Category: The Diamond Articles
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Guardians edge Rays as they both set a Postseason record
This game was a grinding 4 hours and 57 minutes. Going down as the longest no-scoring game in MLB postseason history. After 15 long innings, Oscar Gonzalez finally closes the door with a walk-off solo shot off of Corey Kluber. I’d like to give a huge congratulations to the Guardians, as they got the grit…
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Phillies Win 2-0 Against Cardinals to Advance to the NLDS
Phillies have Aaron Nola starting against Cardinals Miles Mikolas for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card. Bryce Harper leads off the 2nd inning with a 435-ft Home Run to put the Phillies up 1-0. The energy in the Cardinals stadium is suddenly sucked away. Alec Bohm makes an amazing catch to get Nolan Arenado…
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The Blue Jays stumble in game 1, and lose to the Mariners
In the first playoff game at the Rogers Centre since 2016, The Toronto Blue Jays sent young ace Alek Manoah to the mound against the Mariner’s newly acquired ace, Luis Castillo. Going into the game it appeared that it was going to be a good old pitcher’s duel, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out quite…
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Rays’ bats go MUTE in Game 1 Loss to Guardians
To kick off the series, Shane McClanahan took the mound for the Rays and Shane Bieber for the Guardians. The story of this game was all Bieber. He was able to pitch deep into the 8th inning throwing 7 2/3 innings, 3 H, ER, BB, and 8 K’s. The Rays were able to put one…
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Tigers Close Out Season Losing 3 of 4 to Seattle
Game 1 4-3 Tigers WP: Bryan Garcia (2-0) LP: Kirby (8-5) SV: Chafin (3 Saves) Game 2 7-6 Mariners (10 innings) WP: Torrens (1-0) LP: Soto (2-10) Game 3 9-6 Mariners WP: Sheffield (1-0) LP: El. Rodriguez (0-4) Game 4 5-4 Mariners WP: Swanson (3-2) LP: Gregory Soto (2-11) The Tigers finished out the season…
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Phillies Storm Back Late To Beat Cardinals In Wild Card Game 1
Bats for the Phillies were unable to do much of anything for 8 innings and only 2 hits to account for anything. Zach Wheeler’s pitching kept the Phillies in the game for 6 1/3 innings until Jose Alvarado came into the game in the 7th. Alvarado proceeded to allow a 2-Run Home Run to Pinch…
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Brewers win their final series of the season
The Brewers win their season finale! Winning 2 out of 3 games to the Diamondbacks. The Brewers ended with a 86-76 record, 2nd in the NL Central. The Diamondbacks ended with a 74-88 record, 4th in the NL West. Game 1 Monday, October 3rdDiamondbacks 5 @ Brewers 6W: Boxberger 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 KL:…
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The Toronto Blue Jays win their final series of the regular season against the surprising Baltimore Orioles
To wrap up the regular season the Jays headed to Baltimore looking to stay hot heading into the playoffs and they did just that, winning the series 2-1. The Jays finish the regular season with a 92-70 record and 2nd place in the AL East. A huge tip of the cap goes out to the…
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Orioles lose series to Blue Jays but win fans’ hearts
The Baltimore Orioles lost their final series of the season 2 games to 1. Game:1 Orioles 1 Blue Jays 5 This one was a tough one for the Orioles. Anthony Santander was the only Oriole to produce on the offensive side of the ball. Keegan Akin pitched a good inning in relief allowing 0 runs.…
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The Royals drop extended series to the Guardians
The Royals wrapped a disappointing season dropping 4 of 6 to the Guardians and finishing the year with a 65-97 record and finishing 5th in the AL Central. 9/30- KC: 3 CLE: 6 The Royals looked good early taking a 2-0 lead on a Drew Waters 2-run homer. They extended to lead in the 5th…