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3-2 3-2 game. Runners moving. Crowd knows it. On their feet. Got a three. Got him. Vodnik comes in, shuts the door, slams the door, and the Rockies win it three to2. Victor Vodnik strikes out the side and the Rockies win the opener here in Cincinnati. White Sox at the corners. One down in the 11th. 44 game. Top of the order. Michael Tauman, the batter. Broken bat runner coming home. It’s muffed and that’s ball game on a night that started with Mark Burley statue unveiling. The Socks get some magic in the 11th and walk it off. Allard had a shot. I don’t think that the Socks would have scored had heed the baseball, but he didn’t. And when it got by, that was it. Two balls, two strikes, two outs. Chopper right side. Nick Gonzalez throw to first, end the eightgame losing streak and finish up the first half before the All-Star break by raising the Jolly Roger and a 21 victory over the Twins. Well, great job again on the mound from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mitch Keller was fantastic today. And turn it over to that bullpen that’s been good all year. Caleb Ferguson, Dennis Santana, David Bednar. All three with scoreless innings. Oh my. Right center. Did you hear it? Now watch it. See you later. Number 24. RBI number 69. Wow. 116 [Applause] in the ninth homer against a left-hander this year. He leads all of baseball against lefties now with 28 RBI. And here is Sodstone. One out, two on. Bottom of 11 in a 4-4 tie. Tyler Soderstrom two for four. Sodro out into center field. Here comes Brent Rooker. And Soderstrom has won the game for the A’s. Another walk-off win here in West Sacramento. How about the A’s with the walk-off win, the series win against the Atlanta Braves. And in exciting fashion, Tyler Soderstrom has swung the bat very well, Hiller, over the last couple days. And here’s Kyle Sters. That one hit well out to right center field and deep. You got the center fielder. Mullins turning around. He’s looking up and it’s gone. Welcome back, Kyle. Two nothing Marlins. Kyle Sters now with a drive to right field and deep. And it is out of here. home run Sters. So get Sters up to the plate. Sters hits one high and deep right again. Did he do it again? Oh yeah, he did. A three homer day. Now the Braves hoping for some long balls tonight after losing 10-1 last night. Looking to strike back. That ball is obliterated. Ronald Akuna Jr. giving the Braves a one- nothing lead. And he jumps on the first pitch deep to right center. That ball is sailing and it is out of here. And Austin Riley cranks one deep to left field. Sodom giving chase and that’s out of here. Ronald Duna backside maybe Butler slows. It’s gone and Eureka Braves on top seven nothing. First and second with one out. The Orioles with five hits right now and Ryan O’Harn who’s got one of them. A line drive up the middle bouncing on the infield dirt into center field. Grounding third coming down the line is Westber. It’s an RBI base hit for Ryan O’Harn. He drives in his second of the night. It’s three nothing Baltimore. How about seven superb frames shutting down the Miami Marlins by Dean Kramer. Seven strikeouts. A three hit blank of the fish as the Orioles hang on for a 52 victory. That’ll bring up Anel Martinez. He was the hero for the Guardians last night with his grand slam off Josh her. He squashed that one and that’s a no doubt about it drive to deep left field for Anel Martinez. There’s a ball driven to deep left field. There’s another one gone. How about Jose and the Guardians have a two nothing lead. Stroke him out looking at the heat. That’s nine strikeouts for Slade Sakone and he’s through seven innings with a shut out. Jack Kaggleó leads off for the Royals. Bottom of the second, no score. lines one into deep right center field and gone in a flash. And that’s his first home run at Kaufman Stadium. And now Nick Loftton with a runner at first. Two down. Hooking toward the corner. That ball is gone. A go ahead two-run homer for Nick Loftton. Royals have the winning run at third. One out. Bottom of the ninth. A 3-3 tie. Nick Loftton wins it in the bottom of the ninth. Now the 01 swung on. That’s it. Bell deep right field. Clean the bases. A grand slam. Araldo Peromo, his 10th of the season. And the Diamondbacks now open up a huge lead. It’s six to nothing in the fifth. And now this one swung on. That’s launched deep right field. Tatis back looks up. Gone. Well, that’s how you snap an 0 for four night with four strikeouts. Touch them all. Corbin Carroll his 21st. And the Dbacks now lead it 8-2. Another Diamondback homer. Not Angels get on the scoreboard. It’s now 3-1 Texas. Here’s Mike Trout. He’s the tying run as well. There it goes to the California Spectacular. Mike Trout has tied it up. Here’s Mike Trout. Two-run homer a couple of innings ago. Trout’s second tonight. And the Angels have a 65 lead. Solair the batter. Now that ball is hammered left field way back. It’s good. T Solair with a bomb and the Angels have the lead at last. He’s had one career five hit game. He’s four for four today. Two singles, a triple, a double. And here is Buckton likely his last chance to make some history. He’s never hit for the cycle. The Twins have never had a player hit for the cycle at this ballpark. He’s a home run shy of doing just that. And the 02 in the air to center field. Cruz going back. Cruz to the wall. looks up. It is gone. He’s done it. Byron Buckton a cycle. Not exactly a fan favorite here at Dyken Park. And that ball’s hit well deep out to left. You can say goodbye. And Garcia makes it three to nothing. And drink in those booze. It works to Marcus Simeon. Deep out to left. It is gone. 5-1. His eighth strike out of the game will be how he finishes this one. Very important start from Nathan Avaldi. How is this guy not on the Allstar team and here comes Benson to the plate. First pitch swinging is Benson. It’s a drive to left center field. That one off the wall. The Reds have tied it. A triple to left center field gap. Delvi Marte a homer in the seventh. Pulled the Reds back within one. Swinging a broken bat. Grounder to second. Bobbled by RC. And here comes Benson with the winning run. The Reds rally and get