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 Blue Jays 13, Red Sox 10
Catcher Russell Martin hit a go-ahead three-run triple as the
Toronto Blue Jays scored nine runs in the top of the seventh inning
and rallied from a seven-run deficit and extended their winning
streak to nine games.
Toronto (32-30) sent 12 batters to the plate and had nine hits in
the seventh against three Boston relievers.
The meltdown sent the Red Sox (27-35) to their fourth straight loss
and they fell a season-high eight games under .500
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Cardinals 4, Royals 0
Jaime Garcia tossed eight shutout innings in his longest outing
since 2013 and even chipped in an RBI hit to earn a win over the
Kansas City Royals.
St. Louis left fielder Randal Grichuk went 2-for-4, tripling home
right fielder Jason Heyward during a two-run eighth inning and then
scoring when center fielder Jon Jay lofted a sacrifice fly.
The Cardinals upped their major league-best record to 40-21 while
Kansas City (34-24) saw their four-game winning streak end.
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Orioles 11, Yankees 3
Chris Davis slammed a three-run homer and drove in four runs as the
Baltimore Orioles extended their season-best winning streak to five
games with a victory over American League East rival New York.
Davis, designated hitter Jimmy Paredes and catcher Caleb Joseph each
had three hits and Joseph swatted his fifth homer of the year for
Baltimore (30-30).
New York (33-27) lost for the second straight game after having a
seven-game winning streak snapped June 10 by Washington.
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Mets 5, Braves 3
Shortstop Wilmer Flores and left fielder John Mayberry homered and
right-hander Bartolo Colon threw six solid innings as the New York
Mets beat the Atlanta Braves.
Colon improved to 9-4 while the Mets (33-29) moved 1 ½ games ahead
of the Washington Nationals in the National League East.
The Braves (29-32) fell to 4-7 this month.
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Brewers 8, Nationals 4
Aramis Ramirez doubled three times and drove in five runs and Mike
Fiers struck out eight as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington
Nationals.
Fiers (3-6) scattered five hits and three walks in seven innings,
including a solo home runs by Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper,
his 21st of the year.
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Tigers 4, Indians 0
Miguel Cabrera hit a monster three-run home run to deep center field
in the sixth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth while
David Price powered through Cleveland's lineup for a seven-hit
shutout to lead the Detroit Tigers to a victory over the Indians.
The left-handed Price (6-2) recorded eight strikeouts for his third
complete game of the season.
Detroit improved to 32-29, dropping Cleveland to 28-32.
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Reds 5, Cubs 4 (10 innings)
Todd Frazier went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, including the
go-ahead run in the 10th inning, as the Cincinnati Reds topped the
Chicago Cubs.
Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez lined a one-out single to shallow left
off Cubs (32-27) reliever Hector Rondon to score Frazier from third
and give the Reds (28-32) the lead.
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Marlins 5, Rockies 1
Rookie right-hander Jose Urena earned his first Major League win,
leading the Miami Marlins past the Colorado Rockies.
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The Marlins hit two homers, including a three-run blast by rookie
catcher J.T. Realmuto in the eighth inning, while Urena allowed one
run in 6 2/3 innings.
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Rays 7, White Sox 5
The Tampa Bay Rays got a surprisingly strong start from call-up Matt
Andriese and patched together 14 hits in a win over the Chicago
White Sox.
Andriese, called up from the Minor Leagues the night before, gave up
just two unearned runs in 5 2/3 innings, his longest outing of the
season.
The Rays (33-29) got another three hits from rookie outfielder Joey
Butler, with nothing more than a single factoring in all seven of
their runs.
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Rangers 6, Twins 2
A two-base error by Minnesota center fielder Aaron Hicks allowed two
Texas runs to score in the eighth inning and helped the Rangers to a
win over the Twins.
Elvis Andrus, who hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh,
hit a ball that hit off of Hicks' glove for the tie-breaking miscue.
Texas moved to 33-29 while Minnesota fell to 33-27.
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Astros 10, Mariners 0
Brett Oberholtzer worked eight scoreless innings and was the
beneficiary of an eight-run first inning as the Houston Astros
snapped a seven-game losing streak.
The Astros (35-27) jumped on Mariners ace right-hander Felix
Hernandez (9-3) en route to bashing four home runs.
Hernandez lasted just a third of an inning for the Mariners (27-34).
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Dodgers 4, Padres 3
Pinch-hitter Alex Guerrero singled home Andre Ethier with the
tie-breaking run with two-out in the eighth-inning to give the Los
Angeles Dodgers a come-from-behind win.
For 6 1/3 innings, Dodgers (36-25) ace Kershaw blanked the Padres on
three hits and a walk while striking out 11. But the Padres (31-32)
rallied from a 2-0 deficit homers by shortstop Barmes and catcher
Norris sandwiching an error.
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Angels 5, A's 4
Home runs by Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun in the bottom of the eighth
inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a win over the Oakland A's.
Right fielder Josh Reddick had given the A's (25-38) a 4-3 lead with
a two-run homer in the seventh, but the Angels bounced back in the
eighth against A's reliever Evan Scribner.
Angels (31-30) manager Mike Scioscia watched the final three innings
from his clubhouse office after being ejected for the first time
this season.
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Pirates 1, Phillies 0 (13 innings)
Left fielder Starling Marte singled in catcher Chris Stewart for the
game's only run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia
Phillies in 13 innings.
The walk-off was the Pirates (33-27) first of the season, as well as
their first extra-innings win of the campaign. (Compiled by Jahmal
Corner; Editing by Peter Rutherford/Sudipto Ganguly)
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