Wow, what a weekend it was in Major League Baseball! Not too long ago, we were touting the Red Sox-Yankees three-game series this past weekend as must-see baseball, and it was definitely that. Lucky fans with Red Sox tickets got to watch their home team sweep the three-game set in dramatic fashion, with a late-inning homer driving in the deciding runs in two of the three games. It was edge-of-your-seat baseball from the opening pitch to the closing out. The Sox closed out the weekend with a decisive clamp on first place in the American League East, and the satisfaction of cleaning up their first Yankees sweep since 2013. Boston fans know better than to count on early-season wins, but it’s a rare Red Sox booster whose heart isn’t fluttering just a little with the anticipation of watching their boys bring home the pennant.
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Even if that was the only hot series in the MLB this weekend, it would have been a great baseball weekend, but the Sox weren’t alone in their housekeeping. They were one of five – count ‘em, five – teams that swept their series. That’s pretty impressive, and no one has quite figured out the last time it happened. In addition to the Red Sox, the Nationals, the Tigers, the Phillies and the Rockies all took three of three games to claim sweeps – and each of them had dramatic moments to drive their fans wild.
Of them, the Nationals may have been the most fun to watch this weekend, with Max Scherzer turning in 7 shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. That puts the Nationals at the top of the National League East in the early season standings, which is a nice place to be for a team that’s got the fourth-highest odds of winning the Series this year.
Not too long ago, most folks wouldn’t have given the Phillies any love in terms of Series odds, but this weekend’s sweep of the Cleveland Indians gives them a six-game winning streak, and some serious cred as possible contenders. Not only that, this weekend marks the first time the Phillies have pulled off back-to-back sweeps since 2012, a feat that has home town Phillies fans cheering and hoping.
The Tigers were another team that rallied late to come from behind and cap off a three-game series with a three-run homer and a double that drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning in their third game against the Twins. Detroit gets to try to repeat the feat and take some sweet revenge on Cleveland, who swept the Tigers last time they met earlier this month.
Finally, the Rockies, who have been reeling in a slump for the past five games, turned themselves around to take three of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The victories were hard-fought, but Denver squeaked them out, and now has a 5 and 1 record against the D-backs, and a spot in a three-way tie for first place in the National League West.
It’s early days in the season yet, but these drama-filled wins presage a great season for MLB fans everywhere. Keep your eyes on our inventories of MLB tickets and get out to support your hometown boys of summer this year. It’s going to be a great one.
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