Donaldson and Tulowitzki homer, Jays beat Twins 3

Volquez proceeded to throw high and inside to Donaldson in his next at-bat. Parra had spent the past six seasons split between the Arizona Diamond Backs followed by the Brewers.

ATLANTA – Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Atlanta a win over San Francisco.

The reliever and manager were the only people involved to draw suspensions from Major League Baseball after Sunday’s testy game.

Injured Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman, who is taking summer courses at Duke University, posted a photo on Twitter to show he was watching the game despite being in class. Stroman had the game on his phone, which he hid behind his laptop screen.

Fellow import LaTroy Hawkins, who came to Toronto in the Tulowitzki trade, closed out the game by retiring the side in order. Two hyped prospects make their debut tonight – Jon Gray will take the mound for Colorado, while Henry Owens will hurl for Boston. For now, get your day started with the Blue Jays Morning Brew!

However, Anthopoulos did not keep them worrying for very long.

Those were the 26th and 27th home runs that Hughes has given up this season. Gomez is playing centerfield and batting second, making the ‘Stros first three hitters, Jose Altuve, Gomez and Carlos Correa, one of the best trios in the game today.

The Orioles hot streak continued almost the entire week after welcoming back Nick Markakis to Baltimore, the team handed the Braves three consecutive losses.

That made Monday’s game the Blue Jays’ most expensive home game of the season.

Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain (6) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. From the common fan’s perspective, it isn’t a move that makes sense.

Even before the objections turned to heated arguments and eventual ejection of some of the Blue Jays’ staff and players, the match against the Royals began in shaky ground and already foretold the possibility of a controversial face off.

These last two months the player that will have the biggest impact in the division will undoubtedly be David Price.

Hughes, who fell behind with a first-pitch ball to 10 of his first 18 batters, issued multiple walks for the fourth time in 54 starts with the Twins. Along with the Tigers, both the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians are alive in the playoffs.

Asked about Molitor’s meeting, Hughes pointed out the last time the Twins held one of those, they responded with a 7-0 sprint into the all-star break. Are the Padres better than three of these teams: the Pirates, Cubs, Giants, Nationals and Mets?

The Blue Jays also added Mark Lowe earlier Friday and will soon introduce ace David Price, obtained from Detroit on Sunday. Manager John Gibbons said he would was unsure about starting Price on short rest when the New York Yankees come to Toronto August 14-16, saying “he’s here to get us over the top… not to get abused”. They gave the Athletics a couple quality young prospects, but in all, the package was well worth the cost of the American League ERA leader.