Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit his 20th home run of the season in Sunday's 10-4 win over the Boston Red Sox, becoming the first player in Royals history to record multiple 20-homer seasons while primarily playing behind the plate, per ESPN Stats & Info.

The San Francisco Giants accomplished a rare feat in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Atlanta Braves, joining the Cleveland Indians as the only teams to record three triples in an inning this season, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Fact: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani pitched a complete-game shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, the first of his career.

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A trip to the corner store to see the candyman might find someone walking out with a pack of Milk Duds. A trip to Citi Field to see the Grandyman (Curtis Granderson) is likely to find fans of the New York Mets walking out having seen an expensive dud.

We've talked plenty about David Ortiz, for reasons that amount to "duh." We've talked about Mookie Betts, who's an MVP candidate. We've had good things to say about Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr., too.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence suffered a hamstring injury Friday. It's unclear when he'll return to the field. 

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Pittsburgh Pirates ace pitcher Gerrit Cole is recovering from an elbow injury, and there is no definitive date set for his potential return.  

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Fact: Gary Sanchez went 3-for-5 on Friday, and hit his 10th home run of the season. Joe DiMaggio (39) is the only Yankee ever to have more hits through his first 22 career games than Sanchez (31).

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Since baseball is played nearly every day during its season, there’s nothing the sports holds in higher regard than its streaks.

There have been streaks of all kind this season—the team variety and those more individual in nature—but arguably its most impressive of the 2016 season came to a close this week.

Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton saw his streak of 43 straight games without giving up an earned snapped on Thursday.

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With a good September, the Toronto Blue Jays could repeat as American League East champions.

With a good September, Josh Donaldson could repeat, too.