Friday, July 22: Orioles resume play, host Yankees

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Tapia just needs a triple for the cycle.  Wonder if anyone has ever hit for the cycle without hitting the ball out of the ballpark?

I'm sure.  Back in the early days most homeruns were inside the park.

[Il BuonO]

Chapman bounced that last WP, so it has to be scored that way, but that’s about as lazy as you’ll see a catcher attempt to backhand a ball right in front instead of block it. 

[LA2]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

They've always come back hard off those bricks at OPACY.

Yeah I'm probably remembering Memorial Stadium.

[SteveA]

Toronto has scored in all 6 innings too.  Only 2 teams since 1900 has a team scored in all 9.

http://research.sabr.org/journals/scoring-every-inning#:~:text=Since 1900%2C only two teams,Phillies%2C winning 22-8.

[LA2]

Yankees giving us yet another opportunity. Let's cash in on this one.

[LA2]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Toronto has scored in all 6 innings too.  Only 2 teams since 1900 has a team scored in all 9.

http://research.sabr.org/journals/scoring-every-inning#:~:text=Since 1900%2C only two teams,Phillies%2C winning 22-8.

Surprised it's been only twice.

[SteveA]

Boom!  Back in the game!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Tapia just needs a triple for the cycle.  Wonder if anyone has ever hit for the cycle without hitting the ball out of the ballpark?

https://www.mlb.com/news/the-coolest-cycles-in-baseball-history

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Leon Culberson, Red Sox -- July 3, 1943
Why it was cool:An inside-the-parker, and a natural

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No one has hit for a cycle like Culberson's in the near-80 years since it happened -- that is, a cycle with an inside-the-park home run. Leading off the eighth inning at Cleveland Stadium, the Red Sox rookie needed a homer for the cycle, and he got it when his drive to left field glanced off the glove of the Indians' Pat Seerey. By the time the ball was relayed back to the infield, Culberson had already circled the bases. The other cool thing about Culberson's cycle: it was a natural cycle. He got each hit in order: first the single, then the double, then the triple, then the home run. That's rarer than you might think; there have only been 14 natural cycles in MLB history, most recently Gary Matthews Jr. in 2006.

 

[dtk9119]

Wow!! Chapman... not quite his old self 

[Beysbol]

HELL YEAH, BABY!!!!

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, LA2 said:

Surprised it's been only twice.

A number of home teams probably didn't have to bat in the ninth.

[LA2]

2 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Chapman bounced that last WP, so it has to be scored that way, but that’s about as lazy as you’ll see a catcher attempt to backhand a ball right in front instead of block it. 

An improvement on Gary Sanchez nonetheless!

[Il BuonO]

I’ve never seen Chapman go from 101 mph down to 96 on his FB. I’ve also never seen him with his ERA this high at this point in the season. 
 

Great AB by Santander.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

I"m really enjoying the mediocre version of Aroldis Chapman. 

[LA2]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Boom!  Back in the game!

Boom Boom Boom!!!