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 Yankees 14, Red Sox 4
Alex Rodriguez drove in four runs, and the New York Yankees scored
seven times in the top of the first inning en route to a rout of the
Boston Red Sox.
New York (2-4) third baseman Chase Headley (3-for-5) and second
baseman Stephen Drew homered in the first inning, and catcher Brian
McCann added a solo home run in the eighth.
The Red Sox fell to 4-2.
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Tigers 8, Indians 5
Miguel Cabrera had his second consecutive four-hit game, as he hit
two home runs and four RBIs, to lead the Detroit Tigers to a win
over the Cleveland Indians.
The red-hot Tigers (6-0) swept the three-game series in Cleveland,
outscoring the Indians 25-15.
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Royals 9, Angels 2
Yordano Ventura retired 12 of the first 14 batters he faced as
shortstop Alcides Escobar drove in three runs to lead the Kansas
City Royals to a rout of the Los Angeles Angels.
Ventura conceded a home run to first baseman Albert Pujols but the
23-year-old Dominican finished with seven strikeouts 5-2/3 innings
to help the Royals improve to 6-0.
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Mets 4, Braves 3
Bartolo Colon had an unlikely RBI single while pitching seven strong
innings and pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy had a tie-breaking sacrifice
fly in the eighth as the New York Mets handed the Atlanta Braves
their first loss.
Jonny Gomes tied the game in the seventh against Colon with his
first homer for the Braves before the Mets went ahead in the eighth.
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Padres 6, Giants 4
Reserve San Diego Padres catcher Wil Nieves hit a grand slam to lead
the Padres to a win over the San Francisco Giants.
Will Venable added a home run in the seventh inning to put the game
away for the Padres.
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Cardinals 7, Reds 5 (11 innings)
Matt Carpenter's two-run home run off Kevin Gregg in the 11th inning
lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a victory over the Cincinnati
Reds.
Carpenter finished with four RBIs, while Jhonny Peralta hit a
two-run homer for St. Louis to tie the score in the eighth.
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Mariners 8, Athletics 7
Nelson Cruz hit a tie-breaking solo home run with two outs in the
top of the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners held on for a
victory against the Oakland Athletics.
Seattle ace Felix Hernandez was not sharp and allowed three runs in
five innings of a no-decision, but the Mariners took control with
four runs in the sixth before holding on.
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Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 4
Rookies Alex Guerrero and Joc Pederson hit their first Major League
home runs while Zack Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings to lead
the Los Angeles Dodgers to a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Third baseman Guerrero, making his first career start, singled in a
run in the fourth inning, doubled in a run in the seventh inning and
hit a two-run homer in the ninth to give the Dodgers a 7-0 lead.
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Blue Jays 10, Orioles 7
Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the
Toronto Blue Jays pull away from the Baltimore Orioles for a
victory.
Kevin Pillar and Dalton Pompey also hit their first home runs of the
season for the Blue Jays. Shortstop Jose Reyes went 3-for-5 with an
RBI.
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Cubs 6, Rockies 5
Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning,
leading the Chicago Cubs to a win over the Colorado Rockies.
Chicago trailed Colorado 5-3 in the ninth where Welington Castillo
had an RBI single to draw his team closer.
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White Sox 6, Twins 2
Chris Sale made an impressive return from a broken foot in February
with a solid six-inning outing as Chicago White Sox beat the
Minnesota Twins.
Sale allowed just one earned run on six hits while striking out
eight and walking one for the White Sox.
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Rays 8, Marlins 5
David DeJesus had several highlights, including a three-run homer,
to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a win over the Miami Marlins.
Making just his second start of the year for the Rays, DeJesus went
2-for-3 with three RBI and one diving catch.
He is hitting .545 with six RBI in his 11 at-bats this season.
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Nationals 4, Phillies 3 (10 innings)
The Washington Nationals avoided a sweep at the hands of the
Philadelphia Phillies with a late rally.
The Nationals scored two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning --
one on a wild pitch by reliever Justin De Fratus and the other on an
RBI single by catcher Wilson Ramos -- to halt their three-game
losing skid.
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Pirates 10, Brewers 2
Former MVP Andrew McCutchen rocketed a three-run home run to
jump-start his Pittsburgh Pirates to a victory over the Milwaukee
Brewers.
Neil Walker added a three-run homer for Pittsburgh.
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Astros 6, Rangers 4 (14 innings)
Pinch-hitter Hank Conger hit a two-run home run in the 14th inning,
his first hit with the Astros, to lift his team past Texas.
Houston had a 4-0 lead after the second inning, before the Rangers
scored twice in the seventh and eighth.
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