Baseball-Highlights of Monday's MLB games

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[July 21, 2015]  July 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games:

Angels 11, Red Sox 1, (first game)

The Los Angeles Angels scored seven runs in the second inning and coasted to an 11-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader at Angel Stadium.

The Angels scored all seven runs in the span of just eight pitches thrown by Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3).

The Angels' onslaught included a two-run single by Johnny Giavotella, a two-run homer by Kole Calhoun and a solo homer by Albert Pujols.

David Freese hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning.

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Angels 7, Red Sox 3, (second game)

Albert Pujols hit two home runs in the second game of the doubleheader to lead the Angels to a victory over the Red Sox.

Now the league leader with 29 homers, Pujols went 4-for-7 with the three homers and four RBIs in the two games.
 


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Nationals 7, Mets 2

Left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in six innings as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets.

Gonzalez (7-4), who gave up six hits and two walks, has now won three of his last four starts.

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Phillies 5, Rays 3

David Buchanan ended a personal eight-game losing streak as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays.

Buchanan (1-5) had not won since beating the Houston Astros on Aug. 6, 2014. He went 6-1/3 innings and allowed three runs and six hits while striking out four and walking three.

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Tigers 5, Mariners 4

Ian Kinsler blasted two home runs, including a two-run shot in the eighth inning, to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners.

The Tigers second baseman also hit a solo shot in the first inning. It was Kinsler's 13th career multi-homer game.

Detroit starting pitcher Alfredo Simon gave up four runs on six hits in 5-2/3 innings.

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Braves 7, Dodgers 5

Second baseman Jace Peterson had two hits and three RBIs to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Peterson had a bases-loaded double to drive in two runs in the fourth and singled home another run in the sixth.

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Reds 5, Cubs 4

Jay Bruce hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, one of three Cincinnati homers, as the Reds posted a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Left fielder Marlon Byrd and third baseman Todd Frazier also homered for Cincinnati off Cubs starter Clayton Richard.

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Pirates 10, Royals 7

Travis Ishikawa had four RBIs while Neil Walker hit a key two-run triple in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Kansas City Royals.

AJ Burnett (8-3) picked up the victory, although he allowed six runs on 11 hits, a walk, two hit batters and a balk.

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Rockies 8, Rangers 7

The Colorado Rockies gave up an early seven-run lead but beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 on a single by Ben Paulsen with one out in the ninth inning.

The Rangers had steadily chipped away at a 7-0 deficit as first baseman Prince Fielder drove in three runs while third baseman Adrian Beltre added two RBIs.

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Diamondbacks 3, Marlins 1

David Peralta hit a two-run single in the third inning to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins.

Rubby De La Rosa (7-5) limited the Marlins to five hits and one run in seven innings.

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Padres 4, Giants 2

Matt Kemp's two-run homer led the San Diego Padres past the San Francisco Giants 4-2.

Kemp's two-run blast in the third was the key blow, while the Padres padded their lead to 4-2 in the sixth when third baseman Yangervis Solarte collected his third single to drive in center fielder Melvin Upton Jr.
 


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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)

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