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 Dodgers 11, Rockies 4
Clayton Kershaw baffled the Rockies and helped his own cause at the
plate with the first three-hit game of his career on Monday, leading
the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-4 romp over Colorado.
Right fielder Andre Ethier and shortstop Jimmy Rollins hit solo
homers for the Dodgers in the second inning to open the scoring
before the Rockies responded with a two-run fourth.
Center fielder Joc Pederson hit a three-run shot in the sixth, when
the Dodgers sent 12 batters to the plate and broke open a 2-2 game
with a six-run uprising that matched their highest-scoring inning of
the season.
Los Angeles second baseman Howie Kendrick hit a three-run homer in
the eighth to give him four RBIs. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez went
4-for-4 and everybody in the Dodgers' starting lineup had at least
one hit in the team's 18-hit attack.
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Yankees 7, Mariners 2
Michael Pineda went back to Safeco Field, the ballpark where he
started his major league career, and outdueled former team mate
Felix Hernandez on the way to a 7-2 win for the Yankees over the
Seattle Mariners.
Pineda (7-2) allowed two earned runs over six innings, while
Hernandez (8-2) turned in his worst start of the season and one of
the most forgettable of his 10-year career.
Hernandez, 29, allowed season highs of seven earned runs and five
walks in 4 2/3 innings.
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Cubs 5, Marlins 1
Jason Hammel set a career high with 11 strikeouts, leading the
Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park.
Hammel (4-2) allowed five hits, no walks and one run in 6 2/3
innings, lowering his ERA to 2.82. All 11 strikeouts were swinging.
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Pirates 4, Giants 3
Right-hander Gerrit Cole became the third eight-game winner in the
major leagues, benefiting from a replay reversal on fan interference
in the eighth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 victory over the
San Francisco Giants.
Second baseman Neil Walker broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run double in
a three-run fifth inning as the Pirates prevailed in a rematch of
last year's National League wild-card game, won 8-0 by the Giants.
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Angels 7, Rays 3
Albert Pujols hit two home runs, and Mike Trout and David Freese
also went deep, lifting the Angels to their fifth win in a row, a
7-3 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium.
The winning streak is the longest of the season for the Angels, who
are a season-best four games over .500 at 28-24. The four homers
continued the team's recent power surge: Los Angeles has 13 home
runs in its past five games.
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Astros 5, Orioles 2
Evan Gattis capped a four-run surge with a two-run, two-out single
in the seventh inning as Houston bounced back to beat Baltimore 5-2.
Having scuffled for most of the night against Orioles right-hander
Ubaldo Jimenez, the Astros recovered in the seventh, starting with a
leadoff double by Chris Carter.
Houston added three more hits against two Baltimore relievers, with
Gattis' opposite-field hit to right field coming off right-hander
Tommy Hunter.
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Mets 7, Padres 0
The Mets' Jacob deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings as New York
breezed past the San Diego Padres, 7-0.
DeGrom (6-4) gave up just two hits. He allowed a single to shortstop
Clint Barmes in the sixth inning, a clean groundball hit to right
field. However, Barmes was quickly cut down by catcher Kevin
Plawecki when trying to steal.
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Brewers 1, Cardinals 0
Mike Fiers worked six scoreless innings as Milwaukee made a
first-inning run stand up for a 1-0 win over St Louis.
Fiers (2-5) gave up four hits, walked two and struck out six. A
bullpen that worked a staggering 13 1/3 innings in Sunday's
17-inning win over Arizona got the last nine outs, with Francisco
Rodriguez pitching the ninth to earn his ninth save.
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Braves 8, Diamondbacks 1
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to support Alex
Wood's stellar eight innings as the Atlanta Braves cruised past the
Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1.
Freeman's seventh home run and second as many games gave the Braves
a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning. The first baseman added an RBI
single in the sixth inning to make it 7-1. (Editing by Cameron
French)
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