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 Royals 3, Reds 0
Mike Moustakas had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in
two runs, and Yordano Ventura pitched seven strong innings as the
Kansas City Royals shut out the Cincinnati Reds.
Third baseman Moustakas had RBI doubles in the fifth and seventh
innings as the Royals moved 2 1/2 games in front of Detroit in the
American League Central.
The Reds have lost four straight, matching their season high, and
dropped a season-worst three games below .500.
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Cardinals 10, Mets 2
Michael Wacha remained undefeated, throwing seven strong innings and
adding a safety squeeze to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a rout of
the New York Mets.
Wacha (6-0) moved into a tie with New York Mets (23-17) right-hander
Bartolo Colon for the National League lead in wins, as the Cardinals
(26-13) won for just the fourth time in 10 games.
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Nationals 8, Yankees 6 (10 innings)
Ryan Zimmerman lined a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning as
the Washington Nationals beat the New York Yankees.
Washington catcher Wilson Ramos's solo homer tied the game at 6-6 in
the sixth and extended his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest
current streak in the Majors.
The Nationals (23-17) have won nine of their last 11 games while the
Yankees (22-18) lost for the seventh time in 11 outings.
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Brewers 8, Tigers 1
Ryan Braun, Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez hit consecutive home runs
in a six-run third inning and Jimmy Nelson tamed the Detroit Tigers
on three hits over eight innings to power the Milwaukee Brewers to
victory.
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Giants 2, Dodgers 0
Tim Hudson tossed 6 1/3 innings as four San Francisco pitchers
combined on a six-hit shutout during a Giants win over the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
Buster Posey had an RBI single in the third inning and the Giants
(21-18) added a run in the eighth to top Los Angeles (24-14).
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Angels 3, Blue Jays 2
Hector Santiago pitched seven strong innings and designated hitter
David Freese snapped a tie with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly as
the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays.
Santiago (3-2) allowed four hits and two runs (one earned) and right
fielder Kole Calhoun homered for the Angels (20-19).
Josh Donaldson had a two-run homer for the Blue Jays (18-23).
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Orioles 9, Mariners 4
Jimmy Paredes homered and had a career-high four RBIs to lead the
Baltimore Orioles to a victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Seattle left fielder Nelson Cruz hit his league-leading 16th home
run in the defeat for the Mariners (17-21), who lost for the fourth
time in six games.
Baltimore improved to 17-19.
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Astros 6, A's 4
Roberto Hernandez took advantage of an early lead and recorded his
fifth quality start, and the Houston Astros held on for a win over
the Oakland Athletics.
Hernandez (2-3) worked six innings, allowing two runs, and Houston
bashed three more home runs to add to its Major-League-leading total
of 60.
Oakland fell to 14-27.
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Rays 5, Braves 3
Logan Forsythe drove in the go-ahead run with a single in a two-run
fifth inning that helped the Tampa Bay Rays come from behind to beat
the Atlanta Braves.
The winning pitcher was Erasmo Ramirez (2-1), who pitched five
innings and allowed three runs for Tampa Bay (22-18).
The Braves fell to 18-20.
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Padres 4, Cubs 3
Catcher Derek Norris' eighth-inning, two-run double led the San
Diego Padres to a win over the Chicago Cubs.
The Padres (20-20) snapped a three-game losing streak and prevented
the Cubs (21-17), who gave up three unearned runs, from earning a
seventh victory in eight games.
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Red Sox 4, Rangers 3
David Ortiz and Mike Napoli teamed up to drive in all of the team's
runs in Boston's win over the Texas Rangers.
The designated hitter and first baseman each hit solo homers and
produced timely RBI singles to help Boston (19-20) inch closer to
.500.
Texas (16-23) lost for the fifth time in seven games.
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Twins 8, Pirates 5
Joe Mauer hit a rare three-run single to key a six-run second inning
and Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe homered to lead the Minnesota
Twins to a victory.
Catcher Kurt Suzuki, Plouffe and center fielder Aaron Hicks had two
hits each for the Twins (22-17), who won for the third time in four
games.
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Indians 3, White Sox 1
Trevor Bauer gave up four hits in 7 1/3 innings and struck out seven
as the Cleveland Indians snapped the Chicago White Sox six-game
winning streak.
First baseman Brandon Moss provided a bit of breathing room for the
Indians (15-23) in the eighth with a solo home run.
Chicago fell to 18-18.
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Rockies 6, Phillies 5
Nick Hundley hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the eighth
inning, and the Colorado Rockies edged the Philadelphia Phillies.
Hundley went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Phillies third baseman Maikel
Franco finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
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Diamondbacks 4, Marlins 2
A.J. Pollock hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning,
leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a win over the Miami Marlins.
Miami (16-24), playing their second game under new manager Dan
Jennings, lost for the eighth time in nine games. (Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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