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 Castro lifted a 2-0 pitch from Chris Hatcher into the first row of
seats in left field to give the Astros their first sweep over the
Dodgers since May 9-11, 2008, at Dodger Stadium.
Astros closer Luke Gregerson earned the win in relief. Houston won
four games on its 10-game homestand via walk-off hits.
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw Kershaw allowed one run on seven
hits and recorded 10 strikeouts over eight innings.
Cubs 9, Braves 3
CHICAGO -- Chicago hit five home runs, including two from Kris
Bryant, en route to a victory over Atlanta and a four-game series
sweep.
The victory put the Cubs a season-high 20 games above .500 after
sweeping their fourth four-game series of the season for the first
time since 1945.
Cubs right-handed starter Jason Hammel (7-5) broke a run of three
straight no-decisions with his first win since July 31 as he worked
6 1/3 innings. Bryant went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored four
times.
Rangers 4, Tigers 2
DETROIT -- Mitch Moreland's two-run double in the sixth inning
brought Texas from behind for a victory over Detroit.
Left-hander Cole Hamels (7-8) worked in and out of trouble for his
six innings, during which he allowed two runs on eight hits plus two
walks to get the win. He walked two. Three Rangers relievers took it
from there.
Right-hander Keone Kela limited the Tigers to a single in the
seventh, right-hander Sam Dyson pitched the eighth and right-hander
Shawn Tolleson got his 25th save for working the ninth.
Royals 8, Red Sox 6
BOSTON -- Kansas City hammered reliever Junichi Tazawa for four runs
on six hits in the ninth inning to pull out a victory over Boston.
The win gave the Royals a split of the four-game series. Mike
Moustakas, who stroked an RBI double in the fourth and capped a
nine-pitch at-bat with a solo homer in the sixth, went 10 pitches
with Tazawa (2-6) before delivering a two-out, two-run, bases-loaded
double in the ninth.
The last-place Red Sox finished interim manager Torey Lovullo's
first homestand with a 6-4 record.
Indians 4, Yankees 3
NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking home run with one out
in the top of the eighth inning as Cleveland blew a two-run lead
before getting a victory over New York.
The Indians beat the Yankees for the fifth time in their last six
visits to New York and did so despite going 1-for-10 with runners in
scoring position. Their inability to get big hits nearly cost them
when Bryan Shaw allowed a game-tying, two-run bloop double to Carlos
Beltran in the seventh.
Instead Shaw (2-2) was credited with the win when Lindor drove a
full-count fastball from Dellin Betances with one out in the eighth
over the right field fence. It was Lindor's seventh home run and
second in as many games.
Nationals 9, Brewers 5
WASHINGTON -- Wilson Ramos and third baseman Anthony Rendon, who
have both battled recent slumps, hit home runs during a four-run
fifth inning and Washington beat Milwaukee to avoid losing more
ground in the National League East.
The Nationals had seven extra-base hits, including five doubles, and
drew seven walks off the beleaguered Brewers staff. Ramos had two
hits while Rendon drove in three runs with his homer and walked and
scored twice for the Nationals, who prevailed despite allowing three
homers.
Danny Espinosa also drove in three runs for the Nationals and Bryce
Harper had two doubles to the opposite field and scored once.
Phillies 2, Marlins 0
MIAMI -- Rookie right-hander Aaron Nola pitched eight scoreless
innings as Philadelphia defeated Miami.
Nola (4-1) allowed three hits and two walks and struck out six. He
did not allow a runner past second base and struck out the last
batter he faced, pinch hitter Casey McGehee, who swung and missed at
a 75-mph changeup.
Nola won a battle between rookie starting pitchers as Marlins
left-hander Adam Conley (1-1) took the loss, allowing three hits,
four walks and one run in six innings.
Diamondbacks 4, Reds 0
CINCINNATI - Chase Anderson threw 6 2/3 shutout innings while
Wellington Castillo and David Peralta hit home runs as Arizona beat
Cincinnati to complete a four-game sweep.
It was the second time this month that Anderson outdueled Reds
rookie Raisel Iglesias, who struck out 13 and allowed just three
hits in seven innings. As good as Iglesias was, Anderson was better
in raising his record to 6-5 on the season. He allowed the Reds just
five hits and only three runners to reach past first base.
