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There are some moments in sports historical past which are etched so deeply into reminiscence that they are often recalled vividly with the utterance of only a few phrases.  “The Catch.” “The Shot.” “The Drive.” Phrases like these immediately take our minds again to one thing we’ll always remember watching in actual time or as a replay for years afterward.  Sometimes they embrace “the” and “game” -- “the Flu Game,” as an illustration, evokes the scene of an in poor health and exhausted Michael Jordan being held up by teammate Scottie Pippen as he walks off the court docket in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Today marks the fortieth anniversary of 1 such occasion, and this one is maybe probably the most weird of all of them. When you hear “the Pine Tar Game,” there may be one picture that in...

BOSTON -- At some level, the Red Sox may have a full beginning rotation once more moderately than the partial one they’ve deployed for the previous a number of weeks. But a various crew of relievers has been used successfully by supervisor Alex Cora, protecting the staff afloat even whereas going with bullpen video games a number of instances every week. And on nights like Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Mets at Fenway, the Sox are even thriving whereas dealing with 9 innings by committee. A grouping of Brennan Bernardino (5 outs because the opener), Chris Murphy (11 outs because the bulk-innings man), Josh Winckowski (two huge outs with visitors within the sixth), Joely Rodríguez (three outs in opposition to his former staff), Joe Jacques (two outs), Chris Martin (12-pitch strikeout of Daniel V...

Teams are ramping as much as make strikes because the Trade Deadline approaches on Aug. 1. Blockbuster offers, certain to remake the playoff race, can be made. Nearly each clubhouse may have new faces or say goodbye to others. What ought to every group do earlier than the Deadline? With the assistance of every MLB.com beat author, here is a glance: Blue Jays: Be aggressive, right here and nowAt latest Deadlines, the Blue Jays have upgraded their present-day rosters with one eye all the time on the long run. They’ve most well-liked to land gamers with contract time remaining past that season, like José Berríos, Whit Merrifield, Adam Cimber, Zach Pop, Ross Stripling and Mitch White. That’s nonetheless simply wonderful as a bonus, however the Blue Jays should be centered on constructing the v...

We're previous the All-Star break and properly into the canine days of summer time for the 2023 season. Over the course of the following two months, playoff races will warmth up and take all kinds of twists and turns, such because the Orioles not too long ago overtaking the Rays for first place within the AL East. That sort of fluctuation of groups and gamers altering spots can be rampant, particularly in mild of the upcoming Trade Deadline. As the common season nears August, each new collection will tackle much more significance. That's no totally different this week with a number of collection that would have big playoff implications, particularly with the Aug. 1 Deadline being nearly per week away. Here are the 5 collection to look at in the course of the week of July 24. Orioles (61-38...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The biggest second of Scott Rolen’s 17-year profession didn’t come throughout his 2006 World Series run with the St. Louis Cardinals and even throughout his excellent first full season in 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies, which earned him unanimous National League Rookie of the Year honors. ...

ANAHEIM -- After the Angels have been shut out for simply the fourth time this season in a irritating loss on Saturday, two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani rapidly made certain it wouldn’t occur for a second straight sport. Ohtani crushed his MLB-leading thirty sixth homer within the first inning Sunday to spark an enormous day from the offense, as Luis Rengifo additionally went deep twice and Andrew Velazquez hit his first blast of the season in a 7-5 win over the Pirates at Angel Stadium. It accomplished a strong homestand for the Angels, who went 6-3 to enhance to 51-49. “It was a nice stretch at home, absolutely,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “The guys are responding well. They understand everything's still in front of us.” They gained consecutive collection over the Yankees and...

Outfielder Dylan Crews is getting a $9 million signing bonus from the Washington Nationals, the second-highest agreed to with a drafted participant. ...

CHICAGO -- It felt just like the figurative roof at Wrigley Field would have come off if Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam within the third inning Sunday. The red-hot Bellinger, who two innings prior hit a two-run homer, settled for a sac fly and a pleasant ovation. It kick-started a five-run inning for the Cubs, who accomplished a profitable homestand with a 7-2 victory and sequence win over the rival Cardinals. “That was a huge series for us, especially to drop the first one and then come back and win three,” mentioned first baseman Trey Mancini, who tallied an RBI double within the third. “Especially in a vital time of 12 months proper now, with the [Trade] Deadline arising.  “As a player, obviously, you don't want to see any of your teammates get traded and hope to keep everybody togethe...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O’Hearn homered because the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday to take three of 4 in a weekend sequence. ...

MIAMI -- Luis Arraez knocked a walk-off single to proper to snap the Marlins’ season-high eight-game skid with a 3-2 victory in 10 innings -- their first of the second half -- over the Rockies on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park. It was Miami’s sixth walk-off win of the season, and its first since July 5. Righty Pierce Johnson deliberately walked left-handed-hitting Jesús Sánchez to steer off the body and arrange a double-play alternative. Dane Myers struck out earlier than Nick Fortes walked to load the bases. Facing Arraez, the Rockies went with a five-man infield and put the 2 outfielders into left and left-center. So Arraez went to proper subject for the straightforward hit. Arraez went 3-for-4 to lift his batting common to .379. Left-hander Jesús Luzardo struck out a career-high 13 ...