[June 04, 2014]June 3 (The Sports Xchange) -
Highlights of Tuesday's Major League baseball games.
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Athletics 5, Yankees 2 (10 innings)
Brandon Moss hit the go-ahead home run as Oakland scored three times
in the 10th inning to outlast the New York Yankees.
It was Moss's second homer of the game and it put the Athletics
(36-22) 3-2 ahead before they added two insurance runs to seal the
road victory.
Oakland starter Scott Kazmir pitched 6 1/3 innings and struck out 10
batters in a no-decision, while New York's Hiroki Kuroda surrendered
just one run in 6 1/3 innings to also take a no-decision.
Mark Teixeira homered in the sixth to give the Yankees (29-28) a 2-1
lead but the A's tied the game in the eighth to send it to extra
innings.
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Astros 7, Angels 2
Collin McHugh tossed five scoreless innings and, after the Los
Angeles Angels fashioned a mini fightback, the Houston Astros turned
on the power en route to a win.
Angels outfielders Collin Cowgill and Josh Hamilton smacked solo
home runs in the eighth inning, their fourth and third,
respectively, to reduce Houston's lead to 5-2.
However, the Astros answered in their half of the frame with first
baseman Jon Singleton and designated hitter Chris Carter drilling
back-to-back homers that rebuilt the five-run lead.
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Twins 6, Brewers 4
Home runs by Josh Willingham and Brian Dozier proved to be enough
offense for right-hander Sam Deduno as the Minnesota Twins beat the
Milwaukee Brewers.
Deduno (2-3) went five innings and held the Brewers (35-24) to two
runs on six hits and four walks while striking out two.
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Reds 8, Giants 3
Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run home run and right-hander Homer Bailey
pitched six solid innings, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a victory
over the San Francisco Giants.
Cincinnati (27-29) has won four straight games overall and 11 of its
past 12 against San Francisco.
Right fielder Hunter Pence went 3-for-4, including his eight home
run, for San Francisco (37-21).
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Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3
Jose Bautista's RBI single in the ninth broke a scoreless deadlock
and Brett Lawrie capped the five-run outburst with a three-run homer
as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers.
Red-hot Toronto (35-24) has won 12 of its last 14 games.
J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer off Steve Delabar with two out
in the ninth for Detroit (31-23), which has lost 11 of its last 15.
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Mariners 7, Braves 5
John Buck's first home run of the season put Seattle ahead in the
seventh inning as they came from behind to beat Atlanta.
The Mariners fought back from a four-run first-inning deficit, tied
the game 5-5 in the fifth and used Buck's two-run blast to extend
their winning streak to four games.
The Braves fell to 31-26.
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Nationals 7, Phillies 0
Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight shutout innings, and Ryan Zimmerman
returned to the lineup as a left fielder and hit two doubles as the
Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ryan Zimmerman missed 44 games because of a broken thumb, and
sparked the Nationals (28-28) in his debut in left field moving from
his regular post of third base.
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Orioles 8, Rangers 3
Nelson Cruz punctuated his Texas homecoming with a three-run home
run in Baltimore's six-run eighth inning of the Orioles' victory
over the Texas Rangers.
Cruz's only hit in four at-bats in his first game at Texas (29-29)
since leaving the team as a free agent in the offseason helped make
a winner of the Orioles.
Adam Jones also went 4-for-5 for Baltimore (29-27).
The Kansas City Royals overcame deficits of 4-0 and 7-6, winning in
the ninth inning when first baseman Eric Hosmer's single scored
second baseman Omar Infante to secure a triumph.
Reliever Wade Davis (5-1) pitched the eighth for the win and Greg
Holland picked up his 16th save for the Royals (28-30).
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Marlins 1, Rays 0
Henderson Alvarez pitched his Major League-leading third shutout of
the season, leading the Miami Marlins past the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 24-year-old right-hander struck out five, did not walk a batter
and needed just 88 pitches to lead Miami (30-28) to the win.
Tampa Bay (23-36) lost its eighth game in a row, its longest skid
since 2009.
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Indians 5, Red Sox 3
Michael Bourn's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning
broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Cleveland Indians to their fifth win in
a row.
The win went to Cleveland left-hander Nick Hagadone (1-1), who
pitched out of a jam in the top of the seventh.
Boston (27-31) has lost two straight after winning seven consecutive
games.
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Cubs 2, Mets 1
Nate Schierholtz singled home the winning run in the ninth inning
and the Chicago Cubs came back to beat the New York Mets.
Schierholtz's line drive was his third hit of the game and lifted
the Cubs (21-34).
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Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2
Arizona used a three-run, third-inning rally that included
back-to-back homers by Nick Evans and Chris Owings to top Colorado.
Troy Tulowitzki hit his 15th home run of the season in the loss for
the Rockies (28-29).
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White Sox 4, Dodgers 1
First baseman Jose Abreu and catcher Tyler Flowers homered, and
Hector Noesi ended one of the longest winless droughts in the majors
as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Noesi snapped a personal 18-win losing streak as the White Sox
(30-30) halted the Dodgers' four-game interleague winning streak.
Los Angeles (31-29) lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Noesi (1-4) won for the first time since he beat the Minnesota Twins
on May 6, 2012.
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Pirates 4, Padres 1
Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez each hit two-run homers, and
right-hander Gerrit Cole held the San Diego Padres to one run over 5
2/3 innings, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a win.
The Pirates earned their third consecutive win and their fifth in
six games. The Padres lost their third in a row. (Editing by John
O'Brien)
