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Soaring temperatures<\/a> throughout the United States wreaked havoc across Major League Baseball<\/a> on Saturday, with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz<\/a> and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton both falling ill in their respective games.<\/p>\n

De La Cruz vomited in the outfield during the fourth inning of the Reds\u2019 6-5 extra-innings defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, where the temperature at first pitch was recorded at 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius).<\/p>\n

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Grounds crew cleaned up the area after the Dominican, who ultimately decided to continue, was tended to by a trainer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually watched him,\u201d said Cincinnati manager Terry Francona. \u201cHe drank a bunch of water. I mean a bunch! And then he went right out and got rid of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

De La Cruz\u2019s decision to stay in the game paid off in the seventh. With the score tied at 2-2, the shortstop got ahold of Steven Matz\u2019s 85 mph changeup and crushed it 435 feet to left center for a two-run home run.<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz vomits during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium. – Jeff Roberson\/AP<\/p>\n

Later, in the Mariners\u2019 10-7 defeat to the Chicago Cubs, Trent Thornton had to be treated by emergency medical technicians after he began suffering from heat exhaustion.<\/p>\n

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With the heat at Wrigley Field having reached 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius) at first pitch, reliever Thornton pitched 2 1\/3 scoreless innings but had to crouch down behind the mound in the eighth after giving up a walk to Ian Happ.<\/p>\n

Mariners manager Dan Wilson and assistant athletic trainer Kevin Orloski helped Thornton off the field, and the 31-year-old took an ice bath shortly after.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a scary moment, for sure,\u201d said Wilson, per MLB.com. \u201cHe battled hard. But just really glad that he\u2019s feeling a little bit better now and should be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident came after home plate umpire Chad Whitson had already left the game after falling ill at the conclusion of the fifth inning, causing a 10-minute delay and Dexter Kelley to move from second to behind the dish.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe came in, same kind of thing. Just was not feeling well,\u201d said Wilson, per AP. \u201cThrew up a few times in the dugout and then they came and took care of him from there. The heat was a real thing today, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

An MLB spokesperson said Whitson had been cleared to work third base for Sunday\u2019s rubber match after he felt better on Saturday night, per AP.<\/p>\n

A member of staff at Wrigley Field also suffered a heat-related medical issue after the game had finished, a Cubs spokesperson told AP. The individual was able to walk off the field on his own.<\/p>\n

With temperatures expected to be even higher in Chicago for the final game of the series on Sunday, the Cubs plan to bring in a city bus to use as a cooling station next to the stadium \u2013 in addition to the cooling and misting stations that were already present for Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

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The Milwaukee Brewers\u2019 9-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field was played under an excessive heat warning, but no players were noticeably ill.<\/p>\n

Much of the eastern half of the US is entering what is predicted to be a period of dangerous heat<\/a> next week. Over 250 daily temperature records could be broken on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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