Howie Kendrick went 1-for-3 Tuesday in a loss against the Blue Jays. He entered the game batting .462 with 10 RBI over his last 10 home games. Kendrick is closing out the first half in style, going 15-for-29 (.517) in eight games since Game 2 of July 1's doubleheader. The second baseman is batting .290 with 40 RBI and 48 runs.