Second of 2 posts about post-season starts by pitchers.
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Since 1903, when the first World Series was played, Major League pitchers have started 4,524 games in the post season.
They.
You may have read or heard that the amazing catch, throw and relay by the Braves against the Phillies on Monday night was the first 8-5-3 double play ever to end a post-season game.
Let's go a bit.
The first game of tomorrow's doubleheader at Cincinnati will be the 2,400th between the Cubs and Reds since 1890, when the Reds joined the National League following 8 seasons in the rival American.
There were a number of unusual plays during the Cubs' 8-6 win over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Saturday, July 22.
Among them: a putout by Cubs catcher Yan Gomes that has happened only about.
Mark Leiter Jr. did something Wednesday afternoon against the Rays that no Cubs reliever ever had done before: give up a pair of 2-run homers that were the opposing team's only runs.
The first.