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"I don't want to be the last member of the Black Aces. And I don't want to be the final Black pitcher standing here giving a Hall of Fame speech." - CC Sabathia in his Hall of Fame induction speech.
Yankees beat Phillies - Red Sox beat Dodgers - Both 4-3 wins.
HUGE win for the Red Sox as they take 2-of-3 from the Dodgers and go 4-5 against three NL postseason teams.
Yankees are 1-0 without Judge after defeating the Phillies, 4-3.
Aroldis Chapman is leaving the game injured after facing three batters.
The Dodgers just drew a walk on a Carlos Narvaez pitch clock violation.
Great managing by Alex Cora putting in Aroldis Chapman in the 8th inning with Betts and Ohtani the second and third batters of the inning.
Dustin May is on the losing end of a 4-3 game at Fenway right now. May now has a 7.09 ERA on the road this season.
92 pitches and three runs allowed for Walker Buehler through 4.0 IP.
Three innings pitched and Buehler earning his first name with four walks.
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July 26, 1986: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. #80s
This is probably one of the greatest entrances in the history of music
The @Orioles are the only MLB team in the modern era to have a dozen or more players get an at-bat in a game and have every one of them get a hit and score a run.
Yankees Pitching/Defense in July: 32 HR (t-most in MLB) 116 Runs (t-most in MLB) 14 Errors (t-most in MLB)
Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge has a flexor strain. No tear in the UCL. He will go on the IL.
Yankees last 23 games (Since 6/28) 148 runs allowed (Most in MLB) 19 team errors (Most in MLB) 38 homers allowed (Most in MLB) It's the first time in franchise history they've had those numbers or worse over a 23-game span
Best move the Astros ever made was releasing me. The kid they brought up is being inducted in Cooperstown this weekend. Congrats @BillyWagner1313 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