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 Scherzer plowed through the Brewers' lineup twice, striking out 11,
before Carlos Gomez led off the seventh inning with a bloop single
into short right field. The right-hander left him stranded, though,
and went the distance with a one-hitter, striking out a career-high
and franchise single-game record 16 batters while earning just the
second shutout of his career.
Scherzer is 7-5 with a 1.93 ERA in his first season in Washington
after signing a seven-year, $210 million contract in the offseason.
The Nationals scored two runs against right-hander Taylor Jungmann
(1-1), who struggled in just his second major league start, giving
up seven hits and two walks with two wild pitches and a hit batter
while striking out five in five innings.
Rays 2, White Sox 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep of
Chicago, outdueling perhaps the hottest pitcher in baseball against
left-hander Chris Sale.
The Rays had been held to one hit in six innings by Sale before he
gave up a two-run home run to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera in the
bottom of the seventh. Sale (6-3) struck out 12 batters -- his
fourth straight with at least that many -- but took the loss after
allowing more runs (two) than he had in his previous three starts
combined (one).
Rays starter Nathan Karns kept his team in the game with six strong
innings, holding the White Sox to one run on seven hits, thanks to
1-for-9 hitting with runners in scoring position.
Blue Jays 13, Red Sox 5
BOSTON -- Sizzling Toronto earned its 11th straight win to match the
longest winning streak in franchise history after routing Boston.
Ryan Goins led the way with a career-high five RBIs as the Blue Jays
completed a sweep of the three-game series and sent the floundering
Red Sox to their sixth straight loss.
RedSox second baseman Dustin Pedroia clearly lost two pop flies and
may have lost a third, right fielder Alejandro De Aza misjudged a
pop fly and then also fumbled around on the ground for the ball
which let another run score. In addition, Hanley Ramirez continued
his not-so-excellent adventure in left field by playing a double
poorly off the wall to allow a run to score. A loud chorus of boos
followed the Ramirez misplay.
Mets 10, Braves 8
NEW YORK -- Juan Lagares hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning
to cap a stunning comeback by New York.
The Mets trailed 4-1 in the second inning and 8-3 in the fourth
before producing their biggest come-from-behind victory of the
season.
The Mets trailed 8-7 when their sixth-inning rally began with
singles by pinch-hitter Michael Cuddyer and Curtis Granderson
against left-hander Luis Avilan (2-2). Lagares homered three pitches
later.
Rockies 4, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Jorge De La Rosa became the franchise leader in career
wins, leading Colorado over Miami to break its four-game losing
streak.
The Marlins had their three-game win streak snapped. Miami was
looking for its first four-game home sweep since 2011.
De La Rosa (4-2) pitched seven innings and allowed four hits, four
walks and one run. He earned career win No. 73, which broke a tie
with Aaron Cook atop the Rockies' career list.
Pirates 1, Phillies 0 (11 innings)
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Harrison singled up the middle for the game's
only run in the 11th inning to left Pittsburgh over Philadelphia.
Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis threw a routine groundball into the
stands that set up Harrison's winning hit. The Phillies were swept
for the second series in a row and the fifth time this season.
Pittsburgh right-hander A.J. Burnett pitched nine shutout innings.
He gave up five hits and walked one, with four strikeouts.
Left-hander Antonio Bastardo (2-0) earned the win after pitching a
scoreless 11th.
Yankees 5, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE - John Ryan Murphy had three hits, including a tiebreaking
two-run double with two outs in the top of the fifth inning and New
York salvaged the finale of its three-game series.
Stephen Drew added two hits for the first-place Yankees, who snapped
a three-game losing streak.
Nolan Reimold drove in two runs for the Orioles, who were looking to
win seven straight for the first time since an eight-game streak in
2005.
Tigers 8, Indians 1
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera blasted another home run and J.D. Martinez
hit a three-run home run and Detroit claimed a rain-prolonged
victory over Cleveland.
Right-hander Alfredo Simon allowed three hits in five scoreless
innings before heavy rains prompted a one-hour, 51 minute delay.
Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber allowed two runs and four hits
in five innings before the delay.
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Astros 13, Mariners 0
HOUSTON -- Rookie right-hander Lance McCullers worked five hitless
innings and the Houston scored multiple runs in three different
innings against Seattle.
The Astros posted their second lopsided shutout of the series as
designated hitter Evan Gattis had four singles. Third baseman Luis
Valbuena hit a two-run homer and second baseman Marwin Gonzalez
added a solo shot as Houston improved to 23-0 when hitting multiple
home runs.
Seattle right-hander Roenis Elias allowed eight runs (seven earned)
and seven hits in a season-low 3 1/3 innings.
Twins 4, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Eddie Rosario's double to right-center field
with two outs in the ninth inning snapped a tie and lifted Minnesota
past Texas.
Rosario's extra-base hit off Texas closer Shawn Tolleson was the
ninth of the game for Minnesota and 16th over a two-game stretch.
Rookie center fielder Byron Buxton made his major league debut for
Minnesota and 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Third baseman Joey Gallo and center fielder Leonys Martin hit solo
home runs for Texas.
Diamondbacks 4, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Rubby De LaRosa allowed six hits over
eight-plus innings and Arizona completed its first sweep in San
Francisco since July 2007.
Chris Owings had a two-run double for Arizona, which handed San
Francisco its eighth straight home loss.
Chris Heston followed up Tuesday's no-hitter against the New York
Mets by allowing three runs (two earned) and seven hits in five
innings.
Athletics 8, Angels 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Right-hander Sonny Gray allowed a unearned run
and five hits 7 2/3 innings and Oakland routed Los Angeles.
Ben Zobrist collected three hits Eric Sogard tied a career high with
three RBI as Oakland capitalized on three errors by the Angels.
Johnny Giavotella, Chris Iannetta and Erick Aybar committed fielding
errors for Los Angeles.
Dodgers 4, Padres 2 (12 innings)
SAN DIEGO -- Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run, two-out bases-loaded
single in the top of the 12th, giving Los Angeles a victory over San
Diego in the rubber match of a three-game weekend series.
Four innings earlier, Gonzalez, a former Padre and San Diego County
native, hit a two-out, run-scoring double to tie the game at 2-2.
The win was the Dodgers' eighth in 12 games against the Padres this
season. The Dodgers won all four of the series between the teams.
Cubs 2, Reds 1 (11 innings)
CHICAGO -- Starlin Castro delivered the winning hit on an single in
the 11th, and Chicago beat Cincinnati.
The Cubs lead the majors with eight walk-off victories, and they
took three of four games in the series. Castro had a walk-off hit
for the second consecutive night after he also drove in the winning
run Saturday in a 4-3 victory over the Reds.
In the 11th, Chris Coghlan doubled just past left fielder Kristopher
Negron and scored on Castro's single to left. Chicago center fielder
Dexter Fowler's sacrifice fly tied it 1-1 in the seventh, one inning
after Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips hit an RBI single.
Royals-Cardinals, ppd. rain
ST. LOUIS -- The game between Kansas City and St. Louis was rained
out after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay.
No makeup date was set, although the teams have July 23 and August 3
as mutual off-days.
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