anner Houck is the eighth pitcher — and sixth starter since 1901 to throw as many as five innings while allowing two hits or fewer in his first two MLB starts

anner Houck is the eighth pitcher — and sixth starter since 1901 to throw as many as five innings while allowing two hits or fewer in his first two MLB starts

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On September 20, 2020  At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox Starter Tanner Houck is the eighth pitcher — and sixth starter — since 1901 to throw as many as five innings while allowing two hits or fewer in his first two MLB starts. And he’s the first pitcher in Red Sox history to achieve that…

2018 – With an 11 – 6 win over the Yankees, the Red Sox clinch their third straight division title. But the Yankees still set a couple of records on Luke Voit’s homer in the 2nd inning. It is his 10th since joining the Yanks, giving them a major league record twelve players with 10 or more homers this season, and it is also the team’s 246th, breaking their team record set in 2012.

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2018 – With an 11 – 6 win over the Yankees, the Red Sox clinch their third straight division title. But the Yankees still set a couple of records on Luke Voit’s homer in the 2nd inning. It is his 10th since joining the Yanks, giving them a major league record twelve players with 10 or more homers this season, and it is also the team’s 246th, breaking their team record set in 2012.

2017 – Mike Moustakas sets a new Royals franchise record with his 37th homer of the season when he connects off Carlos Ramirez in the 6th inning of a 15 – 5 win over the Blue Jays. The record had been held by Steve Balboni since 1985 and the Royals are the only major league team never to have had a player with a 40-homer season. Moustakas also hits a single and a double in the game, while teammates Salvador Perez and Whit Merrifield homer in support of Jakob Junis’s pitching. For Ramirez, these are the first earned runs he has allowed all season after maintaining a virgin ERA through 37 2/3 innings in the minors and 10 in the majors before giving up 4 in this game.

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2017 – Mike Moustakas sets a new Royals franchise record with his 37th homer of the season when he connects off Carlos Ramirez in the 6th inning of a 15 – 5 win over the Blue Jays. The record had been held by Steve Balboni since 1985 and the Royals are the only major league team never to have had a player with a 40-homer season. Moustakas also hits a single and a double in the game, while teammates Salvador Perez and Whit Merrifield homer in support of Jakob Junis’s pitching. For Ramirez, these are the first earned runs he has allowed all season after maintaining a virgin ERA through 37 2/3 innings in the minors and 10 in the majors before giving up 4 in this game.

Kendrys Morales sets a Royals franchise record with 15 total bases in a 10 – 3 win over Detroit. Morales has the first three-homer game by a Royals player since 1991 and adds a triple as well. Kris Medlen pitches the first five innings for the win, while Danny Duffy goes the last four for his first career save.

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Kendrys Morales sets a Royals franchise record with 15 total bases in a 10 – 3 win over Detroit. Morales has the first three-homer game by a Royals player since 1991 and adds a triple as well. Kris Medlen pitches the first five innings for the win, while Danny Duffy goes the last four for his first career save.

Jerome Williams does something no pitcher has ever done before: he beats the Athletics for the third time this season – for his third different team. He had recorded a win against the A’s wearing the uniforms of the Astros and Rangers, before earning a 3 – 0 victory for the Phillies today.

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Jerome Williams does something no pitcher has ever done before: he beats the Athletics for the third time this season – for his third different team. He had recorded a win against the A’s wearing the uniforms of the Astros and Rangers, before earning a 3 – 0 victory for the Phillies today.

Oliver Perez records the first four-strikeout inning in Diamondback history when a dropped third strike allows the first batter to reach base in the seventh frame of the team’s 5-1 loss to Colorado at Coors Field. The 33 year-old Arizona southpaw becomes the 69th different major league hurler to accomplish the feat.

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Oliver Perez records the first four-strikeout inning in Diamondback history when a dropped third strike allows the first batter to reach base in the seventh frame of the team’s 5-1 loss to Colorado at Coors Field. The 33 year-old Arizona southpaw becomes the 69th different major league hurler to accomplish the feat.

The Royals lose a key home game to the Tigers, 3 – 2, as Max Scherzer defeats James Shields. With the score tied 1 – 1 in the 6th, the Royals have a run taken back when the Tigers make a successful appeal play against Salvador Perez, who fails to retouch third base before going home following a line-out and an error. The Tigers then score twice in the 7th, with a two-out pinch single by Tyler Collins the key blow. The Royals manage to cut the lead by one in the 8th and place two men on with one out in the 9th, but Joe Nathan induces two ground outs to get the save, dealing a serious blow to Kansas City’s postseason hopes.

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The Royals lose a key home game to the Tigers, 3 – 2, as Max Scherzer defeats James Shields. With the score tied 1 – 1 in the 6th, the Royals have a run taken back when the Tigers make a successful appeal play against Salvador Perez, who fails to retouch third base before going home following a line-out and an error. The Tigers then score twice in the 7th, with a two-out pinch single by Tyler Collins the key blow. The Royals manage to cut the lead by one in the 8th and place two men on with one out in the 9th, but Joe Nathan induces two ground outs to get the save, dealing a serious blow to Kansas City’s postseason hopes.

Yankee designated hitter Alex Rodriguez establishes a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, going deep off George Kontos in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Giants in the Bronx. The two-out seventh-inning bases-loaded round tripper surpasses the mark established in 1938 by fellow Bronx Bomber Lou Gehrig.

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Yankee designated hitter Alex Rodriguez establishes a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, going deep off George Kontos in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Giants in the Bronx. The two-out seventh-inning bases-loaded round tripper surpasses the mark established in 1938 by fellow Bronx Bomber Lou Gehrig.

The Rays need 18 innings to defeat the Orioles, 5 – 4, on David DeJesus’s RBI single after a major league record 21 pitchers are used in the game. The win puts the Rays in sole possession of the first wild card spot in the American League. Cleveland beats Houston, 2 – 1, in a game ended by rain after 6 1/2 innings to move into the second spot, a half-game behind Tampa. Four other teams are still in the hunt: Texas, now one game back of Tampa after a 2 – 1 loss to the Royals, who themselves are tied with Baltimore, three back of the Rays, and the Yankees, who trail those two by a half-game.

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The Rays need 18 innings to defeat the Orioles, 5 – 4, on David DeJesus’s RBI single after a major league record 21 pitchers are used in the game. The win puts the Rays in sole possession of the first wild card spot in the American League. Cleveland beats Houston, 2 – 1, in a game ended by rain after 6 1/2 innings to move into the second spot, a half-game behind Tampa. Four other teams are still in the hunt: Texas, now one game back of Tampa after a 2 – 1 loss to the Royals, who themselves are tied with Baltimore, three back of the Rays, and the Yankees, who trail those two by a half-game.

Ichiro Suzuki continues his hot hitting as he homers off Aaron Laffey in the 3rd to open the Yankees’ account, then hits a two-run double in a seven-run 4th inning, leading the Yankees to a 10 – 7 win over the Blue Jays. Nick Swisher adds a grand slam during the big outburst, as the Bronx Bombers move to one full game ahead of the idle Orioles in the AL East.

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Ichiro Suzuki continues his hot hitting as he homers off Aaron Laffey in the 3rd to open the Yankees’ account, then hits a two-run double in a seven-run 4th inning, leading the Yankees to a 10 – 7 win over the Blue Jays. Nick Swisher adds a grand slam during the big outburst, as the Bronx Bombers move to one full game ahead of the idle Orioles in the AL East.