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Julio Rodríguez homers, J.P. Crawford drives in three and Mariners beat Orioles 7-3 to avoid sweep

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez homered for the first time since June 15 and doubled, J.P. Crawford lined a tiebreaking three-run double, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.

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Guardians' All-Star Steven Kwan moves to No. 1 in majors with a .367 average

CLEVELAND (AP) — Steven Kwan isn't just at the top of Cleveland's lineup. He's No. 1 in the majors.

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Butler homers, Sears pitches A's to series sweep of Angels with 5-0 win

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Nationals demote Joey Meneses, who had memorable big league debut after 12 years in minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals first baseman Joey Meneses was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, ending a nearly two-year run in Washington's lineup for a longtime minor leaguer who had a memorable big league debut at age 30.

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Montas gets Yankee Stadium win that eluded him during time in pinstripes

NEW YORK (AP) — Frankie Montas smiled after a win at Yankee Stadium, the type of pitching performance that eluded him during his time in pinstripes.

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Braves manager Brian Snitker smiles 1 day after being hit below the belt by a foul ball

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta manager Brian Snitker could laugh Thursday about being hit below the belt by a foul liner off Ozzie Albies' bat in the Braves' 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.

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Hamilton, O’Neill drive in runs in the 12th inning to lift Red Sox over Marlins 6-5

MIAMI (AP) — Automatic runner Romy Gonzalez scored a go-ahead run on David Hamilton’s RBI groundout in the 12th inning, Tyler O’Neill added an RBI double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Thursday for a sweep of the three-game seri

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Montas makes triumphant return to New York as Reds beat Yankees 8-4 to complete 3-game sweep

NEW YORK (AP) — Frankie Montas made a triumphant return to Yankee Stadium, Nick Martini, Jonathan India and Spencer Steer homered and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of reeling New York with an 8-4 victory Thursday.

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Profar homers, scores twice and prevents a run as Padres beat the Rangers 3-1 for series win

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar was producing runs and preventing them for the San Diego Padres a day after the left fielder was voted in as an All-Star Game starter .

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Happ slugs pair of 3-run homers as Cubs pound Phillies 10-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit three-run homers from both sides of the plate for a career-high six RBIs, and the struggling Chicago Cubs pounded the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday.

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