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 The homer against right-handed reliever Aaron Sanchez (6-5) capped a
four-run eighth for the Yankees, who ended the Blue Jays' 11-game
winning streak.
New York (63-51) regained a half-game lead over second-place Toronto
(64-53) in the American League East.
Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova (5-4) overcame a three-run third
inning for the victory. Nova allowed five hits, one walk and three
runs in seven innings. He also hit two batters and struck out three.
Blue Jays left-hander David Price allowed 11 hits, no walks and
three runs in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six.
Red Sox 15, Mariners 1
BOSTON -- Hours after learning manager John Farrell was about to
begin a battle against lymphoma, Boston pummeled Seattle.
Travis Shaw hit two homers and drove in three runs, Rusney Castillo
homered and Brock Holt and Pablo Sandoval both drove in three runs
to highlight a 21-hit attack in a rout that snapped both Boston's
two-game losing and Seattle's two-game winning streaks.
Farrell told his players and then the media before the game that a
mass was discovered and removed during hernia surgery last Monday in
Detroit. He will begin chemotherapy during the coming week and bench
coach Torey Lovullo will manage the team the rest of the season.
Braves 3, Diamondbacks 2
ATLANTA -- Right-hander Julio Teheran again exhibited his home-field
magic, allowing only one run over six innings in Atlanta's win
against Arizona at Turner Field.
Teheran (8-6) gave up three hits, two walks and struck out seven.
Teheran is now 6-1 with a
2.48 ERA in 12 starts at home. It was the fewest number of runs he
has allowed since July 3. He
threw 102 pitches and retired the side in order only twice.
Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect ninth inning to record his third
save. He struck out Jake Lamb to end the game.
Pirates 3, Mets 2 (10 innings)
NEW YORK -- Gregory Polanco's 10th-inning RBI single snapped a tie
and Pittsburgh went on to beat New York in a battle of National
League playoff contenders at Citi Field.
The Pirates won their second straight to remain 1 1/2 games ahead of
the Chicago Cubs atop the National League wild-card standings.
The Mets had their four-game winning streak snapped. New York was
trying to go 12 games over .500 for the first time since the final
day of the 2008 season.
Cardinals 3, Marlins 1
ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia was the model of efficiency, throwing just
96 pitches over 8 1/3 innings to pilot St. Louis to a win over Miami
at Busch Stadium.
Garcia (5-4) scattered six hits and allowed an unearned run, walking
one and fanning six. He missed the strike zone with only 27 pitches
and never ran a three-ball count on any hitter until walking Casey
McGehee in the ninth.
Tom Koehler (8-10) was a tough-luck loser for Miami, yielding only
five hits and two runs in seven solid innings with a walk and two
strikeouts.
Indians 6, Twins 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second time in the last five days, Cleveland
right-hander Corey Kluber was lights out against Minnesota.
Kluber allowed one hit and two runners to reach in a dominant
complete-game performance, leading the Indians to a win at Target
Field.
The win moved Cleveland within 2 1/2 games of Minnesota in the
American League Central standings.
Brewers 3, Phillies 1
MILWAUKEE -- Wily Peralta held Philadelphia scoreless over seven
innings, as Milwaukee built an early lead and hung on for a victory
at Miller Park.
Without the benefit of his best stuff, Peralta allowed runners to
reach base in five of his seven innings. He needed just eight
pitches to cruise through the top of the first inning, but he
labored through the next four innings.
Rangers 5, Rays 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton had a home run and drove in two
runs, including the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning, to help
Texas beat Tampa Bay.
Elvis Andrus also had a run-scoring single in the inning for Texas,
which snapped the Rays' four-game win streak.
Right-handed reliever Sam Dyson (4-4) earned the victory with an
inning of work in the eighth. Right-hander Shawn Tolleson picked up
his 22nd save with a scoreless ninth for the Rangers (57-57). Rays
left-hander Jake McGee (1-2) suffered the loss.
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Royals 4, Angels 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer and Danny Duffy
pitched six solid innings as Kansas City defeated Los Angeles.
Angels right-hander Jered Weaver (4-8) had limited the Royals to one
infield single the first five innings before giving up three runs,
one unearned after two errors, and three hits in the sixth. That
also snapped Weaver's 21 1/3 scoreless innings streak at Kauffman
Stadium.
Hosmer, who tops the American League after the All-Star break with a
.390 average, homered with Lorenzo Cain aboard. Hosmer took a 2-0
Weaver curveball out to right for his 14th home run after hitting
only nine last season.
Astros 5, Tigers 1
HOUSTON -- Left-hander Dallas Keuchel moved one victory shy of
matching the franchise record for consecutive home wins as Houston
defeated Detroit at Minute Maid Park.
Keuchel (14-6) allowed one run, six hits and one walk with eight
strikeouts in seven innings and posted his 12th consecutive decision
at home. Right-hander Danny Darwin won 13 consecutive decisions
between the 1989 and 1990 seasons at the Astrodome.
The Astros improved to 31-9 in their last 40 games at Minute Maid
Park, doing so behind timely hit from Jed Lowrie (1-for-4, two
RBIs).
Orioles 8, Athletics 6
BALTIMORE-- Manny Machado greeted right-hander Aaron Brooks with a
two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning to give
Baltimore a victory over Oakland.
Oakland scored two runs off Orioles closer Zach Britton to tie the
game in the ninth. The Orioles then rebounded with the winning rally
in the 13th, which started on Caleb Joseph's one-out double to left
off left-hander Drew Pomeranz (4-5).
Pomeranz appeared to leave with an injury after that pitch, and
Brooks came on. Machado then lined an 0-1 pitch into the left-field
seats to give the Orioles a victory.
Padres 9, Rockies 5
DENVER -- Matt Kemp hit for the first cycle in San Diego history and
Jedd Gyorko belted a three-run homer to highlight a four-run seventh
inning that broke a tie and propelled the Padres to a victory over
Colorado.
Kemp, who went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, tripled home a run in his
final at-bat in the ninth inning. Padres hitters had finished one
hit shy of a cycle 361 times in their history and a triple shy 258
times.
Gyorko's homer was the third of the game for the Padres, who won for
just the fourth time in 12 games. The Rockies began a nine-game
homestand with their fifth straight loss and eighth in the past 11
games.
Dodgers 5, Reds 3
LOS ANGELES --Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, and Los Angeles
beat Cincinnati in front of 43,407 at Dodger Stadium.
Joey Votto, who went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, hit a two-run homer,
his 21st long ball this season, in the sixth to cut the deficit to
two runs, but Dodgers starter Alex Wood and the bullpen kept
Cincinnati hitless from that point on, retiring the final 12
batters.
Wood worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits. Wood
(8-7), who took a line drive off his foot on a ball hit by Brandon
Phillips in the third inning, struck out three and walked three.
Giants 8, Nationals 5
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Duffy and Hunter Pence belted home runs to
help offset Bryce Harper's 30th homer of the season, lifting San
Francisco to a second consecutive victory over Washington.
Five Giants relievers rescued starter Matt Cain with 4 1/3 shutout
innings as San Francisco won for the 11th time in its last 13 home
games and improved to 3-1 on its current six-game homestand.
Harper's homer came in a four-run fifth inning that ended Cain's
night and rallied the Nationals within 6-5. But they managed only
one more hit and couldn't score again against Giants relievers
Jeremy Affeldt, George Kontos, Josh Osich, Sergio Romo and Javier
Lopez.
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