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Starting Lineups, MLB – 6/1/15-6/7/15 Matchups
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NYM: Jon Niese (3-5, 4.42)
ARI: Jeremy Hellickson (3-3, 5.08)

NYM:
1. Curtis Granderson (RF)
2. Ruben Tejada (2B)
3. Lucas Duda (1B)
4. Michael Cuddyer (LF)
5. Wilmer Flores (SS)
6. Juan Lagares (CF)
7. Eric Campbell (3B)
8. Anthony Recker ( C )
9. Jon Niese (P)

ARI:
1. Ender Inciarte (LF)
2. A.J. Pollock (CF)
3. Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
4. Yasmany Tomas (RF)
5. Aaron Hill (3B)
6. Chris Owings (2B)
7. Welington Castillo ( C )
8. Nick Ahmed (SS)
9. Jeremy Hellickson (P)

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MIA: Tom Koehler (3-3, 4.01)
COL: Eddie Butler (3-5, 4.22)

MIA:
1. Dee Gordon (2B)
2. Martin Prado (3B)
3. Giancarlo Stanton (RF)
4. Justin Bour (1B)
5. Marcell Ozuna (CF)
6. Christian Yelich (LF)
7. J.T. Realmuto ( C )
8. Adeiny Hechavarria (SS)
9. Tom Koehler (P)

COL:
1. Charlie Blackmon (CF)
2. D.J. LeMahieu (2B)
3. Troy Tulowitzki (SS)
4. Carlos Gonzalez (RF)
5. Nolan Arenado (3B)
6. Ben Paulsen (1B)
7. Nick Hundley ( C )
8. Brandon Barnes (LF)
9. Eddie Butler (P)

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TEX: Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-0, 0.00)
KC: Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.95)

TEX:
1. DeLino DeShields Jr. (LF)
2. Shin-Soo Choo (RF)
3. Prince Fielder (DH)
4. Mitch Moreland (1B)
5. Joey Gallo (3B)
6. Elvis Andrus (SS)
7. Leonys Martin (CF)
8. Robinson Chirinos ( C )
9. Hanser Alberto (2B)

KC:
1. Alcides Escobar (SS)
2. Mike Moustakas (3B)
3. Lorenzo Cain (CF)
4. Eric Hosmer (1B)
5. Kendrys Morales (DH)
6. Alex Gordon (LF)
7. Alex Rios (RF)
8. Salvador Perez ( C )
9. Omar Infante (2B)

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In Game Notes MLB – 6/1/15-6/7/15 Matchups
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Batting from both sides of the plate is pretty common to witness at the professional…

…But how often do you see a switch-pitcher?

That’s exactly what the Fenway crowd saw, as A’s reliever Pat Venditte made his Major League debut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DK4ATuMjMo

Fun Fact: He is the first ambidextrous pitcher to pitch in the Bigs since Greg Harris when he pitched for the Expos on September 28, 1995.

(Coincidentally, Harris also pitched with the Red Sox, but Lou Gorman, the Red Sox GM at the time, refused to let him throw with both hands, saying he would make “a mockery of the game.”)

Side Note: Red Sox organist Josh Kantor played a song very fitting for this moment: Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”.

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June 5, 2015 Home Runs of the Day – June 5, 2015
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Home Runs of June 5, 2015

These are the homers from Friday’s baseball games.

• Adam LaRoche hit his 250th career home run, and it came in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the ballgame!

Any significant home runs you want more information about? Write an annotation on the page, or shoot us a comment and we’ll annotate them right here for you on Sports Genius!