off the mat and score two in the ninth to beat the Rockies. Three balls, two strikes. High pop into shallow right. Arkuna coming on. Still coming. He can’t get there. One run is in. Here comes Berles. He will score. It falls in no man’s land. It’s a blue pit and a tie game. How about that? That is unreal. That is a win-win for the Cardinals right there. You see Contrarus, I’ll take it. And the next delivery is hit high and deep to left field by Ferine. Back to the track and it’s gone. What a time for your first big league homer. And a big blast here in the bottom of the sixth inning. And that one is deep to right field and gone in a hurry. A little back flip and Jorge and the Mariners have retaken the lead here as the struggles continue for Tommy Hanley. I just think the Mariners have a really good approach against him. Uh he is going to throw that change up 86% of the time. You cannot get fooled by the arm speed. You have to make him bring that pitch up in the zone. Both of those things happen for Blanco. Junior Caminer swings and tries one deep in the air to left. This is home run derby and gone. Junior Commanro is homered for a second straight day. His team leading 23rd on the first pitch from Beller here in the sixth makes it a 3-1 Rays lead. And Junior Commodero now stands alone with the third most home runs in the American League with those 23. Trailing only Aaron Judge and of course Cal Raleigh. Now the 01 hit in the air left center field. Elman on the run. He’s at the wall. It’s gone. Luis Moss with a pinch hit game tying blast. It is epic. Dodgers Jones or Park. It doesn’t matter where you play. Luis Mtos right man, right spot. He got the ball to play. Stephen, the tying run is aboard. Roman on base. One down in the ninth for Sidon Raphaela. swinging a drive. Oh, he killed it and it’s out of here. It’s gone. Say God does it. The Socks win it. They walk it off against Tampa Bay. Are you kidding me? That is the sound of eight straight at Fenway. This kid, he’s not stopping Obie. 54 S do walks it off deep into the night and the Red Sox can’t lose. They get quality started to death. It feels like almost half the games that the Padres’s have played this year. The opposing starter has gone six and allowed three runs or less. Merrill drills one deep right field backcast the Yanos. How about two? How about a tie game? Wow. Oh my goodness. And it was another fast ball up. Another fast ball on the hundth Wheeler pitch of the day. Jackson Merrill had been broke for more than a month and he has struck Zack Wheeler twice. We’re tied again. Has a 15game hitting streak coming into this one. Highfly ball. Tucker back. He’s on the track. He’s at the wall. See youa a 16game hitting streak a two-run home run and it’s three nothing Yanks one and0 on Bellinger high drive right field Tucker back trap wall see youa what a shot by Bellinger another two-run blast five nothing Yanks another two-run homer Cody Bellinger boy I tell you what you take away April he’d be playing at Atlanta too he still can make a case. Two home runs, just missed the third. Highf fly ball right field. Tucker back. He’s on the track. So is the center fielder who leaps and that ball is gone. It’s a two-run home run by Bellinger. His third home run of the night. Oh, what a night for Bellinger. It is 10 nothing Yanks. Michael, he almost lost another one. Are you kidding me? That would have been four tonight. Well, at least he got three. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Harper with three strikeouts. sends that one deep right center and Cheerio watches it fly way out of here. Opposite field tank from Jackson Cheerio. Three-run home run. Six to one Brewers on the ground up the middle into center field. Guerrero coming home. Barger right behind him. A two-run knock for Alejandro Kirk. It’s four nothing Blue Jays in the fifth. Kirk just continues to do it. Great swing right up the middle. Doesn’t try and do too much. Look at the bat path. Finds the barrel right off the shin of Severino on base twice today. And he’s swinging first pitch, guys. This one to deep right center field. Going back is Tolbert and it’s gone. A home run by Francisco Lindor. And the Mets have broken this thing open. 19th home run of the season. A three-run shot. And it’s 73 New York. And the and the ball just kept traveling. Speaking of balls traveling, out to left center field and Sodto goes opposite field. Backto back home runs from Lindor. and Sodto 22nd home run for number 22. And the Mets having a field day here in the eighth and ninth innings. It’s 8-3. Right side. That’s a base hit and Zack Sword takes the Astros to the finish line. This clubhouse full of best supporting actors when so many stars have been injured continues to keep the Astros in first place. Well, the Astros doing it with Blair right there. They have not had a hit tonight with a runner in scoring position. They saved it till the end. Best for last as they walk off the Rangers in 11 to right center field. This ball sinking. This ball will drop. Alvin scores and the Dodgers hop back in front. And Freddy broke this game open with the laser double right here. Spencer Bivven beats him. This is one of those bloopers with two outs. Kind of a slider. Takes a huge hack at it and right into that no man’s land. And Outman all the way. Two outs flying. Yan. swing and a high-fly ball left field. Dominguez back back at the wall. That one is gone. Dansby Swanson. A two-run homer. And here in the six, the Cubs have taken the lead. It is 31. Boy, a huge swing of the bat for Dansby Swanson. Infield in. And he says, “I don’t care. Infield, outfield. I’ll just hit it in the seats.” We talked about him hitting into some tough luck lately. Well, how do you mitigate tough luck? You hit it where nobody can reach it. Riley in the air for right field. Can zone is back. It is gone. Tiger uppercut for the lead. Riley Green has tied his careerhigh with 24 homers. This before the All-Star break that he will find himself in Atlanta for ground ball second base. Bayz the flip turn by Sweeney. No way. Jav Bayz electric again to save the Tigers. What’s one more before the Allstar game? Glove flipping a be
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