But colleges needn't abandon majors in general or supposedly arcane majors in particular in order to propel graduates into the work force.
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Callaway's staff led the majors in strikeouts from 2014 through 2017, and led the majors in earned run average last season, at 3.30.
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Since joining the majors in 2013, Arenado is batting .
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This season, he led the majors in hitting at .
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Gordon has led the majors in steals two straight seasons.
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Syndergaard is also eighth in the majors in ERA (0.90).
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The Orioles lead the majors in home runs with 213.
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He is expected to return to the majors in September.
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After all, they led the majors in drawing walks (647).
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Penalizing certain majors in the form of reduced funding is another.
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Texas OF Nomar Mazara was leading the majors in hitting at .
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"It's truly incredible," said Verlander, who led the majors in wins.
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He was a full-time reliever in the majors in 2014.
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He worked 204⅔ innings and led the majors in batters faced.
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The 1927 Yankees led the majors in slugging percentage and strikeouts.
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Verlander, 36, has led the majors in innings pitched three times.
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But who led the majors in strikeouts that year, with 283?
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She's going for her 23rd major title, which will put her above Steffi Graf on the list of most majors in the Open Era, and one behind Margaret Court for the most majors in any era, period.
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The A's fell to 3-10, worst in the majors, in June.
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No White Sox player has ever led the majors in home runs.
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Langer is faced with winning back-to-back majors in successive weeks.
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Through Wednesday night, David Ortiz led the majors in slugging percentage at .
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Kuznetsova won the second of her two majors in Paris in 2009.
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He'd won four majors in a row, six of the last eight.
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Colleges needn't abandon majors in order to give students breadth and nimbleness.
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Skiter, a 21-year-old Slovakian, participated in several majors in 2019.
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Those Red Sox led the majors in on-base plus slugging percentage.
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OF Brandon Guyer leads the majors in getting hit by a pitch (seven).
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Seattle finished third in the majors in home runs with 223 last season.
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They were fourth in the majors in slugging percentage last year, at .2056.
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The Mets rank near the bottom in the majors in many offensive categories.
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Porcello leads the majors in wins and a 6.10 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Atlanta pitchers lead the majors in pickoffs since the start of 2013 (59).
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He also had two top-five finishes at the other majors in 2015.
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They are last in the majors in home attendance, averaging 15,309 this season.
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He led the majors in total bases and nearly won the Triple Crown.
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These days, easily half the composition majors in colleges and conservatories are women.
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He remains the oldest to have won two majors in the same year.
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Gonzalez leads the majors in batting average allowed with runners in scoring position.
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The Astros entered played tied for first in the majors in that category.
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Clayton Kershaw, who improved to 31-2, also leads the majors in wins.
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The Marshall product, who ranks second in the majors in batting average against at .
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Encarnacion is second in the majors in homers behind Orioles RF Mark Trumbo (31).
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He now has 37 homers and 104 RBIs, leading the majors in both categories.
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The 25-year-old has yet to pitch in the majors in his career.
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At the height of his powers, Tiger Woods won seven majors in three years.
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The three lead the majors in strikeouts by relievers since the start of 2014.
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They also led the majors in slugging percentage since the All-Star break, at .
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He is the youngest pitcher to start a game in the majors in 5.683.
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The Yankees led the majors in runs scored in the first inning last season.
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New York Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes leads the majors in home runs with six.
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Since coming into the majors in 21.0, he's never been a particularly good pitcher.
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DeGrom ranked in the top six in the majors in many other pitching categories.
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Stanton led the majors in homers last season with 59 for the Miami Marlins.
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Second baseman Yoan Moncada, acquired for Sale, led the majors in strikeouts, with 217.
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Fowler now has five top-five finishes at majors in the last four years.
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He made it back to the majors in 2014 — and this time, he played.
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With one day left in the regular season, Alonso leads the majors in homers.
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Some college pitchers chosen recently have made it to the majors in short order.
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Ditto for choosing majors in undergrad (though I'd have done that differently, in retrospect).
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They led the majors in starters' earned run average (219) and opponents' batting average (.
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Entering the game, he was tied for third in the majors in three-hit games.
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He leads the majors in home runs since June 19 with 15 in that span.
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The Nationals are 43-24 on the road and lead the majors in road victories.
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Strasburg (14-4), who has won seven straight starts, now leads the majors in victories.
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Arcia's arrival shifted Jonathan Villar, who leads the majors in stolen bases, to third base.
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The franchise moved to Washington the next season, and Desmond reached the majors in 2009.
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A 62-time tour winner, he won the first of his seven majors in 1958.
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On one end was Toles, in his fourth month in the majors, in left field.
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The tournament that used to wrap up golf's majors in August has moved to May.
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Fowler leads the majors in reaching base this year, doing so a whopping 34 times.
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Two detectives are questioning him about the fatal stabbing of Tessa Majors in Morningside Park.
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That season, Houston ranked second in the majors in slugging, but also second in strikeouts.
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For five seasons in a row, the Twins finished last in the majors in strikeouts.
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The 2017 Astros ranked first in the majors in slugging percentage and last in strikeouts.
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Warmbier majors in economics with a minor in global sustainability, according to his social media profiles.
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They have yet to resemble last season's juggernaut that led the majors in many hitting categories.
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Vargas (239-2500), who leads the majors in wins, gave up two runs on eight hits.
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According to Forbes, she graduated from Yale University with double majors in psychology and Asian studies.
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Most important, of course, his signing of Jackie Robinson ended segregation in the majors in 1947.
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Those 13 homers tie a career high for Dietrich, who broke into the majors in 2013.
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In their last pennant-winning season, in 1997, they ranked third in the majors in payroll.
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The Post-Dispatch obtained an email Hayden sent to the colonels and majors in his department.
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Sale (5-0) has won all his starts this season and leads the majors in victories.
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While the Yankees' hitters ranked ninth in the majors in strikeouts, the Red Sox ranked 22003th.
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Last season, his Indians ranked 29th in the majors in fastball percentage, and stayed relatively healthy.
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Mandlikova had won three of the four majors in the 1980s but could never win Wimbledon.
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Rendon, who only led the majors in R.B.I. this season, then walked to load the bases.
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He leads the majors in strikeouts (226) and innings pitched (193) while holding hitters to a .
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The killing of Ms. Majors in Morningside Park, not far from the Barnard campus, on Dec.
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He has hit 29 home runs against the Brewers since arriving in the majors in 2009.
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Betts ranks second in the majors in runs (71) and is tied for third in hits (110).
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Jordyn Alexander is a recent graduate of Indiana University with majors in Media Production and Germanic Studies.
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Many city marathons have become annual fixtures to rival those of the majors in golf and tennis.
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On the mound, Scherzer (16-5), who also leads the majors in strikeouts, had another strong performance.
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Wheeler didn't pitch in the majors in 2015 or 2016 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.
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The Nationals entered Wednesday second in the majors in that category, trailing only the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Then after working his way to the majors in May, a June rib injury set him back.
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Brian Dozier was slightly more advanced in the minors in 33 and reached the majors in 2012.
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He reached the majors in 2013, when he was named the National League rookie of the year.
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The Yankees, who were second in the majors in runs scored last season, have plummeted to 13rd.
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The Mets ranked ninth in the majors in fastball percentage last season, while the Indians ranked 29th.
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He did, and when he got the call to the majors in mid-April, Muncy was ready.
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Martinez led the majors in slugging percentage last season for the Tigers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, at .
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From 210 to 2017, the Mets ranked sixth in the majors in games missed because of injury.
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On Baseball Mike Marshall led the majors in appearances in 1973, with 26.24 for the Montreal Expos.
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Illinois is pairing certain majors in the liberal arts — for example, anthropology and linguistics — with computer science.
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But Alonso remains a force who leads the majors in home runs (47), Robinson Cano is hot (.
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More than six in 10 humanities majors in the corporate world work in the consumer products industry.
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Majors in the oil and gas space Woodside Petroleum and Santos Ltd each ended about 836.503% higher.
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He cruised through majors in economics and political science and started looking for the next prestigious step.
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Kerber won two majors in 214 and also lost in the Wimbledon final to Williams that year.
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The government is making the decision after failing to draw investment from global oil majors in new fields.
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Since his first full season in the majors in 2012, Goldschmidt has put up a dizzying .302/.404/.
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Engineering majors, in general, were projected to earn an average starting salary of almost $65,643, the association said.
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People with majors in math, economics or a quantitative science should strongly consider a career in this area.
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Aside from being known as a freak athlete, Johnson had a reputation for losing majors in freaky fashion.
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Bridenstine graduated from Rice University with majors in economics, psychology and business and has an MBA from Cornell.
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Houston ranked sixth in the majors in runs last season, and only the Indians' hitters had fewer strikeouts.
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He led the majors in strikeouts this season, with 308, the most by any pitcher in 15 years.
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They also led the majors in doubles, with 85, and were tied for sixth in homers, with 46.
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They are 20013-22001 since June 2116, the best 246-game stretch in the majors in 75 years.
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After grinding for three seasons in the minor leagues, he was called up to the majors in 1992.
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The Cardinals' pitching still seems strong, but the lineup ranked 226th in the majors in runs last season.
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Keago, who majors in Chemistry, has been assigned a "leave of absence status," according to an Academy spokesperson.
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The Red Sox were the final team to integrate, promoting infielder Pumpsie Green to the majors in 1959.
