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 Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Gerrit Cole (18-8) allowed one run on four hits while striking out
eight and walking just a pair as the Pirates beat the Cubs in a 3-2
pitchers' duel to extend their top wild-card berth spot by another
game over Chicago.
Cole pitched seven innings as the Pirates (94-60) moved 4 1/2 games
ahead of the Cubs (89-64) with eight regular-season games to play.
Chicago's magic number to clinch a postseason berth remained at one.
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Phillies 8, Nationals 2
Rookie left fielder Aaron Altherr had four hits, including an
inside-the-park grand slam among his two homers, and five RBIs as
the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals to push the defending
National League East champions on the brink of elimination.
In the third, Altherr's single up the middle got past center fielder
Michael A. Taylor and the rookie scored the first inside-the-park
grand slam in the majors since Tampa Bay's Randy Winn in 1999.
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Blue Jays 5, Rays 3
R.A. Dickey earned his 100th career win, Josh Donaldson, Kevin
Pillar and Jose Bautista homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated
the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday.
Donaldson, the designated hitter for this game, tied the score with
a solo homer in the third for the American League East leaders,
while Bautista led off the seventh with his 37th homer of the season
to increase Toronto's lead to 5-2.
Dickey allowed four hits, no walks and two runs while striking out
two in seven innings. He retired the final 11 batters he faced.
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Red Sox 7, Orioles 0
Rich Hill, a 35-year-old left-hander, pitched a two-hitter for his
second major league shutout -- and first in almost nine years -- in
leading the Boston Red Sox to a 7-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Hill, who had last started in the major leagues in 2009, recorded
the first shutout of the season for the last-place Red Sox (73-80).
Designated hitter David Ortiz collected three doubles and three RBIs
as the Red Sox ended a three-game loss streak.
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White Sox 5, Yankees 2
Third baseman Mike Olt hit a long solo home run at the top of the
seventh inning as the Chicago White Sox further damaged the New York
Yankees hopes of winning the American League East with a 5-2 victory
Friday night.
Olt snapped a 2-2 tie when he drove a fastball from CC Sabathia
(5-10) into the second deck as the Yankees (84-69) fell four games
behind the Toronto Blue Jays with nine games remaining after losing
for the sixth time in eight home games.
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Tigers 6, Twins 4
Rajai Davis hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the eighth inning
to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over Minnesota that
stalled the Twins' drive for the second wild-card berth.
Davis drove over the right-field wall for his eighth home run of the
season to cap a Detroit comeback from a 4-0 deficit.
Right-hander Alex Wilson (3-3) earned the win for the Tigers by
pitching a scoreless eighth. Right-hander Neftali Feliz earned his
ninth save of the season.
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Mets 12, Reds 5
Lucas Duda hit a pair of three-run homers, and Noah Syndergaard
pitched seven shutout innings as the New York Mets reduced their
magic number to one with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on
Friday night at Great American Ball Park.
Right fielder Curtis Granderson added a three-run homer off J.J.
Hoover putting the Mets (87-67) in position to clinch their first
National League East title since 2006 on Saturday afternoon with a
victory over the Reds.
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Marlins 12, Braves 11
Jose Fernandez became the first major league pitcher to start his
home career with a 17-0 record, surviving a rough first inning to
defeat the Atlanta Braves 12-11 on Friday night at Marlins Park.
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Fernandez eclipsed the previous 16-0 record set by Johnny Allen
(1932-33) and LaMarr Hoyt (1980-82). But it wasn't easy for
Fernandez (6-0), who allowed five hits and four runs in the first
inning.
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Indians 6, Royals 0
Carlos Carrasco threw a one-hitter and struck out a career-high 15
as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Friday
night.
Royals manager Ned Yost rested most of his regulars one night after
the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 to clinch the American
League Central title. The lineup included four rookies.
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Rockies 7, Dodgers 4
Three-run outbursts against Mike Bolsinger (6-5) in the third and
fourth gave the Colorado Rockies a 7-4 win over the Los Angeles
Dodgers.
The Rockies teed off on Bolsinger in the fourth inning with three
homers -- center fielder Charlie Blackmon, right fielder Carlos
Gonzalez and left fielder Corey Dickerson.
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Brewers 4, Cardinals 3
After losing starting pitcher Carlos Martinez to right shoulder
tightness three hitters into the game, St. Louis blew a 3-1 lead and
absorbed a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night at
sold-out Busch Stadium.
Left fielder Khris Davis belted his 24th homer of the year to lead
off the ninth for Milwaukee (65-89) off Trevor Rosenthal (2-3), the
Cardinals' eighth pitcher.
St. Louis (97-57) had its five-game winning streak end and division
lead over second-place Pittsburgh dip to three games.
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Rangers 6, Astros 2
Right fielder Shin-Soo Choo continued his torrid month with a
three-hit game as the Texas Rangers took a stranglehold on the
American League West with a 6-2 victory over the spiraling Houston
Astros at Minute Maid Park.
The Rangers (84-69) won their eighth consecutive game against the
Astros (80-74) and extended their lead in the division to 4 1/2
games.
Choo, who entered the series leading the AL in batting (.410),
on-base percentage (.539) and walks (19) this month, finished
3-for-5 with a two-run home run.
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Athletics 5, Giants 4
Center fielder Billy Burns hit a two-run homer, designated hitter
Billy Butler had a solo shot and right-hander Sonny Gray pitched six
solid innings, leading the Oakland A's to a 5-4 victory over the San
Francisco Giants.
The Giants, defending World Series champions, remained eight games
behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West but were
eliminated from contention in the wild-card race.
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Diamondbacks 6, Padres 3
Center fielder A.J. Pollock had a career-high five RBIs and hit a
second-inning grand slam to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the
San Diego Padres 6-3 on Friday night.
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Angels 8, Mariners 4
Designated hitter Albert Pujols and first baseman C.J Cron each hit
a two-run home run to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-4 win over
the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in front of 38,355 at Angel
Stadium.
It was Pujols' 37th home run of the season and the 557th of his
career as the Angels used their sixth victory in eight games to move
within half a game of the Houston Astros, who hold the American
League's second wild-card spot.
(Compiled by Patrick Johnston)
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