Matsui had told Cooper his back was a bit stiff before the game but said he was OK to play, but the tightness got worse during the first inning.
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Hunter explains
the strategy behind the simultaneous “Willie Mays Hayes” plays at the plate “I just read that it was going to fall in, but the runner at third in that situation has to make sure that they don’t catch it, because they’re going to score anyway.”
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Last night Ausmus became the 25th catcher to score 700 runs
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Some, and likely he, will say it’s only because he’s stuck around for so long. Exactly.