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Tiger Woods won majors in four straight years on two occasions -- 1999 through 2002, and 22019 through 271.
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That works for the talented Astros, who lead the majors in slugging while also striking out the least.
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And they met those expectations in grand style, leading the majors in victories on their way to glory.
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Last season they were fifth in the majors in homers, 25th in batting average and 28th in steals.
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During his only full season in the majors, in 2014, he showed flashes of becoming an ace, too.
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Only eight of those players made their major league debut after Jackie Robinson integrated the majors in 21985.
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But in the 16 majors in those four years, she has advanced past the fourth round only three times.
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Freeman made his debut in majors in right field Sunday after 2,600 minor league at-bats over seven seasons.
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He leads the majors in road wins and is 227-3 on the road over the last two seasons.
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Martin also has played for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs since reaching the majors in 2011.
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He's certainly had plenty of opportunities, most notably finishing in the top five of all four majors in 2014.
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The same reasoning might apply this weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers, who led the majors in steals through Sunday.
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Realmuto is fourth in the National League and eighth in the majors in homers by a catcher this year.
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Rendon, a National League Most Valuable Player candidate after leading the majors in RBIs during the regular season, batted .
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In his first full season in the majors, in 2.123, he posted a 2.85 E.R.A. over nearly 200 innings.
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Minnesota, which entered the game leading the majors in home runs, used the long ball to open the scoring.
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The Angels as a team entered the day second in the majors in inherited runners scoring at 22 percent.
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He led the majors in WAR (9.8, per Baseball Reference), while ranking third with a personal-best 178 OPS+.
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He threw no other complete games, and finished in a tie for 22nd in the majors in innings pitched.
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They ranked third in the majors in plate appearances with runners in scoring position this season, yet hit just .
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They fanned nine times against Porcello on Friday, and ranked eighth in the majors in strikeouts at game time.
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The Astros, who return almost everyone, led the majors in slugging percentage in 3003 while finishing last in strikeouts.
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What we're reading: This New York Magazine article about the fatal stabbing of Tessa Majors in a Manhattan park.
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With 55 homers, the Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton has the most in the majors in more than a decade.
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The Yankees starters ranked 26th in the majors in innings but just 15th in earned run average, at 4.51.
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The Yankees have their own stable of power arms, and their staff ranked fifth in the majors in strikeouts.
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Bobby Jones, the only player to win all four majors in one year, in 1930, used single-length clubs.
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Assumption is doing away with a host of traditional majors in favor of new ones geared to practical skills.
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At Princeton, Sender majors in economics, though he finds most of his investing education comes from outside of school.
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The Astros' staff led the majors in strikeouts last season, and Strom said the Twins could be similarly transformed.
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Nicolino has made 24.73 starts in the majors in each of the past two years, inspiring little confidence so far.
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Miami, which fired hitting coach Mike Pagliarulo on Friday night, entered the game last in the majors in runs scored.
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The school currently offers graduate degrees and undergraduate majors in the areas of graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, and sculpture.
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Arizona signed RHP David Carpenter, who last pitched in the majors in 2015 with Washington, to a minor-league contract.
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Atlanta starting pitching ranks third in the majors in ERA (2.62) while its bullpen is 23rd (5.79) entering Monday. 2.
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He will continue to hold showcases for other interested teams and could be ready for the majors in a month.
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He led the majors in strikeouts across his first five seasons, struggling with the adjustments Herrera has learned to make.
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He leads the majors in three-hit games with 17 and is second in hits (138, behind Jose Altuve's 143).
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Melancon, who reached the major leagues with the Yankees in 2009, led the majors in saves last season with 51.
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Nicolino has made 12 starts in the majors in each of the past two seasons, inspiring little confidence so far.
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The Rockies are 9-0 in one-run games - the only undefeated team in the majors in such contests. 2.
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Both are 19-year veterans who reached the majors in 219 and are probably headed for the Hall of Fame.
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But alone they do not have the financial power to rival global oil majors in bids for overseas oil assets.
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A student who majors in "current events" or jazzy course titles will be out of date the day he graduates.
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Who expected him to be leading the majors in O.P.S. in what he has said will be his final season?
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Washington took two of three games in the series against the best team in the majors in a postseason atmosphere.
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He came close, finishing second in the majors in defensive wins above replacement in 1993, but never reached the top.
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What Woods put into play Sunday was the elusive calendar Grand Slam — winning all four majors in the same year.
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These undergraduates are more able to pursue majors in lower paying fields because their networks help them land good jobs.
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The shape of the U.S. shale industry has changed with the arrival of oil majors in the last several years.
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Besides the gaudy average and homer numbers, Martinez led the majors in total bases (22014) and runs batted in (21).
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While the Yankees' Aaron Judge led the majors in homers, with 18, Mookie Betts led Boston with half as many.
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Before that, international companies bought up studios, at one point placing four of the then-seven majors in foreign hands.
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It seems to be working: Last month, ESPN's Keith Law ranked Milwaukee sixth in the majors in farm system talent.
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Boston's Chris Sale stayed healthy all season and racked up 308 strikeouts, the most in the majors in 15 years.
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Davis has prodigious power, leading the majors in homers in two of the last three seasons, but an inconsistent track record.
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Sale leads the majors in victories and ranks second in the American League in ERA (33) behind teammate Jose Quintana (1.54).
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The Braves are 27-0 when they score at least six runs, the best mark in the majors in that category.
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The Cubs are tied for first in the majors in fielding percentage, and they're second in Baseball Reference's defensive efficiency statistic.
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But the Nationals' hitters were close: They had the fourth-fewest strikeouts and ranked seventh in the majors in slugging percentage.
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It was Palmer who gave golf the modern version of the Grand Slam — winning all four professional majors in one year.
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Overall, the Angels lead the majors in runs (79), hits (128), extra-base hits (44), homers (83) and total bases (214).
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The Tigers slugged four home runs, all against Verlander, after entering the game last in the majors in dingers with 76.
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Cessa has been amazing in his short time in the majors in that in 220 innings, he's allowed 22016 home runs.
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Today, Central Washington University has 18 students graduating from the program in June, and expects around 50 majors in the fall.
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Most have dual majors in finance, computer science and/or mathematics, and all have internship experience at top Wall Street firms.
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Back in 2011, Greg and his twin brother, Mike, were accounting majors in their senior year at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
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The highly regarded d'Arnaud immediately became the catcher to watch in the Mets' organization, and he reached the majors in 21.
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Syndergaard leads the majors in stolen bases allowed, with 12 in 13 tries and the lone out coming at third base.
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The Red Sox began Sunday leading the majors in runs, hits, doubles, R.B.I., batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
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He also won the batting triple crown in 1956, leading the majors in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.
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The S&P's Energy index was the only one of its 254 majors in the red with a 0.03-percent dip.
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The Red Sox ranked just 17th in the majors in pitches per plate appearance, but hold a wide lead in hits.
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Andy MacPhail, the team president, and Matt Klentak, the general manager, worked for Baltimore when Arrieta reached the majors in 2010.
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With his friend Montgomery (Jonathan Majors) in tow, Jimmie tries to reclaim a home he says was once in his family.
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But he still gives a jolt to a Giants offense that ranked last in the majors in slugging percentage in 2017.
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The Indians have also excelled on the mound, leading the majors in E.R.A. (3.30) and strikeouts, while issuing the fewest walks.
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Grisham, who played 51 games in the majors in 2019, was expected to occupy the Brewers' outfield for years to come.
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Grisham, who played 20153 games in the majors in 2019, was expected to occupy the Brewers' outfield for years to come.
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Alone they do not have the financial clout to rival global oil majors in bids for overseas exploration and production assets.
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On Saturday they will face Gerrit Cole, whose 326 strikeouts this season were the most in the majors in 17 years.
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They lead the majors in strikeouts, and their six most-used relievers each average at least 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
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Ohtani was one of the most-hyped prospects in recent memory when he made the jump to the majors in 2018.
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The Mets are last in the majors in defensive efficiency, meaning they are the worst at turning batted balls into outs.
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The metrics dock Posada for his defense; he never won a Gold Glove and twice led the majors in passed balls.
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Misa Tran is an attendee of New Mexico State University's Department of Kinesiology and Dance, where she majors in athletic training.
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As an organization well-known for attention to fundamentals, it was startling for the Cardinals to lead the majors in errors.
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He won a Cy Young Award for the Royals in 27, and has twice led the majors in earned run average.
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He finished with a season-high 2128, and he's fourth in the majors in 22012-strikeout games since the start of 21.
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India has failed to draw interest from global oil majors in licensing rounds since 1990 even though the fiscal terms were eased.
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But his form has dipped considerably since then, and now he has gone four majors in a row without claiming a trophy.
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He reached the majors in 1951 and immediately stood out for both his bat and his excellent defense all around the infield.
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The 35-year-old Hechavarria enters Monday with 217 games played at shortstop since 234 — fifth in the majors in that time.
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A team that ranked last in the majors in overall defense in 213, according to Fangraphs, is now in the top 285.
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Two years before that, he had led the majors in total bases and was the best position player in the American League.
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Just like that, everything had changed for the team in orange that led the majors in wins, and the ballpark fell silent.
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Buyers, especially the majors in North Asia such as Japan, South Korea and China, have made it clear they want flexible contracts.
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The Marlins were fourth in the majors in batting average but fourth lowest in runs and next to last in home runs.
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But the Red Sox ranked 26th out of 30 teams in strikeouts during the regular season while leading the majors in slugging.
