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MLB roundup: Key AL win for Orioles over Yankees

[September 03, 2016] The Sports Xchange

BALTIMORE - Dylan Bundy pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball as the Baltimore Orioles, with three homers in the second inning, beat the New York Yankees 8-0 Friday in the first of a crucial three-game series for both teams.

Baltimore (73-61) won for just the third time in eight games while the Yankees (69-64) lost for only the third time in nine outings. The win gave Orioles manager Buck Showalter 1,413 career victories, putting him in a tie for 25th place with former Yankees manager Miller Huggins (1918-29).

The Orioles hit three doubles and four home runs, giving them a MLB-best 213 this year. Mark Trumbo had two hits, including a homer, and Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis and Manny Machado had two-run homers.

Rays 8, Blue Jays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Cobb pitched for the first time in nearly two years, and Tampa Bay beat Toronto at its own game, slugging three home runs off the Blue Jays' bullpen to pull away at Tropicana Field.

Cobb, making a promising return from Tommy John surgery, held the Blue Jays to two runs in five innings, and an inning after he left, the Rays broke open a 2-2 game. Logan Morrison hit a two-run home run in the sixth for the lead, and Luke Maile and Brad Miller added home runs in the seventh to pull away.

Toronto came into the night with a two-game lead atop the American League East, but dropped to 6-8 against the last-place Rays this season. Starter Marcus Stroman (9-6) gave up the lead in the sixth on Morrison's 12th home run of the season, while Danny Farquhar (1-0) picked up the win after a scoreless inning of relief.

Indians 6, Marlins 2

CLEVELAND -- Carlos Carrasco pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out 11 to lead Cleveland to a victory over Miami at Progressive Field.

Abraham Almonte had two doubles and two RBIs for the Indians, who have won four games in a row.

Carrasco (10-7) allowed six hits and one walk in his first career appearance against Miami and did not allow a runner past second base.

Brewers 1, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH -- Seven Milwaukee pitchers combined to shut out Pittsburgh, holding the Pirates to seven hits in a shutout victory at PNC Park.

Junior Guerra, Jacob Barnes, Blaine Boyer (2-3), Jhan Marinez, Carlos Torres, Corey Knebel and Tyler Thornburg led Milwaukee to its second win in a row following a six-game losing streak.

Pittsburgh has lost four in a row and was shut out for the second time in three games.

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

CINCINNATI -- Eugenio Suarez singled home Zack Cozart with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Cincinnati to a victory over St. Louis in the opener of a three-game series Friday night at Great American Ball Park.

After failing to cash in on bases-loaded situations in the seventh and eighth innings, the Reds had them loaded again with one out in the ninth against Seung Hwan Oh.

Suarez singled through a drawn-in infield for the game-winner.

Nationals 4, Mets 1

NEW YORK -- A.J. Cole earned his first major league win by throwing six solid innings Friday night as Washington beat New York at Citi Field.

Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored and factored into each run scoring inning for the Nationals, who have won four straight to extend their National League East lead to a season-high 10 1/2 games over the Mets.

Wilson Ramos had an RBI single among his two hits while Anthony Rendon had a two-run single in the ninth. Trea Turner had two hits and two stolen bases.

Cubs 2, Giants 1

CHICAGO -- A bid for a second career no-hitter fell short but the victory by left-hander Jon Lester and the Chicago Cubs was just as sweet.

Lester pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings and allowed only three hits in a complete game as the Cubs beat San Francisco.

Lester (15-4) didn't give up a hit until Hunter Pence's solo home run with two out in the seventh inning. He threw 102 pitches, struck out four and walked two as the Cubs won their fifth straight.

Braves 8, Phillies 4

PHILADELPHIA -- Left fielder Matt Kemp showed a flair for the dramatic, hitting a game-tying home run in the fifth inning and picking up his fourth RBI of the night in a four-run ninth inning, leading Atlanta to a win over Philadelphia in front of a sparse crowd of 17,175 at Citizens Bank Park.