Twins 4, Orioles 3 (12 innings)
BALTIMORE -- Minnesota took advantage of two Baltimore errors in the
top of the 12th inning, the second coming when newly-inserted third
baseman Jimmy Paredes booted Shane Robinson's two-out grounder, a
miscue that let Eduardo Escobar score the go-ahead run.
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That completed a four-game series sweep for the Twins (63-61), with
three of the victories of the come-from-behind variety. Minnesota
also won all seven games of the season series with the Orioles
(62-61) and moved ahead of Baltimore in the tight American League
wild-card race.
In the 12th, Escobar reached when Manny Machado, just moved to
shortstop, couldn't come up with his one-out grounder off
left-hander Brian Matusz (1-3). Escobar hustled to second and was
still there when Robinson grounded to Paredes, and he couldn't make
the play as the ball bounced into short left. That let Escobar score
from second and gave left-hander Glen Perkins (2-4) the win.
Mets 5, Rockies 1
DENVER -- In his first major league start, Logan Verrett filled in
exceptionally well for Matt Harvey as New York beat Colorado and
sweep the three-game series.
Verrett, who won his first game in the majors, allowed four hits and
one run in eight innings. He made a spot start in place for Harvey,
whom the Mets skipped to limit his innings to about 190 this year
following Tommy John surgery in 2013.
The win was the Mets' 11th straight against the Rockies and seventh
this season and enabled New York to maintain its five-game lead over
Washington in the National League East.
Blue Jays 12, Angels 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Toronto took over first place in the American
League East by rallying to defeat Los Angeles Angels in front of
37,060 at Angel Stadium.
Edwin Encarnacion led the Blue Jays' 17-hit attack with four hits,
including his 24th home run of the year, and drove in four runs.
Encarnacion thus extended his hitting streak to 19 games, a career
best and the longest active streak in the major leagues.
Jose Bautista added three hits, including a double and his 29th
homer, as R.A. Dickey earned his fifth consecutive win.
A's 8, Rays 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kendall Graveman pitched six shutout innings, and
Mark Canha hit a three-run triple in a seven-run, seventh-inning
rally, leading Oakland over Tampa Bay.
Graveman allowed just three hits while striking out three and
walking one. He left the game with a 1-0 lead after throwing 84
pitches and got a no-decision.
Mariners 8, White Sox 6
SEATTLE -- Nelson Cruz continued his torrid offensive pace with a
two-run double and Robinson Cano added a two-run home run to lead
Seattle over Chicago.
The Mariners jumped out to a 7-1 lead but had to rely on their
revamped bullpen to hold on after a five-run sixth pulled Chicago to
within 7-6.
Three Seattle relievers combined to finish off the win after the
Mariners' bullpen failed to do so in the first two games of the
series. Veteran Tom Wilhelmsen earned his third save of the season
with a scoreless ninth.
Cardinals 10, Padres 3
SAN DIEGO -- Stephen Piscotty drove in five runs with the first
two-homer game of his Major League Baseball career and Michael Wacha
held San Diego to one run over six innings to pick up his 15th win
as St. Louis avoided its first, three-game sweep of the season.
Piscotty hit a two-run triple in the Cardinals' four-run first,
added a solo homer in the seventh and hit a two-run homer in the
ninth off Padres closer Craig Kimbrel.
Wacha limited the Padres to five hits and two walks with three
strikeouts. Colin Rea allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits
and two walks in four innings for San Diego.
Pirates 5, Giants 2
PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano survived some shaky defense to win
his fifth consecutive decision while Andrew McCutchen and Pedro
Alvarez hit solo home runs as Pittsburgh defeated San Francisco.
Liriano gave up two unearned runs in 5 1/3 innings -- the Pirates
made three errors behind him, including two by Alvarez at first base
-- while allowing seven hits and three walks. The left-hander struck
out five in staying unbeaten in 10 starts since a June 20 loss at
Washington.
McCutchen, the All-Star center fielder, hit his 19th homer of the
season in the sixth inning off left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt
and Alvarez connected for his 20th off rookie lefty Josh Osich in
the seventh to push the Pirates' lead to 5-2.
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