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The Smallest Sample Size 8/13/13: Darvish dominates
Yesterday featured some dazzling pitching performances from Yu Darvish, Mat Latos, Hiroki Kuroda, Cole Hamels, Andrew Albers and Chris Sale in which they carried their teams to victory. Meanwhile, the...
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Around the Bases: Yu Darvish falls short of no-hitter vs. Astros again,...
Rangers 2, Astros 1: For the second time this season, Yu Darvish flirted with a no-hitter against the poor Astros, and for the second time this season, he fell short. Darvish allowed a one-out solo...
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Bud Black explains his angry tirade through the dugout to Darren Smith
Bud Black on frustrations w/Edinson Volquez, msg to team in dugout & update on Carlos Quentinhttp://t.co/V1i3XE3C4Z— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) August 13, 2013Bud Black interviewed by Darren...
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The Padres' worst lopsided losses
The Padres' 14-2 loss last night was lopsided, but it could have been worse if not for Jedd Gyorko's 9th inning solo shot. I looked up the worst lopsided losses in Padres history and thought you might...
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Rockies Game #121 Preview: Eric Stults vs. Jeff Manship
Looking for their fifth straight win and to remain undefeated on the current homestand, the Rockies will send Jeff Manship to the mound for the second game of a three-game set against the San Diego...
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Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 13
Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs lost to the Sacramento River Cats (Athletics), 6-4.Kyle Hendricks's second Iowa start was not quite as good as his first one, but there were some positives. Hendricks allowed...
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Padres 7, Rockies 5: San Diego sinks Rockies' Manship
After winning the first four games of their current homestand, the Rockies dropped a 7-5 decision to the San Diego Padres.The Padres got on the board first against Rockies starter Jeff Manship when...
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The Smallest Sample Size 8/14/13: Multi-homer madness
There were a ton of close games yesterday so there were many events that made a difference in determining a team's win expectancy. Nobody was as vital as Paul Goldschmidt and his 76% WPA but there were...
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Mountaineer Morning Links: Wednesday (8/14/13) Edition
Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by George...
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Wednesday Rockpile: What happened to Troy Tulowitzki's bat?
As you're probably aware, the Rockies just endured probably their worst offensive month ever in July, producing only a .238/.293/.356 (BA/OBP/SLG) line as a team and scoring just 3.4 runs per game...
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Zack Wheeler's Strikeouts: PITCHf/x data, historical context, and GIFs
Zack Wheeler's start against the Padres last night was the best of his young major league career. The same was said about Wheeler's previous start in Arizona on Saturday, but Wheeler surpassed that...
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Final Score: Mets 5, Padres 2 - Mets throw a dinger party
Before tonight's game, the Mets as a team had only hit nine home runs in the month of August, good for 25th in MLB. Padres starter Ian Kennedy helped the Mets reverse that trend, as they took him deep...
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Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 16
I've got to say, it's getting really hard to temper my enthusiasm for Javier Baez. It seems like he really can do whatever he wants.Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs got zapped by the New Orleans Zephyrs...
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Padres Fall To Mets Again, 5-2 This Time
The Mets scored three runs before the Padres scored any, and that would have been enough. The starters took the decisions, with Jon Niese improving to 5-6 and Ian Kennedy falling to 4-9.Kennedy gave up...
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Mets vs Padres Recap: Jonathon Niese and Mets bats excel
In tonight's matchup, it was the battle of two Opening Day starters who had lost a lot of their luster in 2013. Jonathon Niese had missed much of the season due to shoulder soreness and had been...
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Around the Bases: Alfonso Soriano's hot streak hits record status
Yankees 10, Red Sox 3:Alfonso Soriano was at it again on Friday, going 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in the Yankees' rout of Boston. Soriano knocked in four runs, bringing his total over his last...
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Dodgers 8/16/13 minor league report - Quakes blowout win in otherwise down day
Minor League Player of the Day– Joc Pederson (AA) - 1 for 2, 1 HR, 3 runs scored, 2 walks. Another slow day so a nearly duplicate performance by Pederson gets him a back to back Player of the Day.AAA–...
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Rock Mining week 19: pitching leads the way
In the last six games, the Rockies starting pitchers have given up more than two runs twice: three runs by Juan Nicasio in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Pirates and six runs by Jeff Manship in the 7-5...
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Final Score: Padres 8, Mets 2 — Mejia leaves with elbow discomfort, bullpen...
The Mets lost to the Padres on Saturday night as Travis d'Arnaud made his major league debut. Jenrry Mejia was effective, if inefficient, through three innings, but a few pitches into the fourth, he...
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The Smallest Sample Size 8/19/13: Errors Everywhere!
Sunday featured a ton of starters getting shelled but it seems that they weren't helped too much by the defense behind them. The Dodgers could directly see that their game was lost on two errors by...
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