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June 20, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

Buster Posey's grand slam helps Giants beat Dodgers 9-5 (Yahoo Sports)

Aside from becoming the first Giants catcher to hit a grand slam and steal a base in the same game since Roger Bresnahan in 1903, Buster Posey also got a huge kick out of the way his team continued to outplay the Los Angeles Dodgers. Posey hit his third career slam and the defending World Series champions got two RBIs each from Brandon Crawford and Matt Duffy in a 9-5

June 20, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

De La Rosa outpitches Shields as D-backs beat Padres 4-2 (Yahoo Sports)

Rubby De La Rosa had two things going for him Friday night – a better handle on his two-seam fastball and a good rapport with catcher Welington Castillo. ”Pitching down, down in the zone, and me and Castillo were staying on the same page. It’s the first time someone is allowing him to go out there,” Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said of the 26-year-old De La Rosa, new to the

June 20, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

Spieth, Reed share US Open lead at Chambers Bay (Yahoo Sports)

Masters champion Jordan Spieth is halfway home from the second leg of the Grand Slam. It sure feels a lot farther away in this U.S. Open. Spieth overcame a double bogey on the par-4 18th hole that he called ”the dumbest hole” he has played, and a scary moment when Jason Day collapsed to the ground Friday on their final hole at the par-3 ninth from what was later diagnosed

June 20, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

A-Rod homers for 3,000th hit; 29th player to reach milestone (Yahoo Sports)

Alex Rodriguez homered for his 3,000th career hit and smiled all the way around the bases Friday night, the highlight so far in what’s become a resurgent season for the disgraced slugger. The New York Yankees star wasted no time, connecting in the first inning on a first-pitch, 95 mph fastball from Detroit ace Justin Verlander. Out of baseball last year while serving a drug suspension, Rodriguez became the 29th