And, entering play Tuesday, Padres first baseman Luis Arraez had struck out nine times this season. Nine. It's not like he's missed time with injury either. Arraez has played in 84 of San Diego's 90 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela conectó un jonrón, Walker Buehler obtuvo su primera victoria como visitante desde el 26 de abril, y los Medias Rojas de Boston aplastaron el

Ceddanne Rafaela is not thrilled he didn't make the All-Star Game, and he appears to think he deserved the nod over the M's star.

Ceddanne Rafaela homered, Romy Gonzalez had three hits, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals 10-3 to earn the 10,000th victory in franchise history

Ceddanne Rafaela takes one deep to left-center field to extend the Red Sox lead to 8-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning

The Boston Red Sox have three American League All-Stars this year, which isn't a bad ratio for a team only one game over .500. But one can easily make the case

Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer, and Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3

Alex Bregman (quadriceps), Masataka Yoshida (shoulder), Tanner Houck (elbow), Hunter Dobbins (elbow) and Justin Slaten (shoulder) are among those expected to return at some point. Would that group of players eclipse what the Red Sox could find on the open market? Bregman performed at an elite level before his injury in late May.