The Eye: The best of the rest of Friday's action
The eyes of Major League Baseball were on New York Yankees icon Alex Rodriguez heading into Friday night’s action. He was sitting on 2,999 heading into a meeting with right-hander Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium.
It didn’t take long for the historic 3,000th hit, as A-Rod took Verlander deep to right field in the bottom of the first inning.
.@AROD joins Wade Boggs & Derek Jeter as only players to homer for their 3,000th hit: http://t.co/Kn8zOTtJjW #AROD3K pic.twitter.com/IEfIowNz1I
— MLB (@MLB) June 19, 2015
The last time a Yankees player reached 3,000 hits? Yes, a home run in Yankee Stadium. Mr. Derek Jeter.
So A-Rod and Jeter now share that moment along with Wade Boggs as being the only three players to homer for their 3,000th hit. Quite a flair for the dramatic, this A-Rod.
Welcome to the Eye on MLB, a one-stop shop for everything that happens in the world of baseball. Milestone updates, important highlights, news, notes, and lots more. Either check back for updates throughout the night or come back for the finished product in the morning.
Friday night’s action
Reds 5, Marlins 0 – Recap | Box score
Nationals 4, Pirates 1 – Recap | Box score
Yankees 7, Tigers 2 – Recap | Box score
Braves 2, Mets 1 – Recap | Box score
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4 – Recap | Box score
Rays 4, Indians 1 – Recap | Box score
Rangers 2, White Sox 1 – Recap | Box score
Twins 7, Cubs 2 – Recap | Box score
Cardinals 12, Phillies 4 – Recap | Box score
Red Sox 7, Royals 3 – Recap | Box score
Brewers 9, Rockies 5 – Recap | Box score
Mariners 5, Astros 2 – Recap | Box score
Diamondbacks 4, Padres 2 – Recap | Box score
Angels 12, A’s 7 – Recap | Box score
Giants 9, Dodgers 5 – Recap | Box score
Milestone watch
A-Rod’s 3,000 watch is over: All he needed was one, and Alex Rodriguez became the 29th major leaguer to accumulate 3,000 hits. He did so in style, too, as his 3,000th career hit was a home run (the 667th of his career) off Justin Verlander.
Longest active hit streak: Kris Bryant of the Cubs had hit in 14 straight, but the streak was broken. Jason Kipnis takes over with a 14-gamer now after Friday.
Nick Markakis‘s errorless streak: He set a record Thursday might with his 393rd straight game without an error, the longest streak for an outfielder in major league history. Darren Lewis used to have the record, from 1990-1994. Markakis’s previous error came Aug. 10, 2012 when he played for the Orioles. Every game from now on builds on the record. UPDATE: Add another, because he didn’t make an error on Friday.
How about this one?
five straight starts with at least 12 K for Chris Sale. Only others to do that: Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez
— CBS Sports MLB (@CBSSportsMLB) June 20, 2015
Daily Awards
Chart of the day
Fan videos of the night
A squirrel jumps into the Phillies dugout!
For those of you wondering about the squirrel… #30in30for30 pic.twitter.com/lSOK6v4rjY
— #30in30for30 (@30in30for30) June 19, 2015
Esto acaba de suceder en CBP #Phillies #Cardinals pic.twitter.com/sUS0Rrp1BR
— Angel Ibo Castillo (@Angelibo0507) June 19, 2015
Angry player of the night
Orioles starter Mike Wright was chased after allowing four earned runs in just 1 1/3 inning. He was understandably unhappy.
When your Friday night plans fall through. pic.twitter.com/dx5luyD6T0
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) June 20, 2015
Couple of the night
The secret to a long and happy marriage… …clearly has nothing to do with baseball allegiances. pic.twitter.com/2CnMCvjLEb
— #VoteCubs (@Cubs) June 20, 2015
A look behind the curtain
Control room view of @Yankees #AlexRodriguez smashing his 3000th career hit. #ARod pic.twitter.com/ElRxcDMo9o
— Gary G. Hamilton (@GaryGHamilton) June 19, 2015
Debut of the night
Rookie Matt Wisler — who came to the Braves via the Craig Kimbrel trade — made his MLB debut and was excellent. He allowed only one run on six hits while walking none in eight innings. He only needed 88 pitches in an efficient outing, too. Helluva game, kid.
Um … what? of the night
This was what A.J. Pollock’s double to lead off Arizona’s night on offense did:
So that’s not supposed to happen … pic.twitter.com/bBCUIZGbA0
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) June 20, 2015
Hard luck non-winner of the night
We already mentioned Sale. He went eight scoreless innings, allowed only two hits while walking no one and striking out 14. He left with a 1-0 lead, but the White Sox would lose 2-1, so no “W” for Sale.
Bee mask of the night
Mike Pelfrey devised the latest in in-game interview protection – the beekeeper’s hat: http://t.co/EYhYsTaeq3 pic.twitter.com/plFg3PtNN6
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 20, 2015
Speed Kills stat of the night
Billy Burns is a nice name for this one, too.
Infield hits Nos. 17, 18 and 19 for #Athletics Billy Burns tonight.
— John Hickey (@JHickey3) June 20, 2015
Game-changer of the night
The Angels were trailing the A’s by the count of 7-2 heading into the seventh inning. They rallied to cut it to 7-5 and had the bases loaded for Albert Pujols. And then …
A game-changing grand slam courtesy of The Machine: http://t.co/vEIObUYfyG pic.twitter.com/uFufQYVTBN
— MLB (@MLB) June 20, 2015
Talk about changing the complexion of the entire game.
News, injuries and rumors
Pirates’ Melancon unavailable Friday after pitching three straight days
Yankees place RP Sergio Santos on DL with elbow problem
Brewers CF Carlos Gomez remains sidelined Friday
Phillies SP Cole Hamels expecting to miss just one start
Mets RP Jeurys Familia experiences cramp after outing on Friday
Pirates RF Gregory Polanco exits game after crashing into wall
Cubs RF Jorge Soler (ankle) takes batting practice on Friday
Giants pitchers Cain, Peavy to make rehab starts this weekend
Padres’ Brandon Morrow returns to playing catch
Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia may return as early as Monday
Royals’ Yordano Ventura to play catch on Saturday
Royals’ Jason Vargas plays catch before game
Astros 2B Jose Altuve (hamstring) still sidelined on Friday
Orioles’ Jonathan Schoop begins rehab assignment
Jayson Werth throws before Nationals’ game
D-Backs Yasmany Tomas hit by pitch, later leaves game
Royals P Kris Medlen tosses four innings in rehab start Friday
Nationals OF Bryce Harper does physical therapy on hamstring
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