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Astros' Cole overpowers Rays with 15 strikeouts
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 22:33
HOUSTON -- Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole continued the game of "anything you can do, I can do at least as well" he's played with teammate Justin Verlander this season on Saturday. Cole overpowered the Tampa Bay Rays over 7⅔ shutout innings, striking out 15 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.Reliever Will Harris got the final two…
1-star start: Yanks shell Twins' ex-driver rookie
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 19:22
NEW YORK -- Just too much traffic for Minnesota Twins rookie Randy Dobnak.The feel-good story of the Uber driver-turned-big league pitcher came to a screeching halt Saturday when the New York Yankees tagged him from the get-go in an 8-2 rout, putting Minnesota in a serious jam down 0-2 in the American League Division Series."Nerves were fine," Dobnak said. "I…
Follow live: Gerrit Cole takes the mound for Game 2 against Rays
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Friday, 04 October 2019 23:30
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Houston's Gerrit Cole joins Jacob deGrom, Clayton Kershaw, and Aníbal Sánchez as the only pitchers with 10 strikeouts through 5 innings of a postseason game during the last decade.Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff Writer6m ago
Braves take tomahawk chop concerns 'seriously'
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 18:56
ST. LOUIS -- The Atlanta Braves are promising to continue their dialogue with the Native American community in the wake of St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley's criticism of the tomahawk chop chant.Helsley told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he thinks the chant is insulting, and the 25-year-old rookie was disappointed when it was heard during Game 1 of the National…
Passan: Self-doubt? There's still no stopping Jose Altuve in October
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 06:08
HOUSTON -- First basemen across the American League couldn't believe what they were hearing this summer as the Houston Astros cruised toward the MLB playoffs. Jose Altuve, one of the great hitters of his generation -- of any generation -- would rap a single and cruise around the bag. As the ball made its way back to the pitcher, Altuve…
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