Yankees’ Spencer Jones quiet in MLB debut as Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski steals spotlight
With Spencer Jones awaiting the first big league pitch of his career, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski reared back and fired a 103.6-mph, inside fastball for a called strike on Friday. That second-inning at-bat lasted three more pitches. One of them clocked in at 102.3 mph, while another registered at 103.6 mph before Jones, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, struck out via foul tip on a ...
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Pitching Staff Shines in Second Shutout Win of the Year
Miz K’s 11; Drohan earns first ever save as offense scores six
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Troy Johnston has go-ahead hit in 11th as Rockies beat Phillies 9-7
Colorado pinch-hitter Troy Johnston doubled home automatic runner Willi Castro in the 11th inning, and Jake McCarthy plated Johnston with a single, boosting the Rockies to a 9-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. After the Phillies climbed out of a six-run hole and tied the game on rookie Justin Crawford's first major league homer — a two-out, two-run shot in the eighth — Colorado reliever Victor Vodnik (1-2) went 1-2-3 through the heart of the Phillies lineup in the ninth, then pitched a scoreless 10th.
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