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 Angels 6, Twins 4
Jered Weaver threw seven strong innings while the Angels offense
banged out 14 hits as they held on for their sixth successive
victory.
Weaver gave up one run and eight hits in seven innings.
First baseman Albert Pujols led the 14-hit attack with three hits,
center fielder Mike Trout had two hits and two RBIs and second
baseman Howie Kendrick had two hits to extend his hitting streak to
10 games.
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Tigers 6, Rangers 0
Rick Porcello pitched a three-hit shutout while Miguel Cabrera
collected four hits as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers.
Porcello (10-4) struck out six and walked three in earning his first
career shutout. The right-hander is tied for second in the American
League in wins.
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Blue Jays 7, White Sox 0
Adam Lind had three hits and three RBIs as J.A. Happ pitched into
the eighth inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Chicago
White Sox.
Happ (7-4) held the White Sox to four hits and two walks in 7-2/3
innings and struck out eight.
Shortstop Jose Reyes had four hits for the Blue Jays, including a
run-scoring triple in the second.
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Astros 6, Braves 1
Jarred Cosart flashed exceptional control in his sixth consecutive
start and right fielder George Springer bashed his team-leading 15th
home run as the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves.
Cosart (8-5) walked two in seven innings for Houston.
The Braves (40-38) scored their only run in the first inning.
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Pirates 5, Mets 2
Gregory Polanco homered and drove in four runs and Vance Worley
allowed one run in seven innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a
victory over the New York Mets.
Polanco went 2-for-3 with a walk and is hitting .338 in 16 games.
New York first baseman Lucas Duda hit his team-high 12th home run
for the Mets.
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Cubs 5, Nationals 3
Justin Ruggiano went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs with a
seventh-inning double as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington
Nationals.
Ruggiano's hit came off Nationals' reliever Craig Stammen (0-3) and
broke a 3-3 tie.
Cubs' reliever Neil Ramirez worked 1/3 of an inning in the seventh
for the victory before closer Hector Rondon worked a 1-2-3 ninth for
his ninth save of the season.
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Brewers 7, Rockies 4
Wily Peralta struck out seven and the Milwaukee Brewers hit three
home runs in a victory over the Colorado Rockies.
The Brewers collected 10 hits off Rockies left-hander Christian
Friedrich.
They wasted little time getting started when second baseman Rickie
Weeks slammed Friedrich's first pitch to left for his third home run
of the season.
Weeks finished with three hits, while Amaris Ramirez and
pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett also homered for the Brewers.
Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (9-5) allowed four runs over six
innings to the Rockies.
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Phillies 5, Marlins 3 (14 innings)
Chase Utley smashed a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the
14th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a win over the Miami
Marlins.
Justin De Fratus (2-0), the seventh Philadelphia pitcher of the
game, earned the win with two scoreless innings.
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Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0
Pinch hitter Justin Turner's RBI single in the eighth inning lifted
the Los Angeles Dodgers to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright (10-4) failed to become the
National League's first 11-game winner despite a strong performance.
Wainwright gave up a run on five hits in an eight-inning complete
game while Dodgers starter Josh Beckett tossed seven scoreless
innings and gave up four hits.
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Reds 3, Giants 1
Brandon Phillips returned from an injury with a home run and
right-hander Mike Leake struck out a career-best 12 batters in eight
innings to power the Cincinnati Reds to victory.
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