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The Braves ranked 28th in the majors in homers last season, and with 89 losses, they also had their share of bloopers.
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Over all during Callaway's tenure, the Indians ranked fourth in the majors in E.R.A. and were No. 1 in some advanced metrics.
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They are last in the majors in walks and on-base average, even though they have the advantage of the designated hitter.
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Before Sunday they had allowed the fewest fly balls in the American League while leading the majors in strikeout-to-walk rate.
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Ventura was a hard-throwing right-hander who reached the majors in September 229.3 and seemed destined to stay for many years.
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On Golf AUGUSTA, Ga. — The question posed Tuesday to the reigning Masters champion was about winning four majors in the same year.
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The increases have been most common in mathematics and science, and may partly explain the growth in college majors in STEM fields.
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"A lot of times I wish we would strike out," said Yost, whose hitters lead the majors in grounding into double plays.
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Blue Jays starters led the majors in innings and the A.L. in earned run average (3.64), so a slight regression seems likely.
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The other is to add majors in arts administration, for students who choose a less-volatile career that still works with their passion.
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He is 10-2 with a 2.13 ERA in 23 road appearances the last two seasons, leading the majors in road winning percentage.
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But, it ain't often prospects -- even superstar ones like Adley -- make the leap from the minors to the majors in their first year.
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Roark, who leads the majors in losses, allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings.
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Miami finished its six-game, season-opening road trip 3-3, and began the week fourth in the majors in batting average (.274).
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He missed all four majors in a calendar year for the first time this season and made just 11 tournament appearances in 2015.
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India has also failed to draw interest from global oil majors in licensing rounds since 1990 even though the fiscal terms were eased.
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Alongside Prime Video's exclusive US Open coverage, any Prime member signing up to the offer can watch all four tennis majors in 2019.
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Freiman, who is also 29 and is 6 feet 8 inches tall, last appeared in the majors in 2014 with the Oakland Athletics.
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He was named DeMatha's head basketball and football coach after graduating from the University of Maryland with majors in physical education and history.
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But best of three did not keep Serena Williams from winning 23 major singles titles and twice winning four majors in a row.
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A new study from Indiana University indicates that students who choose to pursue majors in these fields may have more fun in college.
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EditorsNote: Updates Red Sox 3 1/2 ahead of Yankees, Adds Porcello leads majors in losses Ramos, Cobb help Rays salvage finale vs.
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The Brewers lead the majors in homers with 33, but had their 13-game streak with at least one blast snapped Saturday. 3.
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At various points in his career, he led the majors in losses; wild pitches; and hits, earned runs, home runs and walks allowed.
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The Nationals have won eight of nine and are 26-10 since May 24 — the best mark in the majors in that span.
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"We've obviously had a lot of tragedy here before," said Devynn Breen, a junior from northern Maryland who majors in animal and poultry science.
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Griffin last pitched in the majors in September 2013 for Oakland before missing the 2014 and '15 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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Garcia will became the first man to play in the Ryder Cup after missing the cut in all four majors in the same year.
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He entered Thursday tied for sixth in the majors in strikeouts (149) but has just eight in 11 innings over his last two starts.
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Tuivailala, who had 63 saves for the Redbirds this year, figures to return to the majors in September when rosters expand to 26 men.
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McIlroy, who has won three of the four majors in golf, had been eligible to compete for either Britain or Ireland at the Olympics.
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The Braves allowed three unearned runs each Saturday and Sunday in losses at Pittsburgh, and are last in the majors in runs scored (18).
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In his mid 50s, the sergeant was still a monster of a man—one of the first black majors in the South African army.
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However, based on the advanced stats, this is one of the best mid-majors in the country, ranking an incredible No. 31 in KenPom.
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Palmer arrived in the majors in 21970 in relief of Robin Roberts, a future Hall of Famer who was also a roommate and mentor.
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Even with the spacious Kauffman Stadium as his home park, he entered the game ranking fourth in the majors in homers allowed, with 28.
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Laffey, 5.663, last pitched in the majors in 2015, when he went 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in three relief appearances for Washington.
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Andrew Nelson: I just graduated, with majors in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering, and I didn't really want to go straight to grad school.
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For a team that leads the majors in home runs, slugging and runs per game, getting on base is powerful fuel for the engine.
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After his first nine starts this season, he was leading the majors in walks, with 40, and has averaged 203 walks per nine innings.
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They have allowed more runs than they have scored, and their pitchers rank 29th in the majors in strikeouts, ahead of only the Rangers.
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Cooper made his debut in the majors in 1996 as a minor league fill-in and joined the big league umpiring staff in 19663.
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The return of the two-time All-Star could bolster a Mets offense that ranked 13th in the majors in runs scored last season.
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The Astros, who lead the majors in slugging percentage, tagged Severino for six doubles and Gonzalez's homer, which put them ahead in the second.
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Those job guarantees, come with lots of fine print; at Davenport, for instance, they apply to only to majors in the highest-demand fields.
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Beltre, 23, entered the majors in 1998 as a Los Angeles Dodger, and he has been with the Rangers, his fourth team, since 2011.
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The emphasis is on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors in general and aerospace engineering, a major employer in the state, in particular.
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Sale went into the break leading the majors in strikeouts (178) while ranking near the top of a number of other major statistical categories.
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He also had his first major league hit and drove in two runs while making his first appearance in the majors in almost two years.
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Melville also had his first major league hit and drove in two runs while making his first appearance in the majors in almost two years.
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Slow and steady may win some races, but when it comes to majors in golf, the more apt adage is that fortune favours the bold.
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That triggered the mass withdrawal of European companies from carmakers to oil majors, in order to avoid crippling U.S. penalties reintroduced in stages on Aug.
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Koepka is the first man to win two majors in the same calendar year since Jordan Spieth won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015.
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RHP Kenta Maeda tries to continue his historic start to his rookie season in the majors in Los Angeles' series finale Thursday night against Miami.
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Bellinger, however, won a Gold Glove Award as a right fielder, helping him lead the majors in wins above replacement as calculated by Baseball Reference.
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Pirates 3, Mets 1 | Pirates 3, Mets 1 PITTSBURGH — The Mets arrived at PNC Park on Tuesday ranking fourth in the majors in home runs.
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Strasburg (21-221), who has won seven straight starts, now leads the majors in victories as he fanned nine, walked none and hit two batters.
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Ortiz, 40, entered the day leading the majors in R.B.I. and raised his total to 53, helping the Red Sox halt a three-game skid.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw led all pitchers last season with 232⅔ innings, the lowest total to lead the majors in a nonstrike year.
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"It's just a mind-set; it's who you are," said Joe Maddon, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, whose hitters lead the majors in walks.
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The last player to lead the majors in both categories for a full season was Cardinals OF Lou Brock (62 steals, 46 doubles) in 1968.
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He was an All-Star and the MVP winner with the Angels in 1979 when he led the majors in RBIs (139) and runs (120).
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This weekend's series features two of the top third basemen in the majors in the Dodgers' Corey Seager and Colorado's Nolan Arenado, who is hitting .
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Sunday's win comes two weeks after Koepka, who has won four majors in the past three years, said he did not consider McIlroy a rival.
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They have spent billions on salaries since their last pennant, in 1988, and topped the majors in payroll for each of the last four seasons.
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She completed the Grand Slam, winning each of the four majors in the same year, having already won the Australian and French Opens, and Wimbledon.
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As a unit, they're second in the majors in ERA, fifth in FIP, fourth in K/9, and first in K%, narrowly surpassing the Yankees.
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That is how it was in "The Rookie," the film about Jim Morris, a high school teacher and coach who reached the majors in 1999.
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Aaron Judge homered twice, the second a laser at 2175 miles per hour — the hardest-hit homer in the majors in the last three seasons.
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The speedy second baseman, who led the majors in stolen bases last season, tested positive for exogenous testosterone and clostebol, MLB said in a statement.
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EICHNER We were theater majors in a suburb of Chicago and we were being gay and going to gay bars for the first time, together.
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Owens struggled with his consistency and control following his promotion to the majors in August 26, failing to put together back-to-back quality starts.
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Since the first bachelor's degree in unmanned aircraft systems was established in 2009, six other colleges and universities have developed majors in unmanned aircraft systems.
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He broke his thumb last year and finished fourth, but still led the majors in on-base plus slugging percentage, with a career-best 2144.5.
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Read more here The typical Rice student majors in engineering, economics, or biology, and the university is also well known in the field of political science.
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After going 13-21 in a breakout 27 season, Urena (25-7) leads the majors in losses, and the Marlins are 0-11 when he starts.
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"If you look to 2030, I think we will have something called renewable majors, in the same way as we now have oil majors," Poulsen said.
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The Red Sox had the best record in the American League through Thursday, at 32-22, and led the majors in runs, with six per game.
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The Spaniard missed the cut at all four majors in 2018 and has failed to reach the weekend in seven of his past 11 worldwide starts.
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Between 250 and 2500, UC Berkeley almost doubled its percentage of female computer science majors in the College of Letters and Science, up to 280 percent.
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Harrington was speaking from experience; he won three majors in 14 months and then did not win again on the PGA Tour for another seven years.
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The Yankees ranked seventh in the majors in homers through Monday, impressive considering that Stanton and Aaron Judge have been injured for almost the entire season.
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The Mets also wanted protection at first base, where the prospect Dominic Smith had an underwhelming stint after his call-up to the majors in August.
