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 Mauer sent a 1-1 pitch from Antonio Bastardo over the right-field
wall to give the Twins (23-17) a sweep of the two-game interleague
series and their fourth win in five games. The homer came in the
first baseman's 155th at-bat.
The Twins, who are 14-5 in their last 19 games, had been held
scoreless since the first inning when Torii Hunter had a three-run
double for the first of his three hits. Josh Harrison had three hits
for the Pirates to extend his hitting streak to eight games. Andrew
McCutchen had his fifth homer among three hits for the Pirates, who
lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Royals 7, Reds 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Moustakas amassed his second consecutive
three-hit game and Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first home victory
for Kansas City.
The Royals improved to 26-14, the club's best record after 40 games.
Guthrie (4-2) threw six scoreless innings before leaving after 94
pitches. He allowed five hits and two walks while striking out
three. The Royals tied a club record with a streak of 24 scoreless
innings before Ryan Madson gave up a run in the seventh when Brandon
Phillips doubled home Zack Cozart.
Cardinals 9, Mets 0
NEW YORK -- Carlos Martinez threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and St.
Louis scored six runs in the fourth inning at Citi Field.
The Cardinals (27-13) have outscored the Mets 19-2 in winning the
middle two games of the four-game series. Jason Heyward homered
leading off the fourth and Matt Adams provided the big blow six
batters later with a three-run homer off Bartolo Colon.
Martinez, who gave up 16 runs in 14 innings in his last three
starts, improved to 4-2 after allowing four hits and two walks while
striking out five.
Mariners 4, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE -- Roenis Elias allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings and
Justin Ruggiano hit a two-run homer for Seattle.
Ruggiano also doubled and scored the team's first run. Chris Taylor
also drove in a seventh-inning run with his first career triple, one
of the Mariners' five extra-base hits. Nelson Cruz added two hits to
raise his career average to .353 against the Orioles.
Elias shut out the Orioles in the first seven innings. The
Cuban-born left-hander retired 10 batters in a row between the third
and sixth innings.
Tigers 5, Brewers 2
DETROIT -- Nick Castellanos rifled a three-run triple past Gerardo
Parra in right field with two outs in the eighth inning to help
Detroit avoid being swept in a series for the first time this
season.
The win went to left-hander Blaine Hardy (2-0), who got one out in
the eighth. Right-hander Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his 13th
save.
Rangers 2, Red Sox 1
BOSTON -- Phil Klein, summoned from the minor leagues to make his
first major league start, and four relievers combined on a
nine-hitter for Texas.
Klein, who yielded five hits and four runs in 4 2/3 innings in six
relief appearances earlier this year, allowed one run and five hits
in 5 1/3 innings for his second big-league win.
Robinson Chirinos hit a home run and Elvin Andrus delivered a
sacrifice fly off hard-luck loser Joe Kelly. Xander Bogearts hit a
solo homer for the Red Sox.
Angels 4, Blue Jays 3
TORONTO -- Marc Krauss doubled home two runs in the seventh inning,
Jered Weaver pitched seven strong innings and Los Angeles defeated
Toronto.
Krauss entered the game in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter for
Albert Pujols, who sustained a bruised left hand when hit by a pitch
in the fourth. Mike Trout homered for the Angels, who won for the
seventh time in nine games.
Drew Hutchison (3-1) allowed six hits, two walks and four runs in 6
2/3 innings for the Blue Jays, who lost for the seventh time in
eight games.
Nationals 3, Yankees 2
WASHINGTON -- Denard Span had two hits, including the go-ahead RBI
single in the seventh inning, as Washington captured its fifth
straight win over New York despite the ejection of slugger Bryce
Harper and manager Matt Williams.
Span had a single to left with the bases loaded in the seventh to
score Wilson Ramos to give the Nationals a 3-2 lead.
Harper was ejected in the bottom of the third by home plate umpire
Marvin Hudson after he took exception to a called strike on the
first pitch from starter Adam Warren. Williams came out of the
dugout and was also tossed.
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Braves 2, Rays 1
ATLANTA -- Williams Perez didn't get credit for the victory in his
first major league start but helped Atlanta gain of a split of a
two-game interleague series, striking out seven and allowing seven
hits in five innings.
The Braves took the lead in the sixth inning off Rays starter Jake
Odorizzi as Todd Cunningham followed a double by Freddie Freeman and
a single by Nick Markakis with an RBI groundout.
Astros 6, Athletics 1
HOUSTON -- Dallas Keuchel pitched seven innings without allowing an
earned run and Evan Gattis bashed a tiebreaking, two-run homer in
the sixth inning as Houston defeated Oakland.
Keuchel (6-0) allowed six hits and two walks while striking out
four. Despite retiring the Athletics in order only three times,
Keuchel kept the Astros in position to surge ahead with 14
ground-ball outs.
Indians 4, White Sox 3
CHICAGO -- Shaun Marcum made a triumphant return as a starting
pitcher, helping Cleveland beat Chicago.
Marcum (1-0) celebrated his first win since June 26, 2013, when he
beat the White Sox while pitching for the New York Mets. He allowed
two runs, four hits and no walks with six strikeouts as the Indians
won their second straight.
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and two walks. Jose
Abreu extended a hitting streak to 15 games with a ninth-inning
single.
Phillies 4, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Philadelphia parlayed two early rallies and five dazzling
innings from rookie Severino Gonzalez into a win over Colorado.
Taking the turn of injured Chad Billingsley, Gonzalez, 22, made his
third start in the big leagues and gave up five singles, all during
his final two innings after retiring the first nine batters he
faced.
The Phillies scored two unearned runs with two outs in the first
inning, aided by Rockies starter Eddie Butler's throwing error in
what turned into a 43-pitch inning. Butler left after the third when
he gave up two more runs, the first on Ryan Howard's home run.
Giants 4, Dodgers 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum extended his streak of scoreless
innings at home to 22 with seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball,
pitching San Francisco to a victory over Los Angeles. The Giants'
fifth consecutive win was their second in two nights over the
Dodgers.
Brandon Crawford's third hit of the game, a two-out RBI single in
the sixth inning, ended a scoreless duel, and Buster Posey belted a
two-run homer in the seventh as the Giants won their fifth straight
over the Dodgers, the longest streak against their rival since 2003.
The Dodgers' loss followed news earlier in the day that left-handed
starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu will undergo arthroscopic surgery on
his left shoulder Thursday in Los Angeles. He is expected to miss
the rest of the season.
Cubs 3, Padres 2
SAN DIEGO -- One game after committing three errors in a loss,
Chicago played a clean contest and had three players drive in a run
while winning for the ninth time in 16 outings.
Cubs left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, making his season debut after
opening the season on the disabled list, lasted 4 2/3 innings. He
allowed two runs on four hits with a career-high nine strikeouts and
one walk.
Justin Grimm (1-0) relieved Wada and worked 1 1/3 innings for the
victory. Hector Rondon, Chicago's sixth pitcher of the night,
pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save in 11 chances.
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