Ender Inciarte added three hits to extend his hit streak to 13 games for the Braves, who have the National League's worst record but have now won five straight.

The Phillies, who have now lost four in a row and six of their last seven, jumped out to a 4-0 lead on a three-run homer by catcher A.J. Ellis, but saw the Braves tie it in the fifth and break it open in the ninth when reliever Jeanmar Gomez allowed two runs on four hits and was removed without retiring a batter. Gomez was charged with all four runs by the Braves.

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White Sox 11, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Abreu and Melky Cabrera each had three hits and knocked in three runs and Todd Frazier homered for the second straight night to lead Chicago to a win over Minnesota at Target Field.

Frazier's two-run shot in the fourth inning tied the score at 3 and came moments after Brian Dozier connected on a three-run blast that gave Minnesota the lead.

After the clubs traded single runs in the fifth, Chicago took the lead for good on an RBI double by Carlos Sanchez in the top of the sixth. The White Sox tacked on three more runs in both the eighth and ninth, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Rockies 14, Diamondbacks 7

DENVER -- Colorado erupted for seven runs with two outs in the eighth inning, an uprising that carried them to a win over Arizona.

Nick Hundley hit his first career grand slam in the rally that brought the Rockies their fourth win in five games. They twice had to overcome Arizona leads. Colorado trailed 5-0 in the fourth when two errors enabled the Diamondbacks to score five unearned runs. And the Rockies fell behind 7-6 in the sixth when A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer.

But David Dahl, who has hit safely in 33 of his first 36 games in the majors, tied the game in the bottom of that inning with a single, and the Rockies blew the game open with their bountiful eighth.

Tigers 7, Royals 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wade Davis blew a save in his return to Kansas City, while Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in four runs in Detroit's victory.

Paulo Orlando's two-run with two out in the eighth gave the Royals a 6-5 lead and Davis, who was just activated off the disabled list, was summoned to protect it.

Instead, he hit Ian Kinsler with his first pitch and Jose Iglesias doubled. Cabrera drove them both in with a single, his third hit. Cabrera's four RBIs matched a season high and brought his season total to 85. He had only five RBIs in his previous 18 games.

Rangers 10, Astros 8

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Carlos Beltran, Rougned Odor and Jonathan Lucroy homered during a seven-run fourth inning as Texas hung on for a win over Houston.

The win assured the first-place Rangers a .500 season with their 81st win and increased their American League West lead over the Astros to 9 1/2 games.

The seven-run fourth gave Texas a 9-2 lead that it extended to 10-3 after six innings. The Rangers then had to hang on as the Astros rallied late and had the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning.

Padres 4, Dodgers 2

LOS ANGELES -- Yangervis Solarte hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and San Diego edged Los Angeles.

Despite the loss, the Dodgers (74-60) remained two games ahead of the San Francisco Giants, who lost to the Chicago Cubs earlier in the day, atop of the National League West. The Padres (56-78) ended a three-game skid.

Dodgers rookie Julio Urias was charged with two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. Joc Pederson hit his 19th home run and drove in the other run Los Angeles.

Red Sox 16, Athletics 2

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Travis Shaw went 3-for-6 with a three-run homer, two doubles and a career-high tying five RBIs, powering Boston to a rout of Oakland.

The Red Sox (75-59) moved to within one game of first-place Toronto, which lost 8-3 to Tampa Bay, in the American League East. Boston remained two games ahead of Baltimore for the AL's top wild-card spot.

David Ortiz went 2-for-2, drove in three runs and scored once for the Red Sox, who pounded out 17 hits and tied their season high for runs.

A's right-hander Andrew Triggs made his sixth start of the season but came out after just one inning because of tightness in his back.

Mariners 11, Angels 8

SEATTLE -- Ketel Marte drove in three runs and Nelson Cruz hit his 33rd home run and Seattle snapped a five-game losing streak by holding off Los Angeles.

Marte had a two-run single during Seattle's nine-run second inning.

Mike Trout and Jefry Marte homered for the Angels, who had a five-game winning streak snapped

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