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 Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Zack Greinke allowed four hits over seven innings to lift the Los
Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Greinke (14-3) struck out nine and walked two for Los Angeles before
Jim Johnson earned his 10th save with a perfect ninth inning.
Yasmani Grandal drove in the only run in the second inning when
Justin Turner scored from third after the catcher had hit into a
double play with the bases-loaded.
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Angels 2, Tigers 0
Matt Shoemaker returned from the minors and gave up just one hit in
7-1/3 innings as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers.
Shoemaker (6-9) was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday
after giving up 13 runs in 7-1/3 innings in his previous two starts
with the Angels.
Detroit's Anthony Gose, who singled in the third and walked in the
sixth was the only Tiger to reach base against Shoemaker.
Albert Pujols drove in a run with a sixth-inning single while Shane
Victorino added a ninth-inning sacrifice fly to drive in Pujols from
third base.
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Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1
Yovani Gallardo collected his 100th career victory while the Texas
Rangers used an error by Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista to
score three runs in the seventh inning in a 4-1 victory over the
Blue Jays.
The Rangers (65-61) drew level with the Minnesota Twins for the
second wild-card spot in the American League behind the New York
Yankees, who are 1-1/2 games behind the Blue Jays (71-56) in the AL
East.
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Royals 5, Orioles 3
Yordano Ventura struck out 11 while Paulo Orlando homered as the
Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles.
Ventura (9-7) allowed two singles and four walks while striking out
11 in six scoreless innings.
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Giants 9, Cubs 1
Madison Bumgarner struck out 12 batters in just six innings,
pitching the San Francisco Giants to a 9-1 victory over the Chicago
Cubs.
Right fielder Marlon Byrd smacked a three-run home run in the third
inning while second baseman Kelby Tomlinson recorded his first
major-league homer, an eighth-inning grand slam, for the Giants.
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Pirates 2, Marlins 1
Right-hander Gerrit Cole won his 15th game of the season to lead the
Pittsburgh Pirates past the Miami Marlins.
Cole (15-7) allowed five hits, no walks and one run in 7-1/3 innings
though it was his first win since July 26.
He tied the St. Louis Cardinals' Michael Wacha in second for most
wins in the National League.
Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants and Jake Arrieta of
the Chicago Cubs lead the league with 16 wins.
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Rays 5, Twins 4
Left fielder Joey Butler hit a game-tying single and scored the
go-ahead run on a passed ball as the Tampa Bay Rays earned a 5-4 win
over the Minnesota Twins.
Butler, who was called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Durham,
knocked in second baseman Logan Forsythe to tie the game 4-4 in the
sixth inning.
He advanced to second due to fielder indifference and moved to third
on a grounder from pinch hitter John Jaso before he came home when a
pitch from Neal Cotts eluded Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki.
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Nationals 4, Padres 2
Rookie Joe Ross allowed just one unearned run in six innings while
Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman hit late solo homers as the
Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres.
Werth hit a solo homer in the sixth to give the Nationals a 3-1 lead
before Zimmerman made it 4-1 with a solo homer to lead off the
seventh against reliever Kevin Quackenbush.
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White Sox 4, Mariners 2
Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs in six-plus innings to help the
White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners.
Rodon (6-5) earned the win by striking out five, walking three and
allowing three hits before yielding to the bullpen, who combined to
throw three scoreless innings which were capped by closer David
Robertson, who recorded his 27th save.
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Mets 9, Phillies 5 (13 innings)
First baseman Daniel Murphy snapped a tie with a two-run double in a
four-run 13th inning to lift the New York Mets to a 9-5 victory over
the Philadelphia Phillies.
Travis d'Arnaud, Yoenis Cespedes and Kelly Johnson homered for the
Mets, who rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win their seventh
consecutive game.
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Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3
Left fielder Brandon Moss hit his first homer with St. Louis as the
Cardinals completed a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Moss' two-out, two-run homer off right-hander Rubby De La Rosa
(11-6) broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning. Moss had 15 homers with
Cleveland before he was acquired on July 30.
Carlos Martinez (13-6) gave up three runs and four hits, all in the
second inning, while striking out six in six innings.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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