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Machado On Pace For Record 75 Doubles

Oct 31, 2014 3:34 PM

Manny Machado has hit 25 doubles in 54 games with the Orioles this season.

Machado is on pace for 75 doubles. Earl Webb holds the all-time record for doubles (67), doing so in 1931 with the Red Sox.

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Ellsbury Steals Team-Record Five Bases

Jul 20, 2014 7:35 PM

Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox franchise record on Thursday night against the Phillies as he stole five bases.

The Phillies presented Ellsbury with a base to acknowledge his accomplishment after the game.

"It's pretty neat," Ellsbury said. "As long as the Red Sox have been around . It's pretty special."

Ellsbury had been tied with Jerry Remy atop the franchise list with four stolen bases.

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Navarro, Zimmerman Join Rare Three-Homer Company

Sep 25, 2014 4:24 PM

Dioner Navarro and Ryan Zimmerman each hit three home runs on Wednesday, becoming just the 14th pair of players to accomplish the feat on the same day.

The feat was last accomplished by Evan Longoria and Dan Johnson on the final day of the 2012 season.

Wednesday's three-homer games were the first of the career for both Navarro and Zimmerman.

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Carlos Gomez Benefiting From High BABIP

Nov 1, 2014 3:27 AM

Carlos Gomez is having a career-season for the Milwaukee Brewers, hitting .326 with 10 home runs and 13 doubles. He ranks third in the National League in extra-base hits.

Gomez is still striking out at a high rate, while walking rarely. The difference this season has been that he's hitting the ball harder, leading to more line drives and a high batting average on balls in play.

He has a .380 BABIP, up from .296 last season when he hit .260.

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Segura Has Six-Hit Game For Brewers

Sep 12, 2014 6:13 AM

Juan Segura collected six hits for the Brewers on Tuesday night, becoming the first player since 2009 to accomplish the feat.

Only two other Brewers in the franchise's 45 seasons have had six hits in a game: Johnny Briggs on Aug. 4, 1973, at Cleveland and Kevin Reimer on Aug. 24, 1993, vs. Oakland.

Segura went 5-for-5 in nine innings and then added a sixth hit in extra innings.

He finished 6-for-7 and leads the National League with a .365 batting average.

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Verlander's Slump Accompanied By Lower Velocity

Jul 5, 2014 8:24 PM

Justin Verlander has allowed five or more runs in five or fewer innings in two of his last three starts.

Verlander seemed to get back on track against the Pirates on Monday, but according to ESPN Stats & Info he has dealt with velocity issues in 2013.

Verlander's average pitch-release velocity from 2009 to 2012 was 95 mph, but this season, that average has dipped to 92.5 mph.

During that same four-year span, Verlander had thrown strikes with his fastball 69 percent of the time. Over his three most recent outings, that rate had dropped to 61 percent.

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Anibal Sanchez's Success Tied To Strikeout Rate

Jul 9, 2014 4:59 PM

Anibal Sanchez is off to a great start this season.

Some questioned why the Tigers signed him to an $80 million deal this past winter, but he has paid dividends so far.

Sanchez has increased his strikeout rate from 20.4 percent a season ago to 30.6 percent in 2013.

He's getting more strikeouts with all four of his pitches, but the biggest increase has been with his fastball. The pitch had a strikeout rate of 13.8 percent on plate appearances ending with it in 2012, but 28 percent this season.

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Sabathia's Winless Streak Reaches Five Games

Oct 10, 2014 10:59 AM

The Yankees lost to the Rays on Sunday with CC Sabathia on the mound, stretching the pitcher's winless streak to five games.

Sabathia dropped to 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA since he beat Toronto on April 27.

He allowed seven runs and seven hits in seven innings and is 10-11 in 31 starts against the Rays, including a 3-10 mark since joining the Yankees. His overall ERA is 3.96.

