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Brad Miller s walk-off GS lifts Phils over Nats
Field Level Media
30 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
Brad Miller crushed a walk-off grand slam in extra innings as the Philadelphia Phillies recovered from a seven-run deficit to record an 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon to avoid a doubleheader sweep.
The Phillies scored three runs in the seventh the last two onJ.T. Realmuto s single to avoid the loss. They won the game the following inning in dramatic fashion when Miller sent a 1-2 sinker from Nationals left-hander Sam Clay (0-4) 425 feet over the fence in right.
Rhys Hoskins, Andrew McCutchen and Alec Bohm also hit homers for the Phillies.
Cubs, Nationals meet amid wild trade deadline
Field Level Media
30 Jul 2021, 16:19 GMT+10
The future begins Friday when the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs open a three-game series in Washington, D.C.
Both teams cashed in the present Thursday when they began exchanging veterans for prospects as the Friday MLB trade deadline approached.
Washington was poised to make perhaps the biggest splash. The Nationals began the day by sending closer Brad Hand to the Toronto Blue Jays for 25-year-old power-hitting catcher Riley Adams.
Then late Thursday night the Nationals acquired right-handed minor league pitcher Aldo Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Kyle Schwarber. Washington shortly followed by reportedly moving righty reliever Daniel Hudson to the San Diego Padres for a pair of prospects, speedy infielder Jordy Barley and right-hander Mason Thompson.
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Detroit Tigers take series from Minnesota Twins with wild 17-14 win
It was a come-from-ahead victory the Detroit Lions would have been proud of, not to mention the Detroit Tigers. Detroit withstood a late rally by Minnesota, winning by a field goal in a classic NFC North matchup.
Er, that is, the Tigers won by three runs in a 17-14 slugfest at Target Field in Minneapolis, about a mile away from the Minnesota Vikings home field. In all, the Tigers and Minnesota Twins combined for 31 runs on 31 hits and 16 walks and that was just in Wednesday s series finale. An ugly win is better than any loss, Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. Obviously a long day, but a productive day with a series win in a place that we came into this series having not won this year. We needed every ounce of effort from our guys.