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 Minnesota struggled to do much of anything against Tigers starter
Justin Verlander for eight innings but rallied from 6-1 down in the
ninth for the win. For Dozier, it was his third homer of the week
and second walk-off blast in three days.
Tigers closer Joakim Soria, working on his third consecutive day,
took the loss, allowing four runs, two hits, a walk and a hit
batter.
The ninth-inning rally started with a single by Joe Mauer and was
followed by a double into the left-field corner by Miguel Sano.
Eddie Rosario's RBI single two batters later forced Tigers manager
Brad Ausmus to go to his closer.
Soria lost Aaron Hicks, walking him after getting ahead 0-2 in the
count. With the bases loaded, Soria hit Kurt Suzuki with a pitch.
Danny Santana, the No. 9 batter, slapped a single to center, scoring
two and setting up Dozier's three-run blast on the first pitch.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 2
PITTSBURGH -- Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings to become the first
13-game winner in the major leagues and the first Pirates pitcher to
have that many wins before the All-Star break since 1971 as
Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Friday night.
Cole (13-3) allowed two runs -- both on third baseman Matt
Carpenter's third-inning homer -- and six hits while striking out
three and walking two. The right-hander became just the second
Pirates pitcher to win 13 games before the All-Star break, joining
Dock Ellis, who had 14 in 1971.
Neil Walker had three hits, including a two-run homer in the fourth,
his seventh home run of the season that extended the Pirates' lead
to 5-2.
Closer Mark Melancon pitched a scoreless ninth for his National
League-leading 29th save in 30 opportunities.
The Pirates won for the sixth time in seven games and drew within 4
1/2 games of the Cardinals in the National League Central in the
second game of a four-game series between the teams with the best
records in the major leagues.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 1
BOSTON -- New York took advantage of some huge breaks in a three-run
fourth inning and went on to defeat Boston.
Ahead 1-0 on a mammoth home run by Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees had
second and third and one out in the fourth when Boston ace Clay
Buchholz left the game with tightness in his right elbow. The Red
Sox were then guilty of three straight infield miscues, two of them
by first baseman Mike Napoli, and Rodriguez capped the rally with a
bases-loaded walk.
The win was the third in a row for the first-place Yankees, while
the last-place Red Sox saw a four-game winning streak stopped and
fell back to 6 1/2 games out in the AL East.
Marlins 1, Reds 0
MIAMI -- Right-hander Mike Leake pitched eight scoreless innings and
right fielder Jay Bruce slugged a solo home run, leading Cincinnati
to a shutout win over Miami at Marlins Park.
All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth inning for his
18th save of the season. Chapman reached 103 mph with his fastball,
striking out the side.
Leake (6-5), who beat the Marlins 5-0 on June 19 and had a 4-1
record and a 1.65 ERA in five career starts against the franchise
entering Friday, was at his best yet again.
Rays 3, Astros 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Erasmo Ramirez has quietly become a reliable
winner in the Rays' rotation, and Friday was no different, as he
held Houston to one run in six innings on the way to a win for Tampa
Bay at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay (44-45) came home from a 1-6 road trip, having dropped 15
of 18 overall, but got back on track with strong pitching. That
started with Ramirez -- the Rays are 7-1 in his last eight starts --
and finished with the bullpen throwing three innings of scoreless
one-hit relief.
Ramirez (8-3) held the Astros to one run on four hits in six
innings, his ninth start this season allowing one run or less, one
short of the major-league lead. The Rays scored two runs on RBI
groundouts in the sixth to take the lead, adding a run in the
seventh on a solo home run by Brandon Guyer.
Indians 5, A's 1
CLEVELAND -- Danny Salazar came within one out of his second career
complete game, and Cleveland broke a 1-1 tie with a four-run rally
with two outs in the sixth inning as the Indians extended their
winning streak to four games with a victory over Oakland at
Progressive Field.
The right-hander Salazar (8-4) gave up one unearned run on five
hits. He struck out eight and walked one. He was removed from the
game with two outs in the ninth inning after giving up a single to
Ben Zobrist and hitting Billy Butler.
