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Cold Hard Fact for Thursday, August 6, 2015

Fact: With his save on Wednesday against the Twins, LaTroy Hawkins became the 13th player with a save against all 30 MLB teams.

Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light.

MLB Position-by-Position Player Power Rankings, August Edition

It's time for an updated version of our position-by-position power rankings, as we enter the final two months of the 2015 MLB season.

Impact Waiver Trades MLB Contenders Should Make This August

Impact trades after baseball's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline might be uncommon, but they aren't impossible to pull off. We only need to think back to the nine-player blockbuster that Boston and Los Angeles pulled off in 2012 for evidence of that.

While we are unlikely to see a deal of that magnitude go down this month and the vast majority of trades that are completed will largely be considered mundane, there are impact players to be had and impact deals to be made.

Top MLB Prospect Call-Up Radar Report, Week 18

With just under two months of regular-season baseball left, playoff races around MLB are beginning to take shape. 

With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, major league front offices have fewer ways of improving their rosters for the upcoming pivotal stretch of games. However, talented players on the farm system can provide significant impact for teams hoping to make the postseason. 

Cold Hard Fact for Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Fact: After his HR Tuesday, Nelson Cruz became the 5th player in MLB history to homer in 5 straight games twice in one season.

Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light.

Source: SportsCenter

Cruz Homers in 5 Straight Games for 2nd Time This Season

Seattle Mariners outfielder Nelson Cruz hit yet another home run in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Colorado Rockies, becoming just the fifth player in MLB history to homer in five straight games twice in the same season, per the Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info).

Yankees Bombard Red Sox with 9 Runs in 7th-Inning Blitz


After five innings of spinning their wheels harmlessly against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees began oiling the bomb bay doors.

The foreshocks started in the sixth inning with RBI from Mark Teixeira, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran. The flurry pulled the Yankees to a 4-3 lead, one that New York would build into a 13-run mountain thanks to an explosion of offense in the bottom of the seventh. 

Gomez Hits 100th Home Run of Career, 1st with Astros

Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Gomez hit the 100th home run of his career during Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers, blasting a solo shot over the left-center field wall off of Rangers pitcher Yovani Gallardo in the sixth inning, per MLB Milestones.

Carrasco Throws 9 Innings with 2 or Fewer Hits in Consecutive Starts

Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco allowed just one hit over nine scoreless innings during Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the first American League pitcher since Bobby Witt in 1994 to throw nine innings and allow two or fewer hits in consecutive starts, per

Eric O'Flaherty to Mets: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction

The New York Mets added more depth to their bullpen Tuesday night with the acquisition of left-handed pitcher Eric O’Flaherty from the Oakland Athletics.

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