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Astros News
- Framber Valdez turned in one of the gutsier performances of his career last night to put the Astros back in the win column (Astros.com)
- The schedule for the rest of the series against the Angels has been completely changed around thanks to the approaching tropical storm (Astros.com)
- Springer was clocked in the elbow yesterday and is now day-to-day with a contusion (Astros.com)
- Meanwhile, it looks as though Verlander threw some pitches and felt good afterwards according to Dusty Baker (Twitter - Jake Kaplan)
Around the League
- We’re at the halfway point of the season and the Dodgers are looking like the team to beat this season (USA Today)
- The Brewers spoke out after video emerged of Wisconsinite Jacob Blake, a back man, being shot in the back several times by a police officer (AP News)
- Albert Pujols has passed Alex Rodriguez on the all-time RBI list and is now second or third, depending on how you feel about Babe Ruth (MLB.com)
- Yu Darvish is suddenly looking like an ace for the Chicago Cubs (Fangraphs)
- Meet Las Vegas Dave, who just made a cool $3.9 million on a Mike Trout rookie card after initially purchasing it for just $400,000 (Oregon Live)