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Matt Thaiss drove in a career-high five runs, Jo Adell hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7. Thaiss became the first Angels catcher to drive in five runs with two steals in the same game and the second catcher in major league history to achieve the feat after Detroit’s Mickey Cochrane in 1934. Taylor Ward drove in three runs for the Angels, who trailed 6-2 after two innings and won for the sixth time in nine games.

Pinch-hitter Donovan Solano singled past diving third baseman Kiké Hernández with the bases loaded and one out in the 10th inning inning and the San Diego Padres stunned the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5. Solano’s hit thrilled a record crowd of 47,559 at Petco Park and gave the Padres their eighth win in 10 games since the All-Star break. The Padres tied it in the ninth on home runs by Manny Machado, who connected on Blake Treinen’s first pitch, and a high-arcing shot to right with one out by rookie Jackson Merrill. Machado also homered off starter Tyler Glasnow in the second.

JP Sears pitched seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics hit four home runs in a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. The A’s have won eight of 11 since the All-Star break and can win their fifth straight series for the first time since 2021 with a win on Wednesday. Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler stayed hot, hitting their 11th and 10th home runs in the month of July, respectively. Daz Cameron and JJ Bleday also went deep. The A’s have hit 45 home runs this month, which is the second most in Oakland history in the month of July.