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Josh Bell homered in consecutive at-bats and the Minnesota Twins hit six homers in a game for the first time in nearly three years to pull away for an 11-4 victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Saturday.
The Rangers partnered with Budweiser on Saturday to set a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever glass of beer. A 12-foot tall, 600-gallon glass beer stein was filled in a plaza outside Globe Life Field before the team’s July 4 game against Detroit.
The Houston Astros optioned struggling outfielder Jake Meyers to Triple-A Sugar Land in one of four roster moves made before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Texas Rangers swapped right-handed relievers on the 15-day injured list on Saturday, placing Jakob Junis on the IL with a right hip impingement and activating 40-year-old Chris Martin after his second stint out because of a right shoulder issue.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews left Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of a right foot laceration in the fifth inning.
Braxton Ashcraft won his fourth consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani threw a season-high 110 pitches Friday against the Padres before exiting in the seventh inning when his right bicep tightened up on a swing. He will be held out of the lineup Saturday to afford him some extra recovery time.
Jackson Chourio’s slow roller scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday night.
Dylan Cease struck out nine in seven sharp innings to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday night in a rematch of last year’s American League Championship Series.
Kyle Stowers hit two home runs in a 4-for-5 night, Heriberto Hernández, Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie also homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-5 on Friday night.
Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam off reliever Adrian Morejon in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for the second straight game to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Friday night.
Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Khalil Watson singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night to move into first place in the AL Central.
Jake McCarthy got Colorado started with a leadoff homer, hit a grand slam in a seven-run fifth and drove in a career-high six runs in the Rockies’ 15-3 romp over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Ben Rice hit go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning after a rain delay and the New York Yankees ended a seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, Junior Caminero added a solo shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night to extend the longest active win streak in the major leagues to nine games.
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer and Trevor Rogers pitched out of trouble for five innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday night.
Matt Olson hit two home runs, Michael Harris II added a two-run shot, and Ozzie Albies also homered as the Atlanta Braves cranked up their power game to beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Friday night.
Luis García Jr. and Daylen Lile each homered twice, and José Tena also went deep for Washington as the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Friday night.
Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game on July 14 after the Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted his schedule.
Seattle center fielder Julio Rodríguez, who was removed from the Mariners’ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night after being struck by a ball in the back of the head, was placed on the 7-day injured list on Friday with a concussion.
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