8th Alonso singled to center, Dahl scored and Grandal scored, DeJong to second. 3 4 7th Gallo homered to right (397 feet). 1 4 7th Bogaerts grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Chapman scored, McCann out at second. 1 3 6th Blackmon homered to center (384 feet). 1 2 5th Polanco reached
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2:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Commissioner Rob Manfred once again emphatically denied that Major League Baseball has altered baseballs to generate more offense, amid widespread criticism from some of the sport’s top pitchers. “Baseball has done nothing, given no direction for an alteration in the baseball,” Manfred told reporters Tuesday. “The flaw in logic
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