Aaron Civale is a Chicago White Sox starting pitcher — for now. The 30-year-old right-hander joined the White Sox this week after he was traded to them by the Milwaukee Brewers. This came after he asked for a trade when was moved to the bullpen as Milwaukee made way for the Major League debut of its top pitching prospect, Jacob Misiorowski.

Manager Joe Espada's attempt to explain a walk-off win Sunday trailed off into an appropriate admission. "I don't know, speechless," he said. A depleted Houston Astros team is authoring its hottest stretch of the first half.

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George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics became the first player in professional baseball history to hit for the cycle. Ty Cobb steals home for his 58th and final time in his career, bringing his record up even more and one that still stands today.

Rookie Cam Smith delivered his first career walk-off hit by chopping a single up the middle with two outs in the ninth inning to score Christian Walker from third base, securing a dramatic 3-2 win for the Astros on Saturday afternoon at Daikin Park.

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has been scratched from the lineup a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch.

Left-hander Brandon Walter makes his third start for the Houston Astros who are going for a sweep of the Minnesota Twins before seven-game road trip to Sacramento and Anaheim. Simeon Woods Richardson pitches for Minnesota. When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday, Daikin Park TV: Space City Home Network Radio: 790 AM, 93.3 FM

Recently, they've cooled off quite a bit, but they're still expected to be big time contributors at the trade deadline. At the moment, it's looking like the Cardinals will be sellers rather than buyers,