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 Astros 9, Indians 4
Preston Tucker had four hits, including a home run, and Dallas
Keuchel pitched six solid innings as the Houston Astros beat the
Cleveland Indians 9-4.
Keuchel (11-3), who was named to the American League All-Star team
on Monday, struck out eight and walked one in giving up three runs
in six innings.
Right fielder Tucker led a 16-hit Houston attack with two singles, a
double, a home run and two RBIs.
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Reds 3, Nationals 2
Shortstop Eugenio Suarez hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the
eighth inning, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the
Washington Nationals.
Suarez, who went 3-for-4 to raise his average to .329, broke a 1-1
tie in the sixth inning with a single to left field off Washington
starter Doug Fister.
In the eighth, Suarez connected on an 0-2 pitch from Casey Janssen
(0-2) that landed in the first few rows just inside the left field
foul pole for his third home run of the year.
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White Sox 4, Blue Jays 2
Chicago White Sox's left-handed ace Chris Sale pitched another gem
in the White Sox's 4-2 come-from-behind victory against the Toronto
Blue Jays.
Sale needed 10 strikeouts to become the first pitcher in
major-league history to record at least 10 in nine straight starts
but finished with six in his 104-pitch complete-game victory.
The win came courtesy of an eighth-inning rally by the White Sox
(37-43), who scored three runs off Toronto (43-42) starter Mark
Buehrle in the eighth when left fielder Melky Cabrera came through
with a one-out double that plated two runs.
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Pirates 2, Padres 1
Pedro Alvarez's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth
inning rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the San
Diego Padres.
The first baseman's second career game-ending hit gave the Pirates
their eighth victory in 10 games and pinned a loss on his
father-in-law, Padres interim manager Pat Murphy.
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Twins 4, Orioles 2 (10 innings)
Brian Dozier's two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th
inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Baltimore
Orioles.
Second baseman Dozier hit his 17th homer of the season on a 2-0
count from Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter following a sharp
single to center by Danny Santana.
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Mets 3, Giants 0
Catcher Johnny Monell broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double
during a three-run ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-0
victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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Left-hander Jonathon Niese pitched eight scoreless innings and
combined with closer Jeurys Familia on a three-hit shutout as the
Mets won for the third time in four games on their six-game Western
swing.
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Cardinals 6, Cubs 0
Catcher Yadier Molina's seventh-inning sacrifice fly produced the
game's first run and right-hander John Lackey worked seven shutout
innings as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0.
Cubs left-hander Jon Lester (4-7) saw his bid for a no-hitter vanish
in the seventh, and he took the loss, his fifth since May 27, but he
did manage his first major league hit after going 0-for-66 prior.
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Braves 5, Brewers 3
Kelly Johnson hit his seventh home run of the season, and Matt
Wisler struck out six over almost six innings as the Atlanta Braves
beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3.
The Brewers saw their eight-game winning streak end as catcher A.J.
Pierzynski had four hits, while first baseman Johnson, right fielder
Nick Markakis, center fielder Cameron Maybin and third baseman Juan
Uribe had two each for the Braves.
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Tigers 12, Mariners 5
The Detroit Tigers erupted for 19 hits, including four solo home
runs, as they hammered the Seattle Mariners 12-5.
Detroit (42-40) homered four times off Seattle starter Hisashi
Iwakuma before doing most of its damage against the Mariners'
bullpen in the sixth and seventh innings.
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Dodgers 10, Phillies 7
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins drove in the go-ahead runs in the seventh
inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers recorded a 10-7 decision over
the Philadelphia Phillies.
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez and catcher Yasmani Grandal homered
for the National League West-leading Dodgers (47-37), who increased
their lead to five games over the San Francisco Giants. (Compiled by
Ben Everill; Editing by John O'Brien)
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