330, compared to 335 for Joe Nathan) to do so.

Coach Mike Martin of Florida State University records the 1.976th victory of his illustrious career when his charges defeat Clemson University in an NCAA Division I game today. He passes Augie Garrido, who died just a few months ago, as the winningest coach ever at that level.

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Coach Mike Martin of Florida State University records the 1.976th victory of his illustrious career when his charges defeat Clemson University in an NCAA Division I game today. He passes Augie Garrido, who died just a few months ago, as the winningest coach ever at that level.

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2018 – Gerrit Cole spins a 1-hit complete game shutout at Arizona in interleague play, 8-0, while striking out 16. Chris Owings breaks up the no-hit bid with a clean double in the fifth. Yuli Gurriel paces the offense with four hits while Carlos Correa doubles twice and drives in three. The 21-13 squad is tied with Anaheim for the division lead. 

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2018 – Gerrit Cole spins a 1-hit complete game shutout at Arizona in interleague play, 8-0, while striking out 16. Chris Owings breaks up the no-hit bid with a clean double in the fifth. Yuli Gurriel paces the offense with four hits while Carlos Correa doubles twice and drives in three. The 21-13 squad is tied with Anaheim for the division lead. 

Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the 32nd member of the 3,000 hit club with a 5th-inning single off Mike Leake of the Mariners. Pujols is only the fourth player to combine 3,000 hits and 600 homers, after Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.

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Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the 32nd member of the 3,000 hit club with a 5th-inning single off Mike Leake of the Mariners. Pujols is only the fourth player to combine 3,000 hits and 600 homers, after Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.

Four Dodgers pitchers combine to throw the first no-hitter ever pitched outside the United States or Canada. In a game played at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Walker Buehler pitches six no-hit innings and is followed on the mound by Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore who toss a hitless inning each to complete the feat. The Dodgers defeat the Padres, 4 – 0.

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Four Dodgers pitchers combine to throw the first no-hitter ever pitched outside the United States or Canada. In a game played at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Walker Buehler pitches six no-hit innings and is followed on the mound by Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore who toss a hitless inning each to complete the feat. The Dodgers defeat the Padres, 4 – 0.

The Mariners announce that they have released 44-year-old OF Ichiro Suzuki, who is hitting .205 with no extra-base hits in 15 games and that he will stay on as a special assistant to the Chairman. He insists it is not the end of his career, as he plans to try out for the team again in 2019. “I’ll retire when I start using a cane”, as he puts it.

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The Mariners announce that they have released 44-year-old OF Ichiro Suzuki, who is hitting .205 with no extra-base hits in 15 games and that he will stay on as a special assistant to the Chairman. He insists it is not the end of his career, as he plans to try out for the team again in 2019. “I’ll retire when I start using a cane”, as he puts it.

On what was supposed to be a rest day, the Indians and Blue Jays split an interminable doubleheader, scheduled to replace two games postponed by weather in April. In the first game, which was originally scheduled to take place on Jackie Robinson Day, the two teams wear uniform number 42 and Toronto wins a wild contest, 13 – 11, thanks to a 11th-inning grand slam by Yangervis Solarte, who has a five-hit game. That game starts after a two-hour rain delay, then Cleveland wins the nitecap, 13 – 4, thanks to a nine-run 5th inning. The win is the 1,500th of Terry Francona’s managerial career.

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On what was supposed to be a rest day, the Indians and Blue Jays split an interminable doubleheader, scheduled to replace two games postponed by weather in April. In the first game, which was originally scheduled to take place on Jackie Robinson Day, the two teams wear uniform number 42 and Toronto wins a wild contest, 13 – 11, thanks to a 11th-inning grand slam by Yangervis Solarte, who has a five-hit game. That game starts after a two-hour rain delay, then Cleveland wins the nitecap, 13 – 4, thanks to a nine-run 5th inning. The win is the 1,500th of Terry Francona’s managerial career.

Mookie Betts hits three solo homers to lead the Red Sox to a 5 – 4 win over the Royals

Mookie Betts hits three solo homers to lead the Red Sox to a 5 – 4 win over the Royals

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Mookie Betts hits three solo homers to lead the Red Sox to a 5 – 4 win over the Royals. All three blasts come off Danny Duffy, with the last one breaking a 4 – 4 tie in the 7th. It is already the second three-homer game for Betts this season and the fourth of his career, tying him for the franchise record held by Ted Williams. At 26, he is the youngest player to have four such games.

2018 – The Dodgers are dealt a big blow as All-Star shortstop Corey Seager is diagnosed with a tear in a ligament in his elbow that will require Tommy John surgery, putting him out of action for the remainder of the year. In the game that follows the news, A.J. Pollock homers three times to lead the Diamondbacks to an 8 – 5 win over Los Angeles. Arizona has defeated L.A. in six of seven games this year, and 12 of their last 13 regular season meetings dating back to last year – not counting the Dodgers’ sweep of the D-Backs in the Division Series.

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2018 – The Dodgers are dealt a big blow as All-Star shortstop Corey Seager is diagnosed with a tear in a ligament in his elbow that will require Tommy John surgery, putting him out of action for the remainder of the year. In the game that follows the news, A.J. Pollock homers three times to lead the Diamondbacks to an 8 – 5 win over Los Angeles. Arizona has defeated L.A. in six of seven games this year, and 12 of their last 13 regular season meetings dating back to last year – not counting the Dodgers’ sweep of the D-Backs in the Division Series.