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 Kershaw (11-6), who is unbeaten in his last 10 starts, gave up a run
on three hits with a walk in eight innings. Although he had his
string of scoreless innings at home halted at 31 1/3, when Anthony
Rizzo homered in the fourth inning, Kershaw retired 14 of the next
15 batters after the Cubs first baseman's home run. Kershaw fanned
Chicago third baseman Kris Bryant three times.
Closer Kenley Jansen worked a perfect ninth for his 26th save in 28
opportunities.
Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley, who made his debut in front of
Dodger fans after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies,
went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple. Utley gave the Dodgers the lead in
the sixth. He led off the inning by drawing a walk and advancing to
second on a single by first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Utley went to
third on a Hammel wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by
catcher Miguel Montero for a 2-1 Dodgers' lead.
Cubs starter Jason Hammel (7-6) allowed three runs on four hits with
five strikeouts and three walks in five-plus innings.
Rangers 4, Orioles 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Left-hander Cole Hamels struck out 10 and
limited Baltimore to two hits over eight innings in Texas' victory
over the Orioles.
Shin-Soo Choo had a solo home run and two RBIs, while Chris
Gimenez's solo homer in the fifth represented the go-ahead run.
DeLino DeShields added a run-scoring triple for Texas, which
remained a half-game ahead of Minnesota in the chase for the second
wild-card spot in the American League. Texas entered the day five
games back of Houston in the AL West.
Right-hander Shawn Tolleson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 27th
save.
Marlins 4, Nationals 3
WASHINGTON -- Martin Prado had two hits, including a two-run homer,
and scored twice as Miami beat Washington to put a dent in the
postseason hopes of the defending division champions. Marcell Ozuna
also had two hits, including a solo homer and double.
The Nationals began the night 6 1/2 games behind the first-place New
York Mets in the National League East. Washington has lost nine of
its last 11 games decided by one or two runs and the Marlins won
just their 22nd road game of the season.
Washington trimmed the Miami lead to 4-3 in the sixth on a sacrifice
fly by Ryan Zimmerman against Kyle Barraclough. But the reliever
escaped further damage when he deflected a shot by Wilson Ramos for
a 1-4-3 groundout to end the threat with the bases loaded.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3
TORONTO -- R.A. Dickey pitched into the seventh inning and Toronto
hit three solo home runs to defeat Detroit.
Troy Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista homered for the
Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series. Edwin Encarnacion
extended his hitting streak to 23 games with an RBI double in the
first. It is the longest hit streak in the majors this season.
Dickey (9-10) won his sixth consecutive decision. The knuckleballer
allowed six hits, one walk and three runs while striking out six in
6 2/3 innings.
Indians 3, Angels 1
CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer pitched eight strong innings and Cleveland
scored all of its runs in the seventh inning of a victory over
Anaheim at Progressive Field.
It was the Indians' third win in a row. The Angels have lost six of
their last eight games.
Bauer (10-10) gave up one run and five hits with seven strikeouts
and three walks in six innings. Coming into the game, Bauer was 1-5
with a 6.23 ERA in his previous eight starts.
Right-hander Cody Allen pitched the ninth inning to pick up his 27th
save. Right-hander Trevor Gott (2-2) took the loss.
Phillies 7, Padres 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Rookie right-hander Aaron Nola worked seven strong
innings to run his personal winning streak to five as Philadelphia
beat San Diego.
Cameron Rupp hit a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning for
the Phillies, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Justin Upton accounted for the Padres' run with a solo home run in
the fourth inning. It was his 23rd homer of the season. San Diego
lost for the fourth time in five games.
Royals 3, Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer off a
catwalk at the top of Tropicana Field in the third inning, leading
Kansas City to a victory over Tampa Bay.
The teams continued in opposite directions -- the Royals have won
six of their last seven for the best record in the American League
and the Rays have dropped four of five.
Royals starter Edinson Volquez (12-7) pitched into the seventh
inning, holding the Rays to two runs (one earned) and six hits.
Pirates 5, Rockies 3
PITTSBURGH -- Pinch-hitter Josh Harrison drove in the game-winning
run with a single in the eighth inning, Gregory Polanco rapped out
three hits and Pittsburgh outlasted Colorado.
Francisco Cervelli and Pedro Alvarez each walked with one out.
