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Braves 4, Angels 3
Evan Gattis and Chris Johnson backed Aaron Harang with first-inning
homers off C.J. Wilson as the Braves defeated the Los Angeles Angels
4-3 on Friday.
Wilson (7-6) shut down the Braves (35-31) after giving up a
three-run homer to catcher Gattis and a solo shot to third baseman
Johnson but it was too little too late for Los Angeles (36-30), who
got a late two-run single from Albert Pujols.
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Red Sox 10, Indians 3
John Lackey pitched seven solid innings, and Mike Napoli and Dustin
Pedroia each had two-run doubles to carry the Boston Red Sox to
their seventh straight home win.
Second baseman Pedroia added a pair of stellar defensive plays on
the day his wife, Kelly, gave birth to their third son, and third
baseman Xander Bogaerts snapped an 0-for-18 drought with a towering
homer over the Green Monster in left as Boston (31-36) posted a
season high for runs.
Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for the Indians (33-35), who lost
their fourth straight.
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Blue Jays 4, Orioles 0
Toronto right-hander Drew Hutchison was dominant, third baseman Juan
Francisco homered and the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles.
Hutchison (5-4) threw seven scoreless innings and first-place
Toronto (40-29) won for just the second time in seven games.
Baltimore (34-32) has suffered six shutouts this season.
Francisco got his 11th homer of the season with a two-run shot in
the second.
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Cardinals 1, Nationals 0
Lance Lynn allowed just two hits and struck out eight in eight
innings to win a pitchers' duel with Washington's Jordan Zimmermann.
Matt Adams hit a home run in the second inning against Zimmermann
(5-3), who allowed just three hits in a complete game, to provide
the difference for the Cardinals (35-32) and send Washington (35-31)
to a tough loss.
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Twins 2, Tigers 0
Kyle Gibson and two relievers made Eduardo Escobar's third-inning
home run stand up in a victory by the Minnesota Twins that was the
free-falling Detroit Tigers' 17th loss in 24 games.
The right-handed Gibson (6-5) allowed five hits, walked two and
struck out three in turning in his second straight start of seven
shutout innings for Minnesota (32-33).
Detroit fell to 34-29
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Cubs 2, Phillies 1
Jake Arrieta pitched seven shutout innings and reliever Neil Ramirez
survived a rocky ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs beat the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Shortstop Starlin Castro hit a two-run homer for Chicago (27-38),
which won for only the second time in its last six games.
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Royals 7, White Sox 2
The Kansas City Royals gave Jeremy Guthrie some early run support to
help the right-hander end an 11-game winless streak.
The Royals scored five runs in the first inning and Guthrie allowed
two runs in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win since April 9.
It was the start of a three-game weekend series between the American
League Central rivals, moving Kansas City (34-32) within 1 1/2 games
of the first-place Detroit Tigers in the division and two games
ahead of the White Sox (33-35).
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Rays 6, Astros 1
Alex Cobb struck out a season-high 11 batters while revisiting his
early season dominance, limiting the Houston Astros to three hits.
The Rays (26-42) snapped a 10-game road losing skid with four runs
(three earned) against Astros right-hander Collin McHugh (4-4)
before adding two insurance runs against right-hander Kyle
Farnsworth in the ninth.
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Pirates 8, Marlins 6 (13 innings)
Rookie right fielder Gregory Polanco, playing just his fourth
major-league game, had five hits, including a tiebreaking two-run
homer in the top of the 13th inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates
to a victory over the Miami Marlins.
Polanco, 22, went 5-for-7 and has at least one hit in each game he
has played. On his first big-league homer, the left-handed hitter
pulled a pitch against lefty reliever Mike Dunn.
Pittsburgh (33-34) left fielder Starling Marte, went 4-for-7 with
three runs, two RBIs, one homer and one steal.
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Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 3
Clayton Kershaw pitched seven solid innings and the Los Angeles
Dodgers held on to beat Arizona.
Kershaw (6-2) allowed just one run and struck out seven before
Arizona (29-41) scored in the eighth and ninth innings to put
pressure on the Dodgers late.
Kenley Jansen picked up his 18th save of the season in the ninth
despite allowing the one run.
Matt Kemp sparked the Dodgers (36-33) early with a two-run home run
in the second, his sixth of the season.
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Rockies 7, Giants 4
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu highlighted a five-run ninth inning with
a tie-breaking RBI single, sending the Colorado Rockies to a
stunning, victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a
three-games.
The Rockies (32-35) had not had a hit since the third inning before
getting four in a six-batter span against Giants closer Sergio Romo
(3-2) in the ninth. Romo was seeking his 21st save.
San Francisco fell to 43-25.
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Yankees 7, Athletics 0
Right-hander David Phelps allowed two hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings,
snapping his career-high four-game losing streak and leading the New
York Yankees to their fourth straight victory.
Shortstop Derek Jeter, left fielder Brett Gardner, second baseman
Brian Roberts and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki each had two of the
Yankees' 12 hits.
Oakland fell to 40-27.
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Rangers 1, Mariners 0
Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez suffered his first loss
since April 21 in heartbreaking fashion as Texas triumphed.
Hernandez had a shutout going into the ninth inning but was pulled
after allowing a single and a walk, before second baseman Robinson
Cano's throwing error allowed a Texas run to score.
Hernandez (8-2) was charged with the run, the only one he allowed
over 8 1/3 innings while giving up just four hits.
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Mets 6, Padres 2
Bobby Abreu had four hits, two RBIs and two runs scored and fellow
40-something Bartolo Colon retired 18 in a row at one point as the
New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres.
The Mets (30-37) scored more than four runs for just the 22nd time
this season as they won a matchup of two of the most anemic offenses
in baseball.
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Reds 6, Brewers 5
Billy Hamilton's ninth-inning single broke a 5-5 tie as the
Cincinnati Reds handed the Milwaukee Brewers a loss.
Cincinnati had blown a 4-1 lead in the seventh, as the Brewers
(40-28) tied the game with four runs off starter Homer Bailey and
right-handers Sam LeCure and Logan Andrusek. (Editing by John
O'Brien/Sudipto Ganguly)
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