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 Reds 3, Cardinals 2
Jay Bruce and Marlon Byrd both doubled in runs during a three-run
first inning while right-hander Anthony DeSclafani recorded a
career-high nine strikeouts to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2
victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
DeSclafani (7-7) allowed two runs and seven hits with no walks,
while Aroldis Chapman recorded his 23rd save for Cincinnati.
Third baseman Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run for St. Louis.
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Blue Jays 3, Twins 1
Third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki homered
while right-hander Marco Estrada pitched into the seventh inning as
the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-1.
Estrada (9-6) allowed two hits, two walks and one run while striking
out five in 6-2/3 innings.
Twins right-hander Phil Hughes (10-6) allowed five hits, including
two home runs, two walks and three runs with three strikeouts in
5-2/3 innings to take the loss that snapped a string of six
successive winning decisions.
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Royals 5, Tigers 1
Salvador Perez had three hits, including a two-run homer, and three
RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over the
Detroit Tigers.
First baseman Eric Hosmer had two hits and scored twice while left
fielder Ben Zobrist and right fielder Alex Rios drove in the other
runs for the Royals.
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Mets 5, Marlins 1
Pinch hitter Eric Campbell sparked a four-run eighth inning to lead
the New York Mets to their fifth consecutive win, a 5-1 victory over
the Miami Marlins.
Juan Lagares then followed with a two-run triple before Curtis
Granderson capped the rally with a run-scoring double.
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Cubs 5, Pirates 0
Jake Arrieta pitched seven innings of a four-hitter while Anthony
Rizzo tied a career high with four hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 for their sixth straight win.
Arrieta (12-6) allowed just two singles while striking out five and
walking three.
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Giants 8, Braves 3
Hunter Pence smashed a homer with two runners on to cap a four-run
eighth inning while third baseman Matt Duffy had a four-hit game as
the Giants produced an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Shelby Miller was in line for his first victory since May 17 before
the Braves relievers imploded.
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Yankees 13, Red Sox 3
Catcher Brian McCann drove in four runs as the New York Yankees
pulled away in the late innings for a 13-3 rout of the Boston Red
Sox.
The Yankees scored 12 runs after the fifth inning, including nine
runs in the seventh.
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Phillies 6, Dodgers 2
Rookie third baseman Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead grand slam in the
seventh inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
Franco's slam, off reliever Joel Peralta, was the first of his
career, and the second by a Phillies player this season. It was also
the first by a Phillies rookie since Ryan Howard hit one against
Atlanta on Sept. 21, 2005.
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Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 4
Wilson Ramos had a two-run bloop single to right field to break a
tie with one out in the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals
beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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His hit against reliever David Hernandez (0-2) drove in first
baseman Ryan Zimmerman and left fielder Jayson Werth, whose double
had sent Zimmerman to third.
Washington (55-50) snapped a four-game losing streak while Arizona
(51-54) lost for just the fourth time in 12 games.
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Rays 11, White Sox 3
The marquee pitching matchup between Chris Sale and Chris Archer
turned out to be one-sided in favor of Archer and the Tampa Bay
Rays, who beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3.
Archer struck out seven and yielded just one run on a solo homer by
Chicago third baseman Tyler Saladino in the third for the win, but
Sale was roughed up for seven runs in just 5-1/3 innings.
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Brewers 4, Padres 1
Right-hander Jimmy Nelson allowed just one unearned run over 6-2/3
innings as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak
with a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.
Nelson (9-9) came into the game having held opponents scoreless for
14 consecutive innings and was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA in his last seven
starts.
He scattered three hits and did not walk a batter while striking out
four.
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Rangers 4, Astros 3
The Texas playoff push received another boost as the Rangers
returned to .500 with a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
Designated hitter Prince Fielder homered and starter Yovani Gallardo
(8-9) picked up the win.
Left fielder Josh Hamilton and second baseman Rougned Odor each had
two hits and an RBI.
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Mariners 10, Rockies 4
Nelson Cruz continued his home-run barrage as the Seattle Mariners
beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4.
Cruz, who has homered in five consecutive games, hit his 31st of the
season off Scot Oberg in the seventh.
The Mariners scored seven runs in the final four innings.
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Athletics 5, Orioles 0
Rookie right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched seven shutout innings
while shortstop Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer to lead the
Oakland A's to a 5-0 victory against the Baltimore Orioles.
Bassitt (1-4) gave up five hits, struck out a career-high seven and
walked two as he earned his first victory for Oakland.
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Indians 2, Angels 0 (12 innings)
Third baseman Giovanny Urshela hit a two-run home run in the top of
the 12th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 2-0 win over the Los
Angeles Angels.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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