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 The Venezuelan first baseman launched his 399th career homer,
surpassing former major leaguer Andres Galarraga, to key Detroit's
late-game explosion that led to a 10-4 win over the St. Louis
Cardinals at sold-out Busch Stadium.
Cabrera's two-run blast off reliever Mitch Harris to center field in
the top of the seventh gave the Tigers a 4-0 lead. It was followed
by a solo shot by right fielder J.D. Martinez, his eighth.
Twins 3, Rays 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- A two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning
lifted Minnesota over Tampa.
Trailing 2-1, the Twins got a leadoff single by Aaron Hicks and
Danny Santana followed with an RBI triple. Santana scored when the
next batter, Brian Dozier, flew out to center field.
Twins' Blaine Boyer worked around a leadoff single in the eighth and
closer Glen Perkins pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save this
season and 100th of his career.
Royals 12, Yankees 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lorenzo Cain drove in a career-high five runs,
and Chris Young provided Kansas with another solid start.
Mike Moustakas stroked four hits and scored three runs, both
equaling career bests. Three of his hits went for extra bases. The
Royals' dozen runs matched a season high, while their 17 hits was
one shy of their 2015 best.
Young, who was making just his third start after beginning the year
in the bullpen, limited the Yankees to four hits and one run over 5
2/3 innings.
Indians 8, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Swisher led a rare Cleveland offensive
outburst at Globe Life Park.
The Indians beat Texas for 12th time in 13 games in the opener of
the three-game series. Should they make it 13 of 14 on Saturday, it
would mark the Cleveland's first series win and two-game winning
streak since the opening series of the season.
Swisher collected three of the club's 12 hits, drove in three and
scored once. Jason Kipnis went 4-for-5 and scored three times.
Michael Brantley had three hits, two RBIs and crossed the plate
three times.
Giants 10, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Belt and Buster Posey homered and Madison
Bumgarner pitched seven solid innings, lifting San Francisco past
Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.
About the only drama came in the sixth inning when one of the Power
Stacks beyond center field at Great American Ball Park, made to
resemble steamboat smokestacks and used as a home-run feature,
caught fire, sending thick smoke throughout the ballpark.
Two sections of stands were evacuated while firemen extinguished the
flames. The game wasn't interrupted. A propane valve malfunction was
cited for the blaze.
Astros 8, Blue Jays 4
HOUSTON -- George Springer, Jose Altuve and Luis Valbuena all
smacked home runs while Will Harris turned in a clutch relief
performance to lift Houston over Toronto at Minute Maid Park.
With their three homers the Astros increased their American
League-leading total to 52. Valbuena extended his club-leading total
to nine home runs with his first-pitch blast to right field leading
off the seventh inning. Springer also smacked a leadoff homer, in
the third.
The right-handed Harris delivered in a critical, high-leverage
situation, entering with two runners on and no outs in the seventh
to face the heart of the Toronto order with the Astros leading 7-4.
Harris preceded to strike out Josh Donaldson before getting Jose
Bautista to pop up. Harris then followed with a strikeout of Edwin
Encarnacion.
Phillies 4, Diamondbacks 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Pinch-hitter Jeff Franceour drove in the go-ahead
run with an RBI single in a three-run seventh inning as Philadelphia
beat Arizona for its first three-game winning streak of the season.
Freddy Galvis, who reached base three times and scored twice, drove
in the other two runs in the inning with a single.
The Phillies began the night as the only team in the major leagues
without a winning streak of at least three games. It is their first
such streak since they won four consecutive games last August.
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Braves 5, Marlins 3
MIAMI -- Atlanta, which had lost five of their past six games,
scored two runs in the eighth inning to beat Miami at Marlins Park.
With the score tied at 3, Braves' Nick Markakis hit a one-out double
to right and scored on left fielder Todd Cunningham's single.
Andrelton Simmons then scored from third base on a strikeout/wild
pitch.
Atlanta overcame two home runs by Marlins Giancarlo Stanton, the
second of which was hit 474 feet to center field, tying the score at
3 in the seventh. Stanton has 10 homers this season.
Cubs 11, Pirates 10 (12 innings)
CHICAGO -- Chicago won its fifth straight game when Matt Szczur
delivered a game-winning hit with bases loaded in the bottom of the
12th inning to score Starlin Castro.
Szczur sent a routine fly to shallow right field that dropped for a
hit after the Pirates' Gregory Polanco tripped and fell, giving the
Cubs their fourth walk-off win this season.
The game, which lasted 5 hours and 1 minute, featured 21 combined
runs and 30 hits while 16 pitchers were used.
Angels 3, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Jered Weaver shut down Baltimore for 7 1/3 innings, and
Albert Pujols homered as Los Angeles stretched its winning streak to
four games.
Weaver blanked the Orioles in the first seven innings before J.J.
Hardy led off the eighth with a home run that cut the Angels' lead
to 2-1.
Joe Smith replaced Weaver two batters later and got the final two
outs in the eighth before Johnny Giavotella gave the Angels an
insurance run with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly.
Brewers 7, Mets 0
NEW YORK -- Kyle Lohse allowed two hits over eight shutout innings
and Ryan Braun hit two homers as Milwaukee routed New York.
Gerardo Parra homered, had two RBIs and came within a triple of the
cycle for the Brewers who improved to 6-5 under new manager Craig
Counsell. Milwaukee also received three hits from third baseman
Aramis Ramirez.
Lohse entered Friday with a 7.03 ERA in his first seven starts, but
the skidding Mets -- who have lost five straight, a stretch in which
they've scored just 10 runs -- proved to be the perfect tonic. The
36-year-old walked just one and struck out eight in a 107-pitch
performance.
Mariners 2, Red Sox 1
SEATTLE -- Nelson Cruz's two-out, RBI single with a runner on second
base drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as
Seattle beat Boston.
With two outs and a runner on second base, Junichi Tazawa was
brought in to face Cruz. Rather than pitch around him, Tazawa (0-2)
gave up a long single into the gap between left and center field to
score Brad Miller easily.
Boston's Clay Buchholz allowed three hits in eight innings, with the
only run against him on a home run by Seth Smith with two outs in
the sixth. Buchholz struck out 11 without issuing a walk but didn't
factor into the decision.
Nationals 10, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO -- Jordan Zimmermann's pitching and Bryce Harper's 13th
home run helped Washington whip San Diego.
Zimmermann worked six scoreless innings, allowing six hits and a
walk to win his fourth straight decision. A.J. Cole blanked the
Padres in the final three innings for his first save.
Harper's blast was just one of the Nationals' season-high 16 hits
against Odrisamer Despaigne and three relievers.
Dodgers 6, Rockies 4
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw captured his 100th career victory,
and Los Angeles earned a victory over Colorado before a crowd of
46,662 at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles shortstop Jimmy Rollins homered and went 4-for-5 with
two RBIs.
Kershaw (2-2) becomes the second-youngest pitcher, next to Seattle
Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, to reach the mark. Kershaw struck out
10, walked three and was charged with three runs on four hits in 6
2/3 innings as the Dodgers (23-12) handed the Rockies (12-20) their
12th loss in 13 games.
White Sox 7, Athletics 6
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Adam LaRoche and Avisail Garcia hit back-to-back
two-run doubles in a five-run seventh inning, and Chicago rallied to
defeat Oakland at the O.co Coliseum.
The White Sox won their third straight game, all on the road, and
won in Oakland for just the second time in their past nine games at
the Coliseum.
Oakland lost for the eighth time in their past nine games.
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