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 Breaking a 1-1 tie with two runs in the top of the 18th inning, New
York outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1.
Shortstop Ruben Tejada's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and no
outs scored second baseman Wilmer Flores with the tiebreaking run.
Left fielder Eric Campbell squeezed home right fielder Curtis
Granderson with an insurance run.
New York (48-44) went an unthinkable 1-for-26 with men in scoring
position and stranded 25 runners, 17 in scoring position, in the
5-hour, 55-minute marathon.
Dodgers 5, Nationals 0
WASHINGTON -- Zack Greinke allowed three hits and no runs in eight
innings to extend his scoreless streak to 43 2/3 innings as the Los
Angeles Dodgers beat Washington to take the rubber game in a
showdown of first-place clubs.
Greinke, who had a season-high 11 strikeouts with one walk, has not
allowed a run in his last six starts. He lowered his ERA to a
league-best ERA of 1.30 and did not allow a runner to reach second
as he threw 119 pitches.
The game was a matchup of All-Star pitchers and Cy Young candidates
as Max Scherzer entered the game with an ERA of 2.11. He gave up one
run and seven hits in six innings.
Yankees 2, Mariners 1
NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs
in the bottom of the eighth inning and New York edged Seattle.
Teixeira helped give the Yankees their ninth win in 13 games when he
slugged a 1-2 changeup from Fernando Rodney into the right field
seats. It was his 23rd home run and increased his league-leading RBI
total to 63.
The home run came shortly after Teixeira helped the Yankees with his
defense. With one out in the eighth after Robinson Cano walked
against Dellin Betances, Nelson Cruz hit a high popup that veered
into foul territory, but Teixeira leaned over into the first row of
the stands and made the catch for the second out. After Betances
walked pinch hitter Seth Smith, he retired Mark Trumbo, and Andrew
Miller pitched a hitless ninth for his 20th save in as many
opportunities.
Blue Jays 4, Rays 0
TORONTO -- Chris Colabello and Jose Bautista homered, Marco Estrada
pitched eight strong innings and Toronto defeated Tampa Bay.
Colabello hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break up a scoreless
game as Estrada held the Rays to three hits in facing one batter
over the minimum. The right-hander struck out five and did not walk
a batter.
Rays right-hander Chris Archer allowed five hits, one walk and two
runs in seven innings. He struck out six.
Orioles 9, Tigers 3
DETROIT -- Jonathan Schoop's three-run homer highlighted a six-run
fourth and Baltimore rolled over Detroit.
The home run was Schoop's sixth this season and third since coming
off the 15-day disabled list on July 5. Adam Jones pounded out three
hits, including a solo home run, as every Baltimore starter had at
least one hit.
Miguel Gonzalez lasted five innings, allowing two runs on six hits,
to collect the victory as the Orioles took two of three games in the
series.
Royals 4, White Sox 1
CHICAGO -- Danny Duffy gave Kansas City exactly what it needed,
outpitching Chris Sale, Chicago's ace left-hander.
Duffy pitched into the ninth to tie his season high in pitches (113)
and struck out four to earn the win in his first outing since July
10. The only run Duffy allowed on six White Sox hits was a lead-off
homer in the ninth by Tyler Saladino.
Sale went 6 1/3 innings and struck out six, but allowed four runs on
11 hits.
Phillies 8, Marlins 7
PHILADELPHIA -- After stumbling into the All-Star break,
Philadelphia has opened the second half with some wins. Jeff
Francoeur delivered a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of
the ninth inning.
The Marlins overcame a 5-2 hole in the third inning and a 6-5
deficit in the eighth, but the Phillies, who lost a franchise-record
62 games in the first half, completed just their second sweep of the
season and third streak of three or more consecutive wins.
Marlins closer A.J. Ramos, who came in with a 1.11 ERA, blew the
save.
Brewers 6, Pirates 1
MILWAUKEE -- Khris Davis' two-run double made a winner out of
right-hander Taylor Jungmann, who struck out five over seven innings
as Milwaukee completed a sweep of Pittsburgh.
Making the eighth start of his career, Jungmann walked three and
gave up five hits. His only earned run of the day was more a product
of bad luck than anything else.
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Jaff Decker's fly ball to the track in center bounced off the glove
of Carlos Gomez, allowing Decker to reach on a triple. He scored
when starting pitcher Jeff Locke dribble a single into left, giving
the Pirates a 1-0 lead.
Astros 10, Rangers 0
HOUSTON -- Dallas Keuchel pitched seven shutout innings and recorded
a career-best 13 strikeouts as Houston routed Texas.
Keuchel retired the final 18 batters he faced and surrendered only
two baserunners: a two-out double to Prince Fielder in the first
inning and a bloop leadoff single to Josh Hamilton in the second.
After Hamilton reached on his flare to shallow center, Keuchel
allowed just one other ball out of the infield.
Following a pair of tense one-run affairs, the Astros shelled Yovani
Gallardo to cruise to victory in the rubber match.
Indians 5, Reds 3 (11 innings)
CINCINNATI -- Cleveland scored four runs on bases-loaded walks,
including the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, in a win over
Cincinnati.
Yan Gomes drew a walk against Pedro Villarreal with one out in the
11th to force in a run to make it 4-3. Second baseman Jason Kipnis
added a sacrifice fly to put Cleveland ahead by two.
Marc Rzepczynski got the win, and Zach McAllister earned his first
career save.
Athletics 14, Twins 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Josh Reddick hit a grand slam, highlighting an
Oakland display of power that featured five home runs in a win over
Minnesota.
Jake Smolinski hit a pair of homers, while catcher Josh Phegley and
designated hitter Billy Butler also homered. The first three were
off Twins starter Tommy Milone.
A's starter Jesse Chavez ended a three-game losing streak after
giving up three hits in six scoreless innings. He walked one and
struck out nine.
Giants 2, Diamondbacks 1
PHOENIX -- Justin Maxwell homered and Madison Bumgarner became the
National League's sixth 10-game winner when San Francisco completed
a three-game sweep of Arizona at Chase Field.
Bumgarner gave up one run in five innings and four relievers held
the lead as the Giants won their sixth straight.
Maxwell homered in the second inning and Hunter Pence doubled in a
run in the third inning off Patrick Corbin, who gave up two runs on
four hits. The Diamondbacks lost six straight since reaching .500 on
July 9.
Cubs 4, Braves 1
ATLANTA -- Jake Arrieta struck out 10 and allowed just three hits
over seven scoreless innings for his seventh victory in his past
eight decisions as the Chicago Cubs defeated Atlanta at Turner
Field.
Jorge Solar's third-inning homer was the only earned run of the
three charged to Atlanta starter Shelby Miller. He gave up four hits
over six innings while striking out eight and walking four.
Atlanta avoided being shut out for the second straight game when
Andrelton Simmons delivered a two-out RBI double in the bottom of
the ninth.
Rockies at Padres (rained out)
SAN DIEGO -- For the first time in more than nine years, San Diego
had a game rained out at Petco Park.
The finale of the three-game series with Colorado was postponed with
the Rockies holding a 1-0 lead with two outs in the top of the fifth
inning. The game will be replayed from the start on Sept. 10.
The game was only the second rainout in the 11 1/2-season history of
Petco Park and the 17th rainout in the 46 1/2-season of National
League baseball in San Diego. The Padres have had five other games
delayed by rain -- and another delayed by swarming bees -- since
Petco Park opened in 2004. There was one delay earlier this season.
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