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What’s not mentioned below: The Miami Marlins beat up on the Boston Red Sox by a final score of 14-6. Dee Gordon led the offense for the Marlins, going 3-4 with two RBI, including his second home run of the season, along with his 35^th stolen base. Catcher J.T. Realmuto had an outstanding afternoon as well for the Marlins, going 3-5 with a home run and six RBI. David Ortiz was the offense for the Sox, going 3-3 with two home runs and a walk. The AL-West leading Houston Astros snapped their four game losing streak today, beating the San Francisco giants 2-0 on the road. Scott Feldman was the winning pitcher in this one, tossing six innings of shutout ball with four strikeouts; Jed Lowrie and Colby Rasmus both went deep for the Astros. The Philadelphia Phillies avoided a 3-game sweep in their 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon. Catcher Cameron Rupp drove in a career-high four runs in the game while his father watched from the stands. Ken Giles shut the door in the ninth to notch his seventh save of the year. Danny Salazar struck out eight over 7.1 innings of work in the Indians 2-1 win over the New York Yankees tonight. Brian McCann hit his 19^th home run of the season in the losing effort. The Yankees are now in second place in the AL East behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING…

Seattle Mariners’ starter Hisashi Iwakuma became the fourth pitcher in baseball this season to throw a no-hitter, joining Max Scherzer, Chris Heston, and Cole Hamels. The 34-year-old right-hander is also just the second Japanese-born pitcher to throw a major league no-hitter, joining Hideo Nomo on the short list. It took Iwakuma 116 pitches to retire the Baltimore Orioles, as he issued three walks and struck out seven batters. Before today’s start, Iwakuma had never thrown a complete game in his 87 career starts, despite coming within one out of doing so during his start on August 2^nd. Believe it or not, Iwakuma’s no-hitter was the first by an American League pitcher since his teammate, Felix Hernandez, threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays in August of 2012. Iwakuma’s counterpart on the mound, O’s starter Kevin Gausman, did not disappoint today either. Gausman struck out a career-high eight batters over his seven innings of work, letting up three runs and walking two. The loss was Gausman’s fourth in his last six starts, and it took him 113 pitches (also a career-high) to get through seven innings. The no-hitter is the highlight of what is a disappointing season for the Mariners to say the least, as they sit 6.5 games behind the division leading Houston Astros. (Imagine reading that in April)

JUST AS WE EXPECTED…

I’m not gonna lie, it seems that every week I write in this exact spot about just how great Mets’ starter Jacob deGrom is. Though week after week, he never fails to impress me. Tonight was no different, as he tossed seven innings of two hit ball en route to the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies at home. deGrom struck out ten batters against four walks, and his ERA now sits at 2.03 on the season. I said it a little over a month ago, and I’m going to say it again, but would it really be crazy to call deGrom the ace in New York? I know Matt Harvey very much still exists, but the strides deGrom has taken over the past year and half can leave many wondering who the real No.1 is for the Mets. Of course, the Mets don’t care who we label as their #1 and #2, as they have one of the best, if not the best, young rotations in all of baseball. Yoenis Cespedes went deep for the Mets, launching his 19^th home run of the season while hitting out of the three spot in the lineup. Juan Uribe went 2-3 for New York hitting cleanup, driving in one run.

Ten in a row! The scorching hot Toronto Blue Jays extended their season-high winning streak to ten games tonight after their 10-3 beat down of the Oakland A’s. Chris Colabello went 2-4 with a home run and four RBI. R.A. Dickey got the win for the Jays, letting up three runs over six innings of work, striking out four and walking two. Josh Donaldson went 2-4 as well for the Jays, driving in two and scoring two runs. Justin Smoak blasted his 11^th home run of the year, though that was the only hit he collected in the game. The Jays now sit in sole possession of first place in the AL East, as the Yankees have now dropped five straight games and look dead as a team. The two teams have an upcoming series this weekend; so don’t be surprised to see the Blue Jays take a big lead in the East.

BUT WE DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING…

Am I the only one that feels seriously bad for the San Diego Padres? No? Okay. None of what they’ve done under General Manager A.J. Preller so far has made a ton of sense. Plus, the one bright spots that they could have looked forward to this season with their team underperforming, trading James Shields and trying to somewhat restock the farm system, is looking less and less likely as each one of his starts passes. Today, Shields gave up five runs on six hits over 6.1 innings of work, walking five and striking out seven. While his numbers are still respectable this season, 3.89 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 152.2 innings of work, advanced statistics show that his ERA should be at close to a half run higher, and all year scouts of other teams have been underwhelmed with the 33-year-old. Joey Votto did the brunt of the damage for the Reds, going 3-4 with a home run and three RBI, while also snagging his seventh bag of the season. Raisel Iglesias got the win for the Reds, striking out eight over his six innings of work, giving up three runs. Matt Kemp drove in all three runs for the Padres via his first inning three run home run, his 12^th of the season.

THE REST OF THE DETAILS

SAVE CHANCES

Ken Giles (7)

Luke Gregerson (23)

Jeurys Familia (32)

Cody Allen (23)

Brad Boxberger (29)

LINEUP MOVES

The Colorado Rockies designated outfielder Drew Stubbs for assignment.

The New York Yankees designated 1B/OF Garrett Jones for assignment.

INJURIES

Nori Aoki – Day-to-day – (Head) Likely headed for the 7-Day DL

Salvador Perez – Day-to-day – (Wrist)

Edwin Encarnacion – Day-to-day – (Finger)

Lucas Duda – Day-to-day – (Back)

Nelson Cruz – Day-to-day – (Neck)

David Peralta – Day-to-day – (Quad)

Josh Hamilton – Day-to-day – (Knee)

Starling Marte – Day-to-day – (Hand)

RUMORS & TRANSACTIONS

The San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies have had ongoing discussions about Phillies’ longtime second baseman Chase Utley, Jon Morosi of FoxSports.com tweeted earlier today. It makes sense that the two teams have discussed Utley, considering Giants’ second baseman Joe Panik’s back problem is lingering on longer than expected. While it is no secret that Utley has struggled mightily this season, he has shown signs of improvement since being activated from the disabled list, collecting seven hits in 17 at-bats for the Phillies.

Tampa Bay Rays’ pitcher Drew Smyly could return form the disabled list this upcoming Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported on twitter. Smyly is rehabbing from a partially torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, and has so far made it through four rehab starts without suffering a setback, so he seems to be fully recovered. However, his results thus far on his road back to the big leagues have not been very promising; last night it took him 94 pitches to get through four innings. Nonetheless, the addition of Smyly will be a plus for the rotation that has been dealing with the loss of him and fellow starter Alex Cobb for the majority of the season. Before anything is made official, Smyly will have to throw a bullpen session in front of Rays’ management.

Detroit Tigers’ slugger Miguel Cabrera is likely to be activated from the disabled list Friday, Chris Lott of MLive.com reports via twitter. The 2012/2013 AL MVP has been out since July 4^th with a Grade 3 calf strain, and fantasy owners (including myself) have long been awaiting the return of one of the games most prolific hitters. Prior to going on the shelf, Miggy was slashing an absurd .350/.456/.578 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI in 333 plate appearances. With the Tigers sitting five games below .500, and 5.5 games out of a wild card spot, don’t expect Miggy to be installed into the lineup every day right out of the gate. Even if he’s only in the lineup four or five times a week, he is still a top fantasy option at first base.