<p>&quot;Heavy Hitters&quot; is a series&nbsp;filmed, directed and starring&nbsp;Long Islanders, including twins who played baseball at Greenport High School.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Jamie Stuart visits&nbsp;the set.&nbsp;</p>


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As Colorado Rockies pinch hitter Sam Hilliard rounded the bases after hitting a tying two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning on Saturday night against the Cubs, his thoughts centered on his late father, Jim, who died two years ago because of ALS.

Sam Hilliard's tying pinch homer for the Rockies came with memories of his late father

Justin Verlander picked up his first win since returning from a neck injury and Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.

Verlander gets 1st win since May as Astros beat Angels 5-3

Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 to hand the Giants their third straight shutout.

Musgrove goes 6 innings as Padres hand Giants their 3rd straight shutout in 8-0 win

Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Brenton Doyle delivered a game-winning single in the 10th as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5.

Hilliard ties it with pinch-hit HR in 9th and Doyle's single in 10th lifts Rockies over Cubs 6-5

Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani in the process, for his major league-leading 17th win of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1.

Chris Sale stymies Dodgers and Ohtani on his way to 17th win as Braves beat LA 10-1

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Gerrit Cole discusses the decision to intentionally walk Rafael Devers, not executing well enough, Devers' past success against him and more

Cole explains intentionally walking Devers

It's a good problem to have, but someone is going to have to go to the bullpen.

With six healthy starters, Yankees have some decisions to make

Right now, it feels as if this team could benefit from a little less thinking and a lot more conviction.

Albanese: Cole's stunning decision to avoid Devers indicative of bigger problems

Bryce Harper hit a pair of home runs off Luis Severino, a solo shot and a two-run blast. Those were the only runs allowed by Severino in six innings.

Mets blow four-run lead in loss to Phillies

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