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 Cincinnati's already thin roster got thinner when shortstop Zack
Cozart left after injuring his knee trying to beat out a grounder in
the first inning. Cozart fell to the ground, rolled on his back and
grabbed the knee, grimacing in pain. He was helped off the field by
the training staff.
The 23-year-old Moscot (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits in six
innings and Brayan Pena tied a career high with four hits for the
Reds, who swept the Phillies for the first time since 2013.
Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman notched his 12th save.
Cameron Rupp went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for
Philadelphia, which was swept for the third time in five series and
fourth time this season.
Blue Jays 7, Marlins 2
TORONTO -- Right-hander Scott Copeland pitched seven strong innings
in his first major league start as Toronto stretched its season-best
winning streak to eight games.
Justin Smoak, Russell Martin, Jose Reyes and Josh Donaldson homered
for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-game series to finish their
home stand at 6-0.
Copeland (1-0), who made two relief appearances in his previous
stint with Toronto, held the Marlins to six hits, no walks and one
run while striking out four.
Nationals 5, Yankees 4 (11 innings)
NEW YORK -- Center fielder Denard Span knocked in the go-ahead run
with an infield single with two outs in the top 11th inning as
Washington rallied for the win.
The Nationals blew a two-run lead by allowing four runs in the
seventh, but a two-run home run by left fielder Michael Taylor off
rookie left-hander Jacob Lindgren forged a 4-4 tie with two outs in
the eighth.
Three innings after Taylor's fifth home run, the Nationals regained
the lead against left-hander Chris Capuano (0-4)
First baseman Tyler Moore opened the inning with a single and got to
third on a sacrifice and a groundout. He scored when Span slapped a
ball up the middle to second baseman Stephen Drew. Drew made the
throw on the run from behind the bag, but Span beat it out as Moore
scored.
Cardinals 4, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Carlos Martinez pitched six shutout innings and had two
hits to help St. Louis avoid a sweep.
The 23-year-old Martinez (7-2) pitched into the seventh inning for
the fifth straight game before faltering. He had allowed just one
earned run in his previous four starts, and shut out the Rockies in
the first six innings Wednesday. He pitched 6 1/3 innings, yielding
two runs, eight hits and a walk.
Outfielder Randal Grichuk homered and third baseman Matt Carpenter
also had two hits for St. Louis, and outfielder Ben Paulsen homered
for the Rockies.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 2
BALTIMORE -- J.J. Hardy drove in two runs, and Adam Jones knocked in
a run and made three spectacular plays in center field as Baltimore
beat Boston.
Hardy sparked a two-run third inning with a double that produced the
game's first run. The shortstop added a sixth-inning sacrifice fly
following Travis Snider's run-scoring single.
Boston starter Rick Porcello gave up five runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3
innings and took his fourth consecutive loss.
Rays 4, Angels 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Evan Longoria hit the go-ahead home run in
the third inning and Tampa Bay got four scoreless innings of one-hit
relief, edging the Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay left-hander Jake McGee pitched the ninth for his first
save of the season. Los Angeles (29-30) had starter Jered Weaver
last into the eighth inning, but he gave up eight hits along the
way.
Tampa Bay had exactly one hit from each of the top eight hitters in
their batting order until there were two outs in the eighth, when
shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera brought in an insurance run with a
ground-rule double. The Angels' three through six hitters in the
lineup went a combined 0-for-15.
Mariners 9, Indians 3
CLEVELAND -- Kyle Seager had a double, a grand slam, and five RBIs
as Seattle snapped a franchise-record streak of 13 consecutive games
of scoring three or fewer runs with a rout of Cleveland at
Progressive Field.
Taijuan Walker pitched six innings to beat Cleveland for the second
time in his last three starts. Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer
gave up six runs on four hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings to
take the loss.
Cubs 12, Tigers 3
DETROIT -- Chris Coghlan and Miguel Montero blasted three-run home
runs and the Chicago Cubs scored a season high in runs to pound
Detroit at Comerica Park.
