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Monday, August 15

• Power Rankings: Surging clubs shake up Top 5

• So close! Rays’ Rasmussen loses perfect game bid in 9th

• Could Mets’ NL East pursuit wrap up early?

• ‘Not coasting into Hall of Fame,’ Pujols crushes 2 HRs

• Wacha’s return sparks Red Sox to series win over Yankees

• Atlanta’s 6-game win streak fueled by young Braves

• Dodgers’ stellar run ends at 12, one shy of franchise mark

• This might be MLB’s most important duo of 2022

• ‘We got some fire’: Vaughn, White Sox deliver statement

• Snell continues roll with 6 shutout innings, 10 K’s

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‘You hit one for Uvalde’: Bregman delivers special HR

Alex Bregman’s first-inning home run came just hours after a young girl from Uvalde had requested a home run during a pregame meet-and-greet with Bregman, Jose Altuve, Lance McCullers Jr. and Houston owner Jim Crane.

“It was really cool,” Bregman said. “Anything we can do for them.”

Faith Mata, whose younger sister, Tess, was one of 19 schoolchildren who lost their lives along with two teachers in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game. Mata clutched a picture of Tess close to her chest and smiled from ear to ear while trying to convey just how much she loved Altuve.

The Mata family was among a large contingent of residents from Uvalde, which included friends and family members of survivors, who were invited to the game by the Astros. The team provided buses for 500 members of the Uvalde community to travel to Houston and distributed 2,500 additional tickets to the community.

The perfect birthday present

For her 14th birthday, Twins shortstop Carlos Correa’s sister Leibysand had the opportunity to meet her favorite player — Shohei Ohtani, of course.

New No. 1 neighbor to the north

With his 1,989th career game, Joey Votto surpassed Hall of Famer Larry Walker for the most career games by a player born in Canada.

Top of the Order

Watch some of the best highlights from the past week, including another milestone for Shohei Ohtani and the second Field of Dreams Game.

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Today’s Trivia Question

During the Dodgers’ two 13-game winning streaks in 1962 and ’65, who was the winning pitcher in the 13th game each time?

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