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 Giants 6, Rockies 3
Madison Bumgarner pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, and helped his cause
with a home run, powering San Francisco over Colorado.
Matt Duffy had a double, a triple and a home run, and Buster Posey
drove in three runs with a pair of singles as the Giants won their
second in a row to take the three-game series after the Rockies won
the opener.
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Dodgers 2, Marlins 0
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke, who had gone 10
straight starts without a win even though he is leading the majors
in ERA, broke his streak with a win against the Miami Marlins.
Greinke (6-2), who had been 0-2 with eight no-decisions during his
winless streak, has a 1.58 ERA after getting his first win since May
5.
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Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2
Third baseman Josh Donaldson homered and right-hander Drew Hutchison
struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings to lead Toronto over Texas.
Hutchison (8-1) allowed four hits, three walks and one unearned run
to win his fifth consecutive decision as the Blue Jays took the
rubber match of the three-game series.
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Astros 3, Yankees 1
Right-hander Collin McHugh pitched eight strong innings while rookie
shortstop Carlos Correa doubled and scored twice as Houston salvaged
a split of the four-game weekend series.
McHugh (9-3) won a third consecutive start by limiting the Yankees
(41-35) to one run on two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
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Mets 2, Reds 1 (13 innings, suspended game)
First baseman Lucas Duda's RBI fielder's choice grounder finally
snapped a tie in the 13th inning and lifted the New York Mets to a
win over the Cincinnati Reds in the completion of Saturday's game,
which was suspended with the two teams tied 1-1 after six innings.
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Mets 7, Reds 2
Steven Matz had a major league debut to remember when the New York
Mets left-hander threw 7 2/3 strong innings and tied franchise
records for pitchers with three hits and four RBIs at the plate as
he led his team to a win over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Braves 2, Pirates 1
Atlanta's Alex Wood pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and the Braves
avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Nationals 3, Phillies 2 (Game One)
Washington got seven strong innings from starting pitcher Stephen
Strasburg and the Nationals held on for a win over the Philadelphia
Phillies.
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Phillies 8, Nationals 5 (Game Two)
Philadelphia's bats opened up like they haven't too often this
season, pilling up 16 hits, just two short of the team's season
high, to salvage a split of a doubleheader with the Nationals.
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Tigers 5, White Sox 4
James McCann drove an 0-2 pitch from Chicago reliever Zach Putnam
over the left-field wall for his third home run of the year and
second walk-off winner to give Detroit victory over the Chicago
White Sox.
The home run rewarded Detroit right-handed reliever Joakim Soria
(3-0), who pitched a scoreless top of the ninth.
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Red Sox 5, Rays 3
The Red Sox got to Tampa Bay ace Chris Archer, tagging him for three
home runs.
The Red Sox (34-43) got solo home runs from third baseman Pablo
Sandoval and left fielder Alejandro De Aza, then a two-run shot from
designated hitter David Ortiz, helping them take two of three in the
divisional series.
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Diamondbacks 6, Padres 4
Homers by Welington Castillo, David Peralta and Jake Lamb powered
Arizona to a win over San Diego.
Derek Norris hit two homers for the Padres, who got a game-opening
blast from right fielder Matt Kemp.
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Angels 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings)
Kole Calhoun scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning
to give the Los Angeles Angels victory over Seattle.
Right-hander Trevor Gott received his first major league victory
after pitching a perfect 10th inning.
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Royals 5, Athletics 3
Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings, Salvador Perez hit a
two-run homer and Kansas City rallied for a victory against Oakland,
sweeping a three-game series against the A's for the first time
since Sept. 2-4, 2008.
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Brewers 5, Twins 3
Ryan Braun and Adam Lind each hit two-run home runs in the eighth
inning to lead Milwaukee past Minnesota.
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Orioles 4, Indians 0 (Game One)
Jimmy Paredes and Manny Machado homered, Ubaldo Jimenez scattered
four hits over a season-high eight innings and the Baltimore Orioles
beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a split
doubleheader.
The Orioles earned their 5,000th regular-season win since moving to
Baltimore in 1954.
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Orioles 8, Indians 0
Chris Davis, Travis Snider and Chris Parmelee all homered in a
six-run fourth inning, and starter Chris Tillman threw seven shutout
innings as Baltimore completed their doubleheader sweep.
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Cardinals 4, Cubs 1
After two rain delays that halted play for 2 1/2 hours, the
Cardinals won their 51st game to sweep the three-game set from the
rival Cubs.
Catcher Yadier Molina knocked a pair of doubles to lead the offense,
while Carlos Martinez worked six strong innings to improve to 9-3
and stretch the Cardinals' winning streak to six games. (Compiled by
Tim Wharnsby, Editing by Andrew Both/Sudipto Ganguly)
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