By Ron Kaplan, contributor

Ian Kinsler was 0-for-5 as the Detroit Tigers (60-85) gave the host Cleveland Indians (90-56) their A.L. record 21st-straight win, 5-3. Craig Breslow did not appear for the Indians.

St. Louis Cardinals’ rookie pitcher Ryan Sherriff had the first rough outing of his young career. He allowed two inherited runners to score, along with two of his own, by giving up a grand slam to the Cincinnati Reds’ Eugenia Suarez in the fifth inning of a 6-0 loss. The Cards are 76-69.

Danny Valencia was 1-for-4 and drove in a run on a sac fly as the Seattle Mariners (73-73) beat the host Texas Rangers, 8-3. He also made his 11th error of the season.

Alex Bregman was 1-for-4, splitting his time between third base and second base defensively, as the Houston Astros (87-58) lost to the host LA Angels, 9-1.

Kevin Pillar was 1-for-4 as the Toronto Blue Jays (68-78) lost to the visiting Baltimore Orioles (72-74), 2-1. He struck out with the tying run on base to end the sixth inning and was smart not to throw the bat in disgust, thereby earning himself an ejection. Richard Bleier did not appear for the Orioles.

Ryan Braun did not appear for the Milwaukee Brewers (77-69) in their 8-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Joc Pederson did not appear for the LA Dodgers (92-56), who beat the host San Francisco Giants, 4-1.

Max Fried did not appear for the Atlanta Braves (66-78) in their 8-2 win over the host Washington Nationals.

Ron Kaplan (@RonKaplanNJ) hosts Kaplan’s Korner, a blog about Jews and sports. He is the author of three books, including The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games and Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War.

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