Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: June 11, 2022
See what happened in sports on June 11, 2022 ft. Acuna's leadoff homer prowess, Oscar Gonzalez's hot start, Cards walking off Reds, and more!
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June 11th, 2022 was highlighted by Ronald Acuna furthering his status as the leadoff HR king with the 25th of his career in Atlanta’s 10th straight win. Oscar Gonzalez recorded a Cleveland franchise-high 25th hit in his first 15 games, Tommy Edman launched a walk-off two-run HR, and P Zach Plesac made an incredible jumping throw off the mound for an out. San Diego walked off the Rockies after Colorado threw it away, the Mariners out-clutched the Red Sox in the 9th inning, and Jared Walsh’s cycle headlined a unique Mets-Angels game on Saturday.
See what happened in sports on June 11th last year, headlined by Jacob deGrom‘s historic early-season stretch reaching 10 games, Phoenix overcoming Jokic‘s unbelievable performance (32 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST) to take a commanding 3-0 lead, and Philly winning a pivotal Game 3 in Atlanta behind bench scoring and Joel Embiid‘s 27 points as well as what happened in sports on June 11th, 2020 ft. baseball’s commissioner Rob Manfred declaring that baseball would be played in 2020 and rounds 2-5 of the virtual MLB draft.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
The 9th cycle in @Angels history belongs to Jared Walsh!
(MLB x @budweiserusa) pic.twitter.com/GMbAVAGpah
— MLB (@MLB) June 12, 2022
Tommy Boy
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/f1PIyrMfNj
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2022
WYLAN WOORE pic.twitter.com/V4FOCwS16n
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 12, 2022
Before the walk-off, Toro came up clutch. pic.twitter.com/CLkAQNQWml
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 12, 2022
The hometown kid comes up CLUTCH.
(MLB x @SmirnoffUS) pic.twitter.com/O30TQlXM22
— MLB (@MLB) June 12, 2022
Pitchers. Are. Athletes. ? pic.twitter.com/w534AOXau3
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2022
Glovely day to lay out.#VoteBenny: https://t.co/fEY1ycYg48 pic.twitter.com/HTESF6Y748
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 11, 2022
W?a?l?k?e?d? RAN it off!#TimeToShine #PadresWin pic.twitter.com/pex2GO3KIu
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 11, 2022
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2:10 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (34-24) vs. Minnesota Twins (34-26)
7:15 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (37-21) vs. San Francisco Giants (31-26)
10:07 PM: New York Mets (39-21) vs. Los Angeles Angels (28-32)
NFL: RB Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers (turns 23)
MLB: SP/RP Garrett Whitlock, Boston Red Sox (26)
MLB: C Jorge Alfaro, San Diego Padres (29)
MLB: SS Jose Reyes, Retired after 2018 (39)
NFL: QB Joe Montana, Hall of Fame (66)
2009: Los Angeles Lakers PG Derek Fisher hit a 3PM over Orlando Magic PG Jameer Nelson with 5 seconds left to send NBA Finals Game 4 into OT, where he hit the go-ahead 3PM with 31.3s left to give the Lakers a commanding 3-1 series lead
1999: New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 to become the very 1st #8 seed to ever reach the NBA Finals
1997: Michael Jordan’s iconic “flu game” took place during NBA Finals Game 5 where MJ delivered 38 points and the go-ahead FGM in a 90-88 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the Utah Jazz en route to Chicago’s back-to-back Championship and 5th title in 7 years
1990: California Angels SP Nolan Ryan extended his MLB record by pitching his 6th career no-hitter, also becoming the 1st to pitch a no-hitter for 3 different teams (Astros, Rangers)
1988: New York Yankees SP Rick Rhoden became the very 1st pitcher to start in the lineup as the “DH” since the Designated-Hitter rule was adopted in 1973
1987: Boston Celtics tied an NBA Finals record as 5 players scored 20+ points in their Game 5 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
1976: Cleveland Indians Player-Manager OF Frank Robinson inserted himself as a pinch-hitter down 1 run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 13th where he hit the game-winning 2-run walk-off HR as the final player-manager to hit a walk-off HR
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