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

Entering the 9th inning with a 7 – 4 lead, Twins closer Matt Capps collapses completely, giving up 4 runs to the Brewers to lose, 8 – 7. Capps starts off the inning by giving up a run on three straight singles, then after two outs Nyjer Morgan belts a two-run double off the right-field wall to tie the game at 7. Pinch-hitter George Kottaras follows with an RBI single. The Twins build an early 7 – 0 lead in the first four innings against Chris Narvesonbefore the Brewers get their bats going. John Axford shows Capps how it’s done in the bottom of the 9th, setting down the Twins in order to earn his 21st save.

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On July 2, 2011 Entering the 9th inning with a 7 – 4 lead, Twins closer Matt Capps collapses completely, giving up 4 runs to the Brewers to lose, 8 – 7. Capps starts off the inning by giving up a run on three straight singles, then after two outs Nyjer Morgan belts a two-run double off the right-field wall to tie the…

The Mets’ Jose Reyes, leading the major leagues with a .354 batting average, injures his hamstring in the 2nd inning of today’s game with the Yankees and is headed for the disabled list at a time when trade rumors are swirling around the soon-to-be free agent. The Mets also lose the game, 5 – 2, as Bartolo Colon wins in his first start since returning from a hamstring injury of his own. Curtis Granderson homers for the Yanks.

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On July 2, 2011 The Mets’ Jose Reyes, leading the major leagues with a .354 batting average, injures his hamstring in the 2nd inning of today’s game with the Yankees and is headed for the disabled list at a time when trade rumors are swirling around the soon-to-be free agent. The Mets also lose the game, 5 – 2, as Bartolo Colon wins…

The Rangers cruise to a 15 – 5 win over the Marlins as Nelson Cruz drives in 6 runs. Converted reliever Alexi Ogando improves to 8-3 on the year.

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The Rangers cruise to a 15 – 5 win over the Marlins as Nelson Cruz drives in 6 runs. Converted reliever Alexi Ogando improves to 8-3 on the year.

Jair Jurrjens of the Braves picks up his 11th win of the year with a one-hitter over the Orioles, 4 – 0. He lowers his National League-leading ERA to 1.89 in a bid to be named the starter of the 2011 All-Star Game. Adam Jones has the lone safety, a single in the 7th, while Jason Heyward hits his first homer since April 29th to open the scoring.

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Jair Jurrjens of the Braves picks up his 11th win of the year with a one-hitter over the Orioles, 4 – 0. He lowers his National League-leading ERA to 1.89 in a bid to be named the starter of the 2011 All-Star Game. Adam Jones has the lone safety, a single in the 7th, while Jason Heyward hits his first homer since April 29th to open the scoring.