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  • The Juice: Miggy smash! Cabrera homers three times, but Tigers still fall to Rangers

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    Miguel Cabrera doesn't exactly need to remind us that he's really, really good at hitting baseballs. Coming into Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers, the reigning AL MVP and Triple Crown winner already led baseball in batting average and RBIs.

    With an other-worldly display Sunday, the Detroit Tigers slugger showed why he's a Triple Crown candidate again. He hit three homers, going 4-for-4 and driving in five runs. He now has 11 home runs, which is one behind the AL lead.

    But here's the reality check: The Tigers still lost to the Rangers 11-8 in a matchup that many think we could see again come playoff time. The Rangers have the best record in baseball at 29-15, while the Tigers are in second in the AL Central at 23-19, behind the surging Cleveland Indians.

    [Related: Jurickson Profar poised to make fantasy splash for Texas]

    En route to the victory, the Rangers pounded out 18 hits and scored 10 total runs in the fifth, six and seventh innings. Still, after the game, even Rangers manager Ron Washington was gushing about Cabrera's greatness:

    ''I've never seen a guy that puts the bat head on the ball as regular as he does, and on all pitches,'' Washington said. ''He's just a tremendous hitter. I'm very happy that he's headed to the airport.''

    Phillies beat Reds with dramatic comeback: As good as Aroldis Chapman is, even this happens to him: Freddy Galvis and Erik Kratz hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the ninth Sunday as the Philadelphia Phillies stunned the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2.

    The Reds went into the eighth inning up 2-0 after Homer Bailey pitched seven scoreless innings. The Phillies got on the scoreboard in the eighth, when Chase Ultey singled in Ben Revere. Chapman, the fire-throwing Reds closer, blew his second straight save, something he's only done once before in his career.

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    Indians 6, Mariners 0: Justin Masterson gets his seventh win as the Indians improve to 17-4 since April 28.

    Marlins 2, D-backs 1: Ricky Nolasco strikes out 11 for the Marlins.

    Rays 3, Orioles 1: Matt Moore improves to 8-0 for the Rays after giving up five hits and one run in seven innings.

    Braves 5, Dodgers 2: The Braves sweep the Dodgers after an eighth-inning rally.

    Pirates 1, Astros 0: Pittsburgh pitcher Jeff Locke locks down Houston. The Pirates have won eight out of their last 10.

    Red Sox 5, Twins 1: The Red Sox win their fifth straight in a rain-delayed game.

    Cardinals 4, Brewers 2: The Cardinals beat ex-teammate Kyle Lohse for the third straight time.

    Mets 4, Cubs 3: Daniel Murphy's go-ahead homer in the eighth is the difference-maker for the Mets.

    Angels 6, White Sox 2: Jason Vargas out-pitches Jake Peavy for his third win of the year.

    A's 4, Royals 3: Yoenis Cespedes hits an eighth-inning home run to push the A's past Royals for a three-game sweep. Each game was decided by one run.

    Rockies 5, Giants 0: Carlos Gonzalez goes 2-for-3 with two RBIs as the Rockies top the Giants again.

    Padres 13, Nationals 4: The Padres beat up on Dan Haren and the Nats to split their four-game series.

    Blue Jays at Yankees (Postponed, Rain): No make-up date was announced.

    "[It] made my hair stand up and I don't have any — Torii Hunter, on teammate Miguel Cabrera's three-homer night, per Tom Gage of the Detroit News.

    Juan Lagares of the New York Mets isn't going to catch that one, try as he might. It wasn't all bad for Lagares, though. He hit his first big-league homer on Sunday, a two-run shot in the seventh that helped the Mets beat the Cubs, 4-3.

    • Sunday was the first time Aroldis Chapman has given up two home runs in one game.

    • The Cleveland Indians have faced eight pitchers this season who have won a Cy Young Award. The most recent being Felix Hernandez, who the Indians beat 6-0 on Sunday. All told, the Indians are 7-1 against the past Cy Young winners (including David Price, R.A. Dickey, Cliff Lee and Justin Verlander). The Cy Youngs haven't looked the part, with a combined 8.20 ERA. Jake Peavy is the only one to have beaten the Indians.

    • Before Friday's game, the Giants had beat the Rockies 10 games in a row. The Rockies won Friday, Saturday and Sunday, outscoring San Francisco 25-11.

