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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. MLB notebook: Jays send Stroman to Mets The Toronto Blue Jays traded right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman and cash to the New York Mets for minor league pitchers Anthony Kay, a left-hander, and righty Simeon Woods-Richardson, both teams announced via Twitter on Sunday. Raised on Long Island, the 28-year-old Stroman has a 6-11 record and a 2.96 ERA in 21 starts this season. Continue to Article

July 29, 2019 3:55:am EST

Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record, Lyles wins 200m Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad smashed one of athletics' oldest world records when she stormed to the women's 400 meters hurdles title in 52.20 seconds at the United States championships in Iowa on Sunday. The blistering run shaved more than a tenth of a second from the previous mark of 52.34 seconds set by Russian Yuliya Pechonkina in 2003. MLB roundup: Angels walk off, Pujols hits HR No. Continue to Article

July 29, 2019 12:55:am EST

Third baseman Matt Thaiss hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo shot in the ninth, to carry the Los Angeles Angels past the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday afternoon. Thaiss stroked a 95 mph fastball on a full count from Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens (1-5) to right-center to end the Angels' three-game losing streak and prevent the home side from being swept in the four-game series. Albert Pujols hit his 650th career home run, and Thaiss also slugged a two-run homer in the second inning. Continue to Article

July 29, 2019 12:45:am EST

Third baseman Matt Thaiss hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo shot in the ninth, to carry the Los Angeles Angels past the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday afternoon. Thaiss stroked a 95 mph fastball on a full count from Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens (1-5) to right-center to end the Angels' three-game losing streak and prevent the home side from being swept in the four-game series. Albert Pujols hit his 650th career home run, and Thaiss also slugged a two-run homer in the second inning. Continue to Article

July 29, 2019 12:14:am EST