The Gurriel brothers become the first set of brothers to have multiple-homer games on the same day. Lourdes Gurriel of the Blue Jays goes deep in the 1st and 4th innings in an 11 – 3 loss to the Rays, and older brother Yuli Gurriel hits a grand slam in the 1st and has a two-run shot in the 3rd as Houston defeats the Angels, 11 – 3, to clinch a postseason slot.

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The Gurriel brothers become the first set of brothers to have multiple-homer games on the same day. Lourdes Gurriel of the Blue Jays goes deep in the 1st and 4th innings in an 11 – 3 loss to the Rays, and older brother Yuli Gurriel hits a grand slam in the 1st and has a two-run shot in the 3rd as Houston defeats the Angels, 11 – 3, to clinch a postseason slot.

Mired in last place in the AL West, the Rangers fire manager Jeff Banister and replace him with bench coach Don Wakamatsu, who will guide the team for the remainder of the season.

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Mired in last place in the AL West, the Rangers fire manager Jeff Banister and replace him with bench coach Don Wakamatsu, who will guide the team for the remainder of the season.

2018 – With an 11 – 6 win over the Yankees, the Red Sox clinch their third straight division title. But the Yankees still set a couple of records on Luke Voit’s homer in the 2nd inning. It is his 10th since joining the Yanks, giving them a major league record twelve players with 10 or more homers this season, and it is also the team’s 246th, breaking their team record set in 2012.

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2018 – With an 11 – 6 win over the Yankees, the Red Sox clinch their third straight division title. But the Yankees still set a couple of records on Luke Voit’s homer in the 2nd inning. It is his 10th since joining the Yanks, giving them a major league record twelve players with 10 or more homers this season, and it is also the team’s 246th, breaking their team record set in 2012.

2018 – The Red Sox’s magic number to clinch a third straight AL East title remains at 2 as they lose to the Yankees, 10 – 1, their second straight loss against their nearest pursuers. Luis Severino pitches 7 strong innings for his 18th win and 1B Luke Voit adds to his Cinderella story as he goes 4-for-4, homers twice and scores 4 runs to lead New York’s offence.

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2018 – The Red Sox’s magic number to clinch a third straight AL East title remains at 2 as they lose to the Yankees, 10 – 1, their second straight loss against their nearest pursuers. Luis Severino pitches 7 strong innings for his 18th win and 1B Luke Voit adds to his Cinderella story as he goes 4-for-4, homers twice and scores 4 runs to lead New York’s offence.

With a 4-0 win over the Rangers, Blake Snell becomes the first 20-game winner in the majors this year. He also ties David Price for the Rays team record, and records his 200th strikeout in the process, reaching the mark for the first time of his career.

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With a 4-0 win over the Rangers, Blake Snell becomes the first 20-game winner in the majors this year. He also ties David Price for the Rays team record, and records his 200th strikeout in the process, reaching the mark for the first time of his career.

2018 – For the second time this season, Christian Yelich of the Brewers hits for the cycle, this time in an 8 – 0 win over the Reds. His earlier cycle, on August 29th, had also come against the Reds, making him the first player in history to accomplish the feat twice against one team in a season. Overall, he is just the fifth player to hit two cycles in one season.

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2018 – For the second time this season, Christian Yelich of the Brewers hits for the cycle, this time in an 8 – 0 win over the Reds. His earlier cycle, on August 29th, had also come against the Reds, making him the first player in history to accomplish the feat twice against one team in a season. Overall, he is just the fifth player to hit two cycles in one season.