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Yordan Alvarez capped a stretch of back-to-back-to-back home runs with a titanic blast to right field before the Houston Astros hung on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night. Alvarez followed solo blasts from Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman with his 474-foot bomb deep into the upper deck for his 10th home run this season. Altuve smacked a leadoff shot to left-center for his 13th dinger before Bregman followed with his 26th home run, a 356-foot shot to left, as Houston ambushed Rangers All-Star left-hander Mike Minor (8-5) in the third inning. Continue to Article

July 20, 2019 1:46:am EST

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his rant at home plate umpire Brennan Miller. Major League Baseball Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre announced the discipline Friday for "inappropriate actions, including contact with the home plate umpire." Boone missed Friday night's home game against the Colorado Rockies. Boone was ejected in the second inning Thursday for his tirade against Miller. Continue to Article

July 19, 2019 10:10:pm EST

Los Angeles Angels right-handed starting pitcher Matt Harvey, who experienced a setback last month on his rehab for an upper back strain, was designated for assignment on Friday. Harvey missed seven weeks because of the injury, then returned to make two starts over the past week. He beat the Seattle Mariners on July 13 with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, but then he gave up six runs on seven hits and five walks in six innings in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday. Continue to Article

July 19, 2019 8:34:pm EST

Don't take too long to run the bases. The list goes on. There are so many, that even fans have rules regarding baseball etiquette, including throwing back a home run ball if it was hit by the visiting team. Continue to Article

July 19, 2019 11:45:am EST

Wade Miley opened with 4 2/3 hitless innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif. George Springer and Alex Bregman hit solo home runs for the American League West-leading Astros, who won the final two games to earn a split of the four-game series. Mike Trout returned to the Angels' lineup after missing three games due to a right calf strain. Continue to Article

July 18, 2019 11:56:pm EST