The Red Sox begin a four-game series against the Yankees at home with an emphatic 15 – 7 win at Fenway Park. Steve Pearce homers three times and drives in six to lead the offense, as the Sox pound the Yankees’ bullpen for 13 runs after CC Sabathia leaves with a 4 – 2 lead after battling through the first three innings. Jonathan Holder is the worst offender, as he retires none of the 7 batters he faces and they all cross the plate as Boston scores 8 times in the 4th.

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The Red Sox begin a four-game series against the Yankees at home with an emphatic 15 – 7 win at Fenway Park. Steve Pearce homers three times and drives in six to lead the offense, as the Sox pound the Yankees’ bullpen for 13 runs after CC Sabathia leaves with a 4 – 2 lead after battling through the first three innings. Jonathan Holder is the worst offender, as he retires none of the 7 batters he faces and they all cross the plate as Boston scores 8 times in the 4th.

Astros rookie Joe Musgrove makes his first major league appearance, coming in relief of injured starter Lance McCullers. The 23 year-old right-hander has an impressive debut when he completes the game, striking out 8 and yielding just a single in his 4.1 innings of work in Houston’s 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park.

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Astros rookie Joe Musgrove makes his first major league appearance, coming in relief of injured starter Lance McCullers. The 23 year-old right-hander has an impressive debut when he completes the game, striking out 8 and yielding just a single in his 4.1 innings of work in Houston’s 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park.

The Tigers score in all eight innings in which they come to bat in defeating the Rockies, 11 – 5. The last major league team to do this was the Yankees in 2006. It’s a first in Tigers history, at least since 1912, as inning-by-inning scores are not available for all games before that date.

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The Tigers score in all eight innings in which they come to bat in defeating the Rockies, 11 – 5. The last major league team to do this was the Yankees in 2006. It’s a first in Tigers history, at least since 1912, as inning-by-inning scores are not available for all games before that date.

The Indians unveil a statue near Heritage Park at Progressive Field honoring Jim Thome, the team’s all-time career home run leader (337), who spent 13 seasons with Cleveland. The location of the eight-foot bronze sculpture marks the spot where the longest homer ever hit in Progressive Field landed, a 511-foot blast launched in 1999 by the Tribe’s first baseman/DH. “Jim Thome’s journey to become a member of the elite six hundred home run club is a story built on consistency, dependability, professionalism, power and character.” – Inscription on Jim Thorpe’s statue at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

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The Indians unveil a statue near Heritage Park at Progressive Field honoring Jim Thome, the team’s all-time career home run leader (337), who spent 13 seasons with Cleveland. The location of the eight-foot bronze sculpture marks the spot where the longest homer ever hit in Progressive Field landed, a 511-foot blast launched in 1999 by the Tribe’s first baseman/DH. “Jim Thome’s journey to become a member of the elite six hundred home run club is a story built on consistency, dependability, professionalism, power and character.” – Inscription on Jim Thorpe’s statue at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

Two days after his 21st birthday, Jose Fernandez establishes a franchise rookie record, striking out 14 batters in the Miami 10-0 victory over Cleveland in Marlins Park. The Miami right-hander becomes the first pitcher with at least 13 strikeouts in consecutive games since Randy Johnson accomplished the feat in 2004.

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Two days after his 21st birthday, Jose Fernandez establishes a franchise rookie record, striking out 14 batters in the Miami 10-0 victory over Cleveland in Marlins Park. The Miami right-hander becomes the first pitcher with at least 13 strikeouts in consecutive games since Randy Johnson accomplished the feat in 2004.

Bouncing back from a terrible month of July when he hit .177, OF Josh Hamilton drives in 4 runs as the Rangers defeat the Angels, 15 – 9. Following a rough first start by newly-acquired Ranger P Ryan Dempster, the two teams are tied at 8 after 6 innings, but Texas scores 4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to secure the win. Roy Oswalt, who gave up his spot in the starting rotation to make room for Dempster, is the winner in relief.

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Bouncing back from a terrible month of July when he hit .177, OF Josh Hamilton drives in 4 runs as the Rangers defeat the Angels, 15 – 9. Following a rough first start by newly-acquired Ranger P Ryan Dempster, the two teams are tied at 8 after 6 innings, but Texas scores 4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to secure the win. Roy Oswalt, who gave up his spot in the starting rotation to make room for Dempster, is the winner in relief.

The Huntsville Stars set a record with a five-pitcher no-hitter against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The 3 – 1 win is no cakewalk, though, as Jimmy Nelson, Dan Merklinger, R.J. Seidel, Darren Byrd and Brandon Kintzlercombine to walk 11 batters.

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The Huntsville Stars set a record with a five-pitcher no-hitter against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The 3 – 1 win is no cakewalk, though, as Jimmy Nelson, Dan Merklinger, R.J. Seidel, Darren Byrd and Brandon Kintzlercombine to walk 11 batters.

The Cubs hit 6 homers, including 2 by Alfonso Soriano, as they beat the Pirates, 11 – 6, in Pittsburgh. Briefly in first place in the NL Central in late July, Pittsburgh has now lost 5 straight and 10 of 13 and risks falling out of the playoff race entirely. Also homering for the Cubbies are Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto, Marlon Byrd and Tyler Colvin; Garrett Jones goes deep twice for the Pirates, and Brandon Wood once.

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The Cubs hit 6 homers, including 2 by Alfonso Soriano, as they beat the Pirates, 11 – 6, in Pittsburgh. Briefly in first place in the NL Central in late July, Pittsburgh has now lost 5 straight and 10 of 13 and risks falling out of the playoff race entirely. Also homering for the Cubbies are Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto, Marlon Byrd and Tyler Colvin; Garrett Jones goes deep twice for the Pirates, and Brandon Wood once.

The Cardinals stop a seven-game winning streak by the Brewers with a wild 8 – 7 win at Milwaukee. They score 5 runs in the 4th off Shaun Marcum, including a three-run homer by starting pitcher Jaime Garcia, to take a 6 – 3 lead, but blow it by giving up a four-spot in the 5th. After the Cards tie the game in the 7th, tempers begin to flare. Both Albert Pujols and Ryan Braun are hit by pitches, almost causing a brawl, then in the 10th, Redbirds C Yadier Molina is ejected for arguing a third-strike call; he bumps and apparently spits at umpire Rob Drake during the altercation and will receive a five-game suspension. Matt Holliday reaches on a two-out infield single in the top of the 11th, then steals second and scores on a flare by Lance Berkman. Kyle McClellan, moved back to the bullpen after a series of trading deadline deals, is the winner, while the recently-acquired Octavio Dotelpicks up his first save as a Redbird.

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The Cardinals stop a seven-game winning streak by the Brewers with a wild 8 – 7 win at Milwaukee. They score 5 runs in the 4th off Shaun Marcum, including a three-run homer by starting pitcher Jaime Garcia, to take a 6 – 3 lead, but blow it by giving up a four-spot in the 5th. After the Cards tie the game in the 7th, tempers begin to flare. Both Albert Pujols and Ryan Braun are hit by pitches, almost causing a brawl, then in the 10th, Redbirds C Yadier Molina is ejected for arguing a third-strike call; he bumps and apparently spits at umpire Rob Drake during the altercation and will receive a five-game suspension. Matt Holliday reaches on a two-out infield single in the top of the 11th, then steals second and scores on a flare by Lance Berkman. Kyle McClellan, moved back to the bullpen after a series of trading deadline deals, is the winner, while the recently-acquired Octavio Dotelpicks up his first save as a Redbird.