Cody Allen relieved Salazar and retired Ike Davis on an infield
popup to pick up his 19th save.
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Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2
NEW YORK -- Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard struck out a
career-high 13 in eight dominant innings and New York provided him
the support he needed by scoring all their runs in the first inning
in a win over Arizona at Citi Field.
With their fifth victory in seven games, the Mets ensured they would
reach the All-Star break with a winning record. The Diamondbacks,
who lost for just the second time in seven games, were trying to
move ablve .500 for the first time since April 22.
Syndergaard (4-4) allowed one run and four hits and walked two. He
has given up one run or less in four of his last five starts, a
stretch in which he has a 1.97 ERA and has struck out 38 batters in
32 innings.
Angels 7, Mariners 3
SEATTLE -- Mike Trout and C.J. Cron both hit two home runs and Los
Angeles starter Hector Santiago cooled off Seattle's bats.
Trout went 3-for-5 while driving in four runs, hitting his 25th and
26th homers of the season in the process. Cron has five homers, four
of which came in the eight games played since his June 28 recall.
Santiago (6-4) held the Mariners to one run and eight hits in seven
innings. Seattle produced three hits and a run in the first inning
but never had a runner get past second base in his final six
innings.
Dodgers 3, Brewers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Joc Pederson drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI
double in the seventh inning and Los Angeles rallied past Milwaukee.
Andre Ethier's two-run single in the seventh tied the score at 2
before Pederson followed with the winner. Chin-hui Tsao picked up
his first major league win in eight years and Kenley Jansen pitched
a 1-2-3 ninth for his 15th save in 16 chances.
White Sox 1, Cubs 0
CHICAGO -- Emilio Bonifacio broke a scoreless tie in the eighth
inning, scoring on J.B. Shuck's one-out sacrifice liner as the White
Sox beat the Cubs 1-0.
The White Sox took the opener of the three-game interleague city
series in front of an announced crowd of 41,530 at Wrigley Field on
a sun-kissed afternoon featuring temperatures in the mid-70s.
The victory was the third straight and eighth in 10 games for the
White Sox. The Cubs dropped their second in a row.
Orioles 3, Nationals 2
BALTIMORE -- Jonathan Schoop hit a solo homer with two outs in the
bottom of the ninth inning off right-hander Tanner Roark to lift
Baltimore to a walk-off victory over Washington.
Schoop lined a homer to left field on a 2-2 pitch from Roark for the
first walk-off homer of his young career. The Orioles snapped a
three-game losing streak and won for the first time in 2015 when
trailing after seven innings.
The Nationals scored twice in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, which
they held until Baltimore tied it in the eighth.
Rangers 4, Padres 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre hit
back-to-back home runs and Texas made the lead stand up against San
Diego.
The Rangers snapped a five-game skid overall and an eight-game
losing streak at Globe Life Park. The Padres have lost a season high
six straight games.
Texas led 2-0 in the fourth before Fielder hit his 14th homer of the
season and Beltre followed with his seventh -- but the first since
May 25.
Royals 3, Blue Jays 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Hosmer stroked four hits and Danny Duffy
combined with three relievers on a six-hit shutout as Kansas City
won its sixth straight game.
Hosmer's four-hit game was his first since July 1, 2014, and raised
his average to .292. Salvador Perez led off the eighth with his 15th
home run, a shot off reliever Ryan Tepera.
Duffy allowed four singles in six innings to pick up the victory.
Greg Holland worked the ninth for his 18th save.
Giants 15, Phillies 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence capped an eight-run explosion against
Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels in the fourth inning with a grand slam,
powering San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series.
Joe Panik, Matt Duffy and Justin Maxwell banged out four hits
apiece, and center fielder Angel Pagan chipped in with three as the
Giants set a team record for most hits in game at AT&T Park with 22
against five Phillies pitchers. All-Star left-hander Madison
Bumgarner was the beneficiary of the offensive onslaught and
contributed to it with two singles and an RBI.
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