2010 Atlanta Braves season Cubs manager before his retirement. August 27, 2010: In the ninth inning of a 1–7 loss to the Florida Marlins, Braves veteran closer Billy Wagner recorded his 1,170th career strikeout, getting Mike Stanton. The strikeout set a new left-handed reliever strikeout record as Wagner passed Jesse Orosco in career strikeouts. After the game, Wagner declined to speak to the media, simply stating, "We lost". September 25, 2010: Upon defeating the Washington Nationals by a 5–0 score in Washington, D.C., Braves skipper Bobby Cox won his 2,500th career game as a manager. Cox became just the fourth manager in MLB history
2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in . "Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie." Yomiuri Giants win series 2-0 "Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage" Chunichi Dragons win series 4-1. Chiba Lotte Marines win series 2-0 "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage" Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4-3. Chiba Lotte Marines win