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 Blue Jays 6, Tigers 5 (19 innings)
First baseman Jose Bautista singled to right field with the bases
loaded and none out in the 19th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat
the Detroit Tigers.
Right-hander Rick Porcello (13-7), usually a starter for the Tigers,
entered the game in the bottom of the 17th and took the loss.
It was Toronto's longest ever game (six hours and 37 minutes) and
the first time they had played 19 innings.
It was the second day in a row that the Blue Jays (63-56) tied the
Tigers (63-52) in the ninth and won in extra innings as they took
the rubber match of the three-game series.
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Royals 7, Giants 4
Right fielder Nori Aoki reached base four times, swiped three bases
and scored two runs as the rampaging Kansas City Royals beat the San
Francisco Giants.
 Center fielder Jarrod Dyson went 3-for-3 and also stole three bases
as the Royals won their seventh straight game, and 10th of 11, to
move within half a game of divisional leader Detroit in the American
League Central.
The Giants have lost 12 of 17 to fall 4.5 games behind the Los
Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
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Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Left-hander Clayton Kershaw clinched his 14th win of the season and
the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers.
Kershaw (14-2) gave up six hits over eight innings but the Brewers
were left to rue what might have been if not for three disastrous
base-running gaffes.
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Red Sox 3, Angels 1
Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning,
giving the Boston Red Sox victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The day after the Angels beat the Red Sox in 19 innings, Boston got
revenge as right-hander Rubby De La Rosa (4-4) earned his first road
win of the season.
Angels center fielder Mike Trout hit his 27th home run of the
season, matching his season total from last year, in the bottom of
the eighth off Edward Mujica.
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Twins 6, Athletics 1
Right-hander Phil Hughes pitched seven strong innings and the
Minnesota Twins beat Oakland, snapping their 12-game losing streak
against the Athletics.
The Twins beat the A's for the first time since Sept. 10, 2013. The
A's won three of four in the series and remained four games ahead of
the Los Angeles Angels in the American League West.
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Reds 7, Marlins 2
Catcher Devin Mesoraco homered twice, including a grand slam, and
Johnny Cueto pitched eight strong innings to lift the Cincinnati
Reds to victory over the Miami Marlins.
The win allowed Cincinnati (60-58), who have gone 9-14 since the All
Star break, to avoid being swept by the Marlins in a three-game
series.
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Indians 4, Yankees 1
Carlos Carrasco pitched five innings for his first win as a starting
pitcher in more than three years as the Cleveland Indians beat the
New York Yankees.
Working on a pitch limit, Carrasco (4-4) allowed two singles in his
first start since April 25. He entered the game 0-12 with a 8.09 ERA
in his previous 17 starts.
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Padres 8, Pirates 2
Right-hander Tyson Ross pitched six solid innings and right fielder Seth
Smith drove in three runs with a triple in the fifth inning to lead the
San Diego Padres to a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ross (11-10) gave up two runs, six hits and two walks. He lasted at
least six innings for the 19th time in his past 23 starts.
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Phillies 7, Mets 6
The Philadelphia Phillies fought back from a 6-1 deficit to beat the New
York Mets.
First baseman Ryan Howard delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of
the ninth inning to drive in the winning run.
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Cardinals 8, Orioles 3
Kolten Wong tied a career high with four hits, Peter Bourjos homered and
the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a three-game sweep with a victory over
the Baltimore Orioles.
It was the first time in eight games that Baltimore did not hit a home
run, but the Orioles still lead MLB with 147 this season.
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Rangers 6, Astros 2
The Texas Rangers took advantage of a sloppy defensive performance by
Houston to beat the Astros.
The Astros (49-69) were charged with only one error, but a series of
miscues greased the skids as their seven-game winning streak against
their Texan rivals was halted.
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Cubs 3, Rays 2 (12 innings)
Anthony Rizzo delivered a long walk-off single in the 12th inning to
give the Chicago Cubs victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
With runners on second and third and one out, Tampa Bay opted to play a
defensive alignment of five infielders and two outfielders. The Chicago
first baseman drove the ball into a vacant spot in right field to score
right fielder Ryan Sweeney with the winning run.
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Mariners 4, White Sox 2
Austin Jackson had his most productive game since joining the Mariners,
going 3-for-4 and driving in all four of Seattle's runs in a victory
over the Chicago White Sox
Jackson, acquired from the Detroit Tigers in a deadline deal on July 31,
provided all the offense as the Mariners built a 4-0 lead through the
first seven innings.
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Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 3 (10 innings)
Corey Dickerson hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the 10th
inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks for only
their third road win in their last 26 games.
(Compiled by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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