Chapman pitched two scoreless innings on Sunday, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five batters. However the Reds fell 5–3 to the Indians in 11 innings.

In case you were wondering: the current record for the fastest pitcher to reach 1000 career strikeouts is Kerry Wood, accomplishing the feat in 853 innings.

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The Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the second-longest game of the season. The 18-inning game lasted around five-hours and 55 minutes and was second to only the 19-inning game in April between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

The game was scoreless through 12 innings before a Kevin Plawecki RBI single opened the scoring column in the top of the 13th. The Cardinals answered in the bottom half of the 13th when Kolten Wong hit a game-tying solo home run, providing more bonus baseball for another 5 innings. Finally (and thankfully), a sacrifice fly from Ruben Tejada put the Mets ahead 2-1, and Curtis Granderson subsequently scored on a sacrifice bunt by Eric Campbell.

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The Red Sox announced that Martinez’s #45 jersey will be retired before the July 28 game against the White Sox in Fenway. Martinez will also be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame two days prior. Red Sox owner John Henry on Pedro:

“To be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame upon his first year of eligibility speaks volumes regarding Pedro’s outstanding career, and is a testament to the respect and admiration so many in baseball have for him. And baseball fans admire Pedro for more than his remarkable career accomplishments. His dynamic personality, love for the game, his fearlessness coupled with humility, his passionate, competitive spirit, and his ability to squeeze every ounce of talent out of a small frame were reasons so many fans connected with him. For me, personally, he was one of the most incredible pitchers I’ve had the privilege of watching, and one of the reasons our ownership group arrived here in 2002. We very much look forward to honoring Pedro’s remarkable career this July.”

Martinez is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star who spent seven seasons with the Red Sox. He went 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA with Boston. He holds franchise records in strikeouts per nine innings (11.0) and opponent batting average (.206) and has the best winning percentage in franchise history.

There will never be another player to wear #45 for the Red Sox. It is now reserved for a legend.

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Trout becomes the first player in MLB history to win consecutive MVP awards after the 6-3 victory by the American League. He finished 1-3 with two runs, a walk, and a leadoff HR.

GIF: Mike Trout's HR swing in slow motion pic.twitter.com/hpBxE0WxXR

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Trout also becomes only the fifth player to receive the MVP trophy in multiple years, joining Cal Ripken Jr, Gary Carter, Steve Garvey, and Willie Mays.

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Greinke’s current streak is the third best in MLB, putting him in the conversation with Dodgers legends Orel Hershiser and Don Drysdale.

Hershiser (59 consecutive scoreless innings) and Drysdale (58) rank 1-2 in Major League Baseball history, but with Greinke being only 15 1/3 innings shy, we may be looking at a new record holder in the near future.

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