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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
PHOENIX — Jonathan Sanchez threw a zillion pitches in five innings, the Giants’ bullpen blew his lead in a nanosecond, Jeremy Affeldt sustained a troubling side injury, and Arizona’s Kelly Johnson hit for the cycle Friday night. Yet somehow, the Giants managed to come out on top in a 7-4 victory at Chase Field. Yes [...]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Boston Red Sox veteran hits 11 home runs in the final round to outlast Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who hits five. The old-timer walked to the plate, a bat in his hand, four home run derbies worth of experience to his credit, and none of them a victory. But it being the derby’s final [...]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
David Ortiz(notes) of the Boston Red Sox and Hanley Ramirez(notes) of the Florida Marlins beat a lackluster field into the finals of the All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby. Both hit a total of 21 home runs in the first two rounds, but a “swing-off” became unnecessary when Corey Hart(notes) of the Milwaukee Brewers — who [...]