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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto thinks San Diego is a great city for any big leaguer to play for a long time. It just didn't work out for him.

DETROIT — DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith hit his first major league home run and Kenta Maeda threw five scoreless innings in his return to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night and snap a season-high, five-game losing stre

BOSTON (AP) — William Contreras hit a two-run home run, Christian Yelich had three hits and Bryse Wilson tossed 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales drove in a career-high four runs and Bailey Falter carried a shutout into the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Friday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seth Lugo became the American League's first eight-game winner, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr, homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was rained out Friday night and was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 13. The day game was scheduled for 1:15 p.m. CDT and the night game for 7:15 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith hit his first major league home run and Kenta Maeda threw five scoreless innings in his return to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night and snap a season-high, five-game losing streak.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Houston Astros first baseman José Abreu is scheduled to rejoin the club Monday in Seattle after a prolonged stint in the minors to regain rhythm at the plate.

CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox discussed the infield fly and interference call that ended an 8-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles with Major League Baseball and were told there is room for umpires to use judgment, general manager Chris Getz said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga is still feeling tightness in his right triceps and it's unclear when he might return to the mound for the New York Mets. Sidelined all season by a capsule strain in his pitching shoulder, the team's projected No.