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MIL Kyle Lohse (3-6, 6.50)
MIN: Kyle Gibson (4-3, 2.61)

MIL:
1. Jean Segura (SS)
2. Gerardo Parra (RF)
3. Carlos Gomez (CF)
4. Adam Lind (DH)
5. Jonathan Lucroy ( C )
6. Aramis Ramirez (3B)
7. Shane Peterson (LF)
8. Jason Rogers (1B)
9. Hernan Perez (2B)

MIN:
1. Brian Dozier (2B)
2. Torii Hunter (RF)
3. Joe Mauer (1B)
4. Trevor Plouffe (3B)
5. Eduardo Nunez (DH)
6. Eddie Rosario (LF)
7. Kurt Suzuki ( C )
8. Eduardo Escobar (SS)
9. Aaron Hicks (CF)

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DET: Kyle Ryan (1-0, 3.00)
CWS: Jose Quintana (2-6, 4.33)

DET:
1. Rajai Davis (CF)
2. Ian Kinsler (2B)
3. Miguel Cabrera (1B)
4. Yoenis Cespedes (LF)
5. J.D. Martinez (RF)
6. Nick Castellanos (DH)
7. James McCann ( C )
8. Josh Wilson (3B)
9. Jose Iglesias (SS)

CWS:
1. Adam Eaton (CF)
2. Alexei Ramirez (SS)
3. Jose Abreu (DH)
4. Avisail Garcia (RF)
5. Adam LaRoche (1B)
6. Melky Cabrera (LF)
7. Gordon Beckham (3B)
8. Tyler Flowers ( C )
9. Carlos Sanchez (2B)

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PIT: Charlie Morton (2-0, 1.93)
ATL: Williams Perez (1-0, 2.66)

PIT:
1. Gregory Polanco (RF)
2. Starling Marte (LF)
3. Andrew McCutchen (CF)
4. Neil Walker (2B)
5. Jung Ho Kang (3B)
6. Pedro Alvarez (1B)
7. Francisco Cervelli ( C )
8. Jordy Mercer (SS)
9. Charlie Morton (P)

ATL:
1. Cameron Maybin (CF)
2. Andrelton Simmons (SS)
3. Freddie Freeman (1B)
4. Nick Markakis (RF)
5. Juan Uribe (3B)
6. A.J. Pierzynski ( C )
7. Todd Cunningham (LF)
8. Pedro Ciriaco (2B)
9. Williams Perez (P)

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OAK: Scott Kazmir (2-3, 2.93)
BOS: Wade Miley (4-5, 4.97)

OAK:
1. Billy Burns (CF)
2. Marcus Semien (SS)
3. Ben Zobrist (LF)
4. Billy Butler (DH)
5. Brett Lawrie (3B)
6. Josh Reddick (RF)
7. Josh Phegley ( C )
8. Mark Canha (1B)
9. Eric Sogard (2B)

BOS:
1. Dustin Pedroia (2B)
2. Brock Holt (3B)
3. Hanley Ramirez (DH)
4. Mike Napoli (1B)
5. Xander Bogaerts (SS)
6. Mookie Betts (CF)
7. Blake Swihart ( C )
8. Alejandro De Aza (LF)
9. Rusney Castillo (RF)

Alejandro De Aza makes his Red Sox debut after being traded by the Orioles for Minor League pitcher Joe Gunkel.

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BAL: Chris Tillman (2-7, 5.94)
CLE: Shaun Marcum (2-0, 5.49)

BAL:
1. Manny Machado (3B)
2. Travis Snider (RF)
3. Adam Jones (CF)
4. Chris Davis (1B)
5. Matt Wieters ( C )
6. Jimmy Paredes (DH)
7. Ryan Flaherty (2B)
8. J.J. Hardy (SS)
9. David Lough (LF)

CLE:
1. Jason Kipnis (2B)
2. Carlos Santana (1B)
3. Michael Brantley (DH)
4. Brandon Moss (RF)
5. David Murphy (LF)
6. Lonnie Chisenhall (3B)
7. Yan Gomes ( C )
8. Michael Bourn (CF)
9. Mike Aviles (SS)

After undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair his elbow, Matt Wieters is back in the lineup for the first time since May 2014.

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