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Rangers' big bats, Hamels lead way past Tribe

Dating back to the All-Star break, Hamels has turned in a 1.59 ERA with a .212 opponents' batting average and 58 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings for the Rangers, who have a seven-game lead over Seattle in the AL West.

Tomlin was charged with eight runs (seven earned) in 4 1/3 innings and now has a 7.51 ERA across his past nine outings. Cleveland had its lead trimmed to 4 1/2 games over Detroit in the Central.

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