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 Tigers 12, Yankees 4
J.D. Martinez slugged three home runs and drove in six runs as
Detroit drubbed Masahiro Tanaka and snapped a four-game losing
streak with a 12-4 rout of New York.
Martinez, who had never hit more than one home run in a game, was
joined in the home run column by Victor Martinez, who drove in four
runs for the Tigers in his third game since coming off the disabled
list.
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Indians 1, Rays 0
David Murphy's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth
inning drove in the winning run as Cleveland shut out Tampa Bay.
The win went to reliever Cody Allen (1-2), who pitched the top of
the ninth. Right-hander Cody Anderson, making his major league
debut, was impressive in going 7 2/3 scoreless innings on six hits.
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Reds 5, Marlins 2
Jay Bruce snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer and rookie Michael
Lorenzen settled down to turn in seven solid innings as Cincinnati
bounced back to beat Miami.
Todd Frazier also hit a two-run homer, and Lorenzen (3-2) helped
himself with an RBI single as the Reds completed a 3-1 homestand.
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Nationals 9, Pirates 2
Yunel Escobar had two hits in the first inning, including a
three-run homer, and Bryce Harper contributed a two-run homer in the
frame as Washington swept the three-game series.
Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez (5-4) allowed just four hits and no
runs in seven innings.
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Phillies 9, Cardinals 2
Adam Morgan made a successful major league debut and got run-support
from a lineup that had been struggling, as Philadelphia salvaged the
series finale with St. Louis.
Morgan threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits and
striking out six as he became the first Phillies starter to earn a
win since May 23.
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Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9
J.J. Hardy singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run ninth inning
and Ryan Flaherty followed with a two-run triple against Blue Jays
lefty Brett Cecil (1-4) as Baltimore defeated Toronto.
Right-handed reliever Darren O'Day (4-0) earned the win for the
second game in a row as the Orioles took the rubber match of the
three-game series.
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Cubs 8, Twins 0
Jake Arrieta threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just four hits
and striking out seven as Chicago won the rubber match of a
three-game series against Minnesota.
Arrieta (7-5) lowered his ERA to 3.07 as he retired 12 in a row
between the fourth and eighth innings. Dexter Fowler hit a grand
slam and Anthony Rizzo added another homer for the Cubs.
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Red Sox 13, Royals 2
David Ortiz hit a milestone home run and Xander Bogaerts had three
doubles and three RBIs as Boston thrashed Kansas City.
Ortiz led off the fourth with his 476th career home run, passing
Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 28th place on the
all-time list.
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White Sox 3, Rangers 2 (11 innings)
Gordon Beckham hit his first career walk-off home run in the 11th
inning to give Chicago their second straight win after losing eight
in a row.
Beckham, who had replaced Conor Gillaspie at third base in the 10th
inning, belted the game-winning solo shot off Rangers reliever Alex
Claudio (1-1).
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Diamondbacks 7, Padres 2
Arizona All-Star candidates Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock had
two-run singles in a seven-run second inning, and right-hander
Jeremy Hellickson struck out a season-high seven in the
Diamondbacks' victory.
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A's 3, Angels 2
Left-hander Scott Kazmir gave up one run over 7 1/3 innings, to help
Oakland beat Los Angeles and take two of three games in the weekend
series.
Albert Pujols slugged his American League-leading 21st home run, a
two-run shot in the eighth off closer Tyler Clippard, cutting
Oakland's lead to 3-2, but Clippard held them in the ninth for the
save.
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Rockies 10, Brewers 4
Charlie Blackmon had a season-high four RBIs and Nick Hundley tied
his career best with four hits to help Colorado beat Milwaukee for
only their third win in their last 12 games.
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Braves 1, Mets 0
Julio Teheran allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings while
outdueling Matt Harvey in Atlanta's victory over New York at Turner
Field.
Atlanta broke the scoreless duel in the seventh inning when catcher
Ryan Lavarnway doubled with two outs and scored on a pinch-hit
single by Pedro Ciriaco.
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Astros 6, Mariners 2
Houston piled up 10 hits, including home runs from center fielder
Colby Rasmus and right fielder George Springer, to beat Seattle.
Astros reliever Will Harris (4-0) took the win as rookie starter
Vince Velasquez struggled with his control and left in the fourth
inning.
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Dodgers 10, Giants 2
Yasmani Grandal hit two of four home runs hit by Los Angeles in a
rout of San Francisco in front of 53,509 at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers extended their lead over the second-place Giants in the
National League West to 1-1/2 games as they salvaged one win in the
three-game series.
(Editing by Larry Fine)
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