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Adam Jones hit a pair of two-run homers, including a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Monday night.

With the Orioles currently atop the American League East, it might be tempting for the team to orchestrate a deal as the July 31 nonwaiver deadline approaches.

The Boston Red Sox were done this time last week. Going into the All-Star break in the basement of the American League , we were setting up the tables and listing the prices for the garage sale that was about to take place on the Red Sox roster.

The Yankees have stormed out of the All-Star Break by sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in a three-game series over the weekend.

Shane Green tries to pitch the New York Yankees to their fourth straight win on Monday when they open a four-game series with the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium.

The Blue Jays and Red Sox kick off second-half competition in the American League East on Monday in Toronto.

Oakland general manager Billy Beane acted boldly, trading top prospect Addison Russell in a deal that brought starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Athletics.

Jun 27, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Breslow pitches against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium.

Sonny Gray continues to be the antidote for whatever ails the A's, pitching a two-hitter for 6 2/3 innings Sunday in leading Oakland to a 10-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Another tough loss dropped the struggling Texas Rangers to a depth they hadn't sunk to in more than a decade: 20 games under .500 Melky Cabrera hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and finished with three RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Rangers 9-6 on Sunday.

Jon Lester allowed no earned runs for the third time in four starts, and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 6-0 win Sunday.

With the Boston Red Sox struggling this year and looking unlikely to reach the postseason, the notion of dealing several of their veteran stars to bring back young, talented prospects surely has been raised.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins will finish off a three-game series Sunday at Target Field as a pair of five-win pitchers take the mound to start.

The New York Yankees seek a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds when the clubs conclude their set Sunday in the Bronx.

The Tigers' most exciting finish before the All-Star Break -- Rajai Davis' ninth-inning grand slam off Oakland for a 5-4 victory -- summoned a pattern from history.

This is the first taste of criticism Ben Cherington has received as general manager of the Boston Red Sox .

Jones hit a three-run home run in the first and had a two-run single in the fourth.

It was the sixth win in seven games for the defending World Series champions, who are looking to climb from the AL East's basement.

After dropping the series opener, this was a game the Jays really had to win. They were facing a struggling starter in Colby Lewis and a team in the Rangers that has had more injury problems than even the Jays.