Chris Davis establishes a new futility record: by going 0-for-5 in a 12 – 4 Orioles win over the Athletics. He increases his streak of at-bats without a hit to 49, including 28 since the start of the current season, shattering the previous mark of 46 by Eugenio Velez in 2010-2011.

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Chris Davis establishes a new futility record: by going 0-for-5 in a 12 – 4 Orioles win over the Athletics. He increases his streak of at-bats without a hit to 49, including 28 since the start of the current season, shattering the previous mark of 46 by Eugenio Velez in 2010-2011.

2019 – Gary Sanchez hits three homers and drives in six runs to lead the Yankees to a 15 – 3 beatdown of the Orioles. He has a chance at a fourth homer in the 9th, but flies out to left field against IF Hanser Alberto, pitching mop-up relief. At 5-4, the Yankees are now above .500 for the first time this season.

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2019 – Gary Sanchez hits three homers and drives in six runs to lead the Yankees to a 15 – 3 beatdown of the Orioles. He has a chance at a fourth homer in the 9th, but flies out to left field against IF Hanser Alberto, pitching mop-up relief. At 5-4, the Yankees are now above .500 for the first time this season.

2019 – Jorge Polanco hits the first cycle of the season, but the Twins still lose to the Phillies, 10 – 4. Rhys Hoskins drives in 4 runs as the red-hot Phils, who are averaging over 8 runs per game so far, take an early 5 – 0 lead against Jake Odorizzi and cruise from there in spite of Polanco’s heroics. Nick Pivetta is the winner.

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2019 – Jorge Polanco hits the first cycle of the season, but the Twins still lose to the Phillies, 10 – 4. Rhys Hoskins drives in 4 runs as the red-hot Phils, who are averaging over 8 runs per game so far, take an early 5 – 0 lead against Jake Odorizzi and cruise from there in spite of Polanco’s heroics. Nick Pivetta is the winner.

Trevor Bauer pulled with no no after 7

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2019 – Trevor Bauer of the Indians pitches 7 no-hit innings before being removed from a start against the Blue Jays, having thrown 117 pitches. Jon Edwards and Brad Hand succeed him and keep the no-no going until the 9th, when Freddy Galvis singles to lead off the inning. Cleveland wins 4 – 1. It is already the third time this season that the Blue Jays have gone hitless into the 7th inning of a game.

2019 – Jacob deGrom, last year’s Cy Young Award winner is back at it. He strikes out 14 Marlins in 7 innings and also hits a homer to lead the Mets to a 6 – 4 win. It is deGrom’s 26th consecutive quality start, dating back to 2018, matching the major league record set by Hall of Famer Bob Gibson in 1967-1968.

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2019 – Jacob deGrom, last year’s Cy Young Award winner is back at it. He strikes out 14 Marlins in 7 innings and also hits a homer to lead the Mets to a 6 – 4 win. It is deGrom’s 26th consecutive quality start, dating back to 2018, matching the major league record set by Hall of Famer Bob Gibson in 1967-1968.

2019 – Returning to Washington, DC for the first time since signing a record free agent contract with the Phillies this spring, Bryce Harper is welcomed with a very loud chorus of boos before each of his at-bats. He has the last laugh, however, as he collects 3 hits, including a massive 458-foot two-run homer off Jeremy Hellickson in the 8th, to lead the Phils to an 8 – 2 win over the Nationals.

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2019 – Returning to Washington, DC for the first time since signing a record free agent contract with the Phillies this spring, Bryce Harper is welcomed with a very loud chorus of boos before each of his at-bats. He has the last laugh, however, as he collects 3 hits, including a massive 458-foot two-run homer off Jeremy Hellickson in the 8th, to lead the Phils to an 8 – 2 win over the Nationals.

19-year-old Elvis Luciano becomes the first player born in the 21st century to appear in a major league game when he makes his debut for the Blue Jays against the Tigers. Never having pitched above Rookie-class before this season, he allows just 1 hit in 1 1/3 inning in a successful outing. This coincides with the last two players who were active in the previous century, Adrian Beltre and Bartolo Colon, both being out of the majors as a page has clearly turned.

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19-year-old Elvis Luciano becomes the first player born in the 21st century to appear in a major league game when he makes his debut for the Blue Jays against the Tigers. Never having pitched above Rookie-class before this season, he allows just 1 hit in 1 1/3 inning in a successful outing. This coincides with the last two players who were active in the previous century, Adrian Beltre and Bartolo Colon, both being out of the majors as a page has clearly turned.

The Brewers’ Christian Yelich ties a major league record by homering in his fourth straight game from the start of the season. He is the 6th player to accomplish the feat.

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The Brewers’ Christian Yelich ties a major league record by homering in his fourth straight game from the start of the season. He is the 6th player to accomplish the feat.

2019 – In a very rare occurrence, position players take the mound for both teams in the Dodgers’ 18 – 5 win over the Diamondbacks. The two teams’ bullpens are worn out after playing a 13-inning game the previous night, so with a large deficit in the 7th, Arizona sends back-up catcher John Ryan Murphy to pitch, and he gives up 7 more runs in 2 innings. The Dodgers then ask their own back-up catcher, Russell Martin, to close out the win in the 9th, and he obliges by setting down the side on 10 pitches.

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2019 – In a very rare occurrence, position players take the mound for both teams in the Dodgers’ 18 – 5 win over the Diamondbacks. The two teams’ bullpens are worn out after playing a 13-inning game the previous night, so with a large deficit in the 7th, Arizona sends back-up catcher John Ryan Murphy to pitch, and he gives up 7 more runs in 2 innings. The Dodgers then ask their own back-up catcher, Russell Martin, to close out the win in the 9th, and he obliges by setting down the side on 10 pitches.

2019 – In his second game as a member of the Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt has 4 hits including 3 homers, and drives in 5 runs to lead his team to a 9 – 5 win over the Brewers. He comes up to bat again with a chance at a four-homer game in the 9th, but the Brewers walk him intentionally with one out and a runner on second base.

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2019 – In his second game as a member of the Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt has 4 hits including 3 homers, and drives in 5 runs to lead his team to a 9 – 5 win over the Brewers. He comes up to bat again with a chance at a four-homer game in the 9th, but the Brewers walk him intentionally with one out and a runner on second base.