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 Marlins 3, Cardinals 0
Jarred Cosart pitched seven scoreless innings, and second baseman
Donovan Solano slugged a two-run homer to lead the Miami Marlins to
a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals.
The Marlins (59-60) will go for a three-game sweep of the series on
Wednesday while St Louis (62-56) will be hoping to end a run of four
losses in five games.
Cosart allowed just three hits, all singles, and one walk while
striking out three.
The loss went to Cards ace Adam Wainwright (14-7), who allowed three
runs in seven innings.
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Cubs 3, Brewers 0
Kyle Hendricks worked 7 1/3 scoreless innings for his second career
shutout victory as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0.
Hendricks (4-1) allowed six hits, walked one and struck out five.
Cubs center fielder Arismendy Alcantara went 2-for-3 with an RBI and
run scored while first baseman Anthony Rizzo blasted his 26th home
run of the season.
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 Dodgers 4, Braves 2
The Los Angeles Dodgers ousted the Atlanta Braves in the National
League Division Series a year ago and are 5-0 against them this
season after a 4-2 victory.
Right-hander Dan Haren (10-9) turned in his second consecutive
strong start, and left fielder Carl Crawford continued his recent
hot hitting, going 3-for-5 with a double and a walk.
Haren, a 12-year veteran, gave up six hits and two runs over six
innings, striking out seven and walking one.
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Pirates 4, Tigers 2
Right-hander Edinson Volquez hurled six solid innings to reach
double figures in victories as he pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to
a 4-2 victory over the reeling Detroit Tigers.
Volquez (10-7) allowed two runs and five hits with five strikeouts
and two walks to win his second start in a row and for the fourth
time in his last five starts at PNC Park.
The Pirates (64-55) won for the fifth time in their last seven games
and lead the National League wild card standings while the Tigers
(63-54) lost their fourth straight game.
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Red Sox 3, Reds 2
Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth
inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the
Cincinnati Reds.
Koji Uehara earned his 26th save for the Red Sox (53-65), who
defeated the Reds for the eighth time in nine regular-season
meetings.
Catcher Devin Mesoraco went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI for
Cincinnati.
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 Nationals 7, Mets 1
The Nationals tied a season high by hitting four home runs and Doug
Fister tossed seven shutout innings as Washington beat the New York
Mets 7-1 at Citi Field.
The Nationals (64-53) increased their National League East lead over
second-place Atlanta to a season-high five games.
Left fielder Bryce Harper's two-run homer in the second provided the
Nationals the only offense they would need but they added five runs
in the sixth on a leadoff homer by Anthony Rendon and two-run shots
by Ian Desmond and Michael Taylor.
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A's 11, Royals 3
Josh Donaldson homered twice and drove in four runs, and Brandon
Moss matched his career high with four hits as the Oakland Athletics
pounded out an 11-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals, ending
their eight-game winning run.
The A's bashed a season-high 20 hits, with seven players
contributing multi-hit games.
Donaldson, who upped his homer total to 25, belted out Bruce Chen
pitches in the seventh and eighth innings.
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Astros 10, Twins 4
Chris Carter belted two home runs to spark a power surge and pace the
Houston Astros to a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Astros (50-70) bashed three home runs in support of right-hander
Collin McHugh, who limited the Twins (53-65) to one run on four hits
with three strikeouts over six innings.
Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick hit his first homer of the season,
and second baseman Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 for his 51st multi-hit game.
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Padres 4, Rockies 1
Right-handed starter Odrisamer Despaigne restricted the Rockies to five
hits over seven innings as the Padres defeated Colorado 4-1.
The Padres made history, starting seven Latin American players in a game
for the first time in franchise history.
Five had a hand in the Padres' first two runs with Yonder Alonso and
Rymer Liriano scoring on RBI outs by Abraham Almonte and Alexi Amarista
with a pair of singles by Yasmani Grandal moving the runs into scoring
position.
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Mariners 6, Blue Jays 3
Home runs by Kyle Seager and Kendrys Morales led the Seattle Mariners to
another big lead before the bullpen held on for a 6-3 win over the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Seager and Morales both hit solo home runs as the Mariners pulled out to
a 5-1 lead through six innings, but the Blue Jays made things
interesting late.
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Rangers 3, Rays 2 (14 innings)
Adam Rosales' bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning gave the Texas
Rangers a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Texas (47-72) rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win for the just the 12th
time in the past 49 games.
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Angels 7, Phillies 2
The Los Angeles Angels scored seven runs in the sixth inning and it was
all they needed in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Right fielder Kole Calhoun got the inning started with a home run, and
he also drove in the seventh run of the inning with an RBI single.
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White Sox 3, Giants 2 (10 innings)
Second baseman Gordon Beckham singled home Moises Sierra with two outs
in the top of the 10th inning, rallying the Chicago White Sox past the
San Francisco Giants 3-2.
After blowing a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth, the White Sox
regrouped against right-hander Santiago Casilla (1-2), the Giants'
fourth pitcher. (Compiled by Ben Everill; Editing by John O'Brien)
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