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 Blue Jays 10, Rays 5
Melky Cabrera drove in three runs with three hits and a sacrifice
fly as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to extend
their season-best winning streak to seven games.
Edwin Encarnacion also had three hits, including his 15th homer of
the season, for the Blue Jays (30-22) and was a triple shy of
hitting for the cycle.
The first baseman's homer against right-handed reliever Alex Colome
in the sixth was his 13th of the month, a club record for May.
Erik Bedard (2-3) allowed 12 hits and eight runs (seven earned) in
four-plus innings to lose his second straight start for the Rays
(23-29).
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Dodgers 4, Reds 3
Ryu Hyun-jin's bid to make the Dodgers the first major league club
to record back-to-back no-hitters ended in the eighth inning but Los
Angeles hung on for a victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
One day after Dodgers (28-24) right-hander Josh Beckett no-hit the
Philadelphia Phillies, Ryu took a perfect game into the eighth
inning before giving up a leadoff double to first baseman Todd
Frazier.
Ryu (5-2) was charged with three runs on three hits in 7 1/3
innings.
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Diamondbacks 7, Padres 5
A.J. Pollock hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of
the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Diego
Padres.
Right-hander Brad Ziegler (1-1) earned the win for Arizona (21-32),
allowing two hits and striking out three over two innings.
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Astros 9, Royals 2
George Springer homered in his fourth straight game and scored five
runs as the Houston Astros clubbed the Kansas City Royals.
Springer went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, extending his hitting streak
to eight games. Since hitting his first home run on May 8 at
Detroit, Springer has eight home runs, 19 RBIs and a .323 batting
average in 19 games.
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Red Sox 8, Braves 6
The Boston Red Sox overcame a 6-1 deficit to beat Atlanta and snap a
10-game losing streak.
David Ortiz smashed a tying three-run homer in a five-run fifth
inning and then put Boston ahead on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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A's 10, Tigers 0
The Oakland A's hit five home runs, including catcher Derek Norris'
first career grand slam, to crush the Detroit Tigers.
A's left-hander Tommy Milone pitched 6-2/3 shutout innings as the
A's (31-20) snapped their four-game losing streak and broke out of a
hitting slump.
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Orioles 7, Brewers 6 (10 innings)
J.J. Hardy scored on Nick Hundley's 10th-inning hit as the Baltimore
Orioles rallied for a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Baltimore (26-23) trailed 6-3 through six innings but came back to
beat the Brewers (30-22).
Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy notched three hits, as did second
baseman Jonathan Schoop, who also hit two home runs.
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Yankees 6, Cardinals 4 (12 innings)
Brian Roberts slapped a tiebreaking RBI single with the bases loaded
in the 12th as the New York Yankees beat St. Louis.
New York (27-23) won their third in a row while St. Louis (28-23)
lost for just the fourth time in 14 games.
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Mariners 5, Angels 1
Pitcher Chris Young allowed just two hits and one run over 6-1/3
innings as the Mariners used some early offense to beat the Los
Angeles Angels.
Seattle (25-25) had six hits while taking a 5-0 lead in the first
two innings. Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano went 3-for-4 with
two RBIs in the win.
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Phillies 9, Rockies 0
Kyle Kendrick pitched 6-2/3 shutout innings to end a personal
10-game losing streak as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded the
Colorado Rockies.
Ryan Howard homered and drove in five runs for the Phillies, who
were no-hit by Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett on
Sunday, but pounded out 12 hits on Monday.
Kendrick had not won since last August.
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Rangers 7, Twins 2
The Texas Rangers scored two runs in the second inning and two more
in the fifth before scoring three further runs in the eighth to give
starter Nick Tepesch the victory.
With the game tied in the fifth inning, Texas had three straight
two-out hits to take the lead.
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Cubs 8, Giants 4
Jeff Samardzija snapped a personal 16-game winless streak despite
allowing four runs but helped his own cause with an RBI double to
lift the Chicago Cubs to a victory.
Nate Schierholtz belted a home run and second baseman Darwin Barney
drove in two runs helping the Cubs beat the Giants and record their
highest run total since May 12.
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Marlins 3, Nationals 2
Hard-throwing Miami pitcher Nathan Eovaldi picked up his first road
win of the year as the Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals.
Giancarlo Stanton crushed a two-run homer to straightaway center in
the third to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead.
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Pirates 5, Mets 3
Gaby Sanchez hit a pinch-hit homer leading off the eighth inning and
delivered the tie-breaking RBI single with one out in the ninth as
the Pittsburgh Pirates came back to beat the New York Mets.
The Pirates (23-27) have won five of their last six. The Mets
(22-28) lost for the ninth time in their last 12 games.
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White Sox 6, Indians 2
Conor Gillaspie had a career-high four hits and three doubles as the
Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of
their series. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by John O'Brien)
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