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 Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0
Drew Hutchison won a pitcher's duel against Yu Darvish, throwing a
complete-game shutout as the Blue Jays edged Texas.
Darvish struck out 11 in eight innings and did not allow a hit until
the fifth, but it was not enough on a quiet night for the Texas
(20-22) bats.
Toronto (22-21) broke through for a pair of runs in the top of the
eighth inning where Melky Cabrera delivered a two-run double.
Darvish (3-2) had not allowed a run in 15 2/3 innings before Toronto
scored in the eighth.
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Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
The Detroit Tigers continued a perfect road trip as Max Scherzer and
four relievers combined on a three-hitter to beat the Boston Red
Sox.
After sweeping three games in Baltimore, the Tigers (25-12)
continued a nine-game trip by winning the first game of the season
series against the team that defeated them in last year's American
League Championship Series.
Scherzer, winning his sixth straight start to go to 6-1, pitched
six-plus inning while Torii Hunter had an RBI single for Detroit in
the first inning.
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Brewers 4, Cubs 3
Jean Segura collected three hits and drove in two runs and closer
Francisco Rodriguez picked up his Major-League leading 17th save as
the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs.
Brewers (27-15) starter Kyle Lohse (5-1) retired the last 13 batters
he faced and limited the Cubs (13-27) to three runs and seven hits
in seven innings.
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A's 11, Indians 1
Josh Reddick belted two home runs and had six RBIs, and right-hander
Sonny Gray gave up one run on two hits, with nine strikeouts over
six innings, as the Oakland A's routed the Cleveland Indians.
Oakland (26-16) scored eight runs in the second inning to run away
from Cleveland (19-23).
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Reds 3, Phillies 0
Alfredo Simon combined with two relievers on a six-hitter and Devin
Mesoraco hit a three-run homer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Cincinnati (19-21) starter Simon (5-2) allowed five hits over 7 2/3
innings while striking out eight Phillies (17-21) and walking one.
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Nationals 5, Mets 2
Tanner Roark and four relievers combined to allow seven hits as the
Washington Nationals beat the light-hitting New York Mets. Denard
Span, Jayson Werth, Scott Hairston and Tyler Moore (two RBI) each
had two hits for the Nationals (22-19), who have won the last eight
games against the Mets (19-22).
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Cardinals 5, Braves 2
Allen Craig collected three singles, two runs and an RBI to lead St.
Louis' 13-hit attack as they topped Atlanta and pitcher Ervin
Santana.
Santana (4-1) entered the game with a 1.99 earned run average but
went for 10 hits and five runs in five innings.
The Braves fell to 22-18 while St. Louis improved to 22-20.
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Orioles 4, Royals 0
Chris Tillman pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout and
first baseman Chris Davis homered as the Baltimore Orioles topped
the Kansas City Royals.
Davis, who led the majors with 53 home runs last season, homered in
the eighth for his third home run of the season and his first since
April 23.
He came off the disabled list on Sunday after being out with a left
oblique strain.
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Twins 5, Mariners 4
The Minnesota Twins got home runs from Josmil Pinto and Brian Dozier
and seven strong innings from starter Kyle Gibson in a win against
the Seattle Mariners.
Trailing 5-1 in the eighth inning, Seattle (20-21) pushed three runs
across in the eighth inning but could get no closer to the Twins
(20-20).
- - -Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 0
Yasiel Puig and Scott Van Slyke homered and right-hander Zack
Greinke won his National League-leading seventh game as the Los
Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Greinke (7-1) gave up five singles and struck out six in eight
innings, while Puig had three hits and was a triple short of the
cycle. Puig extended his career-long hitting streak to 15 games for
the Dodgers (23-20).
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Rays 3, Angels 0
Right-hander Chris Archer combined with four relievers on a four-hit
shutout as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels.
Archer (3-2) conceded two hits, walked five and struck out five in 5
2/3 innings for his first win since April 19.
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Rockies 3, Padres 1
Colorado Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa took a no-hitter into
the seventh inning, his final inning of the night, to help lead
Colorado past San Diego.
De La Rosa surrendered just one hit and struck out five during seven
scoreless innings that allowed Colorado to improve to 24-19.
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White Sox 7, Astros 2
Adam Dunn sparked a sudden rally against Astros right-hander Collin
McHugh with a home run in the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox
added three runs to pull away in the eighth inning of their victory
over Houston.
Dunn and Conor Gillaspie finished 2-for-4 and combined for five RBIs
as the White Sox (21-22) cruised past the Astros (14-28).
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Marlins 7, Giants 5
Christian Yelich scored four runs, including the tie-breaker on a
one-out single by Casey McGehee in the ninth inning Friday night,
lifting the Miami Marlins to a 7-5 victory over the San Francisco
Giants.
In recording just their fifth road win of the season, the Marlins
broke through with two runs in the ninth against the Giants bullpen.
(Editing by Jahmal Corner/Sudipto Ganguly)
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