For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).

Bryan Baker, who was making his Rays debut after being traded by the Orioles, surrendered all three Boston runs in the seventh.

Colorado right-hander Germán Márquez struck out a season-high eight and Hunter Goodman scored on a two-out wild pitch in the eighth inning to lift the Rockies to a victory over Cincinnati. Ryan McMahon hit a two-run homer in the fourth to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead,

The Boston Red Sox have continued to struggle this season, but they may be getting a big upgrade sooner than they thought.

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