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Byron Buxton turned Saturday night in Minnesota into an absolute spectacle. The Twins erupted for ten runs in the fifth inning against Arizona, and Buxton's grand slam was the hammer that cracked it wide open. That kind of explosion doesn't just win games, it sends a message to the rest of the AL Central.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Trevor Rogers walked into Dodger Stadium and completely shut the place down. Seven scoreless innings, one bloop single, that's it. The Baltimore Orioles walked out with a three to two win, and Rogers looked every bit like a front-line starter doing it. Shohei Ohtani did connect for a ninth-inning home run in his return after missing Friday for the birth of his second child, but it wasn't nearly enough to bail out the Dodgers on a rough night at home.
On the Lakers front, things are moving fast. Los Angeles has reportedly reached out to Oklahoma City about Luguentz Dort, a physical two-way wing who fits exactly what the team is hunting for. With free agency options thin, the Lakers appear ready to get aggressive on the trade market as they push to build something championship-worthy around their core.
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