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Blue Jays 4, Royals 0 Mark Buehrle became the first 10-game winner
in the major leagues this season by hurling eight scoreless innings
as the Toronto Blue Jays split their four-game set with the Kansas
City Royals.
Buehrle (10-1) did not allow a runner to reach third base and won
his sixth consecutive decision.
Edwin Encarnacion went 2-for-3 and hit his 19th home run for the
first-place Blue Jays (34-24).
The Royals (26-30) dropped their second straight contest after
taking the first two games of the series and will continue their
six-game road trip against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
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Giants 8, Cardinals 0
Joaquin Arias, filling in at first base, went 3-for-4 with three
RBIs as the San Francisco Giants jumped all over the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Starter Tim Hudson (6-2) allowed only three hits and two walks over
seven scoreless innings.
The Giants (37-20) took three-of-four from the Cardinals (30-27) and
upped their healthy National League West lead to 7 1/2 games.
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Brewers 9, Cubs 0
Scooter Gennett had three hits - including a solo home run in the
fifth - and Kyle Lohse threw a complete game shutout as the
Milwaukee Brewers took a three-game series from the Chicago Cubs.
Lohse (7-1) won his seventh consecutive decision by holding the Cubs
(20-34) to three hits while striking out six. He also went 2-for-3
at the plate with two RBIs for first-place Milwaukee (34-23).
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Rangers 2, Nationals 0
Starter Yu Darvish pitched eight shutout innings and Leonys Martin
hit a solo home run to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the
Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals to avoid a three-game
sweep.
Darvish (5-2) was scratched from his previous start, on Tuesday,
with stiffness in his neck. But he fanned 12 batters on Sunday and
at one point struck out five batters in a row.
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Athletics 6, Angels 3
Sonny Gray allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings, shortstop Jed
Lowrie homered, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles
Angels and nemesis Jared Weaver.
The A's (35-22) increased their lead in the American League West to
4 1/2 games over the Angels (30-26) and reversed their fortunes
against Weaver.
Weaver (6-4) had gone 8-1 with a 0.87 ERA against the A's in 11
starts since 2011 before facing them on Sunday.
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Red Sox 4, Rays 0
Left-hander Jon Lester tossed seven shutout innings and struck out
12, infielder Brock Holt stroked four doubles and the Boston Red Sox
roared to their seventh straight victory.
Boston (27-29), losers of 10 straight after last Sunday's loss at
Tampa Bay (23-34), continued to turn things around.
The Rays lost their sixth straight.
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 Twins 7, Yankees 2
Phil Hughes pitched eight strong innings against his former team and
second baseman Brian Dozier had the go-ahead RBI double with two
outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins stormed
back for a victory over the New York Yankees.
Hughes (6-1) made his return to New York after signing a three-year
deal with the Twins following seven seasons with the Yankees
(29-26).
He allowed two runs in the fourth inning when Minnesota (26-28) fell
behind before rallying with six runs in the ninth.
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Braves 4, Marlins 2
Evan Gattis hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the top of the
ninth inning to lead the Atlanta Braves to a win over the Miami
Marlins.
The win gave the Atlanta Braves (31-25) a three-game sweep of the
Marlins (28-28). The two teams started the series tied for first
place in the National League East, but the Braves are now alone in
the top spot.
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Mariners 4, Tigers 0
Seattle Mariners rookie Roenis Elias threw his first complete-game
shutout while out-dueling reigning American League Cy Young Award
winner Max Scherzer.
Elias surrendered just three hits and struck out nine for Seattle
(28-28).
Scherzer (6-2) gave up four runs in 6 2/3 innings as Detroit dropped
to 31-22.
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White Sox 4, Padres 1
Chris Sale threw a complete game and Paul Konerko drove in three
runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a win against the San Diego
Padres.
Sale (5-0) struck out nine without issuing a walk for his first
complete game since August last year.
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Orioles 9, Astros 4
Manny Machado belted his first grand slam, capping a six-run sixth
inning while leading the Baltimore Orioles to a victory over the
Houston Astros.
The Orioles (28-27) broke out of a slump as they had scored nine
runs total over their previous four games.
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Indians 6, Rockies 4
Michael Bourn's two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the
ninth inning gave the Cleveland Indians a victory over the Colorado
Rockies.
The Indians (27-30) swept their three-game weekend series with the
Rockies (28-28).
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Mets 4, Phillies 3 (11 innings)
Lucas Duda's 11th-inning, two-run home run gave the New York Mets
their second extra-inning victory in as many days over the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Pitcher Josh Edgin earned the victory for the Mets (27-29), striking
out the side in his one inning of work while Jenrry Majia got his
sixth save.
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Reds 4, Diamondbacks 3
Ryan Ludwick had two hits, including one of four Cincinnati home
runs, and Alfredo Simon won his career-high seventh game of the
season.
Ludwick, Zack Cozart, Todd Frazier and Chris Heisey hit solo homers
as the Reds (26-29) won the final three games of their four-game set
against Arizona (23-36).
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Pirates 5, Dodgers 3
Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison homered, and Pedro Alvarez drove
in three runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a victory over the
Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Pirates (26-30) took three-of-four from the Dodgers (30-28),
capturing a series in Los Angeles for the first time since Sept.
19-21, 2006.
Pittsburgh (26-30) also beat Dodgers starter Zack Greinke (8-2) who
gave up four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks
in six innings.
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