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Aaron Judge with No. 37 in HR race

The Milwaukee Brewers win yet again and have the best record in MLB as they embrace 'power of friendship' usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Just in case there was an ounce of doubt whether the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to be sellers at the deadline, they get swept by the Houston Astros, making the decision quite easy.

Shohei Ohtani homers in his 5th consecutive game, takes NL lead with 37 HRs

Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander's drought is finally over: Verlander (1-8, 4.70 ERA) wins his first game of the season. San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta 3. Verlander now has 263 career victories.

Does Sandy Alcantara's performance erase all of the fears from his struggles this season? 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts. Does starter Dylan Cease's outing continue the concerns from buyers? 5 innings, 4 hits, 3 run (2 earned), 3 walks, 5 strikeouts.

Danger of refusing to trade top prospects at the deadline alert: Just three years ago, Diego Cartaya was the Dodgers’ No. 1 prospect. He was untouchable in trade talks. Now, he’s just another hyped prospect who never made it.

Milwaukee Brewers, baseball’s hottest team, are an 'island of misfit toys' embracing their ‘power of friendship' usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Shohei Ohtani homers for the fourth consecutive game with a 2-out, 2-run shot in the ninth, for his 36th HR of the season. But the Dodgers still lose, 10-7, to the Minnesota Twins.

Brice Matthews hits a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and then turns a brilliant double play in the ninth, as the Houston Astros win again, 3-1. The Diamondbacks (50-52) drop to two games under .500 with plenty of prized pieces ready to be sold at trade deadline.

The Milwaukee Brewers' 11-game winning streak comes to an end with a 1-0 defeat to the Seattle Mariners in a fabulous pitching duel with each team producing just four hits apiece.

That's 39 home runs for Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. He is one HR shy of becoming only the 12th player in MLB history to hit 40 homers before Aug. 1, accomplished only by Aaron Judge (42 homers, 2022) since 2001.

The Tampa Bay Rays, battling for a playoff berth, place infielder Brandon Lowe on the 15-day IL with ankle and foot tendinitis and acquire outfielder Stuart Fairchild from Atlanta for cash considerations.

The last time the Brewers had a longer winning streak? 1987, when they won the first 13 games of the season. The last time the Brewers had MLB's best record this late in a season? 1982.

The Milwaukee Brewers win their 11th game in a row, 6-0 over the Seattle Mariners. The Brewers record their 10th shutout of the season. The Brewers, for the first time this season, are in 1st place. The Brewers, 60-40, have the best record in Major League Baseball.

Houston Astros second baseman Brice Matthews, just called up July 11, hits the first two homers of his career tonight, both off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen.

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert is heating up just in time to get traded: Robert's last 12 games: .351 batting average. 3 home runs 9 RBI 9 runs .429 on-base percentage .622 slugging percentage 1.051 OPS

Eugenio Suarez homers yet again! That's No. 36. That's 5 HRs in the last 3 games.

Shohei Ohtani gives up a solo HR in the top of the first inning. He then hits a 2-run HR in the bottom of the first inning. Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Minnesota Twins 1.

Christian Walker says it was an easy decision to sign with the Houston Astros considering the Arizona Diamondbacks never made an official offer to keep him.