"I'm hurting the team," Sabathia said. "Not being able to make pitches with two strikes, fastball command. I feel fine. It's just one of those things where I feel like the ball is coming out pretty good, but I'm just not making pitches."

Sabathia's career-high streak for consecutive winless starts is six.

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Machado Putting Together Historic Season

Oct 16, 2014 3:43 PM

Manny Machado has been hot early this season and is hitting his way into elite company.

Machado entered this weekend with 70 hits, the second-most in the Major Leagues. His hit total is the most by any player under the age of 21 in Major League history before June since 1921, according to STATS.

Ken Griffey Jr. recorded 66 hits before June back in 1990.

"He's willing to put in the work, and it has paid off for him," Buck Showalter said. "He has taken it to another level defensively for us."

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Miguel Cabrera On Pace To Shatter 2012 Numbers

Sep 16, 2014 2:54 AM

Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown last year, hitting .330/.383/.606 with 44 home runs and 139 RBI.

Believe it or not, Cabrera is on pace to crush those numbers nearly two months into the season.

The reigning AL MVP is hitting .388/.463/.691 and is on pace to finish with 49 home runs and 201 RBI for the Tigers.

He currently leads the Majors in hitting and RBIs.

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Trout Becomes Youngest To Hit For Cycle In AL
Mike Trout hit for the cycle on Tuesday night, driving in five runs as the Angels defeated the Mariners 12-0.

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Miguel Cabrera Clubs Three Home Runs
Miguel Cabrera is the 23rd player in MLB history to go 4-4 with at least 3 HR, 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.

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Matt Moore Wins, Pushes Record To 8-0
Matt Moore gave up one run, struck out three and walked one to become the first eight-game winner in the majors.

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Blue Jays Struggle At Yankee Stadium
The Blue Jays have lost 23 of their last 28 games at Yankee Stadium.

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Indians Surging Over Last 25 Games
The Indians lead the Major Leagues with 18 wins in their last 25 games.

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Verlander Has Shortest Outing Since 2010
Justin Verlander lasted less than three innings against the Rangers on Thursday night.

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Shelby Miller Quietly Comparable To Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey has received most of the attention as baseball's best rookie pitcher, but Shelby Miller has been just as good.

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Bautista Heating Up, Crushing Fastballs
Jose Bautista hit just .200 in April as he became a three-outcome hitter: home run, walk or strikeout.

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Girardi Wins 500th Game With Yankees
Joe Girardi reached the milestone in his 844th game as Yankees skipper.

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Gomez Hitting .491 During 14-Game Streak
Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez will test his 14-game hitting streak against the Reds this weekend.

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Miguel Cabrera Could Make Right-Handed History
The last right-handed batter to record at least three straight batting titles was Rogers Hornsby, who did so from 1920-25.

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Craig Kimbrel Coming Back Down To Earth
Craig Kimbrel dominated last season, striking out more than half of the batter she faced and allowing just four extra-base hits.

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Ortiz Extends Hitting Streak To 25 Games
David Ortiz has been red-hot since coming off the disabled list.

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Darvish Continues To Compile Strikeouts
Yu Darvish struck out 14 batters against the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.

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Scott Kazmir Gets First Win Since 2010
The left-hander tossed a season-high six innings against the Twins.

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Giants Get First Pinch-Hit Walk-Off HR Since 2000
Guillermo Quiroz had not played since April 24 and never had a walk-off hit in the Majors.

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Cabrera Ties Career-High With 6 RBI
Miguel Cabrera hit a pair of home runs and went 4-for-4 on Saturday.

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Reddick Now 0-For-33 At Yankee Stadium
Josh Reddick is hitting .138/.260/.230 with a home run and 14 RBI this season.

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Choo Flirting With Historic OBP For Leadoff Man
Shin-Soo Choo has a .462 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot, second highest all-time.

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Angels Have Second-Worst ERA In Baseball
The Angels are struggling out of the gate yet again this season, sitting seven games out of first place at the 30-game mark.

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