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 Athletics 9, Marlins 5
Coco Crisp scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning on
a play at the plate that was overturned by replay, helping the
Oakland Athletics defeat the Miami Marlins on Friday.
Oakland (49-30), who have won nine of their past 11 games, has the
best record in the league.
Crisp, the A's center fielder, was called out at home plate with the
score tied 5-5, but after a review it was ruled that catcher Jeff
Mathis had tagged high and that Crisp had placed his right foot on
the plate in time.
Oakland then added three more runs to secure the win.
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Yankees 6, Red Sox 0
Left-hander Vidal Nuno and three relievers combined on a
three-hitter as the New York Yankees blanked the Boston Red Sox at
Yankee Stadium.
Third baseman Kelly Johnson and catcher Brian McCann hit two-run
home runs and left fielder Brett Gardner added a solo home run for
the Yankees.
Nuno (2-4) won for the first time in nine starts by allowing two
hits in 5-2/3 innings.
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Royals 8, Angels 6
Omar Infante hit a grand slam and the Kansas City bullpen restored
order as the Royals held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels.
The starting pitchers, left-hander Jason Vargas for the Royals and
right-hander Matt Shoemaker for the Angels, were rocked often and
early.
The Royals gifted Vargas with an 8-2 lead after four innings, but he
failed to make it through five.
Shoemaker (5-2) was roughed up for eight runs on 11 hits in four
innings and suffered his first loss as a starter as the Angels had a
six-game winning streak halted.
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Brewers 3, Rockies 2
Ryan Braun drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single,
leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a win over the Colorado Rockies.
The Brewers became the first team to win 50 games this season.
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Pirates 3, Mets 2 (11 innings)
Josh Harrison's two-out double in the bottom of the 11th inning gave
the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the New York Mets.
Harrison, who entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh
inning and stayed in at third base, had two hits as did catcher
Russell Martin.
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Rays 5, Orioles 2 (first game)
Designated hitter Matt Joyce snapped out of a recent slump with two
hits and two RBIs, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles
in the first game of a doubleheader.
Joyce entered the game on an 0-for-9 slide but went 2-for-3, while
left fielder Brandon Guyer added three hits and an RBI.
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Orioles 4, Rays 1 (second game)
Chris Tillman won at home for the first time this season as catcher
Nick Hundley broke a tie with a sixth-inning homer to help the
Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of the
doubleheader.
Tillman (7-4), in his 101st career start, allowed just one run and
four hits in eight innings.
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Cubs 7, Nationals 2
The Chicago Cubs got some punch from the lower half of the batting
order to beat the Washington Nationals.
Left fielder Chris Coghlan and catcher John Baker combined for five
hits, three runs and four RBIs, while right-handed starter Jason
Hammel (7-5) broke a four-start winless streak with his first
victory since May 31.
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Braves 4, Phillies 2
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs as the Atlanta Braves
beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Julio Teheran (7-5) pitched seven strong innings for Atlanta, which
won for the third time in four games, while the Phillies lost for
the fifth time in seven games.
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White Sox 5, Blue Jays 4
Jose Abreu hit two solo home runs and Dayan Viciedo and Alexei
Ramirez added one homer each as the Chicago White Sox held off a
late rally to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays loaded the bases in the ninth but scored only twice to
fall short.
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Rangers 5, Twins 4
Nick Tepesch matched a career high by pitching 7-1/3 innings of
shutout baseball and Adrian Beltre had three RBIs for the Texas
Rangers, who held on to snap an eight-game losing skid with victory
over the Minnesota Twins.
The 27th out proved difficult for Texas right-handed closer Joakim
Soria in a non-save situation, but, despite giving up four runs in
the ninth, he held the victory for Tepesch (3-3), who allowed two
hits, while striking out five and walking two in winning for the
first time in four starts.
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Astros 4, Tigers 3 (11 innings)
Jason Castro hit a game-ending home run with one out in the bottom
of the 11th inning as the Houston Astros edged Detroit, ending the
Tigers winning streak at seven games.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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