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 Young, who lowered his ERA to 0.78, pitched six innings and gave up
six hits and two walks with two strikeouts to pick up the victory.
Royals starters have not allowed a run in the past four games
spanning 26 innings.
The game matched the teams with the best records in their respective
leagues. The Royals have won four straight and at 27-14 have the
best record in the big leagues. The Cardinals have failed to score
in two straight games.
Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 4 (13 innings)
PHOENIX -- Arizona's Nick Ahmed had three hits, including a walk-off
single in the 13th inning to extend his team's season-long winning
streak to five games with a victory over the Chicago Cubs at Chase
Field.
Tuffy Gosewisch doubled with one out in the 13th off Zac Rosscup to
bring up Ahmed, who singled into the left field corner in his first
career three-hit game. Ahmed hit his first homer of the season in
the fifth inning.
Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, three RBIs and two stolen bases for
the Diamondbacks and A.J. Pollock, who was a triple short of the
cycle, had four hits and scored two runs. Jon Lester gave up two
runs in seven innings in his fifth straight quality start for the
Cubs. He had won his previous four games.
Angels 12, Red Sox 5
BOSTON -- Los Angeles, struggling all season to score runs, exploded
for nine in the fifth inning and cruised to a win over Boston.
Chris Iannetta hit a three-run homer, Erick Aybar added a two-run
shot and Mike Trout had two hits and a stolen base in the 39-minute
inning that chased starter Rick Porcello and reliever Matt Barnes.
It was the first time the Angels, who came in next to last in the
American League in hitting, scored nine runs in an inning since
April 20, 2013, against Detroit -- and Porcello.
Nationals 2, Phillies 1
WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer won his fourth straight start and scored
the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as Washington beat Philadelphia
for its sixth win in a row.
Scherzer gave up just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in
eight innings. He was lifted for pinch-hitter Tyler Moore in the
eighth, and closer Drew Storen picked up his 13th save in the ninth
despite giving up two singles. Storen fanned center fielder Odubel
Herrera for the final out with runners on first and second.
The first-place Nationals, who led the National League in runs
scored, are 18-4 since April 28.
Pirates 4, Mets 1
PITTSBURGH -- Gerrit Cole pitched into the ninth inning for the
first time in his 50th career start and tied for the National League
lead in wins in leading Pittsburgh over New York.
Cole allowed only one unearned run and six hits in 8 1/3 innings
with 10 strikeouts and no walks as the Pirates won for just the
second time in eight games.
The 24-year-old Cole became the NL's third six-game winner, joining
Mets' Bartolo Colon and St. Louis' Michael Wacha.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3
TORONTO -- Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and Nelson
Cruz homered as Seattle held on to defeat Toronto.
Hernandez allowed four hits, two walks and one run while striking
out eight in the opener of a three-game series.
Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Tigers 6, Astros 2
DETROIT -- J.D. Martinez blasted a three-run home run in the third
inning and Detroit pulled away for the win over Houston.
The right fielder's ninth homer of the season backed a sharp outing
by Tigers starter Alfredo Simon, who did not give up an earned run
in seven innings. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits and
struck out five while notching his first victory since April 25.
Miguel Cabrera had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 10 games
and scored a run for the Tigers, who have won the first two games of
the four-game series.
Orioles 8, Marlins 5
MIAMI -- Baltimore rallied for four runs in the sixth inning as
Miami lost for the eighth straight time.
Baltimore took advantage of a throwing error by Marlins starter
Henderson Alvarez, tying the score 3-3 in the sixth, and catcher
Caleb Joseph followed with a tiebreaking two-run single for the
Orioles, who have won three of their past four games.
The Orioles got three RBIs and a run-saving diving catch by third
baseman Manny Machado, a Miami native playing in his first game at
Marlins Park.
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Indians 7, Reds 3
CLEVELAND -- Brandon Moss had a double, a home run and three RBIs,
Jason Kipnis had three hits and Carlos Carrasco pitched six strong
innings to lead Cleveland over slumping Cincinnati.
With the win, the Indians extended their winning streak to four
games, while the Reds have lost six in a row.
Carrasco pitched six innings, holding the Reds to two runs on four
hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. The Reds' Mike Leake gave
up five runs on seven hits and five walks in four innings and took
the loss.
White Sox 3, Twins 2
CHICAGO - Jeff Samardzija brushed off a shaky start to claim his
third win in four starts as Chicago beat Minnesota.
Samardzija worked eight strong innings, allowing two runs on three
hits while walking one and striking out a season-high nine as the
White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.
J.B. Shuck delivered a one-out sacrifice to center in the eighth
inning that drove in Gordon Beckham from third to break a 2-2 tie.
Rangers 10, Yankees 9
NEW YORK -- Prince Fielder homered twice, including belting a
three-run shot in the top of the third inning and Texas held on to
beat New York.
Fielder had his 26th career multihomer game and second straight
against the Yankees. His last one was April 5, 2013, for Detroit
against the Yankees.
Mitch Moreland homered and Shin-Soo Choo had an RBI single for the
Rangers, who improved to 9-3 in their last 12 road games and equaled
a season high with their seven-run third against New York's Michael
Pineda.
Brewers 11, Braves 0
ATLANTA -- Hot-hitting Ryan Braun had two doubles, a home run and
reached base five times to help Milwaukee throttle Atlanta.
Braun went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and scored twice. He hit a two-run
homer in the first inning, walked and scored in the fourth, doubled
in two runs in the fifth, reached on catcher's interference in the
sixth and doubled in the eighth.
Braun is hitting .358 over his last 16 games and has raised his
average to .273. He was hitting .222 on May 5.
Rays 5, A's 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa made sure Oakland starter Scott
Kazmir's return to where he used to pitch was not a pleasant memory.
The plan was successful as Kazmir lasted only 5 2/3 innings in a 5-2
Tampa victory. Kazmir lost for the third time in four starts this
month and fell to 2-3 on the season.
Rays starter Chris Archer scattered six hits over 5 2/3 innings
while giving up only one run to earn his fifth win of the year.
Dodgers 2, Padres 1
LOS ANGELES -- Joc Pederson hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth
inning, and Los Angeles snapped a three-game skid with a victory
over San Diego before a crowd of 48,514 at Dodger Stadium.
Pederson, who went 2-for-4, drilled an 0-2 fastball from reliever
Joaquin Benoit (4-2) and parked it in the right-center pavilion as
Los Angeles prevailed. It was Pederson's 11th homer this season.
Dodgers reliever Chris Hatcher (1-3) threw eight pitches in a
one-third of an inning to halt his winless skid. Closer Kenley
Jansen earned his second save with a perfect ninth.
Giants 11, Rockies 8
DENVER -- Ryan Vogelsong gave San Francisco its fourth consecutive
superb start. Brandon Belt hit a memorably long home run. And two
late rallies by the rampaging Giants sealed a win over Colorado.
After the Rockies scored a run in the ninth, rain halted play for 1
hour, 44 minutes. When play resumed, pinch hitter Michael McKenry
and Carlos Gonzalez lined run-scoring singles that cut the Giants'
lead to 11-7 and forced them to bring in closer Santiago Casilla
with no outs and runners on first and second. He wound up earning
his 11th save.
The victory extended the Giants' season-high winning streak to seven
games -- their longest since they won eight straight from Sept.
11-18, 2011 -- and was their 10th win in the past 13 games.
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