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What Happened in Sports: October 9, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 9, 2021 ft. Buster Posey setting a Giants franchise playoff record, Dodgers & Braves Game 2 wins, and more!
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October 9th, 2021 was highlighted by Buster Posey becoming the Giants all-time postseason Hits leader but San Francisco fell to the Dodgers 9-2 in NLDS Game 2 as Julio Urias tied Madison Bumgarner’s MLB record for playoff Wins by a Pitcher under 26 years old. Max Fried was fantastic for Atlanta’s 3-0 victory over Milwaukee in NLDS Game 2 as the Braves evened the series 1-1. Bills slot CB Taron Johnson received a three-year extension from Buffalo worth $24M a day before their big matchup in Kansas City.
See what happened in sports on October 9th last year, headlined by an awful final possession from Danny Green & Markieff Morris during NBA Finals Game 5 and a super clutch Mike Brosseau HR off of Aroldis Champman to clinch an ALDS winner-take-all victory for the Rays as well as what happened in sports on October 9th, 2019 ft. an epic game-winning Grand Slam from Howie Kendrick in the 10th inning to defeat the Dodgers in NLDS Game 5.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts 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.
Dazzling defense by the @Dodgers. ? pic.twitter.com/kHwUhQBVNI
— MLB (@MLB) October 10, 2021
KB and the @SFGiants can flash the leather too! pic.twitter.com/pafulOiwEZ
— MLB (@MLB) October 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1447015280945864704
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5:07 PM: #3 Atlanta Braves vs. #2 Milwaukee Brewers [MIL Leads 1-0]
9:07 PM: #4 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. #1 San Francisco Giants [SF Leads 1-0]
NFL: OT Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions (turns 21)
NFL: OT Kolton Miller, Las Vegas Raiders (26)
NFL: OT Cam Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars (26)
NFL: TE George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers (28)
NFL: S Anthony Harris, Philadelphia Eagles (30)
NFL: LT Charles Leno, Washington Football Team (30)
MLB: OF Starling Marte, Oakland Athletics (33)
MLB: RP David Phelps, Toronto Blue Jays (35)
NFL: LB Mike Singletary, Hall of Fame (63)
2020: Tampa Bay Rays OF Mike Brosseau hit a GW-HR off Aroldis Chapman in the 8th inning to lead Tampa’s ALDS Game 5 winner-take-all 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees after Chapman hit him in the head a month earlier
2020: Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles lakers during NBA Finals Game 5 after Danny Green‘s missed GW-3PA as Jimmy Butler outscored LAL 11-9 himself in the final 5 min despite LeBron James‘ 40-point near triple-double
2019: Washington Nationals made a legendary comeback in a winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 against the #1 seed Dodgers in LA as Howie Kendrick lifted the 2nd extra innings Grand Slam in MLB Playoffs history as the Nats won their 1st playoff series
2019: St. Louis Cardinals recorded the most Runs (10) during the 1st inning of a game by any team in MLB postseason history en route to a Game 5 winner-take-all victory in NLDS Game 5 vs. Atlanta Braves
1988: Oakland Athletics completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox as OF Jose Canseco tied an AL Playoff record with 3 HRs and RP Dennis Eckersley became the 1st in MLB history to record a save in each game of a Championship Series
1966: Setting a World Series record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, the Baltimore Orioles completed a sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with a 1-0 victory by virtue of a Frank Robinson HR
1961: New York Yankees SP Whitey Ford broke Babe Ruth’s World Series record of 29.2 consecutive scoreless innings pitched finishing with 33 straight shutout IP in the Fall Classic which still stands as the MLB record
1958: Appearing in their 9th of the last 10 World Series, the New York Yankees secured their 7th World Series victory over that span
1938: New York Yankees became the very 1st team to win 3 consecutive World Series after sweeping the Chicago Cubs
1919: Cincinnati Reds secured their very 1st World Series against the Chicago White Sox in what would become known as the infamous Black Sox Scandal. All 8 White Sox players involved were banned for life on August 2, 1921
1916: Boston Red Sox SP Babe Ruth pitched 14 innings and allowed only 1 run to the Brooklyn Robins during World Series Game 2
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