[July 22, 2014]July 21 (The Sports Xchange) -
Highlights of Monday's Major League baseball games
Orioles 4, Angels 2
Adam Jones hit a pair of two-run home runs to give the Baltimore
Orioles a victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Right-hander Bud Norris (8-6) induced nine groundouts and eight
strikeouts in six 2/3 innings while allowing two runs (one earned),
eight hits and two walks.
The Orioles' (54-44) third victory in five games enabled them to
expand their lead over the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays to
four games in the American League's East. The Angels (59-39) fell
two games behind the idle Oakland Athletics in the American League
West.
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Tigers 4, Diamondbacks 3
Detroit Tigers right fielder Torii Hunter and center fielder Austin
Jackson homered and Justin Verlander extended his dominance in
interleague play in the Tigers' victory over the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Verlander (9-8) gave up three runs on six hits and struck out five
and is 24-2 in interleague play. Detroit's (55-41) Verlander has won
all six of his decisions against the NL West.
Gerardo Parra hit his fourth homer of the season and second baseman
Aaron Hill had his third straight two-hit game for Arizona (43-57),
which was seeking a season-high fourth straight victory.
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Mariners 5, Mets 2
Willie Bloomquist had a season-high three hits, including an RBI
double, leading the Seattle Mariners to a win over the New York
Mets.
Bloomquist, the Seattle shortstop, collected hits on each of his
first three at-bats and scored twice as the Mariners (53-46) built a
4-1 lead on New York starter Jonathon Niese.
The Mets (46-53) lost their third consecutive game, having scored
just three runs during the streak.
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Brewers 5, Reds 2
Wily Peralta allowed three hits over seven innings as the Milwaukee
Brewers recovered from two straight losses with a 5-2 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds.
Peralta (11-6) walked a pair and struck out five to pick up his
second victory in a row and his team-leading 11th of the season.
Ryan Braun went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Milwaukee (55-45).
Reds (51-48) starter Mat Latos (2-2) also went seven innings but
allowed eight hits while striking out three.
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Giants 7, Phillies 4
Cliff Lee never seemed to settle into a rhythm in his first game
back from a left elbow strain, tying his career high in hits allowed
as the San Francisco Giants won the opening game of a three-game
series.
Lee surrendered 12 hits and six runs in his first start for
Philadelphia (43-56) since May 18.
Hunter Pence led the San Francisco (55-44) offense with three hits
and two RBIs.
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Dodgers 5, Pirates 2
Hyun-Jin Ryu continued his fine road pitching with seven strong
innings and Adrian Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two
walks to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ryu (11-5) allowed two runs and five hits to Pittsburgh (52-47).
Paced by first baseman Gonzalez, the Dodgers (56-45) broke loose for
12 hits after batting just .213 and scoring 16 runs in their
previous eight games.
David Ortiz hit two home runs and had four runs batted in, and
Stephen Drew hit one homer and also had four RBIs to help the Boston
Red Sox defeat the Toronto Blue Jays and extend their winning streak
to five games.
Right-hander John Lackey (11-6) allowed two hits, no walks and one
run in seven innings to earn the win in the opener of a four-game
series between American League East rivals.
The pair of two-run homers by Ortiz, both against left-handed
reliever Brad Mills, took the Red Sox (47-52) designated hitter past
former Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski into 36th place on the
all-time home run list with 453.
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Nationals 7, Rockies 2
Ian Desmond went 5-for-5 and hit a two-run homer in Washington's
four-run fourth inning as the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies.
The five hits matched a career high for the Nationals (54-43)
shortstop, who had four singles in addition to his 17th homer of the
season. He scored three runs.
Nationals starter Doug Fister (9-2) pitched into the sixth in his
Coors Field debut and gave up two runs, both in that inning.
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Marlins 3, Braves 1 (10 innings)
Garrett Jones drove in two runs with a one-out single up the middle
off rookie reliever Shae Simmons in the top of the 10th, and the
Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves.
The extra-inning victory was the sixth of the season for the Marlins
(46-52) against nine losses.
Bryan Morris (7-0) got the victory after working out of trouble in
the ninth inning against Atlanta (54-45), and closer Steve Cishek
pitched a perfect 10th for his 22nd save in 25 opportunities.
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Rangers 4, Yankees 2
Miles Mikolas pitched a career-high 7 1/3 innings and Rougned Odor
hit a tie-breaking single with two outs in the sixth inning, leading
the Texas Rangers to a victory over the sloppy New York Yankees.
New York (50-48) committed five errors in a game for the first time
since July 7, 2007, against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Rangers (40-59) won for the second time in 12 games and improved
to 5-24 in their past 29 games. Nine of their 10 hits were singles.
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White Sox 3, Royals 1
Chris Sale contained Kansas City during a seven-inning outing as the
Chicago White Sox earned a win.
Sale (9-1) allowed one run on seven hits and a walk while striking
out eight. He fanned three in the sixth despite two Royals hitters
reaching base with Chicago clinging to a 2-1 lead.
Chicago (48-52) improved to 3-1 since the All-Star break, while the
Royals (48-50) dropped their fourth game in a row.
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Twins 4, Indians 3
Josh Willingham's solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning
lifted the Minnesota Twins to a win over the Cleveland Indians.
Minnesota (45-53) snapped a three-game losing streak as Cleveland
fell to 50-49. (Editing by John O'Brien / Ian Ransom)
