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Tweet talk: Vin Scully learns about hashtags
Scully is never done learning.
USA tops Chinese Taipei in Women’s World Cup play
Megan Baltzell’s two-run homer proved to be the difference in Team USA’s 2-1 nail-biter victory over Chinese Tapei on Saturday night in the teams’ second game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea.
Eat your heart out, Bugs Bunny: A Minor Leaguer played all nine positions on Saturday night
But what he really wants to do is direct.
Cozens, Chapman among top prospect performers Saturday
Phillies No. 7 prospect Dylan Cozens and Athletics No. 4 prospect Matt Chapman were among the top prospect performers in the Minors Saturday.
Mookie joins Williams in 30-100 club
Mookie Betts joined exceptional company in the Red Sox’s 11-2 win over the A’s on Saturday night when he smacked a first-inning, two-run double to the left-field wall, giving him 100 RBIs this season.
D-backs ride 5-run third, hold off Rockies
Jake Lamb and Welington Castillo fueled the D-backs’ offense as Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood — making his first start in nearly three weeks — was welcomed rudely back to the Majors in Arizona’s 9-4 win Saturday night at Coors Field.
KC snaps brief skid with power-speed combo
Eric Hosmer’s two-run homer in the fourth inning put the Royals up, and back-to-back bunt singles helped add another key run in the fifth, as the Royals snapped a three-game losing streak and beat the Tigers, 5-2, at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night.
Moncada notches first hit, RBI for Red Sox
Making his first big league start, Yoan Moncada recorded his first career hit and RBI in the third inning of the Red Sox’s 11-2 rout of the A’s on Saturday night.
Hill flirts with no-no, Dodgers maintain lead
Rich Hill returned from a scratched start by firing a one-hitter for six innings and Yasmani Grandal punished his old team with a three-run home run as the Dodgers beat the Padres, 5-1, on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
A Yoan in first? Rook, Rick help Sox tie Jays
Rick Porcello briefly toyed with a perfect game, and the parade of Red Sox runners crossing home plate at the expense of A’s pitching continued Saturday in a 11-2 win at the Coliseum, allowing Boston to draw even with the Blue Jays atop first place in the American League East.
Bucs allow 4 in 8th as Crew seals series win
Presented with an opportunity to gain ground in the National League Wild Card race, and with renewed life following a clutch Andrew McCutchen homer, the Pirates let both slip away in the eighth inning of a 7-4 loss to the Brewers on Saturday night at PNC Park.
Porcello flirts with perfection, gets 19th win
Rick Porcello won for the Major League-leading 19th time in the Red Sox’s 11-2 win over the A’s on Saturday, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning and efficiently maneuvering around Oakland’s lineup for much of the night.
Double your pleasure: Cano reaches milestone
Robinson Cano is now one of four players in Major League history with 12 or more consecutive seasons of 30 or more doubles.
Pujols alone in 9th place on career HR list
Albert Pujols’ solo home run Saturday was the 587th of storied career, which broke a tie with Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and gave Pujols sole possession of ninth of Major League Baseball’s list of all-time home run leaders
Grandy, Gsellman give Mets Wild Card boost
Rotation fill-in Robert Gsellman submitted six strong innings, Curtis Granderson drove home two runs and the Mets bent but did not break against Washington’s offense, which stranded nine runners on base in New York’s 3-1 win on Saturday.
Olympic gymnasts toss acrobatic first pitches
Gravity does not allow for that.