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The Dodgers earned the right to be the host by leading the majors in victories with 104, the most in their six decades in Los Angeles.
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The Phillies ranked third in the majors in strikeouts through Wednesday and were averaging the fewest runs per game (4.37) of any team in playoff position.
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He once pitched like this with regularity, as an All-Star for the Atlanta Braves in 2011, when he led the majors in appearances with 85.
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The government-ordered inquiry found the company among other majors in the finance sector had for years wrongfully charged fees and had attempted to mislead regulators.
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Castro, a three-time All-Star with the Cubs, entered Thursday leading the majors in hits and tied for second in runs scored, while batting .351.
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The Cincinnati Reds' starting rotation ranks last in the majors in ERA, but they've been lights-out in two straight wins over the visiting Chicago Cubs.
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The Indians extended their streak to 17, the longest in the majors in 15 years, with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
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Cano has been one of the most productive second basemen in major league history, and he leads the majors in games, hits and doubles since 2009.
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All of them have won majors in the past 13 months, and best of luck to those who want to predict the winner at upcoming majors.
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"There's just something about home runs," said Dick Williams, the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, whose pitching staff leads the majors in home runs allowed.
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Counsell said he was also intrigued by Thames's potential on the basepaths; the Brewers went 73-89 last season but easily led the majors in steals.
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"The new structural projects being undertaken by the majors in Chile are mostly about maintaining production, not increasing it," said Chile Deputy Mining Minister Pablo Terrazas.
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He had just opted out of his contract with the Dodgers after going 22.94-234.4 with 1.66 E.R.A., the best in the majors in 20 years.
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The Yankees gave him 212005 innings in the majors in 2011—he debuted the same night as Dellin Betances—and then allowed him to quietly depart.
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He came out at 2.25 standard deviations above the expected field average—which is bang in the middle of all 402 men's stroke-play majors in history.
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Only nine other men have won at least seven majors in their entire careers, and Mr Djokovic needs to add that many simply to surpass Mr Federer.
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Similarly, it penalises Mr Palmer, who won all of his majors in a seven-year span, and by the late 1970s was no longer a serious threat.
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While he wilted in the postseason against better competition, he did finish third in the majors in total bases, behind Colorado's Nolan Arenado and Toronto's Josh Donaldson.
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Brault, who reached the majors in 2016, has made 31 career plate appearances that had one thing in common: He put the ball in play every time.
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Quintana (1.40) and Sale (1.79) rank third and seventh, respectively, in the majors in ERA, allowing Chicago (33-10) to boast an American League-low 2.84 ERA.
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"The dollar has taken quite a beating against the majors in 2017," said Minh Trang, senior foreign currency trader at Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California.
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The Dodgers led the majors in bullpen E.R.A. Roberts also worked well with the Dodgers' analytically minded front office, getting veterans to buy into the organization's vision.
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When Hendricks, who led the majors in E.R.A. this season, ran into trouble again in the sixth, Cubs Manager Joe Maddon pulled at the short playoff leash.
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Wrap your noggins around this: No player in three different centuries of golf history has ever won consecutive majors in wire-to-wire fashion, with no ties.
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He entered Wednesday leading the majors in pitches per plate appearance at 22 RHP Jeanmar Gomez got the save for the second night in a row Wednesday.
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The group was made up of 30 young, straight men, all but one of whom were white, and who were all pursuing majors in the sports department.
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Stenson, 40, followed that runner-up showing with a third-place finish at the P.G.A. Championship before adding two more top-five finishes in majors in 2014.
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The Orioles led the majors in homers this season, with 253, and the Blue Jays had 21949 — the next highest total in the 22012-team playoff field.
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In 1984, 37 percent of computer science majors in the United States were women, but that number dropped to 18 percent in 2014, according to the study.
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Those Red Sox dominated with a pitching staff that had the best earned run average in the A.L. and an offense that led the majors in walks.
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Before May 19 — when they unveiled the plan with the veteran reliever Sergio Romo — the Rays ranked 22nd in the majors in earned run average, at 1003.
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This time, they publicly honored her for one of her crowning achievements: the calendar Grand Slam she won 50 years ago, claiming all four majors in 1970.
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From 22017 through 22017, only two teams — the 1948 Yankees and the 1995 Cleveland Indians — led the majors in slugging percentage while also recording the fewest strikeouts.
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The Rockies are tied for second in the majors in road wins behind Houston's 216 and trail only Houston in overall wins this season with 231 victories.
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In his breakout 2016 season, he was 14-9, with 218 strikeouts and a 2.60 E.R.A. (third best in the majors) in 183 ⅔ innings (a career high).
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The Big Three have won 13 majors in a row and will remain in the top three in the rankings on Monday, with Thiem at No. 4.
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Just one team has ever led the majors in strikeouts by its pitchers and fewest strikeouts by its hitters, according to Elias — the 1911 New York Giants.
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The last team to have a game like that was the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League (a league that competed with the majors) in 1914.
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The Pirates' offense has struggled to find a spark this season, ranking in the bottom third of the majors in runs scored, batting average, slugging percentage and hits.
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A prodigious talent who first appeared on television swinging a golf club at two years old, Woods grew into a champion by winning 14 majors in swashbuckling style.
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That title pushed her past Steffi Graf&aposs record of 22 majors in the half-century professional era; Court won some of her Slams during the amateur era.
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Ms Kerber is the current number one after winning two majors in 2016, but has played a full slate this season without winning a title at any level.
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And in a small country like Finland, you always need to be creative to survive and to be able to compete with the big majors in oil refinery.
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As it happened, 1985 was also the year of Fred McGriff's first full season in the majors, in which the then-24-year-old would hit .282/.23/.
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Heyward ranks 11th from the bottom in the majors in terms of the percent of the fly balls he hits that turn into home runs at 3.5 percent.
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In one fateful semester, plummeting my academic grades, I acted two roles simultaneously: Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show and/or Charlotta Ivanovna in The Cherry Orchard.
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However, more than two decades later, its top level looks very much the same as it did when Woods won the first of his 14 majors in 1997.
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Kansas City is last in the majors in runs scored and managed just two hits in Wednesday's loss – its first in six games against the Rays this season.
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Royal Dutch Shell joined other majors in reporting a drop in Q1 profits, but the company's stock ticked upward Thursday after the performance came in ahead of expectation.
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Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt leads the majors in runs with 50 after scoring twice in each of the first two games of the series versus San Diego. 2.
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With the most valuable college majors in the STEM fields, it's not all too unpredictable that the least valuable college majors fall into the arts and creative fields.
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Find a pitcher with two-plus pitches, an elastic arm and the temperament to be in the majors in the first place, and chances are he can close.
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It was the longest such streak in the majors in 50 years, and it happened without two elite relievers: closer Wade Davis and the setup man Luke Hochevar.
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Arrieta has thrown two no-hitters in his career and has led the majors in fewest hits allowed per nine innings in each of the last two seasons.
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In it, Skorupa estimated Story would reach the majors in 2017, and tabbed him with a 40- and 50-grade hit and power tools―or scoutese for a .
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A 24th-round draft choice by Oakland out of Marshall University in 2009, he arrived in the majors in 2012 and started in the playoffs the next October.
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The Yankees lead the majors in homers, but Boston ranked sixth of the 30 teams, while also leading everyone in stolen bases and ranking just 25th in strikeouts.
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That game had ended up 13-12, a score so odd for a baseball game that it had not happened anywhere in the majors in almost three years.
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The Yankees led the majors in homers last season, added Giancarlo Stanton in a trade, and promptly set a major league record for homers this season, with 267.
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In addition, because Indians pitchers lead the majors in strikeouts and were eighth in ground-ball rate, their outfielders had the third-fewest chances in baseball this season.
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He led the majors in passed balls in each of the previous two seasons, but the Yankees started him behind the plate for every playoff game in 2018.
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The Red Sox lead the majors in several offensive categories, including runs scored, but have been outscored 52-63 while dropping five of the first eight meetings with Baltimore.
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Eni, the most active of the foreign oil majors in Africa, has one of the best discovery records in the industry, with large gas fields in Mozambique and Egypt.
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The Dodgers were 24-27 against left-handed starters last year, including the postseason, and were a distant last in the majors in batting average and OPS against them.
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Archer leads the majors in losses and is closing in on a dubious franchise record, sitting two defeats shy of Tanyon Sturtze's single-season mark of 18 in 2002.
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Even before the coach restrictions, SK Gaming's Fallen acted as the in-game leader to the Brazilian team, leading them to win two back-to-back Majors in 2016.
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It has been an incentive for long-term investment in Brazil's oil and gas industry and helped generate global interest by oil majors in this year's oil bloc auctions.
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Verlander led the majors in wins while going 21-6 with a 2.58 ERA and 300 strikeouts (second to Cole), and he led the majors with 223 innings pitched.
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Yet Eaton, the right fielder for the Chicago White Sox, was tied for eighth in the majors in wins above replacement, with 3.6 through Wednesday, according to Baseball-Reference.com.
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Some college majors that lead to high-paying jobs also come with above-average unemployment rates — and that includes majors in fields like engineering, cognitive science, and the arts.
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Duquette's tenure in Baltimore featured the crafty signing of the free agents Nelson Cruz and Mark Trumbo, both of whom led the majors in home runs with the Orioles.
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Sosa (sixth): In the decade after the 22 strike, Sosa led the majors in homers, runs batted in and total bases; he is an important figure of that era.
