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 Yankees 13, Tigers 4
Gregorio Petit's three-run double highlighted a six-run first inning
as the New York Yankees chased Tigers starter David Price early in a
13-4 win over the Tigers.
Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius drove in two runs apiece for New
York (8-7) while Mark Teixeira added a three-run homer in the
seventh.
Left fielder Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers
(11-4).
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Mets 3, Braves 2
Lucas Duda's RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a tie and
lifted the sizzling New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta
Braves.
Wilmer Flores finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Mets (12-3),
who have won 10 straight games.
The Braves (8-6) have lost six of their last nine.
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Rays 7, Red Sox 5
Down 5-1 in the sixth inning and in danger of a fifth straight loss,
the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The Rays (7-8) tied the score with four runs in the sixth inning,
then jumped ahead in the seventh on a double-play groundout and a
solo home run by outfielder Jake Elmore.
Boston fell to 9-6.
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Cardinals 7, Nationals 5
Kolten Wong had three hits, including a tiebreaking double in the
eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington
Nationals 7-5.
Wong also had a two-run home run in the second inning while Matt
Adams drilled a solo homer in the ninth for the Cardinals (9-4).
The Nationals (7-8) lost for the second time in six games.
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Twins 3, Royals 0
Mike Pelfrey gave the Minnesota Twins (6-9) a rare quality start and
Brian Dozier stroked two hits, drove in a run and scored a run in a
3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals (11-4).
Pelfrey gave up five hits, walked two and hit two before turning the
lead over to the bullpen in the eighth inning.
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Reds 2, Brewers 1
Billy Hamilton scored on an eighth-inning wild pitch, giving
Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee.
Cincinnati (8-7) pitcher Johnny Cueto allowed a run on five hits
over eight innings to get the win, and Aroldis Chapman earned his
fourth save.
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White Sox 6, Indians 0
First baseman Jose Abreu drove in three runs and the Chicago White
Sox got a solid outing from ace Jeff Samardzija in a 6-0 win over
the Cleveland Indians (5-9).
Samardzija tossed six innings in the win while Abreu finished with a
double and a home run for the White Sox (6-8).
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Blue Jays 4, Orioles 2
Justin Smoak and Devon Travis each hit two-run homers as the Toronto
Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2.
Designated hitter Jimmy Paredes hit a two-run homer for the Orioles
(7-8). Toronto improved to 8-7.
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Pirates 4, Cubs 3
Gregory Polanco hit his first home run of the season and made a
pivotal catch to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Chicago Cubs
4-3.
Polanco's homer increased the Pirates' (7-8) lead to 4-1 in the
fifth inning.
The Cubs (8-6) scored twice in the eighth to cut the deficit.
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Marlins 6, Phillies 1
Jarred Cosart pitched six strong innings and the Miami Marlins
benefited from some loose play by the Philadelphia Phillies to win
6-1 and end a five-game losing streak.
Miami (4-11) scored four unearned runs off reliever Ken Giles in the
eighth, courtesy of two errors as Philadelphia fell to 5-10.
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Giants 3, Dodgers 2
Joe Panik's sacrifice fly to center field scored pinch runner Gregor
Blanco in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing the San Francisco
Giants to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
The game began as a duel between left-handers Clayton Kershaw of the
Dodgers (9-5) and Madison Bumgarner of the Giants (6-10). Kershaw
struck out nine and allowed two runs in six innings while Bumgarner
also allowed two and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.
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A's 9, Angels 2
Sonny Gray conceded just two hits in his seven innings and retired
the final 14 batters he faced in the Oakland Athletics' 9-2 rout of
the Los Angeles Angels.
Right fielder Josh Reddick and first baseman Ike Davis each went
3-for-5 while designated hitter Billy Butler hit a home run and
drove in four runs, as the A's (8-8) amassed a season-high 18 hits.
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Mariners 3, Astros 2
Starting pitcher J.A. Happ took the win as the Seattle Mariners
(6-9) beat Houston 3-2 to end the Astros' four-game winning streak.
Happ (1-1) earned his first win as a Mariner after allowing two
earned runs on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings as the Astros' (8-7)
run came to an end.
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Diamondbacks 8, Rangers 5
Arizona (8-7) rookie Archie Bradley gave up one run and two hits in
six innings and second baseman Chris Owings homered and drove in two
runs in the Diamondbacks' 8-5 victory over Texas (6-9).
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Rockies 5, Padres 4
After tying the game on Corey Dickerson's second homer of the game
in the eighth, the Rockies won it 5-4 in the ninth on a single by
pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso.
San Diego (10-6) had scored a run in the sixth and two in the
seventh to take the lead before Colorado (8-7) hit back. (Editing by
Peter Rutherford)
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