Sentences with phrase «hits in the first game»

Last year Hooton beat the Broncs twice, shutting them out on two hits in the first game and finishing them off in relief in the second.

I got two hits in the first game and sat out the second.

Captain Max Golembo made his 2017 debut and got a hit in his first Game of the season.

Instead of conveying a sense of thoughtful design, Tripwire must have stumbled upon a runaway hit in the first game, and Killing Floor 2 feels as though it's an incredibly safe offering, capitalizing on little of what made the original great.

Not exact matches

Atari released its considerably more successful Pong console in 1975, followed by the 2600 — the first real hit home video game machine — in 1977.

The game hit its peak in 2011 with the release of «Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,» which sold a reported 9 million copies in its first month on shelves.

When the first Angry Birds game was released in 2009, it was a huge hit.

And the company hit some new milestones in terms of the number of players — nearly four million people played the game in the first five days, with users spending a total of 31.4 million hours playing the game.

Hank Greenberg, the first baseman for the Detroit Tigers, hits a home run in the 5th inning during an April 1938 game against the Chicago White Sox.

As the World Series began, the Reds hit on all cylinders, running over the Yankees in the first game and sideswiping Catfish in the second

The Germany international hit a sublime volley in the first half to secure all three points in a tight game, showing the kind of class on the pitch that's made him regarded as one of the finest in Europe down the years.

I note, too, that someone called Afialara, whose first name has been lost to history, shared the dice baseball record for most hits in a game — five.

All Loyola had to do to get here was hit three game - winners in its first three games.

World football's most expensive signing to date has certainly hit the ground running at PSG in his first two games.

i disagree even if we lose few points in the first few games so will chelsea, man u, man city with new managers and players they will take time before hitting the ground, liverpool have also injured players so i wouldn, t be too worried!!

Betts also hit a bases - loaded infield single to drive in his fourth run of the day, and he's now batted.283 /.358 /.447 with seven homers in his first 58 major - league games.

After that he walked (86), walked again (80) and, finally, with Slaughter on first in the ninth and the Dodgers ahead 6 - 3, hit into a double play that ended the game -LRB--264).

(2) somewhat linked to the previous comment in that we never seem to be prepared to hit the ground running with our best potential lineup come opening day... it's become so common, in recent years, that many fans actually hope we stumble a little in the first couple games just so it forces Wenger to bring in reinforcements... unfortunately this can be problematic, thus one of the most common phrases associated with Wenger, «panic buy»... this situation is also negatively impacted by the ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the summer months... right now I'm watching the Super Cup and not a single player is unavailable to either manager, including Ronaldo, yet somehow we have a list of players half a mile long that haven't seen game - time so far this preseason... I can only assume this is a reactionary policy created due to the multitude of injuries this club has faced over the years... just another sign of the fragility that permeates this club

• Last Thursday, A's first baseman Mark McGwire hit two homers in a game for the fifth time this year, which gave him 23 multihomer games for his career.

Jon Sider filled in admirably and hit Alex Rubin for the first score of the Game.

Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernandez had the game of his life Thursday night, hitting three home runs and driving in seven runs to lead his team to an 11 - 1 win over the Cubs to clinch the National League pennant and the franchise's first World Series trip in nearly three decades.

Vegas not only weathered the all - out punishment LA gave it, but the Knights scored three times in the third period after absorbing all those hits to improve to just one game from a second - round berth, its first ever NHL playoff series win, and shockingly, a series sweep in what was supposed to be a difficult series.

In the first game Oliva, using the same old stance, hit a home run, but the Red Sox again came from behind to win, scoring four runs in the eighth inninIn the first game Oliva, using the same old stance, hit a home run, but the Red Sox again came from behind to win, scoring four runs in the eighth inninin the eighth inning.

More important, Clarke completely nullified Esposito by hawking him relentlessly, hitting him into the boards and embarrassing him almost to the point of ridicule by winning 48 of their 66 face - offs in the first three games.

The NFL's first live internet - only game broadcast was an international hit, while the perfect starts for the Panthers and Pats put them in a unique club.

