The Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Astros with a 2 – 1 win, courtesy of a 9th-inning bases-loaded walk to Kevin Youkilis, scoring pinch-hitter Drew Sutton, who had himself walked to start the inning. Josh Beckett fans 11 in 8 innings for the win.

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On July 3, 2011 The Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Astros with a 2 – 1 win, courtesy of a 9th-inning bases-loaded walk to Kevin Youkilis, scoring pinch-hitter Drew Sutton, who had himself walked to start the inning. Josh Beckett fans 11 in 8 innings for the win. Source Baseball Reference July 3

Jose Bautista hits his 27th homer as the Blue Jays snap Cliff Lee’s streak of scoreless innings at 34 in beating the Phillies, 7 – 4. Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames all connect off Lee in the 8th inning, after he had thrown shutouts in his three previous starts.

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On July 3, 2011 Jose Bautista hits his 27th homer as the Blue Jays snap Cliff Lee’s streak of scoreless innings at 34 in beating the Phillies, 7 – 4. Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames all connect off Lee in the 8th inning, after he had thrown shutouts in his three previous starts. Source Baseball Reference July 3

Rosters for the 2011 All-Star Game, to be played July 12th in Phoenix, AZ, are announced. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista leads all vote-getters with 7.4 million votes, the most-ever in All-Star balloting. Left off the roster is Ichiro Suzuki, ending a streak of 10 straight appearances in the mid-summer classic.

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On July 3, 2011 Rosters for the 2011 All-Star Game, to be played July 12th in Phoenix, AZ, are announced. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista leads all vote-getters with 7.4 million votes, the most-ever in All-Star balloting. Left off the roster is Ichiro Suzuki, ending a streak of 10 straight appearances in the mid-summer classic. Source Baseball Reference July 3