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 Blue Jays 5, Twins 1
David Price struck out 11 in his Blue Jays debut, and Josh Donaldson
hit a two-run homer, as Toronto defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-1.
Price (10-4) was cheered loudly as he warmed up before his first
start since he was obtained from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The
left-hander allowed three hits, two walks and one run in eight
innings for his first win since July 9.
He had been 0-2 with a no-decision in his final three starts with
the Tigers. When he walked off the mound after the eighth, he
received a standing ovation and tipped his cap in return.
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Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 4
Rookie right-hander Zack Godley won his third consecutive start, and
shortstop Nick Ahmed had four hits including a homer, as the surging
Arizona Diamondbacks beat the slumping Washington Nationals 6-4.
Arizona (51-53) won for the eighth time in 11 games while Washington
(54-50), in their first home game since July 22, lost for the fourth
time in a row.
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Mets 12, Marlins 1
Rookie left fielder Michael Conforto hit his first career home, a
three-run blast, as the surging New York Mets routed the Miami
Marlins 12-1 at Marlins Park.
The Mets got three doubles from center fielder Yoenis Cespedes, who
drove in four runs in his third game since New York acquired him
from the Detroit Tigers on Friday. His three doubles tied a
franchise record.
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Braves 9, Giants 8 (12 innings)
Third baseman Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the
12th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 9-8 win over the San
Francisco Giants.
Second baseman Jace Peterson reached on an error to open the inning
and Garcia followed with his third homer of the year to beat Ryan
Vogelsong (7-7).
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Padres 13, Brewers 5
Yangervis Solarte hit two home runs and the San Diego Padres
collected 13 hits in a 13-5 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller
Park.
Solarte, the Padres' switch-hitting third baseman, got things
started with a solo shot off Wily Peralta in the first inning. He
ripped a three-run shot in the seventh off Preston Gilmet, capping a
six-run inning that broke the game wide open.
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Rays 5, White Sox 4
Mikie Mahtook came through with a two-out single in the ninth inning
to score Logan Forsythe with the go-ahead run in the Tampa Bay Rays'
5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
Right-hander Jake McGee earned the win in relief, and right-hander
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 27th save.
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Rangers 12, Astros 9
Adrian Beltre highlighted a wild offensive night by hitting for the
cycle, leading the Texas Rangers to a crazy 12-9 win over Houston
Astros.
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Beltre did not take much time to complete his third career cycle,
capping the feat with a solo home run off Houston's Mike Fiers in
the fifth inning. Beltre hit a two-run triple in a six-run first for
the Rangers, doubled in the second and singled in a five-run third
inning.
Beltre is now tied for the most career cycles in the major leagues,
matching the total posted by John Reilly, Bob Meusel and Babe
Herman. He is the first to complete a cycle in five innings since
Melvin Upton Jr of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2009.
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Mariners 8, Rockies 7
The Seattle Mariners carried timely hitting to remarkable lengths on
Monday, scoring all their runs with two outs and holding on to beat
the Colorado Rockies 8-7.
The Mariners packed seven runs in the first three innings while
punishing Eddie Butler. He gave up back-to-back homers to third
baseman Kyle Seager and left fielder Nelson Cruz in the second and
yielded a homer to Brad Miller in the third. The three homers
allowed were a career high for Butler (3-8).
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Orioles 9, A's 2
Chris Davis hit a three-run homer and Caleb Joseph added a two-run
shot to power Baltimore and rookie Tyler Wilson to a victory over
Oakland.
Wilson (2-1) was called up on Monday from Triple-A Norfolk to start
in place of right-hander Chris Tillman, who is recovering from a
sprained left ankle.
Making his second career start, Wilson allowed two runs and six hits
over 7 2/3 innings. He struck out three, walked two and got 13 outs
on ground balls.
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Angels 5, Indians 4
Garrett Richards tied a career best with 11 strikeouts, and Los
Angeles broke a six-game losing streak with a win over Cleveland.
Richards (11-8) also broke a personal two-game losing run. He
retired 15-of-16 batters between the first and sixth innings,
including 14 in a row. In 7 1/3 innings, Richards conceded three
walks, three runs and four hits.
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Cubs v Pirates (postponed rain)
After waiting out two rain delays totaling three hours and 29
minutes, the game between Chicago and Pittsburgh was rained out.
There was no immediate announcement of a makeup date.
The score was tied 1-1 when the game was called at midnight
following a one-hour, 20-minute delay. (Compiled by Peter
Rutherford/John O'Brien)
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