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Kyle Freeland (6.0 IP, 4 ER) in Colorado Rockies loss
Kyle Freeland worked 6.0 IP · 6 H · 4 ER · 9 K · 0 BB in Colorado Rockies’ 2-4 loss against San Francisco Giants.
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Ryan Vilade HR, 3 RBI as Tampa Bay Rays beat Seattle Mariners
Ryan Vilade went 1-for-1 with a homer, three RBI, and one run scored in Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-1 win against Seattle Mariners. Vilade had gone hitless in three straight before this one; the homer broke the dry spell.
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Casey Schmitt HR, 3 RBI as San Francisco Giants beat Colorado Rockies
Casey Schmitt went 1-for-4 with a homer, three RBI, and one run scored in San Francisco Giants’ 4-2 win against Colorado Rockies. It was Schmitt’s first homer since going deep against the Colorado Rockies on July 10.
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Esmerlyn Valdez mashes 2 HR as Pittsburgh Pirates beat Milwaukee Brewers
Esmerlyn Valdez went 3-for-4 with two homers, six RBI, and two runs scored in Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-6 win against Milwaukee Brewers.
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Yordan Alvarez Reaches 30 Home Runs, Second-Most in MLB
Alvarez’s 30th homer came in Friday’s loss at Texas. He’s hitting .312 with a 1.038 OPS through 94 games, trailing only Kyle Schwarber’s 32 home runs.
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Mariners Seek Right-Handed Bat and Bullpen Help Ahead of Deadline, Per Reports
Seattle has lost four straight and sits 1.5 games back in the AL West as reports point to a right-handed bat and a proven reliever as the deadline priorities — with Luis Castillo’s future a live question.
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Athletics’ Losing Streak Reaches Seven Games After 14-1 Loss in Chicago
The A’s have been outscored 58-20 during a seven-game slide that has dropped them to 41-53 and seven games back in the AL West.
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Angels Beat Twins 4-3 in Minnesota to Snap Five-Game Losing Streak
Vaughn Grissom homered and drove in two, and the bullpen protected a one-run lead as the Angels ended a five-game skid at Target Field.
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Rockies Rally in Ninth to Beat Giants 4-3, Their Sixth Win in Last 10 Games
Colorado scored three in the ninth at Oracle Park and has quietly gone 6-4 over its last ten — with two of those wins one-run road games at sea level.
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Padres Fall to 46-48 After Loss to Blue Jays as Trade Deadline Decision Looms
San Diego has lost seven of ten and sits 5.5 games out of the last wild-card spot, and MLB.com reports the front office’s direction — including Mason Miller’s future — may hinge on the next three weeks.