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 Mets 5, Nationals 2
Curtis Granderson, Daniel Murphy and Lucas Duda all belted homers in
a five-run, five-pitch sequence in the second inning as New York
rolled past Washington 5-2 on Sunday.
By completing a three-game sweep in front of an electrified crowd of
35,374 at Citi Field, the Mets moved into a virtual tie for first
place with the Nationals in the National League East. Washington had
been alone in first every day since June 20.
Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard (6-5) allowed two runs on seven hits
and no walks while striking out nine. Anthony Rendon (3-for-4) and
Yunel Escobar homered for the Nationals.
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Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
Chris Colabello hit a two-run home run, R.A. Dickey pitched seven
shutout innings and Toronto beat Kansas City.
The benches emptied with two outs in the top of the eighth when Blue
Jays reliever Aaron Sanchez was ejected after hitting a batter with
a pitch.
Ben Zobrist followed with his ninth home run of the season, and
third of the series, against Roberto Osuna, to cut the lead to 3-2.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the bottom of the inning to complete
the four-game series with the Royals with three wins.
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Pirates 3, Reds 0
Charlie Morton pitched seven shutout innings and Neil Walker hit a
solo home run, lifting Pittsburgh over Cincinnati to earn a split.
Both benches cleared in the top of the eighth after Brandon Phillips
was hit by Pirates left-hander Tony Watson, an inning after Andrew
McCutchen of the Reds was plunked by Pedro Villarreal.
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Tigers 6, Orioles 1
Daniel Norris allowed just one run over 7 1/3 innings in his Detroit
debut, J.D. Martinez homered and the Tigers breezed past Baltimore,
earning a split of the four-game series.
The Orioles finished their homestand at 5-2 and remain within
striking distance of one of the two American League wild-card
playoff spots.
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Marlins 5, Padres 2
Closer A.J. Ramos blew Jose Fernandez's chance at a major league
record but Miami still managed to rally in dramatic fashion over San
Diego.
Adeiny Hechavarria of the Marlins had the first walk-off hit of his
career, a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth. It was his
fifth homer of the season, and it came on a 1-0 pitch from reliever
Brandon Maurer (7-4).
In 24 career starts at Marlins Park, Fernandez has a 1.15 ERA. Had
he won, he would have tied Johnny Allen (1932-33) and LaMarr Hoyt
(1980-82) as the only major league pitchers since 1900 to have won
the first 16 decisions of their career at home.
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Braves 6, Phillies 2
Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran allowed two runs and struck out
seven to pick up just his second road win of the season.
Teheran (7-6) got the run support he needed with a two-out, four-run
rally in the top of the fifth inning that put the Braves ahead for
good against the Phillies. He earned his first road win since his
season debut on April 6 at Miami.
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Rays 4, Red Sox 3
James Loney drove in two runs, including the winning run on a
one-out bloop single to center in the eighth inning, as Tampa Bay
avoided a three-game sweep with a victory over Boston.
Loney's go-ahead hit scored Asdrubal Cabrera from second. Cabrera
hit a ground-rule double to right to tie the game as Evan Longoria
crossed the plate. Longoria led off the eighth with a double off the
Green Monster in left field.
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Astros 4, Diamondbacks 1
Collin McHugh earned his fourth consecutive win and Houston secured
yet another home series victory by defeating Arizona.
The Astros have won or split nine consecutive home series and are
14-2 over their last 16 games at Minute Maid Park. Houston moved a
season-high 14 games over .500 for the third time this season,
riding McHugh for seven strong innings.
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Yankees 12, White Sox 3
New York made sure the trip home was a happy one by concluding its
10-game road trip with a win over Chicago.
The Yankees won the series against the White Sox and bumped their
record to 7-0-1 in their last eight completed series. New York has
not lost a series since the Los Angeles Angels took two of three
games from them June 29 to July 1 in Anaheim.
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Cubs 4, Brewers 3
Chicago kept rolling, tagging right-hander Kyle Lohse for nine hits,
to complete a four-game sweep of Milwaukee.
Cubs starter Clayton Richard (2-0) was brought back from Triple-A
Iowa earlier in the day and made his first start since July 20. He
held Milwaukee to a run on five hits while striking out there in six
innings of work.
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Mariners 4, Twins 1 (11 innings)
Logan Morrison's RBI double broke the tie a as Seattle scored three
times in the 11th inning to beat Minnesota.
The Mariners got a pair of walks to lead off the 11th against Twins
right-hander Kevin Jepsen. Both eventually came around to score as
Jepsen, seeing his first action in a Twins uniform since being
acquired on Friday, took the loss.
He was charged with two runs on two walks in one-third of an inning.
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Cardinals 3, Rockies 2
Pinch hitter Brandon Moss grounded an RBI single to left in the
bottom of the ninth as St Louis squeaked past Colorado.
Jason Heyward started the winning rally with a one-out double off
Scott Oberg (2-2) and reached third when Randal Grichuk beat out an
infield single.
Acquired from Cleveland on Thursday, Moss worked the count to 2-1
and then collected his second hit in 11 at-bats as a Cardinal.
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Rangers 2, Giants 1
Martin Perez allowed two hits in 8 1/3 innings as Texas edged San
Francisco.
Perez (1-2), who was making his fourth start since returning from
Tommy John surgery, needed just 80 pitches in his outing and came
out after allowing a one-out double to Angel Pagan in the ninth
inning.
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A's 2, Indians 1
Mark Canha stroked a walk-off double to left-center field in the
10th inning, sending Oakland past Cleveland.
Canha blasted a 3-1 pitch from Cody Allen (1-3) off the wall in left
to score Sam Fuld from first base. Fuld reached with a single to
center.
The win went to Fernando Rodriguez (2-1) as the Athletics earned a
split of the four-game set in a series that pitted two last-place
teams.
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Dodgers 5, Angels 3 (10 innings)
Andre Ethier hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and a two-run
shot in the 10th as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game
sweep of the Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Dodgers won their sixth in a row against their Southern
California neighbors, the longest winning streak for either team in
the interleague matchup. The Angels completed an 0-6 road trip to
Houston and Dodger Stadium. (Editing by John O'Brien)
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