LEADING OFF: Gibson dealt Cards again, Gray area in Texas July 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink A look at what's happening Goran Dragic Jersey around the majors Friday:___CONNECT FOURThe last time Philadelphia right-hander Kyle Gibson faced the St. Louis Cardinals, they hit four consecutive home runs off him in the first inning.Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carson went deep in succe sion Saturday, the first time in major league history a team homered four straight times in the first inning.The Cardinals tied the MLB record for any inning with those four in a row. It was the first time they had done it, and the 11th time overall in big league history.Arenado also hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning of that game to power the Cardinals to a 7-6 win one day after he hit for the cycle in a lo s at Philadelphia.Gibson (4-3, 4.91 ERA) will try to turn the tables in St. Louis when he faces Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26). The Phillies have a slugger of their own who has been on a home run tear lately in Kyle Schwarber. He leads the NL with 27 longballs.YOUTH NOT WASTEDTwo of baseball's most talented young hitters are on display in Seattle when rookie phenom Julio Rodrguez and the Mariners host Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays.The 21-year-old Rodrguez was the AL rookie of the month for May and June, and the AL player of the week last week. He's the first player in major league history to have 15 homers, 15 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the first 81 games Miami Heat T-Shirts of his career. The 23-year-old Guerrero is enjoying another outstanding season at the plate after finishing runner-up for AL MVP last year when he led the league in homers, runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.TESTS QUESTIONEDNew York Mets right-hander Chris Ba sitt felt sluggish for one day and ended up on the COVID-19 list for a week and now he has regrets about how he handled the situation.Ba sitt said Thursday he probably wont inform team and Major League Baseball officials if he feels COVID-19 symptoms in the future and that MLB should just stop testing.He said he was fine the day after he informed the team about feeling Jimmy Butler Jersey a little run down but still had to mi s a start.I gue s the answer is I never should have said anything, he said.FIFTY SHADESIt's a same-name matchup in Texas, where the pitcher's mound will be a Gray area, so to speak. Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.47 ERA) starts for the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins against Jon Gray (4-4, 3.96) and the Rangers, who have lost four straight.Both teams were off Thursday. Texas, which is 4-17 in one-run games, just got swept in Baltimore the first three-game sweep this season for the last-place Orioles Hassan Whiteside Jersey .NEXT STEPMets ace Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his second minor league rehab start after an encouraging performance in the first one.The two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out five of his six batters and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes Sunday night with Cla s A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He hit 100 mph on the radar gun several times.The right-hander hasnt pitched in the majors since July 7 last year and isnt expected back in the Mets rotation until after the All-Star break. He mi sed the second half of 2021 with right forearm tightne s and a sprained elbow, then has been sidelined this season by a stre s reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.RAY MATTERRays left-hander Shane McClanahan (9-3, 1.74 ERA) looks to build on his excellent first half when he faces the last-place Reds in Cincinnati. Tampa Bay was off Thursday after winning two of three against AL East rival Boston at Fenway Park. Luis Castillo (3-4, 3.09), a prime trade candidate ahead Breein Tyree Jersey of the Aug. 2 deadline, starts for Cincinnati.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Luis Castillo Kyle Schwarber Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sonny Gray Jon Gray Shane McClanahan Nolan Arenado Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his Chris Silva Jersey teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 59 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS