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Perez homers twice, Witt goes deep in hometown for 1st time as Royals beat Rangers 6-1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice, Bobby Witt Jr. went deep in his hometown team's ballpark for the first time and the Kansas City Royals stopped a six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

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Suzuki and Crow-Armstrong homer as the NL Central-leading Cubs knock off the Brewers 5-3

CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of NL Central contenders. Kyle Tucker had three hits as Chicago improved to 4-1 on a 10-game homestand.

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Friedl drives in a pair and Reds rally for 3rd straight win, 6-5 over Twins

CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a decisive two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for their third straight win, 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

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Bichette, Barger hit back-to-back homers in 9th as Blue Jays rally past Diamondbacks 5-4

TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs off Shelby Miller in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night.

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Ohtani 'feeling good' after his Dodgers pitching debut and could return to mound this weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani came out of his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in good order, even if he was his own worst critic.

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Rockies hit a franchise record-tying 7 homers, 2 by Michael Toglia, in 10-6 win over Nationals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rockies hit a franchise record-tying seven home runs, including two from Michael Toglia, and Antonio Senzatela won his second game of the season, as Colorado held off the Washington Nationals 10-6 on Tuesday night.

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Bryan Reynolds leaves Pirates' game against Tigers when wife goes into labor

DETROIT (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds left Tuesday night's loss to the Detroit Tigers in the second inning when his wife went into labor.

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Wagaman, Sánchez HRs power the Marlins to an 8-3 victory that ends Phillies' 5-game win streak

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Wagaman and Jesús Sánchez homered as the Miami Marlins snapped a five-game home skid with an 8-3 win over the Phillies on Tuesday night, ending Philadelphia's five-game win streak.

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Báez homers twice on 10th anniversary as a major leaguer as Tigers beat Pirates 7-3

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two of the Detroit Tigers' four home runs in a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Báez hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh innings on the day he reached 10 years of major league service.

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Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre added to the AL staff as an honorary coach for the All-Star Game

Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre will serve as an honorary coach for the American League at the All-Star Game in Atlanta next month. New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone invited Torre on Tuesday to join his staff at the Midsummer Classic.

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