Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give their “1 Up, 1 Down,” in which they discuss the Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Angels. Next, Ben explains why MLB needs to use the double first base after Twins rookie Royce Lewis suffered a scary collision on Sunday. Another round of “Name that Team” follows, before ending the show by answering your Twitter questions.

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