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Stanton and Ozuna started in the All-Star Game at Marlins Park last summer, and Gordon led the majors in stolen bases for the third time in four years.
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That in itself will mark a significant change for the Mets, who had the oldest manager in the majors in 2017 in Terry Collins, who turned 68 in May.
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"Me and J. T. were sitting next to other, refreshing Twitter," Wood said, referring to third baseman Justin Turner, who led the majors in hitting through Wednesday, at .353.
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Though he won only 11 majors in his career, compared with Roger Federer's 20, Rafael Nadal's 19 and Novak Djokovic's 16, Laver's two Slams will be difficult to match.
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Fittingly, the first batter of the game was the guy who leads the majors in home runs — Christian Yelich, the reigning M.V.P. who has 31 homers at the break.
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He spends his days at the university's Faculty of Islamic Theology, where he majors in comparative religious studies, and his evenings hanging out with friends and listening to music.
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His Twins are the surprise of the season, on pace for the best record in franchise history and leading the majors in home runs, runs scored and batting average.
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This year, global research and advisory firm Universum surveyed 53,237 students across 151 different fields, including 17,429 business majors, in order to determine which employers students find the most attractive.
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Altuve, 27, led the majors in batting average and had 204 hits during a campaign that saw the Astros win their first world championship in the franchise's 55-year history.
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And from August 1999 to June 2002 he claimed seven majors in just 11 starts and became the first to hold all four modern major titles at the same time.
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"We learned that the best way to get back at them was to beat them on the field," Robinson, who joined the majors in 1956, said of entering the league.
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The Tampa Bay Rays rank in the bottom third of the majors in runs scored but one would have a hard time convincing the San Diego Padres of that fact.
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Khalid Jabara, her now-deceased son, also issued a protective order against Majors in early 2015, saying he had left notes on the Jabara house and even vandalized its interior.
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Spieth burst on the scene and dominated immediately; the storyline of much of last year's season was whether Spieth was going to win all four Majors in the same year.
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In their 54-year history, they have led the majors in home runs just once, in 1989, when they hit a fairly modest 147, with Howard Johnson accounting for 36.
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The top three in the majors in innings pitched through Wednesday — Boston's David Price, Washington's Max Scherzer and Detroit's Justin Verlander — have contracts averaging at least $28 million per season.
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The Rangers gave Bush another chance, and after he impressed them in spring training, he needed just 12 games at Class AA before his promotion to the majors in May.
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The five-time All-Star has struck out at least 33 in five straight outings and ranks second in the majors in WHIP (0.74) as well as fourth in ERA.
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The Yankees had plenty of chances to increase their lead, but they showed why they entered Monday next-to-last in the majors in hitting with runners in scoring position.
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The Kansas City Royals haven't finished higher than 21st in the majors in home runs since 2003, but Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez are doing their best to change that.
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With the streak stretched to 22 games, the Indians broke a tie with the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the longest winning streak in the majors in more than a century.
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She eventually married Fletcher "Sled" Allen, a baseball player 220 years her senior who had been coaching minor league teams since a 19803-game stint in the majors in 21980.
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Since Jackie Robinson integrated the majors in 1947, only five others have had seasons like that: Sandy Koufax (three times), Randy Johnson (twice), Vida Blue, Steve Carlton and Pedro Martinez.
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Wright won 82 tournaments, second only to compatriot Kathy Whitworth (88), and claimed 20003 majors in a career that stretched from 1955 until retirement in 1969 because of foot problems.
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An unknown number of perpetrators approached Majors in an attempt to rob her when one of the alleged assailants pulled out a knife and stabbed her several times, police said.
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Strong participation by oil majors in recent auctions of exploration and production rights in Mexico and Brazil have heralded a new era by attracting about $110 billion in investment pledges.
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Kansas City has allowed a home run in 11 straight games and a total of 79 in 44 contests since June 3, tops in the majors in that span. 2.
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Veteran Ervin Santana has led the way for Minnesota and entered Sunday leading the majors in ERA (1.80) and ranking second in wins (seven) and WHIP (0.83) among qualified hurlers.
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His back story nearly mirrors his team's: Kendrick reached the majors in 2006 and had taken seven trips to the postseason before this October, never making it to the World Series.
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"If we don't do this properly, we could follow the same path" as Western countries gripped by anger over immigration, said Harada, who has studied abroad and majors in international relations.
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Falih probably knows every oil chief executive in the world as he was the key negotiator behind a Saudi initiative to jointly develop gas resources with oil majors in early 2000.
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After the initial export boost, Iran hopes to raise output further - by as much as 1 million bpd within a year - and attract more investments from oil majors in the future.
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While he wilted in October against better competition with more sophisticated scouting reports, he did finish third in the majors in total bases, behind Colorado's Nolan Arenado and Toronto's Josh Donaldson.
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Colorado's team ERA of 4.91 was the fourth-worst mark in the majors in 2016, and its relievers showed even less resistance than the rotation did by posting a 5.13 ERA.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The youthful Cubs showed their batting prowess in the regular season as Chicago led the majors in wins, yet the postseason has produced peaks and valleys at the plate.
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You're the type of person who's 100 percent confident Tiger Woods will win two majors in the next eight months and convinced that fanny packs are a trend with staying power.
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BP has led the oil majors in selling assets because it also needed cash to pay for liabilities from its Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Cespedes is the first Met to hold the outright lead in the majors in home runs (no ties) this late in a season since Sept.
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Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs, who lead the majors in E.R.A., was the N.L.'s outstanding pitcher, and Rick Porcello won the A.L. award in his second season with Boston.
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The A.L. runner-up, Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox, went 17-8 with a 2.90 E.R.A. and 308 strikeouts this season, the most in the majors in 15 years.
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Jones led the majors in the statistic for five consecutive seasons, from 212 to 260, and he was in the top six for fielding win shares 210 times in 803 seasons.
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Before this season, only two teams over the last century — the 1948 Yankees and the 1995 Cleveland Indians — had led the majors in slugging percentage while also recording the fewest strikeouts.
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"Early on, we felt like all we had to do was mash, and if we didn't mash and score runs, we wouldn't win," said Arenado, who reached the majors in 2013.
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Pruitt allowed five hits and a walk while striking out three in 6 1/3 innings of a 3-0 victory over the Astros, who lead the majors in run scored.
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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two teams since 24 have led the majors in slugging percentage while recording the fewest strikeouts: the 22010 Yankees and the 22016 Cleveland Indians.
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What all the talk of cutting "impractical" majors in favor of teaching job skills covers up is the fact that a university education in the United States is wildly, unconscionably expensive.
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But then Woods put himself in contention at two majors in 2018 — the British Open and PGA Championship — and finished the year with a win at the season-ending Tour Championship.
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Languages, cultural studies, comparative literature, and cinema studies are the other programs slated for consolidation, an action that will affect more than 7503 undergraduates who have declared majors in these subjects.
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U.S. scrutiny of Chinese technology majors, in addition to a wider sell-down in technology stocks has further sullied demand for the electronic components made and exported by the two countries.
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This is the 16th time he has been in at least a share of the lead in the majors in the five years he has been playing them on a regular basis.
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But some golfers, including former Masters champion Adam Scott of Australia, have been less enthusiastic about the prospect of winning an Olympic medal, ranking it well behind the four majors in importance.
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I remember reading an article, this in the late '80s, about scientific illiteracy and how the stats were showing that girls were not pursuing careers or majors in quantitative or STEM fields.
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The Blue Jays, who led the majors in homers in 3243, belted four solo blasts in the 6-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday to snap a three-game losing streak.
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Toronto native Joey Votto was a mere 25-year-old in his second full season in the majors in 2009 when he last got a chance to perform at the Rogers Centre.
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"You knew Jake was going to be a pretty good pitcher," said Mets pitching coach Phil Regan, who worked with deGrom in the minors before rejoining him in the majors in June.
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" Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) Age: 27 Previous appearances: 2010, 2012, 2014 "Rory has won four majors in his short career and he has a lot of respect from all of the players.
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Alone they do not have the financial muscle to rival global oil majors in bids for foreign oil assets, but the combined market cap of India's key players is around $106 billion.
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Wright said he understood that if he did rejoin the team, it might not be at third, the position where he has started 1,570 games since arriving in the majors in 2004.
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They won, 10-1, on Wednesday with three home runs that pushed their major-league lead to 74, but they also lead the majors in errors by a wide margin, with 41.
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The arrival of the majors in the field has brought in companies that are operating on scale and have a foothold in other sectors of the industry, like offshore or natural gas.
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The Phillies ranked third in the majors in walks, trailing only the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, who have met in the N.L. Championship Series in each of the last two Octobers.
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That gem was the fifth perfect game in the majors in a three-season span, after Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay in 2010 and Philip Humber and Matt Cain earlier in 2012.
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Modec sees global oil majors in Brazil and state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, will need some 20 to 30 platforms in the next five years, Ide said.
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But Lopez has every intention of playing in Paris this year and then again at Wimbledon, where he would break his tie with Federer by making it 66 majors in a row.
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Wheeler had Tommy John and forearm operations in early 2015 and did not return to the majors in the second half of the 2016 season as originally expected after several minor setbacks.
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Blue, who reached the majors in 1969, thought the explanation could be as simple as athletes who choose baseball over football or basketball wanting to play a position that had more action.
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Littler, who lost two other majors in playoffs and another by one stroke, was a seven-time Ryder Cup player and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 21970.
