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This was an absolute laser.

“If you know baseball, you can see that you go to a team like that you’re going to do good and look good,” Sox reliever Joe Kelly said.

His own manager called him out.

He has thrown 11 of the 12 fastest pitches in the majors this season, five of which came on Wednesday night.

That poor fan.

Little Leaguers know not to do this.

SEATTLE — The ball really flies at T-Mobile Park, Max Kepler said approvingly after hitting a home run on Monday. He repeated the feat on Wednesday, but when it really mattered, Kepler practically flew, too.

ATLANTA — In the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night, Braves baserunner Ronald Acuña Jr. stared down Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel from third base. Ginkel stared back. Acuña danced halfway down the line, daring the pitcher to try to pick him off. Ginkel stepped off the mound and walked…

Mike Tauchman hit a leadoff, opposite-field home run off former Cub Trevor Williams in the first and a pair of RBI doubles, in the fourth and seventh.

Seiya Suzuki’s behind-the-scenes work is the essence of where he hones his swing and timing, areas that have been out of whack for stretches this season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eduardo Rodriguez was certainly the center of attention for trade deadline shoppers Wednesday.