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 Pirates 5, Indians 3
Gerrit Cole settled down after a shaky start to notch his
major-league-high 12th win as the Pittsburgh Pirates came from
behind to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3.
Cole (12-3) found his range to set down 16 consecutive batters after
the Indians took an early 3-0 lead.
The right-hander allowed three runs and five hits in eight innings
with five strikeouts and one walk. He was winless in his previous
two starts.
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Mets 8, Dodgers 0
Left-hander Steven Matz and right-hander Logan Verrett combined for
a three-hit shutout to lead the New York Mets to a rout of the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
Matz (2-0) retired 15 of the final 17 Dodgers he faced in his second
major league start. In six innings, the rookie scattered two walks,
hit one batter and amassed eight strikeouts.
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Red Sox 5, Astros 4
The Boston Red Sox continued their march back to respectability when
designated hitter Hanley Ramirez one-handed a two-run homer over the
Green Monster off left-hander Tony Sipp to beat the Houston Astros.
The last-place Red Sox (39-45) earned their 11th win in their last
17 games and closed their American League East deficit to six games.
The victory also wrapped up their third straight series win.
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Mariners 2, Athletics 1
Seattle pitcher Mike Montgomery allowed a run for the first time in
nearly three weeks but still managed to win his third consecutive
start as the Mariners downed the Oakland Athletics to salvage a
series split.
Montgomery's scoreless run ended at 20 innings. It is the second
longest scoreless streak by a Mariners rookie, behind only Mark
Langston's 21 innings in 1984.
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Nationals 3, Giants 1
Jordan Zimmermann went seven strong innings and Wilson Ramos
connected for a home run as the Washington Nationals completed a
three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants.
The Giants went 0-6 on a road swing through Miami and Washington.
They lost their seventh consecutive road game, and have just three
wins in their past 12 away games.
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Rays 8, Yankees 1
Erasmo Ramirez and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the
Tampa Bay Rays ended a season-high seven-game losing streak with a
rout of the New York Yankees.
Ramirez (7-3) went the first six innings, allowing designated hitter
Alex Rodriguez's solo home run in the sixth among three hits. He
improved to 7-2 in 10 starts since May 14.
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Angels 12, Rangers 6
Right fielder Kole Calhoun had four RBIs as Los Angeles finished off
a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with another emphatic
victory.
The Angels entered the series with a minus-two run differential but
left Texas at plus-23 after outscoring the Rangers 33-8.
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Brewers 6, Reds 1
Gerardo Parra and Adam Lind homered and the surging Milwaukee
Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds for their eighth consecutive
victory, their longest winning streak since April 2014.
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Rookie Taylor Jungmann retired the first 12 batters he faced en
route to seven shutout innings as the Brewers improved to 36-48.
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Blue Jays 10, Tigers 5
Right fielder Jose Bautista and first baseman Justin Smoak homered
during a six-run fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays halted a
three-game losing streak with a win over the Detroit Tigers.
Second baseman Devon Travis drove in three runs and third baseman
Josh Donaldson knocked in two more for the Blue Jays (43-41), who
have scored a major league leading 460 runs.
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Cardinals 3, Padres 1
A day after recording his first major league hit, run and steal,
Tommy Pham was at it again, belting his first home run, driving in
all three runs and leading St Louis to victory over the San Diego
Padres.
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Royals 3, Twins 2
Eric Hosmer's walk off run-scoring double in the ninth scored
Lorenzo Cain as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins.
Twins right-hander Ervin Santana was impressive in his first start
of the season, but had to settle for a no-decision.
Santana, who was suspended the first 80 games after testing positive
for a performance enhancing drug, held the Royals to three hits and
two runs over eight innings.
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Phillies 4, Braves 0 (10 innings)
First baseman Ryan Howard's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning broke a
scoreless tie and lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to victory over
the Atlanta Braves, snapping their six-game losing streak.
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Orioles 9, White Sox 1
The Baltimore Orioles broke out of an offensive funk with 15 hits
and avoided a sweep by beating the Chicago White Sox.
The Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak and ended a four-game
White Sox winning streak.
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Cubs 2, Marlins 0
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks scattered five hits through 7 1/3
shutout innings for his second straight win as the Chicago Cubs
blanked the Miami Marlins.
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Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4
Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki extended his hitting streak to 18
games with a three-run homer in the first inning as the Rockies
salvaged the final game of a four-game series against the Arizona
Diamondbacks. (Compiled by Andrew Both)
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