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 A's pitcher Venditte, who throws with either hand, came on in the
seventh inning of Boston's 4-2 victory that ended Oakland's
four-game winning streak, becoming the first pitcher to throw with
both hands in a game since Greg Harris did it for the Montreal Expos
in 1995.
Early in the game, a woman seated in the box seats was hit in the
head by the broken part of Oakland third baseman Brett Lawrie's bat
and was removed to a local hospital. Boston police later confirmed
that she was seriously injured.
Venditte, 29, worked two scoreless innings. He pitched left-handed
to get third baseman Brock Holt to ground out and then switched to
right-handed for the remaining five hitters, the last being
switch-hitting catcher Blake Swihart, who batted lefty and struck
out.
Boston left-hander Wade Miley (5-5) worked 7 1/3 strong innings to
help the Red Sox snap a two-game losing streak.
Giants 5, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Buster Posey hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the
seventh inning to help the Giants snap a five-game losing streak.
Third baseman Matt Duffy and right fielder Justin Maxwell also
homered for the Giants, who have won their last four on the road.
First baseman Ryan Howard and third baseman Maikel Franco homered
for the Phillies, who have dropped nine of 11.
Orioles 5, Indians 2
CLEVELAND -- Adam Jones homered and had two RBIs, and Chris Tillman
pitched into the seventh inning to win his first game in seven weeks
for Baltimore.
Jones' solo home run off right-hander Shaun Marcum broke a 2-2 tie
in the sixth inning, and the Orioles added two insurance runs off
right-hander Zach McAllister in the eighth inning.
The Orioles' final run was driven in by catcher Matt Wieters, who
was playing in his first game of the season.
Blue Jays 6, Astros 2
TORONTO -- Rookie right-hander Aaron Sanchez allowed six hits while
pitching into the ninth inning to help the Blue Jays win their third
straight.
Shortstop Jose Reyes and right fielder Jose Bautista each hit
two-run homers while left fielder Chris Colabello had three hits and
one run batted in for the Blue Jays (26-30).
Sanchez (5-4) carried a shutout into the ninth before giving up the
sixth homer of the season by Astros catcher Jason Castro.
Nationals 7, Cubs 5
WASHINGTON -- Second baseman Danny Espinosa scored two runs and had
two hits, including a three-run homer, to help Washington end a
three-game losing streak.
The Nationals led 5-1 but had to withstand two homers and three RBIs
from Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
Washington starter and winner Tanner Roark (2-2) allowed six hits
(three homers) and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Yankees 8, Angels 7
NEW YORK -- Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez moved within nine hits
of 3,000 by collecting four as the Yankees held on for the win.
After trailing 8-1, the Angels scored six runs in the top of the
ninth before the Yankees finally closed it out.
Rodriguez had his first four-hit game since May 22, 2011, and his
second hit was a run-scoring single that also was his 1,997th RBI,
which, according to statistics kept by the Elias Sports Bureau,
broke a tie with Barry Bonds for second place on the all-time list.
Yankees second baseman Stephen Drew had two homers - a two-run homer
in the second and a solo shot in the sixth off Angels' right-hander
Jered Weaver (4-5). First baseman Mark Teixeira also hit a two-run
home run as the Yankees won their fourth straight.
Rangers 4, Royals 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chi Chi Gonzalez blanked the Royals on three
hits and first baseman Mitch Moreland homered to help Texas win.
Gonzalez (2-0) limited the Royals to three singles, walked two and
struck out two over nine innings while recording the shutout. He
beat Boston 8-0 in his big league debut, not allow a hit until the
sixth inning.
Moreland opened the three-run sixth with his sixth home run as the
Royals lost for the eighth time in their last 10 games.
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Brewers 10, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Brewers scored twice in the eighth inning and
three more times in the ninth to knock off the Twins.
Milwaukee blew an early 5-0 lead when the Twins scored five times in
the fifth inning, but the Brewers took the lead for good on an RBI
double in the eighth by designated hitter Adam Lind, who finished
the game a triple short of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with six RBIs.
Padres 6, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- San Diego's Tyson Ross, who lost his last two
decisions, got the win, and Will Venable, Will Middlebrooks and
Derek Norris all hit solo home runs to help the Padres to their
fourth win in their last five games.
First baseman Joey Votto drove in the only two runs for the Reds,
who have lost three out of their last four games.
Right-hander Jon Moscot, the fourth rookie to start this season for
the Reds and third to make his major league debut, took the loss.
Ross (3-5) didn't return after rain delayed the top of the sixth for
69 minutes with the Padres having opened up a 5-2 lead.
Pirates 10, Braves 8
ATLANTA -- Left fielder Starling Marte ended an 0-for-21 slump with
a two-run homer in the sixth that broke a 4-4 tie and put the
Pirates ahead to stay.
Marte was 2-for-3 with two walks and scored three runs and the
Pirates won for the 12th time in 14 games.
The beneficiary of Marte's home run was Pittsburgh starter Charlie
Morton (3-0), who had been lifted for a pinch hitter earlier in the
inning.
White Sox 4, Tigers 3 (11 innings)
CHICAGO -- Detroit reliever Alex Wilson hit Avisail Garcia with a
pitch with the bases loaded to score Adam Eaton with a game-winning
run in the bottom of the 11th, sending Detroit to its eight straight
loss.
The Tigers appeared on the brink of a 3-2 win with two outa in the
ninth. But right-handed reliever Joakim Soria missed a chance for
his 16th save, giving up a solo home run to White Sox first baseman
Adam LaRoche for a 3-3 tie.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1
LOS ANGELES -- Third baseman Matt Carpenter drove in the go-ahead
run in the Cardinals' two-run eighth inning, sending the Dodgers to
their fourth straight loss.
Second baseman Kolten Wong's infield single scored pinch-runner Pete
Kozma to tie the score at 1 with one out in the eighth inning before
Carpenter followed with a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home
right fielder Jason Heyward with what proved to be the winning run.
The Cardinals (37-18), who own the best mark in the major leagues,
captured their fourth consecutive win.
Diamondbacks 7, Mets 2
PHOENIX -- Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock had three hits and
two RBIs and right fielder Yasmany Tomas had two hits and drove in a
run.
Pollock singled in a run in the third inning, doubled and scored in
the sixth and doubled in a run and scored in a four-run eighth as
Jeremy Hellickson (4-3) won his third straight start.
Rays 1, Mariners 0
SEATTLE -- Tampa Bay second baseman Logan Forsythe broke a scoreless
tie with a leadoff home run off Fernando Rodney in the top of the
ninth inning for the game's only run.
Reliever Kevin Jepsen came on to earn his second save in as many
nights, despite giving up a leadoff triple to Mariners center
fielder Austin Jackson. After Jackson's triple into the gap in
right-center, shortstop Brad Miller struck out and catcher Mike
Zunino flew out to shallow right field. Then Dustin Ackley popped
out to end the game.
Tampa Bay (30-26) had just seven hits and had to overcome the loss
of starter Jake Odorizzi to a strained oblique muscle in the fifth.
Marlins 6, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Seattle's Tom Koehler limited the Rockies to one run in
seven innings, helping the Mariners win their third straight game.
Play was halted after the seventh inning, and Koehler didn't return
after a 1-hour, 55-minute rain delay. He allowed eight hits and one
walk with six strikeouts.
Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton hit his 18th home run, a
478-foot solo shot to left-center in the second. It was the longest
homer hit at Coors Field.
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