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About a year ago at this time, Michael Fulmer was starting to gain some notice for how he was pitching with Double-A Binghamton as a prospect for the New York Mets. A month later, the Detroit Tigers found themselves in the rare position of selling at the trading deadline when they dealt Yoenis Cespedes to New York. The reward for the trade is Fulmer, and he takes an impressive run of effectiveness for the Detroit Tigers into Sunday's series finale with the New York Yankees. Continue to Article

June 12, 2016 3:33:am EST

Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about.   Friday was a star-studded night on the pitching mound, and for three of those pitchers came an opportunity to separate themselves from the 2016 pack. Washington's Stephen Strasburg, Chicago's Chris Sale and San Francisco's Johnny Cueto all toed the rubber looking for win No. 10 this season, and for two of them that would become a reality.  [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ]   Beginning in Washington, Strasburg became the first to reach double-digits in the  Nationals 9-6 win against the Phillies . He wasn't sharp early, allowing a pair of runs in the second and third innings respectively, but he did settle in to get through seven. Strasburg ended up allowing those four runs on five hits, while striking out 10, as he improved to 10-0. That gives him seven double-digit strikeout outings this season, trailing only Clayton Kershaw. In Chicago, Sale wasn't far behind. Though he also faltered a bit, allowing five runs (including three home runs) over six innings, he got some solid run support in the White Sox 7-5 win against the Royals . That included a pair of hits from the debuting Tim Anderson, who scored Chicago's first run. Sale struck out eight and is now 10-2.  As for Cueto, he was the best of the bunch on this night. He had a rough first inning where he hit one batter, walked another and committed a questionable balk. That resulted in two runs for the Dodgers, but that would be all they scored in eight innings against Cueto. Unfortunately for him, Clayton Kershaw was dealing for the Dodgers too, striking out 13 while allowing two runs in his eight innings. Cueto settled for a no-decision, as the Dodgers won 3-2 on a Justin Turner ninth-inning homer .  TOP PERFORMERS Edwin Encarnacion: Mired in an 0-for-19 slump, picked a perfect time to break out. With the Blue Jays and Orioles tied in the 10th inning, he worked a full count against reliever Brad Brach before connecting on a walk-off home run to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 win . It was the fifth walk-off blast of Encarnacion's career, and it also made him just the eighth player in team history to reach 600 career RBIs.  Xander Bogaerts: The AL's leading hitter raised his average to .349 with a 4-for-5 performance in the Red Sox 8-1 drubbing of the Twins . Bogaerts started the scoring with a three-run homer in the first, and then singled three times in support of Steven Wright, who improved to 7-4 by allowing one unearned run over 7 1/3 innings.   [MLB Draft: Orioles draft the son of controversial former star Rafael Palmeiro ] CC Sabathia: The 35-year-old left-hander continued his strong turnaround in the Yankees 4-0 win against the Tigers . Sabathia limited Detroit to five hits and two walks over his seven scoreless frames, and has allowed just three earned runs total in his last 38 innings. That is most reminiscent of his days with the Indians, Brewers and even his early seasons in New York, when Sabathia was a perennial Cy Young contender. With his health intact and his personal issues seemingly behind him, it's possible the Yankees again have a second ace.  Adam Wainwright: The Cardinals ace didn't pitch on Friday, but he still had a big hand in the  Cardinals 9-3 win against the Pirates . Serving as a pinch-hitter in the 12th, Wainwright hit a two-run double that gave St. Louis the lead and opened the flood gate to a six-run inning.  MUST-SEE HIGHLIGHT   Kirk Nieuwenhuis did his best to thwart his former team's success by robbing Asdrubal Cabrera of a home run with this fantastic catch. It just wasn't enough, as the Mets went on to beat the Brewers 2-1 in 11 innings . Of greater concern to New York, it was another positive outing for Matt Harvey, who allowed one run on two hits over six innings.  THE REST OF THE SCOREBOARD    Reds 2, A's 1 : Cincinnati was no-hit by Sonny Gray into the sixth inning, but rallied for two in the seventh on an Adam Duvall RBI double and a wild pitch that scored Duvall.  Braves 5, Cubs 1 : As big an upset as you'll see in MLB. The 17-42 Braves knocked off the 41-17 Cubs.  Rays 4, Astros 3 : Tampa Bay closer Alex Colome got out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth to pick up his 18th save. He has a 0.96 ERA on the season and should get some All-Star consideration.   Padres 7, Rockies 5 : San Diego scored four in the ninth, capped by a Wil Myers' three-run home run.  Indians 6, Angels 2 : A complete game for Corey Kluber, who allowed two runs on three hits while striking out eight.  Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 6 : Miami scored seven in the seventh, which included a grand slam from Justin Bour.  Mariners 7, Rangers 5 : Dae-ho Lee hit a pair of home runs and drove in four as Seattle earned a needed win against Texas.  More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813 Continue to Article

June 11, 2016 1:20:am EST