Overview

• Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will miss the rest of the season due to an undisclosed medical issue as the club slipped to 40–41 following a 15–9 loss to the Nationals.
• After a 7–0 shutout loss to the Athletics cut their AL East lead to a half-game, the Yankees bounced back 12–5 on June 29 behind two Aaron Judge home runs.
• Following lopsided defeats, the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles each deployed position players to pitch in recent games to preserve their exhausted bullpens.
• The Boston Red Sox ended their six-game losing streak with a 15–1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays, posting 18 hits and three homers to snap their skid.
• Dominant outings by Detroit’s Tarik Skubal (13 strikeouts, one hit over seven innings) and St. Louis’ Matthew Liberatore (three hits over six-plus innings) have highlighted a wave of season-defining performances.