Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

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[August 13, 2015]  Aug 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Wednesday:

Reds 7, Padres 3

Rookie starter Raisel Iglesias retired 16 straight batters after serving up a three-run homer to Matt Kemp in the first innings as the Cincinnati Reds posted a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Padres left-handed reliever Frank Garces. He scored three runs and stole a base.

Right fielder Jay Bruce had a two-run triple for the Reds.

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Astros 2, Giants 0

Colby Rasmus and Jed Lowrie belted solo home runs to complement the five-hit pitching of Scott Feldman and four relievers, earning the Houston Astros a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Rasmus broke a scoreless tie with the home run, his 15th of the season, off Giants starter Chris Heston leading off the seventh inning.

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Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 6

Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp homered and drove in four runs while rookie Aaron Nola won his third game in the Phillies' 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rupp's three-run homer off reliever Keith Hessler capped a four-run sixth inning for the Phillies.

Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had three hits and a walk, drove in two runs and scored two to improve his National League-leading batting average to .341.

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Marlins 14, Red Sox 6

J.T. Realmuto had a grand slam, a triple, a single and six RBIs to lead the Miami Marlins to a 14-6 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Realmuto set a Marlins record with five RBIs in one inning.

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Mariners 3 Orioles 0

Seattle pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma became the 291st pitcher in baseball and the first in the American League since 2012 to throw a no-hitter.

The right-hander needed 116 pitches to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0, with three walks standing in his way of a perfect game.

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Blue Jays 10, Athletics 3

Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak each hit three-run homers, while R.A. Dickey pitched six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to 10 games by defeating the Oakland Athletics 10-3.

Colabello finished with two hits and four RBIs.

Dickey (7-10), the Blue Jays' knuckleballer, allowed six hits, two walks and three runs while striking out four.
 


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Mets 3, Rockies 0

Jacob deGrom threw seven shutout innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0.

Third baseman Juan Uribe and first baseman Michael Cuddyer delivered back-to-back, two-out RBI hits in the fourth inning for the Mets.

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Indians 2, Yankees 1

Cleveland's Danny Salazar and Cody Allen combined on a four-hitter, while the Yankees' offensive woes continued as the Indians beat New York 2-1.

It's the fifth successive loss for the Yankees, who have only scored six runs in the five games.

The right-handed Salazar (10-6) pitched 7-1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out eight and walked five.

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Rays 9, Braves 6

The Tampa Bay Rays rallied for six runs in the seventh inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6.

The Rays won their fourth succesive game despite trailing 6-3 in the seventh.

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Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

A rare Yadier Molina triple enabled the St. Louis Cardinals to clinch a 4-2 win over the Pirates.

Molina's triple in the bottom of the sixth inning scored center fielder Randal Grichuk after right fielder Gregory Polanco tried for an ankle-high catch but missed as the ball rolled past him and to the wall.

It was just the fifth triple of Molina's 12-year big league career, but his second in three weeks.

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Twins 11, Rangers 1

The Minnesota Twins kept their foot on the gas as they rolled to a 11-1 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Twins designated hitter Miguel Sano cracked two homers and drove in six runs while center fielder Aaron Hicks tied a career high with four hits.

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Cubs 3, Brewers 2 (10 innings)

Catcher Miguel Montero slammed an 0-1 pitch to left for a game-winning home run in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2.

The solo homer was Montero's 11th of the season and second career walk-off.
 


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Tigers 7, Royals 4

J.D. Martinez singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers came from behind to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4.

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Dodgers 4, Nationals 2

Clayton Kershaw threw eight shutout innings and struck out eight, boosting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Kershaw retired the first 16 batters he faced before Nationals center fielder Michael Taylor smacked a one-out double off the wall in center in the sixth inning.

Kershaw (10-2), who had his 37-inning scoreless streak snapped in his previous start against the Pittsburgh Pirates last Friday, reached double digits in wins for the sixth successive year.

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White Sox 3, Angels 2 (13 innings)

Chicago right fielder Avisail Garcia lined a double to the gap in left-center field off left-hander Cesar Ramos with one out in the bottom of the 13th to score Jose Abreu from first base and record a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

White Sox right-hander Matt Albers (2-0), Chicago's seventh pitcher of the game, got the win after throwing two scoreless innings.

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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)

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