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 Cardinals 4, Royals 3
John Lackey shut down the Kansas City Royals in his last six innings
to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win.
Lackey (9-5) allowed six hits and two runs in seven innings and 110
pitches, walking two and striking out five.
He had given up two runs in the first inning then gave up just three
hits afterwards, mowing down 10 of the last 11 hitters he faced.
Starter Chris Young (8-6) lasted just three innings for Kansas City
(57-37), yielding five hits and four runs with a walk and a
strikeout.
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Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2
R.A. Dickey won a battle of replacement starting pitchers over Drew
Pomeranz, throwing 8-1/3 innings in the Toronto Blue Jays' 5-2
victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Pomeranz was summoned out of the bullpen when Oakland dealt
scheduled starter Scott Kazmir to the Houston Astros a few hours
before the game.
Dickey, meanwhile, was pushed up a day in the rotation when Drew
Hutchison withdrew because of an illness.
The knuckleballer overcame two early runs and was two outs from his
second complete game of the season before hitting designated hitter
Billy Butler with a pitch.
Dickey allowed just one walk and struck out six.
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Mariners 3, Tigers 2 (12 innings)
Mike Zunino ripped a go-ahead double in the top of the 12th inning
as the Seattle Mariners held on for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit
Tigers.
Zunino, who entered the game at catcher in the 10th inning, drove in
shortstop Chris Taylor, who had reached on a leadoff single against
Ian Krol (1-3).
Fernando Rodney (3-4) pitched an inning of scoreless relief to get
the victory.
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Yankees 9, Orioles 3
Masahiro Tanaka pitched into the eighth inning while center fielder
Jacoby Ellsbury drove in four runs as the New York Yankees beat the
Baltimore Orioles.
Tanaka (7-3) allowed solo home runs to first baseman Chris Davis,
shortstop J.J. Hardy and third baseman Manny Machado among four hits
in 7-2/3 innings.
He struck out seven and walked none.
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Twins 3, Angels 0
Third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer to lead the
Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Ervin Santana (2-0) conceded only four hits and a hit batter while
striking out seven. He generated 12 consecutive outs between the
second and sixth innings and retired 19 of the final 21 batters he
faced.
Glen Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for his 29th save, which leads
the American League.
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Dodgers 3, Mets 0
Left-hander Clayton Kershaw retired the first 18 batters he faced en
route to a three-hit shutout as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New
York Mets.
Kershaw (8-6) walked none and struck out 11 while throwing his
second shutout in his past three starts. He has not allowed a run in
his past 29-2/3 innings.
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White Sox 8, Indians 1
Melky Cabrera belted two home runs as the Chicago White Sox posted
an 8-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Cabrera hit a solo home run in the fourth inning off Trevor Bauer
then belted a two-run homer off Kyle Crockett in the seventh.
Alexei Ramirez and Adam Eaton also homered.
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Pirates 7, Nationals 3
Francisco Liriano pitched six strong innings as the Pittsburgh
Pirates downed the Washington Nationals.
Liriano (6-6) struck out 11 while allowing one run and three hits.
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Astros 5, Red Sox 4
Second baseman Jose Altuve smacked a walk-off home run as the
Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox.
Altuve recorded his fourth hit off Red Sox left-hander Craig Breslow
(0-1), socking a line drive into left field to send Boston (42-54)
to their eighth consecutive loss.
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Marlins 4, Padres 0
Miami right-hander Tom Koehler stymied the Padres for seven innings
as the Marlins beat San Diego.
Koehler (8-6) allowed three hits and four walks. He struck out seven
before relievers Steve Cishek and Mike Dunn each pitched a scoreless
inning to close out the win.
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Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 3
Arizona rookie right-hander Zack Godley gave up four hits in six
scoreless innings in his major league debut as the Diamondbacks
recorded a 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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