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8/11/2020 : Around the Horn - The Day in MLB


Game recaps, fun facts from around MLB ( games played on 8/11 )…

Postponement : STL/PIT ( Covid )


14 games played ...


Orioles 10 ( 8-7 ) Phillies 9 ( 5-7 ) - 10 Innings


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Blue Jays 5 ( 6-8 ) Marlins 4 ( 7-4 ) - 10 Innings


Travis Shaw delivered a walk off single in the bottom of the tenth inning for Toronto. It was the first major league game played in Buffalo, NY.


Offensive Standouts :


Toronto : Shaw had two hits in the game. Bo Bichette hit a three run home run.


Miami : Francisco Cervelli hit a three run home run & Brian Anderson homered.


Pitching Performances:


Toronto : Hyun Jin Ryu went seven innings - 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s



Reds 6 ( 8-9 ) Royals 5 ( 7-11 )- 10 Innings


Joey Votto hit a double for the walk-off win for Cincinatti.


Offensive Standouts :


Cincinnati: Votto had two hits as did Jesse Winker and Kyle Farmer. Winker homered as did Matt Davidson.


Kansas City : Whit Merrifield and Ryan O’Hearn each had two hits. Ryan McBroom hit a pinch hit two run home run.



Yankees 9 ( 11-6 ) Braves 6 ( 11-8 )


Offensive Standouts :


New York :


Aaron Judge hit his 9th home run of the season. Luke Voigt hit a three run home run and Mike Ford had two hits with three RBIs.


Atlanta :


Marcell Ozuna had two hits ( double & three run home run ) and Tyler Flowers had two hits.


Pitching Performances: Zack Britton picked up his 6th save for the Yankees with a perfect ninth inning.



Cubs ( 11-3 ) Indians 1 ( 10-8 )


Offensive Standouts :


Chicago ;


Jason Heyward had three hits including a home run and had four RBIs. Ian Happ and Javier Baez each had two hits.


Cleveland :


Franmil Reyes had two of the Indians four hits.


Pitching Performances: Jon Lester went six innings ( 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s ) for the win.



Nationals 2 ( 6-7 ) Mets 1 ( 7-11 )


Offensive Standouts :


Washington :


Howie Kendrick had three hits. Trea Turner ( HR ) and Victor Robles had two hits each.


New York :


JD Davis and Luis Guillorme each had two hits.


Pitching Performances: Max Scherzer went six innings ( 1 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s ) for the Nationals. Rick Porcello went six frames ( 2 R, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s ) for the Mets.



White Sox 8 ( 9-9 ) Tigers 4 ( 9-6 )


Offensive Standouts :


Chicago :


Jose Abreu had three hits. Eloy Jimenez had two knocks including a two run home run and Edwin Encarnacion homered.


Detroit :


Austin Romine had two hits including a home run and posted three RBIs. Victor Reyes chipped in with two hits.



Rays 8 ( 10-8 ) Red Sox 2 ( 6-11 )


Offensive Standouts :


Tampa :


Mike Brosseau had two hits ( double & HR ). Yandy Diaz and Manuel Margot each had two hits.


Boston :


Andrew Bernintendi, Michael Chavis and Jonathan Arauz each had two hits.



Brewers 6 ( 7-8 ) Twins 4 ( 11-7 )


Offensive Standouts :


Milwaukee :


Manny Pina hit two home runs and had three RBIs. Jedd Gyorko homered and had two RBIs and Avisail Garcia had three hits including a home run.


Minnesota :


Eddie Rosario hit two home runs and had three RBIs. Jorge Polanco had two hits including a home run and Byron Buxton had a three hit game.



Rockies 8 ( 12-5 ) Diamondbacks 7 ( 7-11 )


Offensive Standouts :


Colorado :


Charlie Blackmon continues to be red hot with three more hits ... he’s now hitting .500 in 68 AB’s ... Raimel Tapia also had a three hit game. Garrett Hampson and Trevor Story each had two hits.


Arizona :


Starling Marte had three hits. Christian Walker and Tim Locastro each had two hits ... Walker and Carson Kelly homered.


Pitching Performances: Kyle Freeland went seven innings ( 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s ) for the Rockies and Zac Galen went seven frames ( 2 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K’s ) for Arizona.



Rangers 4 ( 7-9 ) Mariners 2 ( 7-12 )


Offensive Standouts :


Texas :


Nick Solak had three hits and three RBIs. Isiah Kiner-Faiefa had two hits.


Seattle :


Kyle Seager had two of the Mariners four hits.



Giants 7 ( 8-11 ) Astros 6 ( 7-10 ) - 10 innings


Offensive Standouts :


San Francisco :


Four Giants had two hits ( Hunter Pence, Alex Dickerson, Austin Slater and Brandon Crawford ) ... Pence hit a three run home run and Wilmer Flores homered.


Houston :


Josh Reddick ( two doubles ) and Kyle Tucker each had two hits. Alex Bregman homered and walked three times.



Angels 6 ( 7-11 ) A’s 0 ( 12-6 )


Offensive Standouts :


Los Angeles :


The Angels hit four home runs ( Anthony Rendon, Jason Castro, Brian Goodwin and David Fletcher ) ... four players had two hits apiece. ( Rendon, Castro Shohei Ohtani and Albert Pujols ).


Oakland :


Robbie Grossman had two of the team’s five hits.


Pitching Performances: Dylan Bundy struck out ten batters over seven innings allowing just four hits and a walk for the Angels to record his third win of the season.



Padres 6 ( 11-7 ) Dodgers 2 ( 11-7 )


Offensive Standouts :


San Diego :


Manny Machado had two hits and hit a grand slam home run. Fernando Tatis Jr had two hits as did Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar who also homered.


Los Angeles :


Chris Taylor and Austin Barnes each had two hits.


Pitching Performances: Garrett Richards went six innings for the Padres ( 1 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s )


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️


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