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 Rangers 15, White Sox 2
Joey Gallo homered and drove in four runs in his major league debut,
powering Texas to a 15-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on
Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.
The four RBIs for Gallo, the top prospect in the Rangers' system,
were a franchise record for a player in his first big-league game.
The Rangers opened the three-game series with their 11th win in the
last 13 games.
Gallo was the story coming into the game after being called up
earlier in the day from Double-A to replace injured third baseman
Adrian Beltre in the lineup. The sweet-swinging lefty stole the show
with a single, a homer and a double in his first three at-bats
before finishing 3-for-4.
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Cardinals 1, Brewers 0
Matt Holliday's National League-record streak of reaching base ended
at 45 games, but it wasn't enough to prevent St. Louis from
returning to the win column as the Cardinals blanked Milwaukee 1-0.
Mark Reynolds' second-inning single scored the game's only run,
while Holliday and manager Mike Matheny were ejected in the bottom
of the seventh inning.
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (4-4) threw 7 2/3 innings, giving up
five hits and one walk with five strikeouts.
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Red Sox 1, Twins 0
Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings as Boston opened a
seven-game homestand with a 1-0 victory over Minnesota.
Rusney Castillo came through with a two-out RBI single in the
seventh inning, delivering Xander Bogaerts from second with the only
run of the game as Boston won for only the second time in its last
eight games.
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Diamondbacks 7, Braves 6
Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock homered and drove in three runs,
and Paul Goldschmidt walked four times, once with the bases loaded,
as the Diamondbacks beat Atlanta 7-6 at Chase Field.
Diamondbacks left fielder Ender Inciarte drew a two-out walk in the
seventh inning off right-hander Brandon Cunniff (2-1) before Pollock
hit his sixth homer of the season into the swimming pool in
right-center field for a 7-6 lead.
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Marlins 5, Cubs 2
Marcell Ozuna cleared the bases with a three-run double, the
decisive blow in Miami's win over Chicago.
The Cubs momentarily loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but
Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton's throw to second caught
Chicago's Addison Russell off the base. Marlins closer A.J. Ramos
then struck out pinch hitter Miguel Montero to nail down his fifth
save of the season.
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A's 5, Tigers 3
Ben Zobrist's grand slam capped a five-run eruption in the seventh
inning and Oakland held on for a 5-3 victory over slumping Detroit.
It was the sixth career grand slam for Zobrist but just his second
home run this season. Billy Burns added two hits and an RBI, and
Kendall Graveman (3-2) pitched six innings to get the victory for
the A's, who won for the fourth time in five games.
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Astros 6, Orioles 4
Evan Gattis and Luis Valbuena cranked back-to-back home runs in a
turnaround third inning as Houston slugged its way to a 6-4 victory
over Baltimore.
Gattis and Valbuena struck in succession against Orioles
right-hander Mike Wright (2-1) to rally the Astros (33-20) from a
four-run deficit. Houston right-hander Collin McHugh (6-2)
surrendered the early onslaught to the Orioles (23-28) but recovered
to pitch effectively.
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Phillies 5, Reds 4
Pinch hitter Darin Ruf singled home the winning run in the bottom of
the ninth as Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5-4 to break a seven-game
losing streak.
Phillies rookie Maikel Franco hit a two-run homer to tie the game in
the eighth. Chase Utley also homered for Philadelphia.
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Rays 6, Angels 1
Chris Archer struck out a career-high 15 batters to lead Tampa Bay
over the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 at Angel Stadium.
Archer ended the Angels' five-game winning streak, a surge that was
fueled by an offense that hit 13 homers and scored 33 runs during
that span.
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Pirates 7, Giants 4
Center fielder Andrew McCutchen contributed a triple, double and two
singles to a 14-hit attack, helping Pittsburgh make it two in a row
over San Francisco with a 7-4 victory.
Right-hander A.J. Burnett overcame a two-run first inning and a
two-run home run by Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford to win a sixth
consecutive start as the Pirates clinched their sixth consecutive
non-losing series against the defending champions.
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Padres 7, Mets 2
Behind Ian Kennedy's pitching and a 14-hit attack, San Diego beat
the New York Mets 7-2.
Kennedy (3-5), a loser in his last four starts, limited the Mets to
two runs on six hits. He struck out eight and walked two as the
Padres took the second contest of the three-game series after losing
the opener.
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Rockies 6-8, Dodgers 3-9
Michael McKenry homered and drove in three runs and Jorge De La Rosa
gave Colorado six solid innings to take Game 1 of a doubleheader
against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Game 1 win was just the third win for the Rockies in 11 games
against the Dodgers this season and their first victory in four
games with L.A. at Coors Field.
In Game 2, Alex Guerrero hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth
to give Los Angeles a 9-8 win and a split of their day-night
doubleheader. The grand slam was the first for Guerrero in his major
league career. It came against Rafael Betancourt, who gave up three
straight singles and loaded the bases with no outs.
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Nationals 2-3, Blue Jays 0-7
Kevin Pillar had three hits and a career-high four RBIs, thanks to a
pair of home runs off ace Max Scherzer, and Marco Estrada beat his
former team as Toronto blasted Washington in the second game to
split a day-night doubleheader.
The Nationals won the first game 2-0 as Jordan Zimmermann threw
eight strong innings and ignited the winning rally in the fifth
inning.
In the nightcap, the Blue Jays took the lead for good at 4-3 in the
sixth when Pillar hit a three-run homer, giving him his first career
two-homer game. Pillar also hit a solo homer in the second off
Scherzer. (Editing by Cameron French)
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