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 Tigers 6, Astros 5 (11 innings)
James McCann homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning as
the Detroit Tigers, who squandered a five-run lead, pulled out a 6-5
victory over the Houston Astros.
Houston trailed 5-0 but scored three runs in the seventh, one in the
eighth and got a game-tying home run from Preston Tucker, the
Astros' Major-League leading 62nd of the season.
The Tigers (25-17) pulled within two games of Kansas City, while
Houston dropped to 27-15.
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Mets 5, Cardinals 0
Jacob deGrom retired the final 23 batters he faced and combined on a
two-hitter with right-hander Jeurys Familia as the New York Mets
beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0.
Lucas Duda hit a pair of home runs and four RBIs for the Mets
(24-18), who pulled within a half-game of Washington for first place
in the National League East.
The Cardinals fell to 27-14.
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Giants 4, Dodgers 0
Madison Bumgarner and four relievers scattered nine hits as the San
Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Dodgers with a 4-0 win.
Bumgarner went the first 6 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits while
striking out six, in a marquee matchup against Cy Young winner
Clayton Kershaw, who allowed four runs in 7 1/3 innings.
San Francisco (23-18) pulled to within 1 1/2 games of Los Angeles
(24-16) with their ninth win in 12 games.
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Diamondbacks 7, Marlins 6
A.J. Pollock hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to help
Arizona (19-21) earn a four-game sweep against Miami.
The Marlins (16-26) have lost seven games in a row.
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Rockies 7, Phillies 3
Michael McKenry's two-run homer and strong work by the Colorado
bullpen enabled the Rockies to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3.
It was the Rockies (15-23) fourth win in 19 games.
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Orioles 5, Mariners 4
Steve Pearce hit a grand slam in the first inning, but the Baltimore
Orioles needed a tiebreaking single from J.J. Hardy in the eighth to
beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4.
Pearce's homer gave the Orioles (18-20) an early 4-0 lead, but they
could not hold it as the Mariners (18-22) kept chipping away in a
game that was affected by rain delays.
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Blue Jays 8, Angels 4
R.A. Dickey pitched his first complete game of the season, and first
baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, as the Toronto Blue
Jays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-4.
The Blue Jays' (19-24) second win in the past nine games gave them a
split of the four-game series with the Angels (21-20), who got home
runs from first baseman Marc Krauss and third baseman David Freese.
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Braves 10, Brewers 1
Aided by the ejection of the opposing pitcher, the Atlanta Braves
rallied for seven runs in the seventh inning to beat the Milwaukee
Brewers 10-1.
Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez complained to the umpires that
Milwaukee reliever Will Smith had a foreign substance on his right
forearm, causing him to be ejected.
The next four Braves (20-20) delivered hits, transforming a 2-1 lead
into a commanding seven-run cushion over the Brewers (15-27).
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Rangers 3, Red Sox 1
Veteran left-hander Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings
to lead Texas past Boston 3-1.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts had two hits for the Red Sox (19-22).
Texas improved to 18-23.
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Rays 3, Athletics 0
Alex Colome and four relievers combined for a four-hit shutout as
the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0.
The Rays (23-19) got an RBI double and solo home run from designated
hitter David DeJesus, and that was all the scoring the pitching
staff needed.
Oakland fell to 14-29, the worst record in the Majors.
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Indians 5, White Sox 2
Danny Salazar threw six scoreless innings and the Cleveland Indians
delivered got on the board early to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2.
The Indians (17-23) put together their first three-game winning
streak of the season while earning their fifth victory in seven
games.
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Cubs 3, Padres 0
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks pitched a five-hit shutout and rookie
infielders Kris Bryant and Addison Russell hit home runs as the
Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-0.
It was the first shutout and complete game for the 25-year-old
Hendricks in 21 Major League starts.
Chicago improved to 23-17. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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