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CINCINNATI 1 CUBS 0
ST. LOUIS 8 MILWAUKEE 4
I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit.
— Dexter Fowler #25 (@DexterFowler) April 2, 2021
The social media voodoo worked for Fowler and it’s a good thing because the Cardinals pitcher would later hit a home run!
We all knew the pitching star who made the jump from Japan to MLB this year would hit a home run in the bigs sooner or later.
Well done, Miles Mikolas. pic.twitter.com/KOGJu076ri
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) April 2, 2021
DETROIT 6 KANSAS CITY 1
PITTSBURGH 5 MINNESOTA 4
In the 1st AB of his PNC Park debut, Colin Moran launches a grand slam. No. 8 on @Pirates Top 30 Prospects list: https://t.co/ApnAp224p8 pic.twitter.com/IvMNJ2m6ye
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 2, 2021
TORONTO 4 WHITE SOX 2
HOUSTON 6 BALTIMORE 1
Every Astro collected a hit except Carlos Correa.
BOSTON 7 MIAMI 3
NATIONALS 8 ATLANTA 1
Bryce Harper’s night went like this - W, HR, W, W, W, O. Meanwhile Ryan Zimmerman’s “back fields” only spring training seems to backfiring.
CLEVELAND 6 ANGELS 0
here is video evidence that Edwin Encarnacion really did hit an inside-the-parker. spectacular pic.twitter.com/LsVzta9esf
— Jordan Zirm (@clevezirm) April 3, 2021
My turn: I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. I will get a hit. https://t.co/tKVzv9SSM5
— Jose Ramirez (@MrLapara) April 2, 2021
Jose Ramirez’s attempted to latch onto the social media voodoo gods like Dexter Fowler did, #fail!
COLORADO 7 SAN DIEGO 4
The Padres have left the bases loaded two innings in a row. They’ve only played three innings. pic.twitter.com/0CBkBjM1hO
— Alexandro Zatarain (@TheRealZatarain) April 3, 2021
Your far-too-soon vote for Comeback Player of the Year:
OAKLAND 3 TEXAS 1
DODGERS 7 DIAMONDBACKS 8 (15 INNINGS)
The story of this game was the Dodgers bullpen. It was a good story until Kenley Jansen blew the save giving up a 3-run homer to Chris Owings.
Stupid Jansen blowing the save, early morning update has been made to update the score in what turned out to be a marathon game.