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Oil majors in the region were higher; Australia's Santos surged 5003 percent, while Oil Search was up 3.38 percent, Japan's Inpex climbed 3.2 percent, and South Korea's S-Oil was up 3.35 percent.
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The winner of three majors in the past two years did what he does so well, belting huge drives, followed by precise iron shots and reliable putting in a fine round of 63.
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A few years later she left home to live with her boyfriend, also a former Hasidim She took remedial classes, obtained her GED and now majors in neuroscience at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
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" Kim described how computer majors in the university didn't even know the Internet existed and how her students had to attend weekly meetings to report on each other, "so there's a surveillance system.
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Mexico aims to protect itself through the use of put options it buys from a handful of Wall Street banks and oil majors in about 50 transactions usually executed between May and August.
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Tommy John surgery in 2014 did not slow his ascent; this season, his second as an All-Star, he was 16-8 and led the majors in strikeouts per nine innings, with 12.5.
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If Castro can be a productive and reliable No. 8 hitter, the Yankees — who finished second in the majors in runs scored last season, after Toronto — would have a deep and explosive lineup.
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Max Scherzer, the Nationals' ace, could have started with four days' rest, but Scherzer leads the majors in innings and had reached a career high in strikeouts in his last start, with 300.
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That's the kind of steady, forceful contact we see from few sluggers besides Albert Pujols, who led the majors in runs batted in from 2002 through 2009, when Lee was in his prime.
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They finished third in the National League East despite the fact that the rookie Pete Alonso led the majors in homers and pitcher Jacob deGrom challenged for a second consecutive Cy Young Award.
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Bernstein and Jefferies both initiated coverage of Aramco last month with "underperform" ratings saying the company had been priced at a premium to international oil majors in its December IPO despite governance issues.
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Add those pitchers to a lineup so deep that the star shortstop Carlos Correa batted seventh on Friday, and the Astros — who led the majors in victories, with 107 — look like a superteam.
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Wardian finished the New York City Marathon in 45th place, and he set a record for average pace running the majors in a calendar year — a little less than 183 hours 31 minutes.
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Woods won 14 majors in 46 starts from the 1997 Masters to the 2008 U.S. Open, an almost other-worldly record in a sport where a 10 percent winning record is considered outstanding.
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"I don't want to stop right now, at the stage I'm at right now," said Velasquez, who is at 113 innings after tossing just 88 43/3 between the minors and majors in 2015.
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After an unprecedented run of glory in which he won 14 majors in just over 12 years, Mr Woods saw his career derailed by an infidelity scandal, injuries and over-use of prescription drugs.
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The enthusiasm of top players like the 26-year-old McIlroy is essential, said Billie Jean King, a former world No. 1 tennis player who won 39 titles in majors in singles or doubles.
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One hundred years after Babe Ruth pitched the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title while leading the majors in home runs, Ohtani revived the concept of a two-way force this season.
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The Michigan product has forced a National League-high 23 groundouts versus only four flyouts in 24 after leading the majors in ground-ball rate (23 percent) over the second half of last season.
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The Astros lead the majors in on-base plus slugging percentage from the 8 and 9 spots in the order, essentially using 12 everyday players to shuffle seamlessly in and out of the lineup.
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Mark Trumbo, who led the majors in homers last year, is starting to heat up, clubbing a two-run blast on Wednesday and delivering a walk-off single in extra innings the previous night.
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The Cubs (58-38) have built the best record in the majors in part because of their solid play on the road, but the atmosphere in Milwaukee is hardly hostile to the visiting Cubs.
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The next day Dean Kopp sent an email with the subject line "Possible changes in majors in the College of Arts and Sciences," in which he detailed the proposal to close the budget gap.
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Arizona, which dropped three of four at Milwaukee from July 25-28, is 29th in the majors in ERA (5.07) while standing in the middle of the pack in the National League in runs scored.
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The Cubs are known for their patience at the plate, having led the Majors in walks during the season, but knowing they were up against a stingy pitcher, they swung early and often at Kershaw.
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Part of the reason for the discrepancy in paying off student loans is because f ewer women choose professional areas of study or majors in STEM courses that pay high salaries in the job market.
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According to EAGLE, The Economist's statistical golf-forecasting system, par-fives around 25 yards long typically took around 216 strokes to complete in majors in 2156, the last time the US Open was held there.
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After finishing fourth at Augusta last year, McIlroy had much of his thunder stolen by Jason Day and Spieth, who captured three of the majors in 2015 and blew past him in the world rankings.
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The Boston Red Sox spent the first month of the season waiting for the offense that ranked as the best in the majors in 2016 to re-emerge, and the wait appears to be over.
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There will be no Woods or Phil Mickelson on Saturday, meaning it is the first time in the 83 majors in which the two American heavyweights have both appeared that neither survived for the weekend.
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Kershaw is third in the majors in ERA (2.47) and WHIP (0.92) and one of the favorites - along with Washington's Max Scherzer - to be the National League's starting pitcher in next month's All-Star Game.
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The Yankees hung on in the ninth inning when third baseman Chase Headley went to his knee to backhand a smash down the line by Edwin Encarnacion, who leads the majors in runs batted in.
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The left-hander built off his best start and first win in the majors in his last outing — a three-run, seven-inning performance in a doubleheader on May 21 against the Kansas City Royals.
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He would also become the third man of the Open era, after Sampras and Ken Rosewall, to have won majors in his teens, 20s and 30s, a testament to his precociousness and his prolonged excellence.
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After leading the majors in batting average, slugging percentage and runs — and also hitting 21978 homers and stealing 20173 bases — Boston's Mookie Betts is the clear favorite to win the A.L. Most Valuable Player Award.
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The Astros' pitchers led the majors in strikeouts, but the team subsequently lost Charlie Morton to free agency and Lance McCullers Jr. to Tommy John surgery; both averaged at least 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
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" You know, the one where you graduate from high school and then immediately set off for whatever college "speaks to you" where you bounce around to different majors in search of your one true "passion.
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Yoan Moncada hit a two-run homer, Yolmer Sanchez had his first career four-hit game and Tim Anderson, who leads the majors in batting average, added two more of the White Sox's 19 hits.
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Harvey was facing a Pirates team that was near the bottom of the majors in runs scored per game, but he still showed progress, and that pickle in the fifth inning was a telling example.
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Chicago's veteran starting rotation of Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta, lefty Jon Lester, National League earned run average (ERA) leader Kyle Hendricks and righty John Lackey helped them lead the majors in ERA at 3.15.
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Goldschmidt is the kind of slugger the Cardinals have missed since Albert Pujols left after the 2011 season, and also brings a good glove to the team that led the majors in errors last season.
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"It's utter disbelief and shock," said Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman, who brings a 28-game hitting streak into Tuesday's opener – one from matching Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. for the longest in the majors in 2016.
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The Boston Red Sox came into the weekend hoping to make an early statement in the American League East and instead are wondering what happened to the offense that led the majors in runs last season.
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He had reached the majors in 1939 on a mission to prove himself the greatest hitter of all time, and had already gone a shockingly long way toward doing so after four years in the bigs.
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He is sharing a place this week with Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson (two major titles apiece) and Jason Dufner (one), as well as Rickie Fowler (top five in all four majors in 23) and Jimmy Walker.
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The Minnesota Twins recorded the most victories in the majors in August and look to start a new month off strongly when they open a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday.
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From when Alex Rodriguez broke into the majors in 1996 to his retirement in 2016, he has been unable to escape the bizarre and controversial stories that seem to follow him on and off the field.
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The Mets are last in the majors in batting average with runners in scoring position and now, with Cespedes out for two weeks or more, will be without one of their few potent right-handed bats.
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Letters To the Editor: Re "Aristotle's Wrongful Death" (column, May 27): Frank Bruni is on the mark to lament the fact that some colleges are doing away with liberal arts majors in favor of career preparation.
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He pitched six scoreless innings on Saturday against Tampa Bay for his league-leading 20003th win, against seven losses, lowering his E.R.A. to 2.76; he also leads the majors in strikeouts (278) and innings pitched (195 ⅔).
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Aramco already has 12 times the oil reserves of ExxonMobil's global assets, but Aramco is outspending all the other oil majors in trying to find more oil and develop the capacity to refine and transform it.
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The 5-foot-7 Collins, a former setup man for the Kansas City Royals, last pitched in the majors in 2014 and didn't play at all in 2015 and 2016 while recovering from multiple Tommy John surgeries.
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Moving past Pete Sampras into outright third on the all-time list of Grand Slam winners, Djokovic will head to Roland Garros looking for a second "Nole Slam", having already swept all four majors in 2015-16.
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Great rival Phil Mickelson is also in danger of missing the cut and if he does it would be the first time in the 83 majors in which they have both competed that both missed the weekend.
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European oil majors in general assume prices of $266 to $284 a barrel when testing for impairments on the value of their assets, compared to a 2175-22014 average of $240, according to fund manager Sarasin & Partners.
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The 23-year-old Dominican, who has allowed a total of three runs and 22 hits over 22 frames, also paces the majors in ERA and WHIP (21) and is tied for the league lead in wins.
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Having won both the Masters and the United States Open, Palmer entered the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, hoping to extend his bid for an unprecedented Grand Slam of the four majors in the same year.
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They ranked just 10th in the majors in runs per game through midweek, but third baseman Nolan Arenado could finally win a Most Valuable Player Award and shortstop Trevor Story has been a speed-and-power force.
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They led the majors in stolen bases and ranked third in homers before Wednesday, and their leader in both categories, third baseman Jose Ramirez, is poised to pry open the rusty gates to the 30/30 club.
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One day after being shut out for the 21st time this season — the most in the majors in the past 11 years — the Marlins scored in the first with a one-out home run by Starlin Castro.
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And their résumés ranged from that of Brian Harman, who had missed the cut in five of his previous seven majors, to that of Rickie Fowler, who recorded top-five finishes in all four majors in 220.
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Our guide is Robinson Canó, the Seattle Mariners' star second baseman, who along with his father José, is trying to ensure that kids continue to have a chance at the majors in his beloved hometown of San Pedro.
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Although the Phillies still rank second-to-last in the majors in runs scored, the offense started to click near the end of their long slide and the club is averaging 153 runs over its last 17 contests.
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The combination of depressed oil prices and the low cost of capital should produce "sizeable acquisitions" of U.S. oil companies by multinational majors in the next 12 to 18 months, said Stephen Trauber, Citigroup's global head of energy.
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The blue-chip bourse got its support from gains in Asia-exposed financial stocks and oil majors in a broad-based recovery, tracking rises in China after Beijing showed support for its capital markets by relaxing margin financing.
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Not only will studying STEM help you find a job that pays well, a new study from Indiana University indicates that students who choose to pursue majors in these fields may have more fun in college as well.
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"It keeps 18 (majors) in play," Fowler told a small group of reporters amid what for Augusta National amounted to frenzied scenes outside the clubhouse as thousands of spectators congregated hoping to catch a glimpse of the new champion.
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The Minnesota Twins have been one of the hottest teams in the majors in August and look to close the month in style when they conclude a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.
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That said, Johnson might be a better bet to end the weekend on the leaderboard rather than atop it — he has 17 top-10 finishes at majors in his career, but still just one major win to his name.
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Dylan Alcott, who has become a major media personality in his native Australia, won the first three majors in quad singles, a newly created division, while Gustavo Fernandez, an Argentine, took the first three titles in men's wheelchair singles.
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Returning for his 24th year in the organization, Gardner, 214, was drafted by the Yankees in 2005, reached the majors in 2008, won a World Series ring the next season and has been a team leader for many years.
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Phillies RH Aaron Nola (22-33, 23 ERA) Guthrie did not pitch in the majors in 27 and posted a 23 ERA in Triple-A last season, but he earned a roster spot with a strong Grapefruit League performance.
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This paves the way for the two companies to take control of the 10 million tonne-per-year Essar Steel plant, marking the first participation of global steel majors in the fast-growing Indian steel market without a local partner.
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That's four majors in 15 weeks, which could be bad news for players who have a form dip at the wrong time, but conversely will allow those in good form to strike while the iron is hot, so to speak.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are second in the majors in runs scored (203) behind the Washington Nationals and bashed their way to six wins in the last seven contests to pull within one game of first place in the National League Central.
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Strop has been a pitcher since he broke into the majors in 2009, but he had played more than 200 games at shortstop in the Rockies' minor league system before a weak bat persuaded him to try throwing off a mound.
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The PGA Championship announced that Woods had withdrawn from the July 28-31 event at Baltusrol, marking the first time he will miss all four majors in a calendar year, while his agent confirmed his client is done for the season.
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka has enjoyed plenty of success at the majors in recent years and on Tuesday the PGA Championship holder shed some light on why he feels golf's blue riband events may just be the "easiest to win".
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Los Angeles leads the majors in runs scored this month and continues to be pleased with the first-base platoon of Ji-Man Choi and Jefry Marte, who have combined for six homers and 16 RBIs in 143 at-bats.
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The 2019 team lost in a five-game division series to the Washington Nationals, but set a franchise record with 106 victories while leading the majors in earned run average (3.37) and the N.L. in runs scored (5.47 per game).
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In an appreciation of the novel "Women in Love," the critic Camille Paglia recalls in her collection of essays "Vamps & Tramps" that a poster portrait of Lawrence was a dorm-room pinup — perhaps only among English majors — in the late '60s.
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Mets Manager Mickey Callaway stuck to his plan of giving Alonso, ranked second in the majors in slugging percentage and tied for third with six homers and 24 R.B.I., a break during a stretch of nine games in nine days.
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The Red Sox led the majors in runs scored this season, and the Dodgers led the N.L. One common thread: Tim Hyers, who became Boston's hitting coach this season after serving in the assistant's role last year with the Dodgers.
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One exception has been J.D. Martinez, who did not sign with the Boston Red Sox until the end of February (five years, $110 million) but leads the majors in home runs, runs batted in and total bases while batting .328.
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Defending champion Koepka, who has won three majors in the last two years, passed the test with flying colors as he tied the course record with a seven-under-par 63 that many had considered improbable when the day began.
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The Cubs have been playing sloppily — they led the majors in outs on the bases and ranked fifth in errors through Wednesday — and their star shortstop, Javy Baez, is out for the rest of the regular season with a broken thumb.
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It was already clear that the killing of the student, Tessa Majors, in her first semester of college and new to New York City, was a heinous, high-profile crime that would demand the full resources of the police department.
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Kluber, a prime candidate to pick up his second career AL Cy Young Award after leading the majors in ERA, will be eager to attack a Yankees lineup that was limited to three hits in Cleveland's series-opening 4-0 victory on Thursday.
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Reyes propels Mets in rout of Reds NEW YORK — In 813, Jose Reyes was the big-name prospect promoted to the majors in the midst of a midseason overhaul by the New York Mets, who traded five veterans during a 95-loss season.
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She added that Sonangol had paid all its outstanding bills to oil majors in the form of "cash calls" for 2016, after complaints of delays amid its cost-cutting drive, and said there would be no delays in those payments this year.
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Arizona and St. Louis are 1-2 in the majors in home runs after hitting five apiece in the first three contests of their four-game set, which concludes Thursday as the Cardinals try for a series victory against the host Diamondbacks.
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Roberts was a very active manager in the regular season, leading the majors in pinch-hitter plate appearances by a wide margin and setting a record for relief pitchers used, so his actions in October haven't been wholly inconsistent with his typical day.
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While the Koreans have strength in numbers, the favorites start with Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Brooke Henderson of Canada, teenagers who are No. 1 and No. 2 in the world and who won the first two majors in the L.P.G.A. season.
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Before going hitless in Tuesday's 2422-2192 loss to the Yankees, he was leading the A.L. in hits and stolen bases for the third year in a row, while also leading the majors in batting average, on-base percentage and total bases.
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India plans to create a giant oil company by combining state-owned firms, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday, as the world's third largest oil consumer looks to better compete with global majors in acquiring foreign assets.
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He is the third Fordham player to appear in the majors in the last 1003 seasons, with the former All-Star pitcher Pete Harnisch and the former Texas Rangers right-hander Nick Martinez, who is now with the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan.
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"When I was growing up in Ostrava, we had so-called training centers for different athletes, and we would go during the week and then go home on the weekends," said Lendl, 58, who won eight majors in a 17-year career.
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The Reds lead the majors in runs allowed at 145 but got six solid innings from Tim Adleman in his first career start on Sunday and ended up beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-23 in 11 innings to snap a six-game slide.
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The companies will invest between $300 million and $500 million, in line with previous partnerships between YPF and foreign oil majors in Vaca Muerta, according to a source familiar with the agreement who asked not to be identified because the deal was preliminary.
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According to his social media profiles, Warmbier is from Cincinnati and is an Echols Scholar, awarded to the top seven percent of incoming first year students at the University of Virginia, where he majors in economics with a minor in global sustainability.
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Manager Terry Collins said Friday that Wheeler, who last appeared in the majors in 2014 and underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2015, is on his way to see Dr. James Andrews after experiencing discomfort in his right elbow following a rehab start last Saturday.
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Following runner-up finishes at the year's first two majors in Melbourne and Paris, Murray will now hope his decision to rehire Lendl will allow him to add to the two grand slam titles he won during his first stint with the Czech-born great.
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On Friday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel, 51, and Dion, 51, pulled off the grand gesture for Jason and Kate, both majors in the Air Force, while the late-night show taped a special week of episodes in Kimmel's hometown of Vegas.
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"It's going to be a really cool day for someone tomorrow," said Fowler, who has come agonizingly close to notching his first major title finishing in the top five of all four majors in 2014 including a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open.
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Angels RH Jered Weaver (10-21, 231) Lewis is set to make his first start in the majors in more than two months after he was diagnosed with a strained muscle in his back following his only loss of the season on June 29.
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Rangers RH Yu Darvish (227-22, 103) Keuchel leads the majors in wins and is second in the American League in ERA, and perhaps the only knock against him is that he has not pitched beyond six innings in his three-start winning streak.
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In the five years from 2011 to 2016, American BAs in politics and government, English and social sciences all fell by at least 10 percent while majors in engineering were up by a third and those in computer and information sciences jumped by half.
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His glove was still of interest to major league clubs, though, and Mack had brought him up so young that despite all the failed trials he was still only 25 when the defending world champion Cincinnati Reds brought him back to the majors in 1920.
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He had served in the latter role with the major league club since 1976, during which time his sons Billy and Cal had risen to become the team's double-play combination, with the latter reaching the majors in 1981 and the former in 1987.
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Vitol has sold most of its oil in storage as it believes the market is tightening, supported by robust demand growth of around 1.5-1.6 million bpd this year and next as well as a paucity of investments by oil majors in new projects.
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Three courses owned by Trump are scheduled to host majors in the coming years, including the 2022 P.G.A. Championship at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J. The tour has moved in recent months to distance itself from Trump's politics while continuing to embrace his properties.
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This my huge theory—and it's actually why I swore off music [at the time]: I discovered feminism, and I was like, 'Oh, there's a reason why every girl here is just a vocal performance major, and no one [majors in] like, jazz drums.
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McGregor, whose name I cursed as a vanquished 8-year-old Phillies fan, was also a treat to interview, reflecting not just on his moment of glory but also on his final day in the majors, in 1988, when he knew he was finished.
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The knock has been that he has not won enough regular PGA Tour events, so he wanted to treat the FedEx Cup playoffs like majors in how he prepared, even down to renting a house and bringing his own chef, trainer and regular crew.
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Summoned to the majors in 463, just a year after the Tigers chose him from Old Dominion with the second overall pick in the draft, he learned that major leaguers would wear him out quickly if they saw the same speed all the time.
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He has helped the Red Sox recharge their lineup, plugging into the power they were missing last season, after David Ortiz's retirement, when they hit the fewest homers in the A.L. These Red Sox led the majors in slugging percentage before Tuesday's game, at .
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At the same time, Irish professional golf was experiencing a golden age with Harrington winning three majors in 211 and 22015, Graeme McDowell claiming the 1.63 United States Open, Darren Clarke taking the 21.6 British Open, and McIlroy winning four majors between 2100 and 2000.
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To the Editor: In eliminating majors in French, German and history, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is sending a message that students at regional public universities do not deserve the same opportunities as those who attend the state's flagship campus or private institutions.
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"I think a major championship is the pinnacle of our sport," the number three, who won two majors in 2014 but lost the top ranking last year after a slow start and ankle injury, told reporters ahead of the European Tour's Abu Dhabi Championship starting on Thursday.
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"I feel so fortunate that I've been able to be healthy; that I've been able to play so many majors in a row ... and giving myself a lot of chances to win them," said Spain's Garcia, who has played in each of the last 71 majors.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have had their way against a number of pitching staffs already in 2017, although the San Diego Padres did about as good of a job as any team in keeping the best offense in the majors in check when they met last week.
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Cardinals RH Michael Wacha (23-24, 4063) An intercostal strain in spring training and a subsequent blister on his right thumb has delayed the season debut of Moscot, who was promoted to the majors in June 2406 before dislocating his left shoulder in his third career start.
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He's the first man to hold all four major titles since Rod Laver in 1969 and the player with a chance to do what Williams could not quite manage last year by completing the Grand Slam and winning all four majors in the same calendar year.
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Paul Goldschmidt had three hits and an RBI, and Nick Ahmed had two hits including an RBI double for the Diamondbacks, who finished 8-503 on a 10-game road trip and are 21-8 since May 28, the best record in the majors in that span.
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That's Jose Quintana, who has been getting better every year since he joined the White Sox in the majors in 2012; last year was his first full season with a K/BB ratio over 4, and he's managed over 200 innings each of the last three campaigns.
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The teams split only the second scheduled doubleheader in the majors in two decades on Saturday as the Rays won the opener on a walk-off single by Evan Longoria while the Athletics battled back with three homers in the nightcap for a 7-2 victory.
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Inciarte will have a new teammate in the outfield soon as the Braves traded suspended outfielder Hector Olivera to San Diego for Matt Kemp, giving Atlanta – last in the majors in homers – a legitimate power threat who is expected to join his new team by Tuesday.
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Managers give less leeway to starters during the playoffs, so after Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda and Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez stumbled, a managerial chess match began, with a combined 21 relievers between the two teams, which led the majors in bullpen E.R.A. in the regular season.
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To show how sensitive the results are to the criteria used in the rankings, I asked PayScale to rank schools based on earnings but also with relatively few majors in the high-paying science fields and whose graduates reported a high level of meaning in their work.
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The A's lead the majors in home runs on the road, and the setup man Lou Trivino has been a sturdy bridge to Treinen, who came to Oakland from Washington last summer — with the top starting prospect Jesus Luzardo — for relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson.
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Down 6-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Angels faced not only a four-run deficit, but they faced the hottest pitcher in the majors in Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who entered the game 5-0 with a 93 ERA.
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Defeat scuppered his hopes of becoming the first man to win all four majors in a year since Rod Laver in 1969 and was his first loss before the quarter-final of a major since the 2009 French Open when he also bowed out in the third round.
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In reality, the Masters' vaunted status as the best of the majors in the minds of many is as much an illusion as the blue water in Rae's Creek, which meanders through the back nine and is filled with chemicals and dye so that it looks cool on television.
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These findings among 9- to 1023-year-old girls have longer-term effects and, by high school, girls self-select out of higher-level math and science courses, such as chemistry, physics and calculus, thus reducing their chances to pursue STEM majors in college and pursue STEM-related careers.
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Though he has trained with Boddy since reaching the majors in 2012, his work before that, with Wolforth, helped put him on the path to dominance at U.C.L.A., where he struck out more than 11 hitters per nine innings and became the No. 3 overall draft choice in 2011.
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In recent weeks in these pages, we have profiled two extraordinary pitchers at the top of their games: the Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer, who leads the majors in strikeouts with 237, and the Astros' Justin Verlander, who, heading into the weekend, had the majors' best E.R.A. at 249.
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Former world number one Koepka, who already makes a highly profitable living and has won all of his majors in the last three years, said money would not be a deciding factor in whether he joins the new circuit as he just wants to compete with the best golfers.
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A young defector from Cuba, Viciedo reached the majors in 2010 and spent most or all of the next five seasons playing the Cell's outfield corners like he was looking for an address, hitting the occasional home run, and reaching base not quite 30 percent of the time.
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The Kansas City Royals, who boast the best ERA in the majors in August, held the Boston Red Sox at bay and the Kansas City bullpen extended its franchise-record scoreless-innings streak to 41 1/3 innings before a ninth-inning hiccup in a 6-3 victory at Fenway Park.
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The Yankees used Baltimore's struggles to jump into first in the East and continue to be carried by rookie sensation Aaron Judge, who belted a grand slam in Sunday's 3-5 win over Oakland to move into a tie for first place in the majors in home runs with 16.
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"I loved that Michael did that," said Phelps, who stuck around an extra day after playing in a sponsor's golf event at a nearby course so he could demonstrate his belief in Spieth in his bid to become the sixth, and youngest, man to win all four majors in his career.
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While Los Angeles has won 33 of its past 21 games and now add Darvish to a pitching staff leading the majors in ERA (3.09), the Braves wrapped up an 11-game road trip - which started with consecutive victories over the Dodgers - by losing eight of the final nine contests.
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Braves RH John Gant (33-3, 4.40) Scherzer continues to show why he is one of the best pitchers in baseball and a key part of the Nationals' World Series hopes, leading the majors in strikeouts (251) while aiming to win 212 or more games for the third time in four seasons.
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Silly Trade No. 1: Dellin Betances to the Dodgers for Jose DeLeon, Alex Verdugo, Yadier Alvarez, and Yusniel Diaz True, the Dodgers lead the majors in bullpen ERA (thanks largely to Kenley Jansen and Adam Liberatore), and true, using their resources to land a cost-controlled starter would probably make more sense.
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After Liz struck out three hitters in a row with his explosive fastball—he's one of the few KBO refugees to make it back to the majors—in a playoff game, a popular web cartoon series "Fastball and Jokeball" published a piece in which Liz was depicted being chased by KKK members.
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After the police began to suspect three African-American boys, aged 13 to 14, of being involved in robbing and fatally stabbing Ms. Majors in a Manhattan park, echoes of the Central Park Five case — which involved teenagers wrongly convicted of the rape of a jogger in 1989 — soon loomed over the investigation.
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The Series will conclude on Wednesday in Cleveland, with the starters expected to be Kyle Hendricks, who led the majors in E.R.A., and Corey Kluber, who was the 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner and will be looking to become the 14th pitcher to win three games in a single World Series.
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Between Verlander, Cole and Greinke, they have three pitchers in the top 10 in the majors in ERA, three in the top five in WHIP, two in the top three in hits per nine innings, two of the top 10 in walks per nine innings, and three of the top five in innings pitched.
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In Game 3, the Cubs will send out Kyle Hendricks, who led the majors in earned-run average and adjusted E.R.A., to face Josh Tomlin, a 73-year-old right-hander who showed good control and not much else in a fairly average season (though he has performed well in his two postseason starts).
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If we're lucky, the conversation comes early enough in a student's academic tenure that I can persuade them to consider a double major, or show them the piles of data revealing that history majors have a lower unemployment rate than economics majors, and English majors in their 20s do better than computer science majors.
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I have a sweet tooth for novels that are about a group of friends, more or less living in the same settings that I have lived in over the course of my life: books like Meg Wolitzer's "The Interestings" or Jeffrey Eugenides's "The Marriage Plot," which is literally about Brown semiotics majors in the '80s.
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"Someone who majors in petroleum engineering with a minor in computer science, that might be the ideal engineer going forward," said John Graves, of energy consultancy Graves & Co. Viet Pham, 23, a 2015 graduate from University of Texas at Austin's Petroleum Engineering program said if he could do it all over again, he would have majored in mechanical engineering or computer science.
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