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 Astros 4, Yankees 0
Left-hander Dallas Keuchel pitched his second shutout of the season
and third of his career, tossing a six-hitter in the Houston Astros'
4-0 win over the New York Yankees.
Keuchel (9-3) struck out a career-high 12 and walked one. He retired
15 consecutive batters before Yankees (39-34) designated hitter Alex
Rodriguez singled with two outs in the ninth.
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Cardinals 5, Marlins 1
The St. Louis Cardinals completed their first road sweep of the
season, defeating the Miami Marlins 5-1.
Right-hander Lance Lynn (5-4) came off the disabled list and got the
win after six shutout innings for the Cardinals (48-24), who have
the best record in MLB.
Miami (30-44) fell a season-low 14 games below .500.
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Giants 13, Padres 8
First baseman Brandon Belt lashed two of the San Francisco Giants'
four triples, highlighting a 19-hit attack that produced a 13-8
victory over the San Diego Padres.
Right-hander Chris Heston pitched seven innings for his eighth win,
the most among National League rookies, helping the Giants (40-34)
stay a game behind the Dodgers in the NL West.
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Nationals 7, Braves 0
Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer and starter Doug Fister threw seven
shutout innings as the Washington Nationals rolled to their sixth
straight victory, a 7-0 rout of Atlanta.
The Nationals (40-33) completed a three-game sweep of the Braves
(35-38) and have won eight straight against them.
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Dodgers 4, Cubs 0
The Los Angeles Dodgers struck early with four runs in the first two
innings and five pitchers combined for a shutout in a victory 4-0
over the Chicago Cubs.
The Dodgers (41-33) won their second straight and salvaged a split
in the four-game series.
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White Sox 8, Tigers 7 (10 innings)
Carlos Sanchez rifled Joba Chamberlain's hanging slider into the
right-field corner for a three-run triple with two outs in the 10th
inning to give the Chicago White Sox an 8-7 victory over the Detroit
Tigers.
The winning hit broke a 5-5 tie.
Detroit scored two runs behind a two-run single from Bryan Holaday
but it was not enough.
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A's 6, Rangers 3
The Oakland Athletics scored three runs with two outs in the seventh
inning to snap a tie and went on to complete a three-game series
sweep with a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.
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The A's (34-41) have won nine of their last 11 while the Rangers
(37-36) have dropped a season-high five straight games.
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Mets 2, Brewers 0
Jacob deGrom pitched a four-hit shutout through eight innings and
Wilmer Flores had an RBI double as the New York Mets snapped a
seven-game losing streak by beating Milwaukee 2-0.
DeGrom (8-5) breezed through the Milwaukee (27-47) lineup, allowing
only one hit in his first 6 2/3 innings.
The Mets moved to 37-37.
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Orioles 8, Red Sox 6
Matt Wieters' two-run homer highlighted a six-run fourth inning that
knocked southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez out of the game as the Baltimore
Orioles earned an 8-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Baltimore (38-34) took two of three in the series and improved to
9-4 against Boston this year.
Boston (32-42) fell 10 games under .500.
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Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4
The Colorado Rockies scored five runs in the eighth inning and beat
the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4.
Troy Tulowitzki homered in the big inning while Wilin Rosario added
an RBI and went 3-for-4 for the Rockies (32-40).
Arizona fell to 35-37.
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Reds 5, Pirates 4 (13 innings)
Brandon Phillips hit a solo home run in the 13th inning, pushing the
Cincinnati Reds past the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Cincinnati recorded a season-high 17 hits, including a game-tying,
two-run homer by third baseman Todd Frazier in the seventh inning.
Pittsburgh right-hander Rob Scahill (2-4) allowed the game-winning
home run.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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