So, with assistance from the Elias Sports Bureau, here are The Quirkjians for September. Sept. 1 The starting pitching matchup in the Braves-Dodgers game featured Max Fried against Max Scherzer. On the same night, Max Kranick started for the Pirates. The last time there were three starting pitchers with the first name Max was 1943 […]
Continue readingMINNEAPOLIS — Watching right fielder Josh Naylor and second baseman Ernie Clement on a collision course chasing a popup, everyone at Target Field kept waiting for somebody to veer off. They never did. The Cleveland Indians defenders smacked into each other, a scary moment Sunday that left Naylor with a significant injury and both dugouts […]
Continue readingMiley (4-2) relied on breaking pitches and his experience of 11-plus major league seasons to baffle the Indians and throw Cincinnati’s first no-hitter since Homer Bailey did it in 2013. “It feels surreal,” the 34-year-old said. The left-hander shook off an 83-minute rain delay in Cleveland to start the game and followed Baltimore’s John Means, […]
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