The Indians become the first team to clinch a division title this season with a 15 – 0 win over Detroit. It’s a third straight AL Central title for the Indians.

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The Indians become the first team to clinch a division title this season with a 15 – 0 win over Detroit. It’s a third straight AL Central title for the Indians.

One day after homering twice in a 3 – 0 win over the Cardinals, the Dodgers Yasiel Puig is at it again, with a three-homer game and a career-high 7 RBIs in a 17 – 4 win which puts L.A. a half game ahead of the Rockies atop the NL West standings.

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One day after homering twice in a 3 – 0 win over the Cardinals, the Dodgers Yasiel Puig is at it again, with a three-homer game and a career-high 7 RBIs in a 17 – 4 win which puts L.A. a half game ahead of the Rockies atop the NL West standings.

The Red Sox set a team record with 24 strikeouts in a 15-inning, 13 – 6 win over the Rays. The game takes 6 hours and 5 minutes to play, and ends after the Sox score seven times in the top of the 15th and the Rays cannot reply. The game features 21 pitchers in all. Chris Sale strikes out 9 in 5 2/3 innings, and all eight men who succeed him on the mound record at least one K.

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The Red Sox set a team record with 24 strikeouts in a 15-inning, 13 – 6 win over the Rays. The game takes 6 hours and 5 minutes to play, and ends after the Sox score seven times in the top of the 15th and the Rays cannot reply. The game features 21 pitchers in all. Chris Sale strikes out 9 in 5 2/3 innings, and all eight men who succeed him on the mound record at least one K.

2016 – Major League Baseball suspends Padres General Manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for submitting false medical records in the trade of Drew Pomeranz to the Red Soxearlier this season.

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2016 – Major League Baseball suspends Padres General Manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for submitting false medical records in the trade of Drew Pomeranz to the Red Soxearlier this season.

The Rangers move past Houston into first place in the AL West with a 6 – 5 win over their in-state rivals. Mitch Moreland drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The Rangers were 8 games back of Houston on August 1st.

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The Rangers move past Houston into first place in the AL West with a 6 – 5 win over their in-state rivals. Mitch Moreland drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The Rangers were 8 games back of Houston on August 1st.

The Rockies set a major league record by using 30 players and 13 pitchers in a 5 – 4, 16-inning win over the Dodgers. The combined totals of 58 players and 24 pitchers are also records. Among the players is rookie P Jason Gurka who spends an inning in right field, taking over for an exhausted Carlos Gonzalez in the bottom of the 16th. David Hale is the winner and Gonzalez Germen is credited with a save, while Mat Latos, the 11th man to take the mound for Los Angeles, is charged with the loss.

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The Rockies set a major league record by using 30 players and 13 pitchers in a 5 – 4, 16-inning win over the Dodgers. The combined totals of 58 players and 24 pitchers are also records. Among the players is rookie P Jason Gurka who spends an inning in right field, taking over for an exhausted Carlos Gonzalez in the bottom of the 16th. David Hale is the winner and Gonzalez Germen is credited with a save, while Mat Latos, the 11th man to take the mound for Los Angeles, is charged with the loss.

The Angels are the first team to clinch a postseason spot, securing at least a wild card berth after an 8 – 1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rookie Matt Shoemaker wins his 16th of the year with another outstanding performance, but has to leave the game in the 8th with an apparent injury.

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The Angels are the first team to clinch a postseason spot, securing at least a wild card berth after an 8 – 1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rookie Matt Shoemaker wins his 16th of the year with another outstanding performance, but has to leave the game in the 8th with an apparent injury.

The Mets’ Jacob deGrom ties a major league record when he strikes out the first eight batters he faces before his opponent on the mound for the Marlins, Jarred Cosart, singles to right. DeGrom ties the record set by Jim Deshaies in 1986. He strikes out 13 in 7 innings but ends up with a no-decision as the Marlins win, 6 – 5.

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The Mets’ Jacob deGrom ties a major league record when he strikes out the first eight batters he faces before his opponent on the mound for the Marlins, Jarred Cosart, singles to right. DeGrom ties the record set by Jim Deshaies in 1986. He strikes out 13 in 7 innings but ends up with a no-decision as the Marlins win, 6 – 5.

Nick Swisher homers from both sides of the plate to lead the Indians to a 7 – 1 win over the White Sox. The win brings Cleveland within a half-game of Tampa Bay and Texas for the second wild card spot in the American League. It is the 13th time that Swisher has accomplished the feat, tying him with former teammate Mark Teixeira for most ever.

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Nick Swisher homers from both sides of the plate to lead the Indians to a 7 – 1 win over the White Sox. The win brings Cleveland within a half-game of Tampa Bay and Texas for the second wild card spot in the American League. It is the 13th time that Swisher has accomplished the feat, tying him with former teammate Mark Teixeira for most ever.