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Adrian Beltre needed all of five innings to hit for a cycle Monday night against the Houston Astros. The Texas Rangers third baseman picked up a triple in the first inning, a double in the second, a single in the third and capped things off with a solo home run in the fifth.

Freddie Freeman has been battling injuries for the first time in his career this season, leaving the Atlanta Braves with a huge hole at first base. The 25-year-old now must deal with a right oblique issue that will keep him off the field.

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First, Yan Gomes went down less than a week into the new season, which put the Cleveland Indians behind the eightball. Now, the team will have to deal with the absence of Jason Kipnis.

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The intrastate rivalry between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers just got turned up a notch. 

During the ninth inning of Saturday evening's 7-6 Rangers win at Minute Maid Park, Astros catcher Hank Conger and Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor exchanged words at home plate as Odor prepared to step into the batter's box to lead off the game's final frame. 

Francisco Liriano's time away from the diamond will extend beyond the All-Star break after the Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher was scratched from his start Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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There are home runs, and then there are no-doubters.

The home run hit by Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista in the bottom of the sixth inning of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays would fall into the latter category.

On a 2-0 count, Rays right-hander Steve Geltz left a pitch up over the plate, and Bautista made him pay. It wasn't a matter of if the ball would clear the left-field wall. It was a matter of which deck it would land in.

Friday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals had to be suspended when the lights at Nationals Park kept going out.

And Taylor Swift may be to blame.

With the All-Star break taking place this week, the Nationals had not played a home game since July 7. You would think the stadium would be ready to go after more than a week without a game, but that wasn't the case.

The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers survived two delays after lights went out at Nationals Park on Friday evening, but a third outage proved to be too much.  

According to Fox Sports MLB, the final stoppage resulted in a complete suspension of play until Saturday: 

Fox Sports MLB also provided a view of the ballpark at the time of the decision: 

The Houston Astros are in the hunt for starting pitching as the trade deadline approaches, and the San Diego Union-Tribune's Dennis Lin reports the AL West contenders could target Tyson Ross if they strike out on a bigger name. 

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According to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Dennis Lin, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres "have held preliminary talks" regarding a trade for starting pitcher Andrew Cashner. 

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