Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out:
Adrian Beltre | Rangers 4, Twins 3 (10)
Beltre went 3-for-5, including a game-tying home run in the sixth, and scored three runs -- one of which was the game-tying run -- helping the Rangers end a five-game losing streak.
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Pedro Ciriaco | Red Sox 9, Yankees 5 (Game 2)Summoned from Triple-A Pawtucket due to Dustin Pedroia's thumb injury, Ciriaco recorded four hits, scored two runs and notched four RBIs, three of which came on a bases-clearing double that put Boston ahead for good in the sixth.
Gavin Floyd | White sox 2, Blue Jays 0Floyd flustered the Blue Jays over 7 2/3 innings of scoreless ball as the White Sox won their fifth in a row.
Dillon Gee | Mets 3, Cubs 1Gee allowed just one run on seven hits over eight stellar innings for his sixth victory.
Gio Gonzalez | Nationals 4, Rockies 1Spinning six innings of one-run ball as temperatures in D.C. surpassed 100 degrees, Gonzalez finished his All-Star first half with his fourth straight win, improving to 12-3 heading into the break.
Chris Heisey | Reds 6, Padres 5Heisey's two-run shot highlighted the Reds' decisive three-run seventh inning.
Austin Jackson | Tigers 8, Royals 7Jackson collected three hits and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games, while also playing solid defense, as the Tigers won their fourth straight.
Ubaldo Jimenez | Indians 7, Rays 3Jimenez struck out a season-high eight in a six-inning outing, allowing two runs on five hits.
Andruw Jones | Yankees 6, Red Sox 1 (Game 1) Jones was twice part of back-to-back homers, and flashed the leather, as the Yankees cruised in Game 1 of the doubleheader.
Kyle Lohse | Cardinals 3, Marlins 2Lohse beat Miami for the third time this season, allowing three hits -- all in the second inning -- over seven frames.
Brian McCann | Braves 6, Phillies 3McCann hit a solo shot in the second and added an RBI single in the fourth.
James McDonald | Pirates 3, Giants 1McDonald allowed one run in seven innings while striking out 10.
Gerardo Parra | D-backs 5, Dodgers 3Parra drilled a game-tying, two-run double in the fifth before scoring the go-ahead run to help the D-backs rally past the Dodgers for the second straight day.
Wandy Rodriguez | Astros 6, Brewers 3Rodriguez gave the Astros a solid start, allowing zero earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, as Houston snapped its nine-game losing streak.
Jason Vargas | Mariners 7, Athletics 1
Vargas threw his first complete game of the season, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six.
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Jered Weaver | Angels 3, Orioles 0Weaver improved to 10-1 with eight dominant innings in his final start before the All-Star Game.
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