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  • The Juice: Justin Upton helps Braves Slam the Dodgers; Paul Goldschmidt mashes two homers for Arizona

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    With their desired lineup intact for the first time in 40 games, the Atlanta Braves offense turned it up a notch in their 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Heyward, who just returned from the disabled list on Thursday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy in Colorado last month, reached base three times to help set the table. Justin Upton then cleared it in the sixth, cracking his third career grand slam off Paco Rodriguez.

    ''As soon as he took that swing, I knew that ball was going to be out of the ballpark,'' said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. ''That was one of the prettiest swings I've seen put on a baseball.'

    After traveling an estimated 461 feet, we're sure the baseball agreed with Gonzalez's assessment. It was Upton's tenth homer — out of 14 — to travel over 420 feet this season. He's averaging 427 feet on all of his home runs, which is the most for any players with more than five.

    Just awesome, game-changing power. As we're about to learn, though, the Diamondbacks aren't exactly lacking that type of player despite trading Upton during the offseason. But boy how nice would it be to have two of them?

    Good as Goldy: How about the start for Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt? After going 4 for 5 with two more home runs and 4 RBIs in the D-Backs 9-2 win over the Marlins on Friday night, the 25-year-old slugger is up to .338 on the season with 12 big flys and 35 driven in. Only Upton has more homers in the National League with his 14. Goldschmidt is also second in RBIs to Brandon Phillips. An all-star bid seems more likely with each passing day.

    Hiroki Special: For the fifth time since the beginning of the 2012 season, Hiroki Kuroda gave the New York Yankees eight plus innings of scoreless baseball. Only Felix Hernandez has more during that time with eight. Kuroda didn't have much room for error on this night as Mark Buehrle nearly matched him through six innings. New York did manage single runs in the first and fifth, and then finally broke it open with a three spot in the seventh to lock up their 5-0 win.

    Rosales strikes again! And this time... it counts! After hitting a game-tying home in Cleveland last week that was incorrectly ruled (despite a review) a double, Adam Rosales left no doubt on Friday. His eighth inning solo home run was the difference in Oakland's 2-1 victory over James Shield and the Royals.

    ''I think I was pretty sure about that one,'' Rosales said with an ear-to-ear grin. ''It felt good to get over that hump. Every ballfield I went to, they all were saying, 'Oh, it was a homer,' or you talk to family and friends and like, 'Yeah, it was a homer.' So, now they'll be talking about something else. They'll talk about a real homer.''

    And more importantly, a real win.

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    Mets 3, Cubs 2: Matt Harvey gets the win on the hill and the game-winning RBI at the plate. He’s already 5-0.

    Phillies 5, Reds 3: Philly gets two in the eighth after bullpen blows lead for Cliff Lee.

    Pirates 5, Astros 4: The Astros lose in the most Astros way possible.

    Indians 6, Mariners 3 (10 inn.): Three-run, walk-off home run by Jason Kipnis sends Indians fans home happy.

    Rays 12, Orioles 10: Camouflaged Rays strike early and often, then hold on as O's rally for six runs in eighth.

    Red Sox 3, Twins 2 (10 inn.): Boston steals another game late on the road. Jonny Gomes' sac fly in the tenth is the difference.

    Tigers 2, Rangers 1: The pitching duel scheduled for Thursday arrived one day late.

    Cardinals 7, Brewers 6: David Freese's long-awaited first home run in 2013 was a grand slam. That helped St. Louis overcome two three-run homers by Aramis Ramirez.

    Rockies 10, Giants 9: Jordan Pacheco's go-ahead grand slam in the fifth holds up as Colorado snaps their 10-game losing streak to San Francisco.

    White Sox 3, Angels 0: Even dozen strikeouts for Chris Sale.

    Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10 inn.): Chad Tracy homers off Huston Street in the tenth. That's six allowed by San Diego's closer in 17 innings.

    ''We don't want to be the heart-attack kids, but it's a good character check for us right away.''

    — Jonny Gomes on Boston's back-to-back dramatic road victories in their final at-bats.

    • Elias says the Yankees are the first team in AL history to begin a season 17-0 in games they've scored first.

    • Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson became first pitcher to allow eight earned runs and still win the game since Andy Pettitte in 2007.

    • According to Yahoo!'s Jeff Passan, the Kansas City Royals have lost six of James Shields' nine starts this season, with each coming by one run.

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