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Teo Cristea has spent most of his tenure on the San Rafael High boys soccer team playing as a center back. San Rafael coaches, sensing they needed more help in the attack in a crucial game against ...

The Nats won that day, defeating the Giants, 7-5. Bryce Harper homered. Gio Gonzalez lasted only 3 1/3 innings, making him ineligible for the win. Five relievers went the rest of the way to close ...

The American League won 5-4 and Ichiro was named MVP. Ichiro opened the game with a double against left-hander Gio Gonzalez for the 2,000th hit of his career in a 5-2 loss in Oakland. He hit ...

Other first-year candidates include Ryan Braun, Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnación, Gio González, Alex Gordon, Cole Hamels, Matt Kemp, Howie Kendrick, Nick Markakis, and Hunter Pence.