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Lindor makes diving stop, throws from his knees
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Smith completes cycle with ninth-inning triple
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Gallo extends Minors lead with 36th home run
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Cubs' Soler crushes his first Triple-A homer
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Pederson goes yard again for the Isotopes
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Hessman hits another tape-measure shot
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Tides' Walker drills first Triple-A home run
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Gonsalves picks off a runner in Kernels' debut
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Benches clear between Isotopes, Aces
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Cubs' Baez hits three-run homer in first game ...
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... and another three-run shot in second game.
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Clippers' Lindor caps first two-homer game
Jordan Smith had only two triples and one homer to his name this season entering today. He got one of each with a double and a single en route to the cycle in Akron's win at Reading.
Not long after shooting up to No. 18 in MLB.com's revised prospect rankings, Rancho Cucamonga's Julio Urias tied a season high by recording six strikeouts over four strong innings.
Sidelined since July 4 with a strained lat muscle, Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole is slated to throw 80 pitches when Indianapolis takes on Rochester at 7:05 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV.
Who will join the ranks of 2012 champion Orbit of Albuquerque and 2013 winner Lou Seal of Columbus? 160 mascots enter but only one will emerge from the Mascot Mania. Vote!
Rod Blackstone is the "Toastman," a West Virginia Power ballpark icon who can be found sitting in a front row toasting bread and screaming for his hometown Pirates affiliate.
The Las Vegas 51s had some fun with airport travelers last week, while Bakersfield and Hillsboro survived a second round of broken buses. Plus, players were divided on Chipotle.
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