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 Braves 2, Nationals 1
Center fielder Cameron Maybin chopped a single over the third base
bag with one out in the ninth to drive in the winning run for the
Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals.
Washington starter Max Scherzer (9-6) had his three-game winning
streak snapped. He allowed five hits and struck out nine in 8 1/3
innings. It was his third complete game of the season and the 13th
time he allowed two earned runs or fewer.
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Marlins 5, Giants 4
Jose Fernandez, returning to the mound for the first time in nearly
14 months, homered and pitched six innings, to lead the Miami
Marlins to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Fernandez (1-0) -- who had not pitched in a Major League game since
May last year due to Tommy John surgery -- allowed seven hits and no
walks, striking out six and reaching 99 mph on the radar gun. He
threw 89 pitches, 68 for strikes.
His solo home run in the fifth inning sparked a four-run rally.
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Cubs 6, Mets 1
Right-hander Jake Arrieta threw eight strong innings and third
baseman Jonathan Herrera hit a two-run homer and finished with three
RBIs as the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the New
York Mets.
The Cubs (42-35) won all seven games this season against the Mets,
the first time Chicago has swept New York in a season.
The Mets (40-40) scored just one run in 29 innings in being swept at
home for the first time since Aug. 12-14, 2014, by the Washington
Nationals. New York has scored two runs or fewer in 12 of its last
14 games.
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Indians 5, Rays 4 (10 innings)
Cleveland left fielder Mike Aviles sent the first pitch of the 10th
inning over the wall in left field, giving the Indians a 5-4 win
over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Indians (37-41) completed a four-game sweep of the Rays (42-39),
who had not been swept in a four-game series since September 2009 at
the New York Yankees.
The Rays have dropped nine of 11 games and fallen out of first in
the American League East.
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Padres 5, Cardinals 3 (11 innings)
Pinch hitter Will Venable crushed a two-run homer in the 11th inning
to give the San Diego Padres victory over the St Louis Cardinals.
Moments earlier, shortstop Clint Barmes reached second base with two
outs on a ground-rule double down the right field line. The ball was
originally ruled foul but the call was overturned by replay umpires
in New York City.
Venable then jumped on the first pitch from Carlos Villanueva (3-3)
for his sixth homer of the season as San Diego (38-43) started a
10-game road trip by handing St Louis a third straight loss.
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Pirates 8, Tigers 4
Francisco Liriano blanked Detroit on five hits in seven innings,
Neil Walker continued his hot hitting and the Pittsburgh Pirates
withstood a late rally to sweep a three-game interleague series
against the Detroit Tigers.
Liriano (5-6) was 1-9 against Detroit in his previous 14 appearances
but mixed fastballs and offspeed pitches to avoid any damage. He
walked three and struck out five.
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Red Sox 12, Blue Jays 6
David Ortiz hit a three-run homer and Hanley Ramirez added a solo
blast in an eight-run first inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Right fielder Alejandro De Aza went 3-for-5 with four runs batted in
for the Red Sox (37-44), who took three of four in Toronto.
Blue Jays left-hander Matt Boyd (0-2), making his second major
league start, allowed six hits, one walk and seven runs without
getting an out in the first inning.
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Rangers 2, Orioles 0
Leonys Martin and Rougned Odor hit RBI singles in the ninth inning,
and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles to take three of
four games in the series.
Rangers right-hander Yovani Gallardo extended his scoreless streak
to 29 1/3 innings, the fourth longest in franchise history. He threw
six innings of two-hit ball while striking out two and walking
three. He has not given up a run since June 10.
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Twins 2, Royals 0
Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson regained his mastery over
Kansas City as the Royals lost their fourth straight, matching a
season high.
Gibson (6-6), who had lost his past two starts against Kansas City,
limited the Royals to four hits, all singles, over eight innings. He
walked four and struck out seven.
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Brewers 8, Phillies 7 (11 innings)
Adam Lind singled home the winning run in the 11th inning, and the
Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia
Phillies.
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Athletics 4, Mariners 0
Scott Kazmir allowed two hits over eight shutout innings as the
Oakland A's blanked the Seattle Mariners 4-0.
Kazmir struck out seven, including four straight at one point, and
was perfect until left fielder Franklin Gutierrez doubled with one
out in the fifth. He did not walk a batter.
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Diamondbacks 8, Rockies 1
Center fielder A.J. Pollock homered and right-hander Jeremy
Hellickson gave up one run and three hits in seven innings in the
Arizona Diamondbacks' victory over the Colorado Rockies, who dropped
their fifth in six games. (Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by John
O'Brien.)
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