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Guardians Homer Seven Times in 13-4 Rout of Twins as Joe Ryan Ties MLB Record for Home Runs Allowed
Petey Halpin hit his first two big-league homers and Rhys Hoskins added two more as Cleveland piled up 19 hits, while Minnesota’s Joe Ryan allowed six home runs with trade-deadline scouts watching his every start.
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Rays Snap Skid, Beat Blue Jays 7-1 Behind Nick Martinez to Stay Atop AL East
Nick Martinez threw six efficient innings and Tampa Bay got homers from Nick Fortes, Victor Mesa Jr. and Cedric Mullins in a 7-1 win over Toronto that ended a four-game losing streak.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. Hits Two Homers, Drives In Five as Yankees Beat Pirates 8-5
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and drove in five runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the third, as the Yankees beat the Pirates 8-5 and stayed 1.5 games behind the Rays.
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Red Sox Beat Orioles 6-5 for 14th Straight Win, One Shy of Franchise Record
Caleb Durbin’s eighth-inning homer broke a tie and Boston held on to beat Baltimore 6-5 at Fenway for its 14th consecutive win, one short of the 1946 club’s franchise record of 15.
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Dodgers Make First Deadline Move, Acquire Flamethrower Seth Halvorsen From Rockies
Los Angeles landed the 100-mph Rockies reliever for Nick Frasso and outfield prospect Landyn Vidourek — a low-cost bet on velocity that won’t pay off right away.
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Blue Jays Prepare to Buy or Sell at Deadline, Rosenthal Reports
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports Toronto wants to buy but will prepare to go either way as the Aug. 3 deadline nears, with the Blue Jays 46-53 after a 3-0 shutout loss to the White Sox.
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Yankees Salvage Doubleheader Split With 2-1 Win Over Dodgers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and the bullpen shut the door as New York took the nightcap 2-1, splitting Saturday’s doubleheader after dropping the opener 8-2 to Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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Orioles Sweep Astros in Houston for Seventh Straight Win
Brandon Young worked seven strong innings and Coby Mayo homered as Baltimore beat Houston 5-2 to complete a sweep and extend its winning streak to seven.
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Red Sox Complete Four-Game Sweep of Rays, Extend Winning Streak to 13
Boston beat first-place Tampa Bay 6-1 behind Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray to sweep the four-game set and run its winning streak to 13, the club’s longest since 1948.
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Tigers Move Will Vest to 60-Day Injured List, Add Troy Watson to 40-Man Roster
Vest’s elbow stress fracture now keeps him out until late August at the earliest; Toledo right-hander Troy Watson joins the 40-man after drawing overseas interest, per The Detroit News.