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 Royals 8, Tigers 1
Left-hander Danny Duffy had a shutout going until the eighth inning
as the Kansas City Royals pounded out an 8-1 victory over Detroit
and moved a half-game ahead of the Tigers and into first place in
the American League Central.
Right-hander Alfredo Simon, who won his first four Detroit starts
while compiling a 1.65 ERA, took his first loss of the season.
He was bruised for three runs in the third inning and removed in a
five-run fifth. Simon was charged with six runs in 4 1/3 innings.
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Nationals 8, Mets 2
The Washington Nationals became the first team this season to
inflict a home loss on the New York Mets.
Catcher Wilson Ramos had the go-ahead RBI groundout in the fourth
inning and added an RBI single in the sixth as the Nationals (10-13)
came back from an early two-run deficit to win their third straight.
They have scored 34 runs in the three victories.
The Mets (15-8) have lost five of seven since a 10-0 homestand.
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Astros 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings)
Jose Altuve notched his eighth consecutive multi-hit game and posted
his first career walk-off hit, stroking a one-out single in the 10th
inning to score Marwin Gonzalez and lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2
win over the Seattle Mariners.
The Astros (15-7) extended their winning streak to seven games,
while Seattle (10-12) saw their three-game winning streak end.
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Angels 6, A's 5
Right-hander Garrett Richards pitched six solid innings and the Los
Angeles Angels survived Oakland's furious ninth-inning rally to beat
the A's 6-5.
The A's trailed 6-2 entering the bottom of the ninth but scored
three runs on four hits.
With the bases loaded and two outs, A's first baseman Ike Davis hit
a deep fly to center off closer Huston Street, but Angels center
fielder Mike Trout made a leaping catch near the fence for the final
out, sending the A's (9-14) to their fifth loss in six games.
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Reds 5, Braves 1
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Mike Leake got his first victory of the
season in a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Leake allowed just two singles over eight scoreless innings and hit
the fifth homer of his career. He retired the final 12 batters in
faced.
Tucker Barnhart, Todd Frazier and Billy Hamilton also homered for
the Reds.
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Cardinals 9, Phillies 3
Third baseman Matt Carpenter, left fielder Matt Holliday and first
baseman Matt Adams helped pound Philadelphia into submission as the
St. Louis Cardinals scored a 9-3 win over the Phillies.
Reliever Carlos Villanueva (2-1) earned the win, pitching 3 2/3
perfect innings after starter Tim Cooney picked up only seven outs
in his MLB debut.
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Twins 12, White Sox 2
Powered by a seven-run third inning, the Minnesota Twins rolled to a
12-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
The Twins did most of their damage off lefty Chris Sale, who allowed
more runs (nine) than in any of his previous 89 MLB starts.
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Blue Jays 5, Indians 1
The Toronto Blue Jays did all the damage in the fourth inning,
scoring five runs on four hits to beat Cleveland 5-1, leaving the
Indians anchored at the bottom of the American League Central.
(Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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