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 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 (10 innings)
Juan Uribe singled with one out in the bottom the 10th to lift New
York over Los Angeles in a game when the Mets ended right-hander
Zack Greinke's scoreless innings streak at 45 2/3.
The Mets scratched out two runs off Greinke, getting its first run
on a fielder's choice by right-hander Jacob deGrom in the third and
its second when rookie Michael Conforto was hit by a pitch in the
sixth.
Greinke allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings. His
scoreless streak was the fourth-longest in baseball history and 13
1/3 shy of Orel Hershiser's record of 59 scoreless innings set in
1988.
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Pirates 3, Nationals 1
Gerrit Cole pitched into the eighth inning to become the first
14-game winner in the Major Leagues and Neil Walker homered as the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 3-1.
Cole allowed one run and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings with eight
strikeouts and no walks against the National League East-leading
Nationals as he became the first Pirates pitcher with 14 wins by the
end of July since Dock Ellis was 15-4 in 1971.
Cole kept his record perfect against the NL East this season as he
is 6-0 with a 1.26 ERA in six starts.
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Orioles 5, Rays 2
Baltimore jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Tampa Bay had its first
hit and went on to close out a series win.
The Orioles took two of three games from the Rays, who are 9-21
since being a season-high 10 games over .500 on June 20.
The Orioles tagged Rays starter Matt Moore for three runs in the
first and completed their scoring in the third after a two-run homer
by Caleb Joseph.
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White Sox 2, Indians 1
Carlos Rodon became the latest Chicago starter to baffle Cleveland
as the White Sox completed a four-game series sweep.
Rodon pitched a career-high 6 2/3 scoreless innings on five hits,
with nine strikeouts and no walks. David Robertson pitched the ninth
to pick up his 21st save.
The White Sox out-scored Cleveland 26-5 in the series and never
trailed at any point in the four games. The four starters in the
series -- Jeff Samardzija, Jose Quintana, Chris Sale and Rodon --
were a combined 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA.
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Royals 5, Astros 1
Yordano Ventura outdueled Dallas Keuchel as Kansas City beat Houston
5-1.
Ventura (5-7) threw 97 pitches in seven innings, giving up a run on
six hits. He walked none, hit a batter and struck out five.
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Yankees 7, Twins 2
New York used a six-run sixth inning to ease past Minnesota as the
Yankees took two of three in the series.
Chase Headley drove in two runs in the sixth inning and Stephen Drew
added a two-run homer as the Yankees won their second straight game
after losing the series opener.
Yankees right-hander Nathan Eovaldi notched his 10th win of the
season after allowing two runs on eight hits in eight-plus innings.
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Braves 3, Cardinals 2
Adonis Garcia led off the top of the sixth by belting his first
Major League home run to snap a tie and lift the Braves over the
Cardinals.
The 30-year old Cuban belted a 1-0 offering from Michael Wacha 386
feet into the St Louis bullpen in right-center field, making a
winner of rookie right-hander Matt Wisler (5-1), who scattered seven
hits and allowed two runs over seven innings.
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Phillies 11, Cubs 5
Domonic Brown went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBIs to
lead a 17-hit attack as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep.
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The victory was the fourth straight for the Phillies, eighth in nine
games since the All-Star Break and their first sweep away from home.
The Cubs dropped their third straight and four of their last five.
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Padres 3, Marlins 2
Odrisamer Despaigne allowed one run on two hits over six straight
innings and relievers Joaquin Benoit and Craig Kimbrel blanked Miami
over the final two innings as San Diego defeated the Marlins at
Petco Park.
Justin Upton hit his 16th homer for the Padres while Matt Kemp drove
in the decisive run with a grounder.
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Giants 4, Athletics 3
Right-hander Tim Hudson became the 15th active pitcher to record a
win over all 30 Major League teams, beating Oakland for the first
time in his career.
San Francisco's ninth win in 12 interleague games completed a
three-game sweep of the rival A's, who have not won since Thursday's
trade of left-hander Scott Kazmir.
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Angels 13, Rangers 7
Mike Trout hit two home runs and drove in five runs to lead Los
Angeles to a win over Texas in front of 38,539 at Angel Stadium.
The Angels used their eighth win in 11 games to regain a one-game
lead over the second-place Houston Astros in the American League
West.
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Mariners 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings)
Franklin Gutierrez finished off the game with a one-out, solo home
run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Seattle beat Toronto.
Seattle (46-53) won a three-game series for the first time since
June 19-21 when Gutierrez took Toronto reliever Aaron Loup (2-5)
deep for his third home run of the season.
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Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
Arizona right-hander Jeremy Hellickson pitched six scoreless innings
and pinch hitter Chris Owings hit a two-run double in the
Diamondbacks' shutout victory over Milwaukee at Chase Field.
Hellickson (7-6) gave up four hits and struck out six while dropping
his ERA to 4.60, the lowest it has been since April 19. He walked
three.
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Rockies 17, Reds 7
Colorado hit five home runs, three of them during a 10-run third
inning, and walloped Cincinnati.
Ben Paulsen, who finished a double shy of the cycle when he struck
out on his final at-bat in the seventh, and Carlos Gonzalez each
homered twice in the thumping win.
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Red Sox 11, Tigers 1
David Ortiz drove in a career-high seven runs with two three-run
homers and an RBI single in a four-hit night as Boston routed
struggling Detroit.
Red Sox rookie left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings
of three-hit ball as the last-place Red Sox stroked a season-high 20
hits to take the deciding game of the three-game series. (Editing by
John O'Brien)
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