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• Matt Harvey's WAR puts him on pace to join some elite company

  achieved the statistical milestone five times each, Walter Johnson four times and Steve Carlton, Pedro Martinez, Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson three times each. Carlton posted the highest-ever single-season WAR for a pitcher, 12.1, in 1972 when he went 27-10   Read more »

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• Seaver: Don’t judge Zack on one start

  Zack Wheeler shouldn’t try to be Tom Seaver tonight when he makes his much ballyhooed major-league debut in Atlanta. That’s straight from the horse of The Franchise’s mouth. “These guys are major-leaguers but they’re wearing a uniform just like you do,”   from New York Post Read more »

• College World Series: 9th inning rally falls short, IU loses 5-4 to Mississippi St.

  OMAHA, NEB. — Indiana coach Tracy Smith credited Mississippi State reliever Chad Girodo for a strong performance. He also thinks the Hoosiers made him look like perhaps the most legendary lefty in baseball history. Girodo allowed just two runs in 6 1/3 i   from Indianapolis Star Read more »

• Cubs dominated by Pirates again

  CHICAGO - Starlin Castro crushed an A.J. Burnett fastball his first time up Saturday. It seemed headed for the gap in right-center, but Gold Glove center fielder Andrew McCutchen took a perfect line and sprinted to make the catch. Castro smashed a line d   from Miami Herald Read more »

• Yankees 3, Mariners 1: Yankees’ Andy Pettitte Shuts Down Mariners to Earn 250th Victory

  Ted S. Warren/Associated Press One of six strikeouts by the Yankees' Andy Pettitte. The Mariners' Kyle Seager struck out swinging in the first inning. SEATTLE — A victory total of 250 for a pitcher is not considered a magical number in baseball, like 300   from The New York Times Read more »

• A burgeoning belief in Yasiel Puig

  Vin Scully has been doing his job since 1950, which means he saw Jackie Robinson steal home, witnessed a perfect game by Sandy Koufax, and he was there when Kirk Gibson hit one of the most incredible home runs in baseball history. So if you can amaze the   from ESPN Read more »