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 Yankees 4, Mariners 3
Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez hit a tie-breaking home run with
one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and the New York Yankees
opened the second half of the season with a 4-3 victory over the
Seattle Mariners.
The Yankees won for the eighth time in 11 games with the help of
Rodriguez, who drove a 1-0 fastball from left-hander Joe Beimel
(0-1) over the right-center-field wall and into New York's bullpen.
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Royals 4, White Sox 2 (first game)
Mike Moustakas and Alex Rios each slammed solo home runs as Kansas
City beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 to open a split doubleheader at
U.S. Cellular Field.
The Royals improved on their American League-best record with their
second straight win and eighth in their last nine. The White Sox
dropped their second straight after winning nine of their previous
13.
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White Sox 2, Royals 0 (second game)
John Danks did not allow a run for the second time in three games,
giving up four hits over six-plus innings as the Chicago White Sox
beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 in the second game of a
doubleheader.
The left-handed Danks (5-8) departed in the seventh after walking
Royals right fielder Alex Rios. But two relief pitchers wrapped up
the inning without damage.
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Phillies 6, Marlins 3
Pinch hitter Jeff Francoeur capped a four-run eighth inning with a
three-run homer as Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak by
beating the Marlins.
Marlins starter Jose Fernandez went six innings and allowed two runs
and four hits. Phillies starter Adam Morgan worked 6 1/3 innings and
also yielded two runs and four hits.
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Tigers 7, Orioles 3
Jose Iglesias, Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez hit home runs good
for a combined six runs to help Anibal Sanchez to his sixth straight
victory as the Tigers beat the Orioles 7-3.
Detroit have scored 67 runs in their last 11 games since manager
Brad Ausmus retooled his batting order but the Tigers are only 6-5
over that stretch.
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Blue Jays 6, Rays 2
Toronto first baseman Justin Smoak and third baseman Josh Donaldson
homered in a five-run fifth inning as the Blue Jays defeated the
Tampa Bay Rays 6-2.
Right-hander Drew Hutchison (9-2) continued to thrive at home,
allowing five hits, two walks and two runs while striking out three
in six innings.
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Brewers 4, Pirates 1
Gerardo Parra drove in two runs and Mike Fiers struck out seven as
the Milwaukee Brewers kicked off the second half of the season on a
high note with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller
Park.
Fiers (5-7) worked seven innings and held the Pirates to three hits
and a walk to win his second consecutive decision.
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Braves 4, Cubs 2
Light-hitting left fielder Eury Perez looped a two-out single into
shallow right field to drive in two runs in the eighth inning and
lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
With the bases loaded, Perez hit the first offering from
right-hander Pedro Strop (1-5) in front of Cubs right fielder Jorge
Soler, allowing first baseman Kelly Johnson and catcher A.J.
Pierzynski to score with ease.
The Braves won their eighth straight over the Cubs at Turner Field
and snapped a five-game losing streak.
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Reds 6, Indians 1
Marlon Byrd fell a triple shy of the cycle and Mike Leake pitched
six strong innings and drove in three runs, lifting the Cincinnati
Reds to a 6-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a
three-game series at a rainy Great American Ball Park.
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Reds first baseman Joey Votto added a solo homer, his 16th home run
of the season, in support of Leake, who did not miss a beat after a
one-hour, five-minute rain delay.
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Cardinals 3, Mets 2
After giving up a leadoff homer, Lance Lynn permitted just two more
hits and a walk over the next seven innings as the St. Louis
Cardinals edged the New York Mets 3-2 at sold-out Busch Stadium.
Lynn (7-5) fanned nine and retired 12 hitters in a row following a
one-out walk to right fielder Curtis Granderson in the third inning.
Closer Trevor Rosenthal allowed a two-out RBI infield single to
shortstop Ruben Tejada in the ninth but bagged his 27th save in 29
chances.
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Astros 3, Rangers 2
Right-hander Collin McHugh reached double figures in wins for a
second consecutive season and the Houston Astros' bullpen held on
for a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday at Minute Maid Park.
McHugh (10-5) worked six uneven innings, setting the Rangers down in
order only twice and giving up 11 hits. He needed a double play to
erase shortstop Elvis Andrus' leadoff single in the second inning
but struck out the side in the fourth.
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Angels 1, Red Sox 0
Mike Trout's home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth
inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 1-0 win over the Boston
Red Sox at Angel Stadium.
Trout hit an 88 mph fastball from Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara over
the fence in center field for his 27th homer of the season.
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Twins 5, A's 0
Second baseman Brian Dozier led off the second half of the season
with a home run, third baseman Trevor Plouffe belted a grand slam
and right-hander Ervin Santana pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings to lift
Minnesota o a 5-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the opener
of a three-game series.
The win was the Twins' 50th of the season, making them the second
team in the American League and fifth in the majors to hit the
milestone.
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Padres 4, Rockies 2
Homers by Matt Kemp, Jedd Gyorko and Justin Upton accounted for all
of San Diego's runs and James Shields struggled through five innings
to snap a three-game losing streak as the Padres opened the second
half of the season with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at
Petco Park.
Shields ran his record to 8-3 with his first win since being 7-0 on
June 3. Right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel picked up his 24th save in
25 chances as the Padres won their third straight game.
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Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5 (12 innings)
San Francisco shortstop Brandon Crawford scored an unearned run in
the 12th inning and the Giants ran their winning streak to four
games with a 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at
Chase Field.
Crawford singled to open the 12th against Randall Delgado (4-3) and
took second on a passed ball before left fielder Gregor Blanco
walked with one out and right-hander Ryan Vogelsong beat out a bunt
to load the bases.
Crawford scored when shortstop Cliff Pennington's throw home on
center fielder Angel Pagan's grounder bounced in front of the plate.
The game lasted five hours and 11 minutes.
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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