It was the first and only time he would hit two home runs in one game, but he didn't respond to the cheers of the Orioles fans.

The Golden State Warriors still haven't hit their stride yet, which is a hell of a thing after taking care of business in the first three games of their series with Portland including a 39 - point blowout in Game 2 and a rousing comeback in Game 3.

The junior made sure he'd get his first taste of an NCAA victory by hitting 7 of 12 shots and 10 of 13 free - throws on his way to a game - high 27 points in Vandy's 79 - 70 win over Harvard.

Meanwhile, A&M had trouble making shots, hitting only 36 percent in the first half (10 of 27) and finishing at 39 percent (26 of 66) for the game.

They started slowly, hitting nary a home run in their first three games.

They have scored just two goals, both coming in the same game so they have failed to hit the net in two of their first three games.

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

Three of those home runs were hit in extra innings — Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa each took Josh Fields deep in the 10th, and George Springer hit a two - run shot against Brandon McCarthy that proved to be the game - winner in the 11th — the first time any team has hit three home runs in extra innings of a postseason contest.

In his first chance to introduce himself to the segment of America who had no idea who he was, Gray dropped 39 points and hit the game - winning shot in Houston's first NCAA tournament win since 198In his first chance to introduce himself to the segment of America who had no idea who he was, Gray dropped 39 points and hit the game - winning shot in Houston's first NCAA tournament win since 198in Houston's first NCAA tournament win since 1984.

The Indianapolis Star's Mike Wells reports that Hill's injury was sustained via a hit to the head by New York center Tyson Chandler in the first quarter of Game 4.

The Wild was trailing the heavily favored Colorado Avalanche three games to one in the first round, seemingly ready to hit the links.

887 Combined feet of home runs by the St. Louis Cardinals» Ray Lankford, who became the first player in the 28 - year history of Cincinnati's Cinergy Field to hit two upper - deck shots in one game.

... New York D Scott Mayfield, scratched the previous two games, had both Islanders shots in the first and hit the post in the second.

Dodgers got good pitching from Carl Erskine, Johnny Podres, Billy Loes and Russ Meyer, who set Pirates down with two hits, and some lusty hitting from Outfielder Carl Furillo, who bashed four home runs in first three games.

Willie Mays's spring slump continued and New York Giants hitting and pitching were spotty as Leo Durocher's world champions dropped first three games, beat Phillies 8 - 3, then lost two more to same club, nestled in sixth place.

He went 0 - 6 in his first game (13 innings), but hit safely in his next 8 starts with 12 hits, including a HR and 2 2B.

He was a relief pitcher of distinctive rhythms: deep, snoring naps in the bullpen that stretched through a game's first five innings; languid ninth - inning strolls to the mound that tested the patience of even the most unalloyed baseball purists; an endless, silky windup that uncoiled fastballs that until recent years hit 100 mph.

He is the first relief pitcher in history to hit a triple in a postseason game.

This marked the first time someone had hit multiple home runs in their first game as a Yankee since Roger Maris in 1960.

Crosby received a concussion from a violent hit by Matt Niskanen in the first period, which arguably set the tempo for the rest of the game.

Tim Sherwood appears to be going for all out attack in his first game as Aston Villa manager, and has named a side that has the capability to score a goal or two against the injury hit Potters.

Michigan basketball commit Austin Hatch was playing in his first basketball game since being in a plane crash two and a half years ago, where his father and step - mother perished, when he hit his first shot of his return.

But he got injured on a brutal hit towards the end of the first half, putting Jeff Lockie in the game.

Or perhaps they would remember their wonder at how easy and inevitable it seemed — that having opened the season in Cincinnati by hitting the tying home run, No. 714, with his first swing of the year, it was obviously appropriate that the man who has been called Supe (for Superman) by his teammates was going to duplicate the feat in Atlanta with his first swing of that game.

It was a strong Monaco performance in which they not only pulled back a two goal deficit from the first leg, but they then hit back at City when the Blues scored late on in the game.