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Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani struck back with a triple off the left-field wall to lead off the ninth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In that 35-pitch first inning, Glasnow threw the kitchen sink at the Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Second inning, Blake Snell gives up a one-out single to Spencer Horowitz, who advances to second on a passed ball, but Snell strands him with a strikeout of Billy Cook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
During the Dodgers’ 11-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, Díaz pitched the ninth inning and gave up three runs and four hits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
There’s one out in the bottom of the last inning, and the game’s tied at five, but in my mind, we’ve already won the game and swept this doubleheader.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
If he continues scoring at the same rate, he will need another 37 innings to go past Tendulkar's run record.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Witness Snell’s six shutout innings against the Pirates on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The three starters combined to allow the Pirates just five runs in 19 innings with 26 strikeouts and five walks, and how good is that going to look in October?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Starc finished with match figures of 10-51, following his 6-12 in the first innings as Bangladesh struggled to 64 all out.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Frank and Joe had seven innings—like most Little League teams, the Bandits’ games lasted seven innings rather than nine like the pros—to find the missing mitt...or else!
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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