Only one player in MLB history has gone 8 hits, 5 HR, 11 RBI in a two-game span. That was Ty Cobb, on May 5 and 6 in 1925. Stowers' action was made even sweeter because that three-homer game was against the Orioles, the team that traded him and Connor Norby for Trevor Rogers.

An unnamed MLB team reached out to the Pittsburgh Pirates about trading for superstar starting pitcher Paul Skenes, but that overture was rejected, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Rays in holding pattern on deadline plans. The Rays will enter the second half a game and a half behind the Mariners for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League.

The Houston Astros are one of the best teams in baseball, and they could look to make some waves ahead of the trade deadline.

With the All-Star break now in the rearview, the next major item on this season's MLB calendar is the trade deadline, and the coming days will go a long way toward deciding where teams on the fence between buying and selling ultimately land.

With Major League Baseball's trade deadline less than two weeks away, the rumor mill is now in full operation. One name in particular seems popular among contenders: Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller,

Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Josh Naylor and even All-Star Eugenio Suárez all up for grabs, according to USA Today. The Seattle Mariners reportedly already tried to reunite with Suárez in November and would be interested in trying again.

Could the Detroit Tigers bolster their lineup with the addition of Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna?