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Aroldis Champman, who is currently closing for the New York Yankees (though where he’ll be closing in the future is very much a question), has an absolute flamethrower for an arm. First Chapman faced Pedro Alvarez, who saw just two pitches. The Orioles’ J.J. Hardy was up next, and what he experienced was, well, record breaking. Continue to Article

July 19, 2016 9:53:am EST

Highlights from Monday's Major League Baseball games: Oakland 7, Astros 4 The Houston Astros had to know what was coming when Oakland A's right-hander Kendall Graveman took the mound Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum. Nine days earlier in his previous start, Graveman challenged the Astros with a heavy dose of mid-90s sinkerballs and held them to two runs over eight innings in a 3-2 A's victory in Houston. Graveman followed the same game plan Monday and extended his winning streak to a career-high five games with a 7-4 victory against the Astros. Continue to Article

July 19, 2016 7:10:am EST

The Chicago White Sox needed to kick off the second half of the season with a bang in order to assert themselves as contenders. That hasn’t gone so well. Chicago was swept by the lowly Los Angeles Angels coming out of the break, putting them below .500 on the year. Ace Chris Sale would return to the mound for this first start of the second half. Continue to Article

July 19, 2016 2:24:am EST

Before his team began an important seven-game homestand Monday, Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss sized up the situation. "There's a sense of urgency with our club, and I like the way they're responding so far," Weiss said. Weiss was even more pleased when the Rockies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4, as relievers Adam Ottavino in the seventh and Jason Motte in the eighth stranded the tying run at third base. Continue to Article

July 19, 2016 12:39:am EST