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Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday night.
Alex Verdugo had a two-run double to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in a game with one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history.
George Springer homered in the first inning and Kevin Gausman struck out six in a combined six-hitter, helping the Toronto Blue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
Spencer Torkelson homered twice and the Detroit Tigers had 17 hits in a 9-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4, giving him 3,145 career hits and moving him past Robin Yount into sole possession of 19th place on the career list.
Paul Goldschmidt surpassed 1,100 career RBIs with a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4.
Kyle Isbel hit a liner that crashed through a red light near the base of the Green Monster at Fenway Park and lodged inside the broken light for a ground-rule double on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler faced live batters Wednesday for the first time since having arm surgery more than a year ago.
New San Francisco Giants outfielder AJ Pollock will be sidelined for about three weeks with a strained left oblique muscle.
Michael Lorenzen has not allowed a hit through eight innings Wednesday for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals.
Weston Wilson played 706 games in the minors. The 28-year-old rookie homered in his first MLB at-bat
Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Weston Wilson homered in his first major league plate appearance, a long-awaited milestone for the 28-year-old rookie who was drafted in 2016.
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Punches were thrown and players tossed to the ground during scuffles that interrupted a joint practice Wednesday between the Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals ahead of their preseason opener.
Freddy Tarnok threw four scoreless innings of relief for his first MLB win and five Oakland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Athletics beat AL West-leading Texas 2-0 to avoid a series sweep and snap the Rangers’ eight-game winning streak.
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Josh Bell became the first Miami player to homer from both sides of the plate in a game and drove in four runs, Bryan De La Cruz hit the go-ahead shot in the ninth and the Marlins rallied late for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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