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 Dodgers 1, Padres 0
Right fielder Yasiel Puig's run-scoring single in the sixth inning
was the difference as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego
Padres on Sunday.
The Dodgers (54-43) own the best record in the National League
heading into the All-Star break, while the slumping Padres (41-54)
have lost seven of nine games to the Dodgers this season.
Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu retired the first 11 batters.
The Padres only hit three balls out of the infield against Ryu
(10-5) before he completed his two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no
walks in six innings.
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Giants 8, Diamondbacks 4
San Francisco starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner and catcher Buster
Posey each cracked grand slams in consecutive innings - the first
battery in major league history to slam in the same game - as the
Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bumgarner (10-7) also recorded his first victory in four starts,
allowing four runs and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings.
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A's 4, Mariners 1
Sonny Gray found a way to extend his run of solid starts and he also
provided Oakland with a much-needed win as the Athletics beat the
Seattle Mariners.
The right-hander helped Oakland (59-36) avoid a sweep with another
impressive pitching performance, allowing just one unearned run over
7 2/3 innings.
Gray (10-3) has won each of his past three starts without giving up
more than one earned run in any of them.
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Red Sox 11, Astros 0
Clay Buchholz tossed his fifth career shutout, a three-hitter, while
a balanced offensive attack carried the Boston Red Sox to a lopsided
victory over the Houston Astros.
Buchholz (4-5) struck out a career-high 12 batters and retired the
last 17 batters he faced. He allowed three singles and did not issue
a walk while tossing 109 pitches, 76 strikes.
Catcher Jason Castro was the lone Astro to reach third base against
Buchholz
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Braves 10, Cubs 7
Third baseman Chris Johnson homered for the second straight day as
the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs in a high-scoring
encounter.
Johnson, who had two homers on Saturday, went 3-for-4 and slammed a
three-run shot to center in the fourth as Atlanta raced to a 7-0
lead.
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Twins 13, Rockies 5
The Minnesota Twins pounded out a season-high 18 hits to beat the
Colorado Rockies.
Second baseman Brian Dozier hit two homers, giving him 18 for the
season in his first career multi-home run game.
The game was closer than the final score indicates, as the Twins
scored seven runs in the final three innings, including four in the
ninth.
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Angels 10, Rangers 7
Mike Trout was 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Los Angeles Angels,
who completed a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers.
Tyler Skaggs (5-5) earned the victory, giving up six runs on seven
hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings for the
Angels (57-37), who finished the first half of the season with a
19-4 run.
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Mets 9, Marlins 1
Right-hander Jacob deGrom threw seven strong innings and singled
home the go-ahead run in the fourth inning as the New York Mets
completed their best homestand in four years by beating the Miami
Marlins.
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The Mets (45-50) swept the three-game series to surge past the
Marlins (44-50) and into third place in the National League East.
New York finished the first half by going 8-2 on 10-game homestand,
during which it outscored opponents 55-30.
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Reds 6, Pirates 3
Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer and second baseman Kristopher
Negron added a solo shot for his first career homer, lifting the
Cincinnati Reds to victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Second baseman Neil Walker hit his 13th home run for Pittsburgh
(49-46), which went 2-5 on its final road trip prior to the break.
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Royals 5, Tigers 2
Omar Infante had a two-run single with two outs and the bases loaded
in the bottom of the seventh to give the Kansas City Royals victory
over the Detroit Tigers.
The Royals averted a four-game sweep. It was Kansas City's first win
at home over the Tigers in seven tries this season.
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Rays 3, Blue Jays 0
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays behind a strong
performance by All-Star pitcher David Price.
The left-hander pitched into the ninth, allowing five hits over
eight shutout innings with five strikeouts as he improved to 9-7
with a 3.23 ERA.
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Brewers 11, Cardinals 2
The Milwaukee Brewers halted a season-high seven-game losing streak
with a win over the St Louis Cardinals.
The Brewers snapped out of an offensive funk and got a stellar start
from right-hander Wily Peralta, who went seven innings and allowed
one unearned run on three hits while striking out five.
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Nationals 10, Phillies 3
The Washington Nationals jumped out to an early lead and beat the
Philadelphia Phillies.
After right fielder Jayson Werth hit a three-run blast in the top of
the first inning, the Nationals scored four runs and sent eight
batters to the plate in the sixth to snare a 7-0 lead and complete
control of the game.
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Indians 3, White Sox 2
A two-run home run by catcher Yan Gomes in the eighth inning lifted
the Cleveland Indians to a win over the Chicago White Sox.
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Orioles 3, Yankees 1 (five innings)
Chris Davis hit a two-run homer, and right-hander Kevin Gausman went
the distance as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees
in a rain-shortened, five-inning game.
The game was stopped with the Orioles (52-42) batting in the bottom
of the fifth and made official since New York (47-47) got to hit in
the top of the inning. The umpires waited two hours and 22 minutes
before the cancellation. (Editing By Andrew Both; Editing by John
O'Brien)
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