Cubs 2, Dodgers 0
Jake Arrieta pitched a no-hitter on Sunday, leading the Chicago Cubs
to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
By throwing the Cubs' first no-hitter in seven years, Arrieta (17-6)
became the major leagues' leader in victories.
The right-hander allowed only two baserunners, on a walk and an
error, and amassed 12 strikeouts while throwing 116 pitches. Carlos
Zambrano threw the team's previous no-hitter in 2008 against the
Houston Astros.
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Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2
Edwin Encarnacion hit his fourth homer in two days and extended his
hitting streak to a Major League-best 25 games as the Toronto Blue
Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-2.
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Encarnacion, who hit three home runs and equaled the club record
with nine RBIs on Saturday, went 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch on
Sunday. He hit his 30th of the season with two outs in the first.
Josh Donaldson, Kevin Pillar and Russell Martin also homered on
Sunday for the Blue Jays, who completed a three-game sweep of the
Tigers.
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Mets 5, Red Sox 4
Michael Cuddyer atoned for a costly misplay in the field by
delivering the tie-breaking RBI single as New York salvaged the
finale of a three-game series by edging Boston.
The Mets snapped a five-game home losing streak while the Red Sox
fell to 10-6 under interim manager Torey Lovullo.
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Nationals 7, Marlins 4
Leadoff man Jayson Werth had a homer, double, walk and three RBIs
and Washington, despite another abbreviated start by Stephen
Strasburg, battled back to beat Miami.
The Nationals won their fourth series in a row but remained 5 1/2
games back of the first-place Mets.
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Rays 3, Royals 2
Kevin Kiermaier hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the sixth
inning to lift Tampa Bay over Kansas City.
The Rays' bullpen combined for four shutout innings, with Xavier
Cedeno (3-1) earning the win. Brad Boxberger pitched a perfect ninth
inning for his 32nd save of the season.
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Indians 9, Angels 2
Josh Tomlin pitched seven strong innings and Cleveland took
advantage of a couple of gift hits that produced runs to complete a
three-game sweep of Los Angeles.
The Indians have won five in a row while the Angels have lost eight
of their last 10. The only bright spot for the Angels was center
fielder Mike Trout, who came into the game hitting .194 in the month
of August, but was 4-for-4.
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Rockies 5, Pirates 0
Jorge De La Rosa pitched into the seventh inning for just his second
win in his last 10 starts before being ejected and Ben Paulsen hit a
two-run triple as Colorado beat Pittsburgh.
De La Rosa (8-6) allowed four hits in six-plus innings while
striking out seven and walking one. The left-hander's only other win
since July 11 came Aug. 7 against the Nationals at Washington.
Relievers Scott Oberg, Christian Friedrich, Jairo Diaz and John
Axford completed the four-hit shutout.
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Brewers 4, Reds 1
A strong performance by right-hander Wily Peralta and a solo home
run by Ryan Braun led Milwaukee over Cincinnati.
Peralta (5-8) was coming off his worst outing of the season, a 2
2/3-inning effort last Tuesday in Cleveland, but he started out
strong on Sunday, hitting the mid-90s with his fastball in the first
inning. His offense gave him a slim lead to work with, going up 1-0
on Braun's 24th home run of the season.
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Padres 9, Phillies 4
San Diego finally solved Philadelphia for a win to avoid a season
sweep. The Padres, who came in 0-5 this season against the Phillies,
got homers from Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and Yangervis Solarte, while
right-hander James Shields threw seven innings of one-run ball and
struck out eight.
The long balls by Kemp and Upton came early against right-hander
Alec Asher, who was making his major league debut. Despite the loss,
the Phillies are 18-5-2 in 25 series against the Padres since 2004.
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Yankees 20, Braves 6
Nathan Eovaldi, supported by three early home runs, extended his
league-leading winning streak to nine games in New York's rout over
Atlanta.
Jacoby Ellsbury, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each went deep over
a two-inning span to help the Yankees sweep the three-game series
and send the Braves to their 12th loss in 13 games.
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Twins 7, Astros 5
Ervin Santana pitched seven solid innings, scattering six hits,
allowing no runs while striking out 10 batters as Minnesota took the
rubber game of a three-game series.
Santana had just one clean inning but was able to steer clear of
trouble. Five of the six hits allowed by Santana were singles and he
did not walk a batter.
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Rangers 6, Orioles 0
Derek Holland allowed just three hits and struck out 11 in a
complete-game shutout as Texas completed a three-game sweep of
Baltimore.
Holland recorded his eighth career shutout, and he matched his
career high for strikeouts.
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White Sox 6, Mariners 5 (11 innings)
Seattle was one out away from beating Chicago for the third
consecutive game but threw it away in the ninth inning.
A throwing error by shortstop Brad Miller with two outs in the
bottom of the ninth allowed the game-tying run to score and forced
extra innings.
The White Sox then won it in the 11th on a single by Tyler Saladino
to earn a split in the four-game series.
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A's 7, Diamondbacks 4
Marcus Semien hit a two-out, two-run single in the 11th inning, and
switch-pitcher Pat Venditte recorded his first major league victory
in Oakland's win over Arizona.
Danny Valencia singled with two outs in the 11th off right-hander
Brad Ziegler (0-2), and Stephen Vogt singled before Josh Phegley was
hit by a pitch to load the bases.
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Cardinals 6, Giants 0
St. Louis hit three home runs, including a game-opening shot by Matt
Carpenter, in a victory over San Francisco that gave the Cardinals a
2-1 series win.
Jaime Garcia survived 10 Giants hits in 6 1/3 innings to win for the
10th time in his last 15 road starts.
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