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A look at whats happening all around the majors Monday:---DIVISION DUST-UPJosh Donaldson and the first-place Blue Jays roll into a pivotal series at AL East-rival Baltimore. Donaldson had his first three-homer game Sunday in a 9-6 win that gave Toronto a sweep of Minnesota. Fans in Canada threw caps onto the field to celebrate the home run hat trick. The Blue Jays hold a slim lead in the division over the Red Sox and Orioles.MINUS ONERick Porcello (17-3, 3.23 ERA) tries to become the first 18-game winner in the majors when the Red Sox host the Rays. Boston will be without second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who left the team Sunday night following a death in the family. The Red Sox did not put him on the bereavement list, though, and hes expected to return Tuesday.TUESDAY MORNING IN JAPANRangers right-hander Yu Darvish and Mariners opponent Hisashi Iwakuma both came to the big leagues before the 2012 season. They will start against each other in the majors for the third time -- and first since April 2013 -- in the opener of a three-game series between AL West rivals. Darvish and Iwakuma split their previous two meetings in the majors, with each winning at home. They squared off six times in Japan, with Darvish earning three wins and Iwakuma two.ACE IS UPCubs right-hander Jake Arrieta (16-5, 2.62 ERA), leading the NL in wins, opens a seven-game homestand against the Pirates. Last time out, Arrieta gave up two hits in eight scoreless innings to beat San Diego.TALL ORDERIn his first major league start this season, Mets right-hander Rafael Montero faces All-Star ace Jose Fernandez (13-7, 2.91 ERA) and the Marlins in the opener of an important four-game series between wild-card hopefuls at Citi Field. Set to be recalled from Double-A Binghamton, Montero was tabbed to fill in for Jacob deGrom, who is skipping a turn to regroup from two poor starts. Miami, however, scored only 13 runs on the 2-4 homestand it just completed.IMPERFECT 10The Twins have lost a season-worst 10 consecutive games heading into their series at first-place Cleveland. Left-hander Hector Santiago (10-8, 5.16 ERA), who starts the opener, has not pitched since Aug. 20 because of a sore left thumb. Minnesota has allowed eight or more runs in a franchise-high six straight games. Will Herring Jersey Store . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Emanuel King Jersey Store . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. https://www.chinacheapjerseys.net/brandon-jones-jersey-store/ .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Jack May Jersey Store . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Larry Jordan Jersey Store . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. More than 200 players on 16 teams representing eight different states, eight countries and four continents, came to South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 Little League World Series.They came here seeking glory on the baseball diamond, but for many of the players, some of the most fun theyve had over the 10-day tournament has been around a pingpong table or in the pool.The Grove is the melting-pot residential complex where all 215 players and their coaches stay in Williamsport and where languages and culture mix. Its a place where kids like Curacaos Nair Jamanika, above, cut can loose, make new friends and share the international language of baseball with players from all over the world.This Little League World Series has become a seriously big event, no doubt. During the downtime between games, we found a bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds acting like, well, kids.Bugsy Jensen, 12, diving, and Oregon teammate Evan Ullman, 13, cooled off between games at the Groves pool -- under the watchful eye of several lifeguards.Five-time MLB All Star Torii Hunter -- a former Little Leaguer in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who was enshrined in the Little League Hall of Excellence Wednesday night -- met with players in the rec center and encouraged them to enjoy the moment.Panamas Harrison Castillo found that playing Fast and Furious with some new friends was a good way to blow off steam. The Groves rec room features arcade games, an air hockey table and a flat-screen TV.Rhode Islands Cullen McGrew, left, and Thane Denton, center, took part in another treasured LLWS tradition -- trading pins -- with Oregons Joe Schutz.The pingpong table was a popular meeting spot among players from every country, where a game called Runaround, in which three or more players would take turns serving and moving around the table trying to keep the point alive, was all the rage.You can take a ballplayer off the baseball field, but you cant take the baseball away from him for long. The pool was another popular place to have a catch.Players eat all their meals in the Groves cafeteria, where meals can rrange from spaghetti and meatballs to sloppy Joes.dddddddddddd Theres a strict no-hat policy.Each U.S. team shares a floor with an international squad. The Iowa players got a good-luck sendoff from their dorm-mates before their game against Kentucky.Players like Tennessees Ethan Jackson, left, found time to have fun on the field too.Teammates greeted Mexicos San Nicolas players with fist bumps as they came off the field during their game with South Korea.At the beginning and end of each game, South Koreas players lined up along the third base line and bowed to the opposing team and its fans.Future LLWS stars? Eight-year-old Hudson Nottmeier, left, and Bryson Moore, 9, came all the way from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to cheer on the Great Lakes team during its game against Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Mexico rebounded from a loss to Panama in its first game to reach the international semi-final, where it lost to South Korea.Tennessees Jon Luke Simmons hurried out to the field after the final out in his teams win over Kentucky -- which sent Goodlettsville to the U.S championship -- to secure the game ball.After his team was eliminated by South Korea, Fabian Alejandro Mar and his San Nicolas teammates scooped up dirt from the field to take home as a souvenir.Tennessees R.J. Moore and South Koreas Min Ho Choi exchanged high-fives during their off-day trip to the Lycoming Mall.Min Ho Choi and his teammate Juhnyeok Lee, left, fished for prizes in the crane game at the mall.Then they surveyed their snack options in the food court.They capped off the trip by playing MotoGP in the arcade.Canadas Nicola Barba, Victor Lizarraga and Loreto Siniscalchi shared a laugh with Californias Ali Camarillo and Devin Hinojosa at a Williamsport High School football game.Throughout the week, players were treated like celebrities wherever they went in Williamsport.They made friends with locals like Mallory Pardoe, 12.Finally, they paused to reflect on a memorable week. ' ' '