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 Angels 6, Rays 2
The Los Angeles Angels gave up two hits in the final seven innings
and got home runs from Mike Trout and Albert Pujols on the way to a
win.
The Angels (30-30), who had trailed the Rays 2-0 in the sixth, got
five runs off the bullpen of the Rays (32-29), who had gotten four
scoreless innings from relievers the night before.
Los Angeles got seven solid innings from starter Garrett Richards
whose only real mistake was a two-run home run to outfielder Steven
Souza in the second.
Pujols' homer was career No. 537, moving him past Mickey Mantle into
16th on baseball's all-time list.
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Mets 5, Giants 4
Left fielder Michael Cuddyer's RBI single with two outs in the ninth
inning lifted the New York Mets to a win over the San Francisco
Giants.
The Mets (32-29) salvaged the finale of the three-game series to
ensure they remain no more than a half-game back of the first-place
Washington Nationals in the NL East. The Giants (34-27) missed a
chance to move within a half-game of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the
NL West.
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Athletics 7, Rangers 0
Scott Kazmir threw eight shutout innings, right fielder Josh Reddick
hit a three-run homer and first baseman Mark Canha ripped a two-run
shot, leading the Oakland A's to a victory against the Texas
Rangers.
Kazmir (3-4) allowed just one hit, snapping his four-game losing
streak and winning for the first time since April 13 at Houston.
Oakland (25-37) dropped Texas to 31-27.
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Padres 6, Braves 4 (11 innings)
Third baseman Yangervis Solarte delivered a two-run single off
Atlanta's eighth pitcher and the Padres defeated the Braves.
San Diego, down 4-1 going to the eighth, had three hits and a walk
against Brandon Cunniff in the 11th to even their record at 31-31
with a 4-3 road trip.
The Braves (29-31) ended up using four relievers in the inning, with
the runs scoring on a passed ball, bases-loaded walk and the
catcher's interference on Christian Bethancourt.
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Orioles 6, Red Sox 5
Adam Jones, Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado each hit solo homers to
help the Baltimore Orioles complete a three-game sweep of the Boston
Red Sox.
The Orioles (29-30) have won four straight games and six of their
last seven. Boston (27-34) has lost these three and slipped to a
season-worst seven games under. 500.
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Marlins 6, Rockies 0
Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer that traveled
385 feet and an RBI single that went about 40, leading the Miami
Marlins to a win over the Colorado Rockies.
Stanton leads the Majors with 22 homers and 55 RBIs and Miami
(25-36) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Colorado (27-32) is 5-5 in its past 10 games.
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Brewers 6, Nationals 5
Scooter Gennett broke a tie game with an RBI double in the eighth
innings and Francisco Rodriguez earned his 13th save of the season
as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a victory over the Washington
Nationals.
Right-hander Matt Garza struck out seven in a six-inning start. He
gave up eight hits and allowed five runs but only two of them earned
thanks to a sloppy effort by the Brewers' defense, which committed
three errors.
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Cubs 6, Reds 3
Miguel Montero went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, and Dexter
Fowler added a solo shot as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati
Reds.
Right-hander Michael Lorenzen (1-2) took his second consecutive loss
as the Reds saw a four-game winning streak end.
The victory was the fourth in five games for the Cubs (32-26).
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Indians 6, Mariners 0
Shaun Marcum allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings and
Giovanny Urshela hit his first Major League home run as the
Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners.
The right-hander Marcum (3-1) retired 18 of the 21 batters he faced.
He retired the first nine before hitting first baseman Logan
Morrison with a pitch leading off the fourth inning. (Editing by
Sudipto Ganguly)
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