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 Cubs 9, Brewers 2
The Chicago Cubs slammed three home runs in an inning for the first
time since 2008 en route to a 9-2 victory over the Milwaukee
Brewers.
Center fielder Dexter Fowler, left fielder Kyle Schwarber and first
baseman Anthony Rizzo each homered as part of the four-run outburst.
Schwarber, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs, gave the
Cubs a 7-2 lead with a two-run shot in the seventh.
The victory was the seventh successive for the Cubs and their 13th
in 14 games.
Cubs left hander Jon Lester (8-8) worked six innings for his third
victory in his last four starts. He allowed two runs, seven hits and
two walks and struck out 10.
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Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2
Ryan Goins hit a three-run homer while Mark Buehrle pitched into the
eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland
Athletics 4-2 to extend their winning streak to 11 games.
The Blue Jays entered Thursday with a half-game lead over the
second-place New York Yankees in the American League East.
Right-hander Jesse Chavez (6-12) allowed all four runs in the second
inning.
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Mets 12, Rockies 3
Second baseman Kelly Johnson had two RBI doubles and a solo homer as
the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 12-3.
The Mets (63-52) moved a season-high 11 games over .500 and
increased their lead in the National League East over the Washington
Nationals to four games, pending the Nationals' game against the San
Francisco Giants.
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Rangers 6, Twins 5
A sacrifice fly by shortstop Elvis Andrus in the top of the eighth
inning scored the winning run as the Texas Rangers defeated the
Minnesota Twins 6-5.
Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland chipped in with a career-high
four hits, including a two-run homer, and knocked in four runs.
Third baseman Adrian Beltre had three hits and scored three times.
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Pirates 10, Cardinals 5
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored seven runs in the first inning and
three more in the ninth to record a 10-5 victory over the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Francisco Liriano (8-6) struggled through six innings to pick up the
win, yielding six hits and three runs, walking four and striking out
five.
Starter Lance Lynn (9-7) did not make it out of the first inning for
the first time in 119 career starts for the Cardinals (73-41).
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Yankees 8, Indians 6
Brian McCann and Stephen Drew homered and the New York lineup
finally generated some runs as the Yankees snapped their five-game
losing streak with an 8-6 win over the Cleveland Indians.
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McCann's three-run homer in the first inning and Drew's solo homer
in the second gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead.
Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (12-3) pitched into the sixth inning for
the win.
Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer (9-9) never got out of the
fourth inning and took the loss, which halted the Indians' four-game
winning streak.
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Angels 7, Royals 6
Pinch hitter C.J. Cron and right fielder Kole Calhoun hit two-run
doubles in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Angels recorded a 7-6
victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City's usually dependable bullpen was unreliable with
right-hander Wade Davis and Greg Holland unable to hold a four-run
lead after seven innings.
Holland faced six batters in the ninth and retired none of them to
blow his fourth save, allowing four runs on four hits, two walks and
two wild pitches.
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Giants 3, Nationals 1
Ryan Vogelsong rebounded from a leadoff home run by Yunel Escobar to
limit the Washington Nationals to one run in five innings to lead
the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory.
Vogelsong (8-8) and right-handers Hunter Strickland, Sergio Romo and
Santiago Casilla combined to hold the Nationals to five hits, one of
them coming on the first pitch of the game when Escobar belted his
eighth home run.
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Reds 10, Dodgers 3
Center fielder Billy Hamilton homered and second baseman Brandon
Phillips drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds pounded the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
Eugenio Suarez, who went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs, hit a
three-run blast to spark a four-run surge in the sixth inning that
blew the game open.
Hamilton, who recorded a career-high four hits, went deep in the
eighth.
Cincinnati rookie right-hander Keyvius Sampson (2-1) allowed two
runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks in five
innings.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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