AP - Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit six home runs in seven games and is tied with Yankees rookie Aaron Judge for most in the majors at 32. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA over his past five starts, furthering boosting his trade value less as Monday's deadline to make deals without waivers gets closer. Rookie Luis Castillo will try to reverse a recent trend for Cincinnati pitchers ? they've given up 25 home runs in the last 11 games, and a major league-high 171 this year. Not the easiest task for the Reds going into a two-game series at Yankee Stadium, facing Aaron Judge and a power-packed lineup. Tampa Bay catcher Wilson Ramos won't start against the Orioles, a day after he was struck on the head by a piece of Ruben Tejada's broken bat in the series opener.
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