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After an extremely busy MLB trade deadline, the Houston Astros (62-47) and Boston Red Sox (59-51) meet in a potential playoff preview at Fenway Park for Game 1 of a three-game weekend series. The Astros made one of the bigger deadline moves,

Chicago dominates behind two 3-run blasts and a solo homer to roll over Philadelphia.

Miguel Vargas and Edgar Quero each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Wednesday. Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel also went deep as last-place Chicago won the rain-delayed rubber game of the three-game series.