Imaginary Diamond

Monday’s games began early with a couple of doubleheaders in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Both doubleheaders featured shutouts in Game 1, as three Pirates combined to blank the Atlanta Braves 5-0 and the Tribe beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on a five-hitter by right-hander Fausto Carmona. 
The night ended with a couple of American League West shootouts [...]

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Cleveland Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona is overcoming surprising control lapses to find success in his second season as a starter. Carmona threw a five-hit shutout and walked four in the first game of a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, running his personal winning streak to three games and improving to 4-1 [...]

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