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	Staten Island FerryHawks outfielder and pitcher Kelsie Whitmore made history earlier this season by becoming&nbsp;the first woman to start an Atlantic League game, Newsday TV reporter Jamie Stuart has the story.
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Luis Severino perfect through four innings but hits the wall in the fifth.

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K'Andre Miller's shorthanded goal late in the second period made it 4-2 Rangers

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"Sometimes that's how you have to shut a game down," Trouba said. "A little dirty."

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Entering Tuesday, as a team, they were hitting .234 (ranked 20th in MLB) with a .691 OPS (18th), not the numbers anyone had in mind for this $306 million roster.