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Colorado Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa earned the 100th win of his career over the weekend by picking up the victory in Saturday's 7-2 drubbing of the New York Mets, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com).

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols hit his 20th home run of the season during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, becoming the 17th player in MLB history to record 15 or more seasons with 20 or more home runs, per Sportsnet Stats.

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's 2016 season took another turn for the worse Sunday. Manager John Gibbons said he suffered a "small little chip fracture" in his thumb, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. 

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New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez struck out in each of his four at-bats during Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first batter in major league history to record a four-strikeout performance in both his teens and forties, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com).

The Baltimore Orioles are in the thick of a tight American League East race, and they reportedly added pitcher Wade Miley on Sunday to bolster their starting rotation for the stretch run.  

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bud Norris left Sunday’s contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a back injury, per an announcement from the team.  

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy vetoed a potential trade to the Cleveland Indians, per MLB.com's Adam McCalvy and Curt Hogg, but that may not stop the Brewers from dealing the two-time All-Star.

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New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera exited Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies after suffering a strained left patellar tendon, per ESPN.com's Adam Rubin.  

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Johnson Fills in For Cabrera

Sunday, July 31

Kelly Johnson replaced Cabrera in the lineup, with Wilmer Flores moving from third to short.

Standing on the grass at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, this spring watching Aaron Judge drill moon shots toward Dale Mabry Highway, you couldn't yet see into July, when the New York Yankees would hit the eject button on two-thirds of their killer back end of the bullpen and parachute into seller mode for the first time since 1989.