Cervelli moved to third on pinch-hitter Aramis Ramirez's fly-out
then broke a 3-3 tie on Harrison's single. Polanco followed with a
single to center to score pinch-runner Sean Rodriguez and insure
Pittsburgh's late lead.
The score remained tied in the visitor's half of the eighth at
Polanco's behest. Jose Reyes singled, advanced on a bunt then stole
third before he tagged up to score on Nolan Arenado's fly-ball to
right field.
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Yankees 15, Braves 4
ATLANTA -- New York's previously struggling offense got a big-time
boost from an unexpected source.
Didi Gregorius went 4-for-5 with a homer and career-high six RBIs as
the Yankees broke out for a 15-4 interleague rout of Atlanta to
remain 1 1/2 games behind Toronto in the American League East.
The Yankees backed right-hander Masahiro Tanaka with five runs in
the first inning and four more in the second after scoring just four
times in their previous three games.
Brewers 5, Reds 0
MILWAUKEE -- Taylor Jungmann threw six shutout innings and Domingo
Santana homered in his first career game at Miller Park as Milwaukee
snapped a four-game losing streak with a shutout victory over
Cincinnati.
Jungmann (8-5), Milwaukee's rookie right hander, came into the game
having lost four of his last six starts but looked much more like
the pitcher that began the year 5-1 by holding the Reds to three
hits and three walks while striking out five.
Mariners 2, White Sox 0
CHICAGO -- A day of losses concluded with a win for Seattle, when it
beat Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field.
Paced by a dominant performance by right-hander Taijuan Walker, the
Mariners evened the series at a game apiece despite struggling to
convert scoring opportunities into runs for the second straight
night.
Walker threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out six to earn the
win, but he also left his start prematurely because of a cramping
issue in his right hip flexor. He wasn't the only one to leave
earlier than expected. Earlier in the day, the Mariners announced
that GM Jack Zduriencik had been fired and catcher Mike Zunino was
sent to the minors.
Twins 3, Astros 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota scored enough early offense, outlasting
Houston in a pitcher's duel at Target Field.
Minnesota right-hander Kyle Gibson was the beneficiary of the
support, pitching 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball and earning his
first victory since July 12. Gibson allowed just four hits and
walked three but was lifted after tossing 111 pitches with two on
and two out in the sixth.
The win helped salvage a tough month for Gibson, who entered with a
6.35 ERA in five August starts prior to Friday night. Now 9-9,
Gibson lowered his season ERA to 3.82.
Red Sox 6, Mets 4 (10 innings)
NEW YORK -- Blake Swihart hit an inside-the-park home run leading
off the 10th inning as Boston snapped New York's seven-game winning
streak.
Swihart hit the first pitch he saw from right-hander Carlos Torres
to the deepest part of center field. Replays showed the ball hit the
orange part of the wall, which meant it should have been ruled a
homer.
But Swihart never broke stride as the ball bounced away from center
fielder Juan Lagares and toward the infield. Swihart raced around
third and slid in just ahead of the relay throw.
Diamondbacks 6, A's 4
PHOENIX -- Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run
seventh inning and Arizona broke a four-game losing streak in a
victory over Oakland at Chase Field.
Chris Owings and pinch-hitter Aaron Hill hit back-to-back doubles
off Sonny Gray to break a 2-2 tie leading off the seventh and A.J.
Pollock singled off switch-pitcher Pat Venditte for a 4-2 lead to
bring up Goldschmidt.
Goldschmidt's homer, his 26th of the season, hit the base of the
video scoreboard in center field and was estimated at 466 feet. He
hit a 471-foot homer on Wednesday. He leads the National League with
96 RBIs.
Giants 5, Cardinals 4
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rookie second baseman Kelby Tomlinson lined a
single to center field to score Brandon Belt from third base with
one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving San Francisco a
victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game
series.
The Giants' third consecutive win featured a franchise-record eighth
grand slam, a third-inning shot by right fielder Marlon Byrd that
provided all of San Francisco's scoring before the decisive ninth.
The win allowed the Giants to remain 2 1/2 games behind the Los
Angeles Dodgers atop the National League West. The St. Louis loss,
meanwhile, coupled with Pittsburgh's win over Colorado, allowed the
Pirates to move within 3 1/2 games of the first-place Cardinals in
the NL Central.
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