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 Cardinals 3, Pirates 2 (14 innings)
Second baseman Kolten Wong yanked a one-out solo homer to
right-center field in the bottom of the 14th inning, lifting St.
Louis to a win over Pittsburgh and a sweep of their series.
Pedro Alvarez hammered a two-out solo homer in the top of the 12th
inning to give Pittsburgh a short-lived lead.
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Astros 7, Mariners 6
Evan Gattis smacked a tie-breaking home run in the bottom of the
eighth inning, his second homer of the game, to lift the Houston to
a four-game series sweep of Seattle.
Houston extended its winning streak to 10 consecutive games in
somewhat unconventional fashion, coughing up a five-run lead before
Gattis struck against Mariners rookie right-hander Carson Smith.
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Tigers 6, Royals 4
Anibal Sanchez handcuffed Kansas City again, and first baseman
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer as Detroit held on for a win.
Catcher Alex Avila drove in three runs with a pair of singles as the
Tigers erupted for six runs in the first five innings after scoring
only four runs in the first three games of the series.
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Nationals 1, Mets 0
Washington right-hander Doug Fister dominated New York as he threw 6
1/3 shutout innings to lead the Nationals to their second straight
win.
The Nationals won three of four from the Mets to close within four
games of first-place New York, which has lost seven of its last 10.
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Phillies 6, Marlins 2
Ryan Howard hit a rare triple to help Philadelphia snap a five-game
losing streak with a win over Miami.
Howard's hit tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth inning where the
Phillies went ahead for good.
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Braves 5, Reds 0
Julio Teheran bounced back from three consecutive shaky starts to
throw six scoreless innings and help Atlanta beat Cincinnati.
Kelly Johnson and Jonny Gomes homered for the Braves.
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Indians 10, Blue Jays 7
Cleveland answered a six-run Toronto fourth inning with a six-run
fifth inning on their way to the victory.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis had four hits, including a home run, and
the Indians' bullpen picked up struggling starter Trevor Bauer as
Cleveland managed to split the four-game series.
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Orioles 4, Rays 2
Outfielder Adam Jones matched a career high with four hits,
including a two-out, two-run single in the seventh, rallying
Baltimore past Tampa Bay.
The Orioles took two of three games in a series moved from Maryland
to Florida because of the riots in Baltimore last week.
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Brewers 5, Cubs 3
Aramis Ramirez snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-run eighth inning single
as Milwaukee beat Chicago.
The Brewers' third baseman went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a
second inning home run.
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Twins 13, White Sox 3
Powered by a grand slam by third baseman Trevor Plouffe, Minnesota
scored seven runs in the third inning and pounded out 19 hits.
The win gave the Twins a four-game sweep of the White Sox, who have
now lost five consecutive games.
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Giants 5, Angels 0
San Francisco won for the sixth straight time, sweeping Los Angeles
behind a strong outing by starter Tim Lincecum.
The right-handed Lincecum (2-2) allowed just three singles over
eight shutout innings while Nori Aoki and Joe Panik hit early home
runs for the Giants.
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Athletics 7, Rangers 1
Oakland right-hander Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings to
improve to 4-0 and lower his ERA to 1.67 in a win over Texas.
Gray allowed just two hits and struck out a season-high 10 while
Oakland home run leader Stephen Vogt had his fifth homer of the
year.
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Padres 8, Rockies 6
Justin Upton hit his seventh homer of the season and drove in three
runs, and slumping Jedd Gyorko hit a 438-foot, two-run homer as San
Diego defeated Colorado to complete a three-game sweep.
Seven home runs were hit in the game, including two each by Rockies
center fielder Charlie Blackmon and third baseman Nolan Arenado.
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Yankees 8, Red Sox 5
The surging New York Yankees completed their first three-game sweep
at Fenway Park since 2001 with a 8-5 victory over the sagging Boston
Red Sox.
Former Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury reached base six
straight times with four singles for New York (16-9). Mark Teixeira
and Brett Gardner hit home runs as the first-place Yankees increased
their lead in the AL East to three games with their 10th win in the
last 12 games.
The Red Sox fell to 12-13.
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Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0 (13 innings)
Catcher Yasmani Grandal hit a home run in the bottom of the 13th
inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 win over the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Eight Los Angeles (16-8) pitchers combined on the shutout while Paul
Goldschmidt had three hits in the loss for the Diamondbacks (10-14).
(Reporting by Jahmal Corner, editing by Gene Cherry/Peter
Rutherford)
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