Still, Martinez recorded pinch hit singles in his last two at-bats over the last three games, and after another productive season at Triple-A, he’s batting .375 since his September call up. It’s always a nice story when a minor league veteran gets his shot and makes good — even when it’s on such a small scale that it doesn’t cause a Fantasy ripple.
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From 1946 through 1955, the worst season for the Browns was an 8-4 mark. They won five straight championships — the first four in the AAFC and the final one in their first season in the NFL. They went to the title game another three years running and then won back-to-back titles before their first losing season, in 1957.
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Philadelphia had been struggling a bit before this series, but seemed to be getting back on track before this defeat. The loss drops Philly 7.5 games behind the third-place Marlins in the NL East, thereby dooming any slim hopes it had of passing Miami.
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After nailing down his fifth save of the month on Friday, Britton is now a perfect 44-for-44 for the season to lead the AL in that department. Since the end of April, he’s given up an earned run exactly once. Holy crap is this dude having a season.
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This marks the second straight season the Cubbies have made it to the postseason, last year bowing out in four straight in the NLCS to the Mets. Can Chicago get back to the NLCS and this time figure out how to earn a win or two — or maybe even make it to the World Series — for the first time since 1945?
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A year after saving the city, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo continue to live out their lives in the shadows while Vern Fenwick
(Will Arnett) takes the credit. This arrangement, and the turtles’ continued inability to leave the sewers during daylight hours, has become a source of contention within the group with Raphael and Michelangelo wishing for more freedom.
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After limiting the Cards to three hits over eight shutout frames while fanning eight and walking one, Lester now has a nine-start run during which he’s pitched 61 2/3 IP, giving up 39 hits, seven earned runs, three homers and 12 walks while fanning 61. His ERA over this stretch? Oh, it’s 1.02. His runs allowed by start over this run: 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0. Lester is now tied for the NL lead in wins, while leading the way in winning percentage. He’s second in ERA, third in WHIP and fourth in complete games. Like we said, there’s a case here for some hardware. The problem Lester had with homers earlier in the season is clearly a thing of the past and that’s made all the difference as he’s on track for the best ERA of his career.
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