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 Mariners 7, Tigers 2
James Paxton remained unbeaten as a starter with six strong innings
as Seattle stretched their winning streak to five games.
Paxton (3-0) allowed one run and five hits and struck out two for
the victory. The left-hander is 6-0 in nine career starts. Three
relievers finished up for Seattle.
Robinson Cano hit a solo home run and scored twice for the Mariners,
who have won nine of 10.
The first five Mariners reached in the second inning when they
scored the first three runs of the game.
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Rays 5, Yankees 0
Tampa Bay completed their long climb back to .500 with their shutout
of New York at Tropicana Field.
With the win, the Rays moved to 61-61 and became the fourth team in
major league history to reach the .500 mark after being 18 games
below it.
Right-hander Alex Cobb struck out eight batters over 7 1/3 scoreless
innings. Cobb (8-6, 3.19 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in seven
straight starts, tying a franchise record.
Reliever Brad Boxberger entered in the eighth, gave up a single to
Derek Jeter that loaded the bases then struck out Jacoby Ellsbury
and Mark Teixeira to help preserve the shutout.
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Indians 2, Orioles 1 (11 innings)
Mike Aviles' home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning gave
Cleveland the victory over visiting Baltimore.
The win went to right-hander Scott Atchison (6-0), who pitched two
scoreless innings.
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Astros 5, Red Sox 3 (10 innings)
Houston did something they had never done before.
The Astros won a game at Fenway Park.
Houston, which tied the score on a bizarre baserunning play in the
eighth inning, got a pop-fly, two-run double by rookie Jake
Marisnick in the 10th inning to pull out the victory over Boston.
The win came in the ninth game at Fenway for the Astros, who were in
the National League until last season.
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Cardinals 4, Padres 2
Unheralded Lance Lynn continues to pile up the innings and wins for
St. Louis.
Lynn worked six solid innings as the Cardinals solidified their grip
on the first wild card spot in the National League with the victory
over San Diego at Busch Stadium.
Lynn (13-8) scattered six hits.
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Diamondbacks 3, Marlins 2
Arizona slugged two home runs in the game's first five at-bats and
held on to defeat Miami.
Right-hander Trevor Cahill (3-8) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings
to earn his second victory in the past week. Cahill was helped by 2
1/3 innings of scoreless relief pitching.
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Braves 7, A's 2
Atlanta slugged four homers in a game for the second time in eight
days, opening an interleague series against Oakland with a victory.
Rookie shortstop Phil Gosselin connected against reliever Jesse
Chavez in the sixth inning for his first homer in the majors. Justin
Upton, Evan Gattis and Freddie Freeman also homered.
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Mets 3, Cubs 2
Eric Campbell hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, and
right-hander Zack Wheeler threw 6 2/3 strong innings as New York
edged Chicago.
Wheeler (8-8) gave up two runs and four hits but none after the
third.
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Nationals 5, Pirates 4
Adam LaRoche and Bryce Harper each had two hits and two RBIs, and Denard
Span had three hits and two stolen bases as Washington won its fourth
game in a row.
LaRoche had RBI singles in his first two at-bats as the Nationals built
a 5-0 lead.
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Phillies 5, Giants 3 (10 innings)
Cody Asche hit a two-run, game-tying home run in the eighth inning and
opened a two-run 10th with a double as Philadelphia beat San Francisco.
After Asche's double, the Phillies loaded the bases with one out.
Reliever Javier Lopez then grazed Chase Utley in the right knee with his
next pitch, forcing in the tie-breaking run.
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Brewers 6, Dodgers 3
Pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay's bases-clearing double keyed a five-run surge
in the eighth inning as Milwaukee rallied to defeat Los Angeles.
Overbay's tiebreaking hit, a run-scoring single by second baseman
Scooter Gennett and an RBI double by left fielder Khris Davis, boosted
Milwaukee to its 10th win in the past 14 games in a clash of division
leaders at Dodger Stadium.
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Reds 3, Rockies 2
Kris Negron singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to give
Johnny Cueto and Cincinnati the victory over Colorado.
Cueto (15-6) set a career high with his seventh straight win and matched
his career high by winning his fifth straight start.
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Royals 6, Twins 5
A five-run fourth inning powered Kansas City past Minnesota, with a
bases-loaded double by former Twin Josh Willingham doing the bulk of the
damage.
Willingham's sharp ground ball got by third base and rolled into the
left-field corner, scoring all three runners to give the Royals the lead
for good at 3-2.
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Angels 5, Rangers 4
Kole Calhoun went 3-for-4, including a three-run home run, and Los
Angeles held off a late Texas rally.
Calhoun's 13th home run broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth, and David Freese
scored the winning run in the seventh on a fielder's choice to make a
winner out of Garrett Richards (13-4).
Richards struck out seven while giving up two runs and walking none over
7 1/3 innings.
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White Sox 11, Blue Jays 5
Chicago pounded out 17 hits, two shy of its season high, and scored five
runs in the first inning en route to a win over Toronto.
In the White Sox's previous six games, they had hit just .206 with 13
runs scored. They went 2-6 in those games. (Compiled by Gene Cherry)
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