Coghlan homered in the third while Montero capped a six-run seventh
with his blast into the right-field stands. Jake Arrieta recorded
his team-high sixth win while allowing three runs in six innings and
striking out eight.
Mike Baxter reached base four times and scored a career-high three
runs, Anthony Rizzo contributed two hits and two RBIs and Chris
Denorfia added two hits and an RBI.
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Braves 4, Padres 1
ATLANTA -- Williams Perez scattered four hits and allowed only one
unearned run over seven innings, leading Atlanta to a win over San
Diego at Turner Field.
Perez finished with five strikeouts. He kept his sinker down in the
zone and retired the last eight batters he faced. In five starts
since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, the right-hander has
allowed one or fewer runs four times. Perez also singled and scored
a run.
Atlanta totaled 14 hits, with A.J. Pierzynski and Kelly Johnson
collecting three singles apiece.
Pirates 2, Brewers 0
PITTSBURGH -- Charlie Morton carried a no-hitter into the fifth and
pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead Pittsburgh past Milwaukee .
Morton wound up allowing three hits while walking three and striking
out six. Milwaukee right-hander Kyle Lohse gave up a run in each of
the first two innings, but settled down to last into the seventh.
Gregory Polanco stroked a leadoff double, moved to third on a wild
pitch and scored on Starling Marte's infield single for a 1-0 lead.
Pedro Alvarez doubled the lead in the second with long homer over
the right field seats and out of the stadium.
Giants 8, Mets 5
NEW YORK -- Brandon Belt launched a tie-breaking two-run homer
during a five-run sixth inning as San Francisco beat the New York
Mets at Citi Field.
Joe Panik, who hit a two-run homer in the first, singled leading off
the inning. After Angel Pagan walked, Buster Posey laced a two-run
double to right. Belt followed four pitches later with his eighth
homer of the season.
Right fielder Justin Maxwell hit a solo homer later in the inning
for the Giants, who scored in the ninth via another RBI double by
Posey. Left fielder Nori Aoki tied a career-high with four hits
while Panik had three hits.
Royals 7, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kansas City got a bunch of early offense then took
advantage of three Minnesota errors in a win at Target Field .
Edinson Volquez pitched seven innings of one-run ball, throwing a
season-high 115 pitches -- the most by any Royals pitcher in a game
this season. Twins righty Kyle Gibson lost for the first time since
May 17, allowing five runs, four of them earned, on five hits and
two walks in six innings of work.
Kansas City scored first, posting a four-spot in the first inning.
White Sox 4, Astros 1
CHICAGO -- Vincent Velasquez scattered just three hits in five
shutout innings in his major league debut but missed a shot at his
first victory as the Chicago White Sox rallied for a victory over
Houston .
Jose Quintana earned the victory while allowing just one run on six
hits over seven strong innings.
Adam LaRoche greeted reliever Will Harris with a solo home run to
right in the sixth to tie the game before the White Sox took the
lead in the seventh as Geovany Soto slammed a first-pitch homer to
left off Astros reliever Tony Sipp for a 2-1 lead. Jose Abreu added
insurance runs in the eighth with his two-run homer.
A's 5, Rangers 4
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland earned its first walk-off win of the
season, rallying to beat Texas.
Josh Reddick collected his fifth career walk-off RBI, driving in Sam
Fuld from third with a fielder's choice ground ball in the ninth off
right-hander Keone Kela.
The Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but
Oakland pulled even with two runs, the first scoring on a throwing
error by third baseman Joey Gallo.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 6
LOS ANGELES -- Howie Kendrick delivered a walk-off single in the
ninth inning, and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep of
Arizona at Dodger Stadium.
Kendrick bloomed a base hit down the right field line off reliever
Daniel Hudson, scoring Yasiel Puig for the game-winner.
Puig, who walked in the ninth, went 4-for-4 with a homer and three
RBIs, tying a career best with four hits. Yasmani Grandal also
homered for Los Angeles.
Paul Goldschmidt, who went 4-for-5, and Yasmany Tomas hit home runs
for Arizona, which lost its fourth in a row.
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