The Pirates move in to a surprising tie for first place with Cincinnati in the NL Central thanks to an 8 – 7 win over the Astros. Drew Sutton, playing for his third organization this year, hits a walk-off home run while Andrew McCutchen goes 3 for 4 with a homer to improve to .360, the best batting average in the majors.

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On July 3, 2012 The Pirates move in to a surprising tie for first place with Cincinnati in the NL Central thanks to an 8 – 7 win over the Astros. Drew Sutton, playing for his third organization this year, hits a walk-off home run while Andrew McCutchen goes 3 for 4 with a homer to improve to .360, the best batting average in the majors. Source Baseball Reference…

The Brewers win a wild one, 13 – 12 over the Marlins in 10 innings. The Brewers manage to blow a 9 – 2 lead in the 7th and 8th innings, and the Marlins pull ahead on Jose Reyes’s solo homer in the top of the 10th. With two outs in the bottom of the same inning, Aramis Ramirez hits a two-run walk-off home run off embattled Marlins closer Heath Bell to give Milwaukee the win.

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On July 3, 2012 The Brewers win a wild one, 13 – 12 over the Marlins in 10 innings. The Brewers manage to blow a 9 – 2 lead in the 7th and 8th innings, and the Marlins pull ahead on Jose Reyes’s solo homer in the top of the 10th. With two outs in the bottom of the same…

The White Sox rout the Rangers, 19 – 2, behind the pitching of Chris Sale, who wins his 10th game of the year. The Sox score 9 runs in the 5th inning – 7 of them unearned -, capped by A.J. Pierzynski’s three-run homer.

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On July 3, 2012 The White Sox rout the Rangers, 19 – 2, behind the pitching of Chris Sale, who wins his 10th game of the year. The Sox score 9 runs in the 5th inning – 7 of them unearned -, capped by A.J. Pierzynski’s three-run homer. Source Baseball Reference July 3

Chipper Jones celebrates being named an All-Star in replacement of the injured Matt Kemp by going 5 for 5 with 4 RBI and 2 doubles in the Braves’ 10 – 3 win over the Cubs. The 40-year-old third baseman even steals his first base of the season.

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On July 3, 2012 Chipper Jones celebrates being named an All-Star in replacement of the injured Matt Kemp by going 5 for 5 with 4 RBI and 2 doubles in the Braves’ 10 – 3 win over the Cubs. The 40-year-old third baseman even steals his first base of the season. Source Baseball Reference July 3

SS Billy Hamilton of the Bakersfield Blaze of the California League steals his 100th base of the season in his team’s 78th game, setting his sights on Vince Coleman’s all-time minor league record of 135 stolen bases set in 1983. The speedster in batting .327 with an OBP of .412 while scoring just a little under a run per game.

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On July 2, 2012 SS Billy Hamilton of the Bakersfield Blaze of the California League steals his 100th base of the season in his team’s 78th game, setting his sights on Vince Coleman’s all-time minor league record of 135 stolen bases set in 1983. The speedster in batting .327 with an OBP of .412 while scoring just a little under a run per game….

Major League Baseball announces the starters and reserves for the 2012 All-Star Game, to be held in Kansas City, MO. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers receives over 11 million votes, shattering the record tally of 7.4 million votes received by Jose Bautista last year. Hamilton is one of 7 members of the Rangers to be named to the American League squad by manager Ron Washington. In the National League, Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants sets a mark for most votes received by a player from the senior circuit with 7.6 million votes.

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Major League Baseball announces the starters and reserves for the 2012 All-Star Game, to be held in Kansas City, MO. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers receives over 11 million votes, shattering the record tally of 7.4 million votes received by Jose Bautista last year. Hamilton is one of 7 members of the Rangers to be named to the American League squad by manager Ron Washington. In the National League, Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants sets a mark for most votes received by a player from the senior circuit with 7.6 million votes.