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 Dodgers 8, Nationals 3
Clayton Kershaw, in his first start since March 22, pitched seven
shutout innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of some
shoddy fielding and late homers to beat the Washington Nationals.
Kershaw (2-0), a two-time Cy Young winner, allowed nine hits and
struck out nine in his return from a back injury.
The Dodgers (19-15) had 14 hits a night after being shut out, and
got home runs from Hanley Ramirez and Drew Butera.
Jayson Werth had four hits for the Nationals (18-15).
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Mariners 8, A's 3
Rookie left-hander Roenis Elias pitched 6 1/3 strong innings, and
the Seattle Mariners rolled to their season-high fourth consecutive
victory.
The Mariners (15-14) moved over .500 for the first time since April
15 and pulled to within two games of the first-place A's (19-14) in
the American League West.
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Rockies 12, Rangers 1
The Colorado Rockies pounded out 21 hits to blast Texas and complete
a two-game sweep.
Carlos Gonzalez went 5-for-5 with three RBIs while Nolan Arenado
extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a run-scoring double in
the seventh. Arenado is one game shy of tying the Rockies' (21-14)
franchise-record 27-game hitting streak by Michael Cuddyer last
season. The Rangers fell to 17-16.
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Yankees 4, Angels 3
Brian Roberts hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning,
giving the New York Yankees a victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
New York starter Hiroki Kuroda gave up three runs (one earned) in 7
2/3 innings, striking out eight.
C.J. Wilson pitched eight innings of three-run ball for the Angels
(16-16).
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Tigers 11, Astros 4
Robbie Ray won his Major League debut and Miguel Cabrera had four
hits and drove in four runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to their
seventh straight victory.
Ray, who was acquired from the Washington Nationals in an offseason
trade, held the Astros scoreless until the sixth.
The 22-year-old left-hander was filling in for Detroit's (19-9)
Anibal Sanchez, who is on the disabled list with a right middle
finger laceration.
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Diamondbacks 7, Brewers 5
Second baseman Aaron Hill hit a two-run home run in the eighth
inning as the Diamondbacks rallied for a victory over the Brewers.
Trailing 5-4 heading into the eighth, Miguel Montero tied it for
Arizona (12-24) with a RBI single before Hill delivered the blow to
knock off Milwaukee (22-12).
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Braves 2, Cardinals 1
Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings in his Braves debut, and
third baseman Chris Johnson drove in the tiebreaking run in the
eighth as Atlanta snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Justin Upton homered for their first run as the Braves (18-14) moved
back into first place in the National League East despite their
recent struggles. St. Louis fell to 17-17.
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Pirates 2, Giants 1
Thanks to an overturned call, Starling Marte tripled and scored the
winning run on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning as
the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the San Francisco Giants.
Marte was originally called out on a play at the plate before a
replay review ruled that catcher Buster Posey's tag.
San Francisco (21-12) pitcher Tim Hudson took the loss against
Pittsburgh (13-20) despite tossing 8 2/3 innings.
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Red Sox 4, Reds 3 (12 innings)
Grady Sizemore delivered a game-winning single with nobody out in
the 12th inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a victory over the
Cincinnati Reds.
Sizemore finished 3-for-6 with two RBIs for Boston (16-17) and
enjoyed his first walk-off hit since 2006.
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White Sox 5, Cubs 1
Gordon Beckham went 4-for-5 and hit a go-ahead home run in the
eighth inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to a win over the
Chicago Cubs.
Beckham, whose four hits tied a career high, put the White Sox
(17-17) ahead 2-1 and they scored three more runs in the ninth to
sweep the Cubs (11-20) in the two-game series.
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Orioles 5, Rays 3
The Baltimore Orioles got seven strong innings from Chris Tillman
and a shutdown effort from its bullpen to beat the Tampa Bay Rays
(15-18) .
The Orioles (16-14) scored twice in the eighth inning to break a 3-3
tie as Ryan Flaherty had the go-ahead RBI and finished 2-for-4.
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Blue Jays 6, Phillies 5 (10 innings)
Juan Francisco drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning sacrifice
fly and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus homered for the Blue Jays
(16-17), who won their third straight.
Third baseman Cody Asche went 4-for-4 and hit his first career grand
slam for Philadelphia (15-16), who have lost four of six.
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Royals 3, Padres 1 (11 innings)
Alex Gordon singled home Eric Hosmer in the top of the 11th inning
to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Kansas City Royals to a win over the
San Diego Padres.
Right-hander Wade Davis (2-1) threw two scoreless innings and picked
up the win for the Royals (15-17), who snapped a season-worst
five-game losing streak.
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Marlins 3, Mets 0
Henderson Alvarez pitched his second shutout of the season, striking
out seven batters without a walk in an impressive performance.
Casey McGehee had two RBIs for the Marlins (18-15), who improved to
7-1 on their nine-game homestand.
The Mets (16-16) suffered their fifth loss in six games.
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Indians 4, Twins 2
Josh Tomlin, making his first Major League start in almost two
years, pitched into the seventh inning and Cleveland made four runs
scored in the first two innings stand up as they beat the Minnesota
Twins.
Tomlin was making his first Major League start since July 27, 2012.
He missed most of the 2013 season while rehabbing from Tommy John
surgery
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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