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 Cubs 6, Mets 1
Highly touted Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard made his major league
debut but the right-hander was unable to prevent New York from
suffering a 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on
Tuesday.
Syndergaard (0-1) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
He worked out of jams in the third and fifth but allowed an RBI
double to Starlin Castro and a two-run home run to Chris Coghlan in
the sixth.
Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta pitched a season-high eight innings
and allowed one run and three hits. He struck out 10 and walked two.
Another highly touted youngster, Chicago rookie third baseman Kris
Bryant, went 3-for-4, including a second home run in as many nights.
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Tigers 2, Twins 1 (10 innings)
Ian Kinsler slapped an opposite field single to bring home center
fielder Anthony Gose in the 10th inning as Detroit edged Minnesota.
Detroit scored two runs or less for the third straight game but
Kinsler collected his fifth career walk-off hit and second of the
season.
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Blue Jays 10, Orioles 2
Mark Buehrle beat Baltimore for the fifth straight time and Edwin
Encarnacion homered twice in a comfortable win for Toronto.
Buehrle allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, while Josh
Donaldson also got his team-leading eighth home run for the Blue
Jays, who have scored 10 or more runs in four of eight games against
Baltimore this season.
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Rays 4, Yankees 2
Tampa Bay scored two runs in the seventh inning and two runs in the
eighth and rallied for their second win in eight meetings with the
New York Yankees this season.
Tampa Bay tied it on a two-run single by David DeJesus. The Rays
took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Evan Longoria and a wild pitch
by Dellin Betances.
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Diamondbacks 14, Nationals 6
Arizona right fielder Mark Trumbo hit two home runs and drove in
four while third baseman Aaron Hill had three hits and two RBIs in
the Diamondbacks' 14-6 victory over Washington at Chase Field.
Trumbo hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning off
right-hander Stephen Strasburg (2-4) and added a bases-empty homer
in the sixth. He has four homers and eight RBIs in five games in the
number two spot in the lineup.
Outfielder Clint Robinson became the first position player in
Nationals history to pitch when the first baseman came in to record
a scoreless eighth.
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Pirates 7, Phillies 2
A.J. Burnett celebrated the 12th anniversary of his no-hitter by
pitching seven strong innings for Pittsburgh in a win over
Philadelphia.
Now 38 and in his 17th season, Burnett scattered six hits and
allowed two runs (one earned). He struck out five and walked one --
eight fewer than his no-hitter for the Florida Marlins in San Diego.
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Cardinals 8, Indians 3
Matt Holliday hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning as St
Louis scored all its runs in a win over Cleveland with two outs.
Mark Reynolds collected three hits for St Louis, which improved the
best record in the major leagues to 23-9. The Cardinals are off to
their best 32-game start since the 1941 team had the same mark.
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Reds 4, Braves 3
Devin Mesoraco came through with a pinch-hit double in the bottom of
the ninth inning and Cincinnati edged Atlanta.
Todd Frazier hit his sixth home run in his last 13 games for the
Reds, moving into a tie with Washington's Bryce Harper for the
league lead.
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A's 9, Red Sox 2
Catcher Stephen Vogt, right fielder Josh Reddick and shortstop
Marcus Semien each homered, powering Oakland to a 9-2 victory
against Boston at the O.co Coliseum.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz allowed two runs on four hits over seven
innings for the A's, who snapped their season-high, six-game losing
streak.
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Royals 7, Rangers 6 (10 innings)
Left fielder Alex Gordon drove the first pitch of the 10th inning
into the seats just inside the right field foul pole, giving Kansas
City a wild 7-6 victory over Texas at Globe Life Park.
The American League Central-leading Royals (21-12) led on three
other occasions, only to watch the Rangers come back to tie before
the final blow. Kansas City previously went in front in the top of
the ninth.
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White Sox 4, Brewers 2
Chris Sale struck out 11 in eight innings and the Chicago White Sox
rallied late to get past Milwaukee.
In his return from a five-game suspension, Sale (3-1) allowed two
runs and three hits.
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Giants 8, Astros 1
Chris Heston tossed a two-hitter for his first complete game as San
Francisco rolled past Houston.
Heston struck out and retired the final 22 hitters after allowing a
home run to Houston's Jason Castro with two outs in the second
inning.
Matt Duffy had three hits and five RBIs for the Giants, who scored
more than six runs for the first time this season.
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Angels 5, Rockies 2
Johnny Giavotella's one-out RBI single in the eighth inning scored
Albert Pujols from second base, snapping a 2-2 tie and leading Los
Angeles past Colorado.
Matt Joyce, in a season-long slump, followed Giavotella's hit with a
two-run double to provide closer Huston Street (11th save) a cushion
for the ninth inning. (Editing by Cameron French)
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