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 Royals 9, Indians 4
Eric Hosmer had three hits, including a home run and four RBIs, and
Kendrys Morales had three hits and three RBIs as the Kansas City
Royals routed the Cleveland Indians 9-4 at Progressive Field.
Hosmer's three-run home run in the first inning off right-hander
Cody Anderson set the tone, and the Royals rolled over the reeling
Indians. Cleveland have lost five in a row and have been outscored
35-9 over the stretch.
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Rays 5, Tigers 2
Rays starter Nathan Karns took a one-hitter into the seventh inning
and catcher Curt Casali hit two home runs to lead Tampa Bay to a 5-2
win over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a three-game series at
Tropicana Field.
The Rays (50-51) had gone 13 consecutive games without scoring more
than four runs but ended that streak when Casali hit a two-run homer
in the eighth.
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Orioles 2, Braves 1 (11 innings)
Matt Wieters led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a home run
that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta
Braves in an interleague match-up on Monday.
Orioles' catcher Wieters crushed a 1-0 pitch from left-hander Luis
Avilan (2-4) to center to snap a 1-1 tie and give the Orioles
(49-49) their third straight victory.
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Cardinals 4, Reds 1
Lance Lynn helped the St. Louis Cardinals earn their eighth win in
10 games since the All Star break with a 4-1 victory over the
Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Second baseman Kolten Wong provided all the backing Lynn needed with
a fourth-inning grand slam.
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White Sox 10, Red Sox 8
Adam Eaton hit a game-opening triple and collected three hits and a
pair of RBIs in his return as the Chicago White Sox earned a 10-8
win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a four-game series at
Fenway Park.
The designated hitter, who missed Sunday's finale in Cleveland with
a shoulder injury, tied the game at 7-7 with a double in the sixth
and singled in the go-ahead run an inning later.
Chicago (47-50) won their fourth straight and pounded out 15 hits
while feasting on a shaky start from Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly,
who did not make it out of the third inning.
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Yankees 6, Rangers 2
Alex Rodriguez hit a home run on his 40th birthday, and shortstop
Didi Gregorius set a career high with four RBIs, as the New York
Yankees pounded the Texas Rangers 6-2.
Designated hitter Rodriguez added an insurance run in the sixth
inning with his solo homer to right. The home run off Texas starter
Matt Harrison made Rodriguez just the fourth player in the majors to
homer in his teens and his 40s.
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Cubs 9, Rockies 8
Kris Bryant hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the
ninth as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 9-8 victory over the
Colorado Rockies.
Bryant's 14th home run of the season drove in center fielder Dexter
Fowler with two out.
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Giants 4, Brewers 2
Brandon Crawford smacked his 15th home run, and rookie right-hander
Chris Heston earned his 11th win, as the San Francisco Giants took a
4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game
series.
Crawford took over the team lead in home runs during a three-run
fourth inning. The shortstop's two-run shot propelled the Giants to
their sixth consecutive win, their seventh in a row over the
Brewers.
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Diamondbacks 4, Mariners (10 innings)
Arizona third baseman Jake Lamb, a native of Seattle who played at
nearby University of Washington, delivered the game-winning RBI with
a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to lead
the Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
With one out, Lamb flew out to shallow center field, but Mariners
outfielder Austin Jackson had trouble getting the ball out of his
glove and made a late throw home.
Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt scored easily from third as
the Diamondbacks (47-51) won for the fourth time in five games.
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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