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Today in Sports: July 18, 2019
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Lorenzo Cain! 😱😱😱 #robbed pic.twitter.com/LbmGaIPu3m
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) July 19, 2019
The Twins needed a big swing.
Eddie Rosario came off the bench to provide it 💪
(Via @Twins)pic.twitter.com/3eksgucNlf
— Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) July 19, 2019
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12:35 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (64-34) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (49-47)
3:00 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (56-41) vs. New York Yankees (60-33) (Game 1)
7:05 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (56-41) vs. New York Yankees (60-33) (Game 2)
7:20 PM: Washington Nationals (50-44) vs. Atlanta Braves (58-39)
8:10 PM: Oakland Athletics (55-41) vs. Minnesota Twins (58-36)
9:07 PM: Houston Astros (60-37) vs. Los Angeles Angels (50-47)
[Player of the Day] SP Stephen Strasburg, WAS (@ATL): 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 7 K, 2 BB; 3-3, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
2B Enrique Hernandez, LAD (@PHI): 4-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
SP Madison Bumgarner, SF (v.NYM): 9 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 6 K, 1 BB
SP Chris Sale, BOS (v.TOR): 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 12 K, 2 BB
SP Merrill Kelly, ARZ (v.MIL): 7 IP 1 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 0 BB
NBA: C Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat (turns 22)
MLB: 3B Eugenio Suarez, Cincinnati Reds (28)
NFL: DB Jimmie Ward, San Francisco 49ers (28)
MLB: 2B Derek Dietrich, Cincinnati Reds (30)
MLB: OF Torii Hunter, Retired in 2015 (44)
NBA: PG Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, Retired in 2008 (48)
MLB: C Joe Torre, Hall of Fame (79)
2018: The Baltimore Orioles traded Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers for multiple prospects
2018: Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar Derozan, others
2001: Jason Kidd was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the New Jersey Nets for Stephon Marbury
1999: David Cone becomes 3rd Yankees pitcher to throw a perfect game
1996: Shaquille O’Neal signed with the Los Angeles Lakers
1970: Willie Mays earned career hit number 3,000
1927: Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics, reached 4,000 hits in his former home ballpark
