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 Royals 5, Cardinals 0
Chris Young extended the Kansas City starters' scoreless inning
streak and designated hitter Kendrys Morales drove in all the runs
with two homers as the Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0.
Young, who lowered his ERA to 0.78, pitched six innings and gave up
six hits and two walks with two strikeouts to pick up the victory.
Royals starters have not allowed a run in the past four games
spanning 26 innings.
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Angels 12, Red Sox 5
Los Angeles, struggling all season to score runs, exploded for nine
in the fifth inning and cruised to a 12-5 win over Boston.
Chris Iannetta hit a three-run homer, Erick Aybar added a two-run
shot and Mike Trout had two hits and a stolen base in the 39-minute
inning that chased starter Rick Porcello and reliever Matt Barnes.
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Nationals 2, Phillies 1
Max Scherzer won his fourth successive start and scored the go-ahead
run in the sixth inning as Washington beat Philadelphia 2-1 for
their sixth consecutive win.
Scherzer gave up just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in
eight innings.
He was lifted for pinch-hitter Tyler Moore in the eighth, and closer
Drew Storen picked up his 13th save in the ninth despite giving up
two singles.
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Pirates 4, Mets 1
Gerrit Cole pitched into the ninth inning for the first time in his
career and tied for the National League lead in wins in leading
Pittsburgh over New York 4-1.
Cole allowed only one unearned run and six hits in 8-1/3 innings
with 10 strikeouts and no walks as the Pirates won for the second
time in eight games.
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Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3
Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and Nelson Cruz homered
as Seattle held on to defeat Toronto 4-3.
Hernandez allowed four hits, two walks and one run while striking
out eight.
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Tigers 6, Astros 2
J.D. Martinez blasted a three-run home run in the third inning as
Detroit pulled away for a 6-2 win over Houston.
The right fielder's ninth homer of the season backed a sharp outing
by Tigers starter Alfredo Simon, who did not give up an earned run
in seven innings.
He allowed two unearned runs on four hits and struck out five while
notching his first victory since April 25.
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Orioles 8, Marlins 5
Baltimore rallied for four runs in the sixth inning as Miami lost
for the eighth successive time.
Baltimore took advantage of a throwing error by Marlins starter
Henderson Alvarez, tying the score 3-3 in the sixth while catcher
Caleb Joseph followed with a tiebreaking two-run single for the
Orioles.
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Indians 7, Reds 3
Brandon Moss had a double, a home run and three RBIs, while Jason
Kipnis had three hits and Carlos Carrasco pitched six strong innings
to lead Cleveland over slumping Cincinnati 7-3.
The Indians extended their winning streak to four games, while the
Reds have lost six successive games.
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White Sox 3, Twins 2
Jeff Samardzija brushed off a shaky start to claim his third win in
four starts as Chicago beat Minnesota 3-2.
Samardzija worked eight strong innings, allowing two runs on three
hits while walking one and striking out a season-high nine as the
White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Brewers 11, Braves 0
Hot-hitting Ryan Braun had two doubles, a home run and reached base
five times to help Milwaukee throttle Atlanta 11-0.
Braun went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and scored twice.
He hit a two-run homer in the first inning, walked and scored in the
fourth, doubled in two runs in the fifth, reached on catcher's
interference in the sixth and doubled in the eighth.
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Rays 5, A's 2
Tampa made sure Oakland starter Scott Kazmir's return to where he
used to pitch was not a pleasant memory.
The plan was successful as Kazmir lasted only 5-2/3 innings in a 5-2
Tampa victory. Kazmir lost for the third time in four starts this
month and fell to 2-3 on the season.
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Rangers 10, Yankees 9
Prince Fielder homered twice, including belting a three-run shot in
the top of the third inning as Texas held on to beat New York 10-9.
It was his 26th career multi-homer game.
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