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Yankees clinch 1st AL East title since 2012
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 19:25
NEW YORK -- The resilient New York Yankees powered their way to the club's first American League East title since 2012, routing the Los Angeles Angels 9-1 on Thursday night behind three RBIs each from old mainstay Brett Gardner and newcomer DJ LeMahieu.A day after wasting a chance to clinch first place, the homer-happy Yankees went ahead when LeMahieu hit…
Wait, the Indians went 18-1 against the Tigers? Inside the historic season-long domination
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 18:39
Let's be direct here: This shouldn't happen at the major league level. One team should not go 18-1 against another. It feels almost impossible in a sport where the spread between the best winning percentages and worst winning percentages is not as large as in the NBA or the NFL. Bad teams beat good teams all the time. It's the…
Cubs scratch struggling Hamels; Mills gets start
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 16:46
CHICAGO -- With their season on the line, the Chicago Cubs were forced to scratch veteran left-hander Cole Hamels from his scheduled start Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals, choosing to pitch Alec Mills in his place.Hamels, 35, has left shoulder soreness that is expected to sideline him for one outing."Anytime a guy like that says it's bothering him a…
Indians' Ramírez takes 1st BP since hand injury
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 16:00
CLEVELAND -- Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez took batting practice Thursday for the first time since breaking his right hand last month and is hoping to return before the end of the regular season.Ramirez had surgery for a broken hamate bone Aug. 26, and the expected recovery window had him slated for game action in early October. The last day…
Betances told Achilles surgery not recommended
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 15:40
NEW YORK -- Yankees reliever Dellin Betances has been told surgery is not recommended for the partially torn Achilles tendon that ended his season after eight pitches.Betances received a second opinion from Dr. Martin O'Malley of the Hospital for Special Surgery, who concurred with Dr. Justin Greisberg of New York-Presbyterian Hospital."He'll be in a walking boot for another four weeks,…
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