July 1, 1975 San Diego pitcher Bill Greif throws an inside pitch to Willie Crawford of the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth, after Charlie Hough hits Dave Winfield with a pitch in the top half of the inning.
Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed McCutchen of a go-ahead hit with a leaping catch in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.
His home run in the top of the fifth inning of Game Three of the Divisional Series between the Reds-Phillies proved how instant replay can work effectively if used in certain situations.
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He retired Mike Trout and Pujols to end the top of the 18th inning.
The teams will resume play with none out in the top of the ninth inning on Saturday at 6:10 p.m.
Hours earlier, the first pitch was pushed back 45 minutes because thunderstorms were expected to move through the area though the rain held off until the top of the sixth inning.
In Game One of the National League Division Series between the Reds and Giants, Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman began warming up with his team batting in the top of the ninth inning while holding a 3-1 lead.
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Gregor Blanco lined a ball off the top of Fister's head in the second inning.
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Tharanga was eventually out for 33 when he cut Franklin to Jamie How at gully, while Kapugedera was trapped for the inning's top score of 37.
But because most clubs continue to overvalue closers against all the evidence (95% of all ninth inning leads result in victories, rendering a top closer a marginal contributor), the Yanks could probably get a nice haul of young talent by dangling Rivera to a contender.
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