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Alonso simply squeaks one over wall to set Citi Field HR file
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Alonso simply squeaks one over wall to set Citi Field HR file

Pete Alonso is understood for crushing mammoth homers, however he broke a Mets file on Sunday with a house run that simply barely made it over the outfield wall.  Alonso broke a tie with Lucas Duda when he hit his 72nd residence run at Citi Field, essentially the most within the historical past of the ballpark, which opened in 2009. The homer, his MLB-leading twenty first of the season, was a low liner to left subject off Nate Pearson within the backside of the sixth inning that required an umpire evaluation after it hit proper on the orange line on the high of the outfield wall. Alonso tied Duda with a grand slam off the Guardians' James Karinchak on May 19. Content Source: www.mlb.com
Hill, Hayes energy Pirates to collection sweep over Playing cards
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Hill, Hayes energy Pirates to collection sweep over Playing cards

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates didn’t want a lot time to place their May struggles behind them. With a 2-1 win on Sunday at PNC Park, the Pirates' win streak reached 5 and it was the primary sweep of the Cardinals in a three-game collection since late April in 2018. After the bullpen mixed to pitch 5 innings on Friday and 7 innings on Saturday, Rich Hill made life a tad simpler by permitting only one run and 4 hits throughout a season-high 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. The Cardinals had some visitors on the bases within the first couple innings, however after strolling Paul DeJong to start the fourth inning, Hill started a stretch of retiring 11 consecutive batters. As the Pirates have begun to warmth up, so has Ke’Bryan Hayes, who notched his second three-hit recreation of the collection ...