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 Indians 2, Cardinals 0
Corey Kluber struck out 18 batters in eight innings, tying the
Indians' record for a nine-inning game, as Cleveland beat the St.
Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.
Kluber had a no-hitter until Jhonny Peralta singled with two outs in
the seventh. It was the only hit off the Cleveland right-hander.
Kluber, who did not walk a batter, was bidding to become the first
Indians pitcher to pitch a no-hitter since Lenny Barker's perfect
game on May 15, 1981. Kluber's 18 strikeouts tied the Indians'
record for a nine-inning game set by Bob Feller on Oct. 2, 1938,
against the Detroit Tigers.
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Reds 5, Braves 1
Raisel Iglesias took a no-hitter into the sixth inning en route to
his first major league victory and Marlon Byrd and Todd Frazier
homered for Cincinnati in a 5-1 win over Atlanta.
Iglesias didn't allow a hit until Eric Young Jr.'s bloop single
leading off the sixth. The 25-year-old Cuban gave up one run on two
hits with three walks and five strikeouts in his second career
start.
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Red Sox 2, A's 0
Wade Miley threw 6 2/3 shutout innings and Boston handed Oakland's
Sonny Gray his first loss of the season, winning 2-0.
Miley allowed five hits but walked four and repeatedly pitched out
of jams as he snapped a three-game losing streak. Gray gave up one
run and three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter in
seven innings.
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Cubs 2, Mets 1
New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia walked in pinch-runner Matt
Szczur in the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1
victory.
Entering in a tie game with the bases loaded and none out in the
bottom of the ninth, Familia struck out Cubs right fielder Jorge
Soler but then walked left fielder Chris Coghlan on five pitches to
force in the winning run.
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Marlins 5, Dodgers 4
Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton drove in three runs, including two
with a seventh-inning single to lead a three-run rally that gave
Miami a 5-4 win over Los Angeles.
Second baseman Dee Gordon went 4-for-5, hit two doubles and scored
two runs as he raised his average to .426, the best in the major
leagues.
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Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 6
Michael Taylor hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning and
Washington won its fifth straight series with a 9-6 victory over
Arizona.
Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer and Tyler Moore also homered for
the Nationals, who have won six of seven and 12 of 15.
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Phillies 3, Pirates 2
Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings and Jeff Francoeur threw
out the potential tying run at the plate to end the game as
Philadelphia ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over
Pittsburgh.
Hamels allowed two runs and five hits while striking out nine.
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Rays 3, Yankees 2
For the second night in a row, Tampa Bay beat first-place New York,
getting clutch outs to strand 10 Yankees on base and win 3-2.
The game shifted on two plays at the plate -- Asdrubal Cabrera made
a smart read on a bloop single to score the winning run from second
base in the second inning, and Mark Teixeira was thrown out by Rays
center fielder Kevin Kiermaier for the final out the fifth.
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White Sox 4, Brewers 2
First-inning home runs from Avisail Garcia and Adam LaRoche gave
left-hander Jose Quintana all the run support he'd need as Chicago
beat Milwaukee 4-2.
Quintana (2-3) came into the game with a 2.37 ERA over his last
three starts but hadn't won a game since April 14 thanks to an
offense that produced just 1.42 runs per game.
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Astros 4, Giants 3
George Springer, back in the lineup for the first time in a week,
bashed a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to
complete Houston's rally for a 4-3 interleague win over San
Francisco.
Activated earlier from the seven-day concussion disabled list,
Springer drilled a 3-2 fastball from Giants left-hander Jeremy
Affeldt (0-2) out to left-center field for his fifth homer of the
season and the Astros' third of the game.
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Orioles 6, Blue Jays 1
Caleb Joseph sparked a five-run second inning with a two-run double
and Baltimore's Miguel Gonzalez shut down Toronto for 7 2/3 innings
as the Orioles won 6-1.
Joseph's double down the left field line off Toronto starter Aaron
Sanchez gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead and that proved more than enough
for Gonzalez.
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Rangers 5, Royals 2
Shin-Soo Choo and Prince Fielder each had a home run and two RBIs to
lift Texas over Kansas City by 5-2.
Choo was 2-for-4 with a home run to lead off the game and Fielder's
two-run homer in the second inning provided a cushion for Yovani
Gallardo, who snapped his four-game losing streak.
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Twins 6, Tigers 2
Joe Mauer tripled with the bases loaded to highlight a five-run
third inning that carried Minnesota to a 6-2 win over Detroit.
The Twins, who scored just one unearned run in its first three games
of the season in Comerica Park, could tie the Tigers for second
place in the American League Central with a victory in Thursday's
series finale. (Editing by Cameron French)
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