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 Reds 2, Rockies 1
Skip Schumaker's pinch-hit double drove home Marlon Byrd with the
winning run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Cincinnati Reds
to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on a rainy Tuesday at
Great American Ball Park.
The win ended the Reds' nine-game losing streak, their longest since
1998.
Chris Rusin was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace
scheduled Reds starter Jorge De La Rosa, who was scratched due to a
cut on his left middle finger.
Rusin, 28, delivered a bullpen-saving performance, allowing just one
run and four hits in seven innings. He walked four and fanned five.
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Mets 5, Phillies 4 (10 innings)
Wilmer Flores tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth
inning and won it with an RBI single with two outs in the 10th as
New York edged Philadelphia 5-4.
Juan Lagares led off the 10th by singling against right-hander
Jeanmar Gomez (0-1). Left-hander Elvis Araujo then walked Lucas Duda
before Daniel Murphy hit into a double play. Michael Cuddyer drew a
walk before Flores laced the first pitch he saw for a single over
leaping shortstop Freddy Galvis.
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Blue Jays 10, White Sox 9
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit two home runs, including
a three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, leading Toronto past
Chicago 10-9.
The game-winning blast against David Robertson (3-1) was Donaldson's
fifth career walk-off homer and his second this season.
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Tigers 1, A's 0
Left-hander David Price pitched seven shutout innings, and the
Detroit Tigers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 1-0
victory over the Oakland A's.
Price (4-1) allowed five hits, struck out three, walked one and hit
a batter. He threw 109 pitches, 75 for strikes.
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Cubs 3, Nationals 2
Addison Russell's walk-off RBI double scored Jonathan Herrera from
second base, lifting Chicago to a 3-2 victory over Washington.
Russell's two-out hit to deep center snapped a 2-2 tie and ended a
two-game Cubs losing skid. Hector Rondon (3-0) worked a scoreless
ninth for the victory.
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Dodgers 8, Braves 0
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez homered and topped 1,000 career RBIs
and ace Clayton Kershaw fanned 10, sparking the Los Angeles Dodgers
to an 8-0 rout of the Atlanta Braves.
Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, smacked a 0-1 pitch from
Braves starter Julio Teheran into the seats in left to become the
12th active player to reach the RBI milestone.
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Astros 4, Orioles 1
Jason Castro gave Houston the lead for good with a tiebreaking
double in the seventh inning and Luis Valbeuna added a two-run
single in the eighth as the Astros rallied late to beat Baltimore
4-1.
The Orioles broke a scoreless tie in the sixth on Chris Davis'
sacrifice fly. The Astros answered with two runs in the seventh.
Chris Carter tied the game with a two-out single to left, and Castro
followed with a double to deep right-center. The Astros added two
more in the eighth when Valbuena lined a two-run single to right.
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Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Minnesota Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey tossed seven innings of
one-run ball in a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox at a soggy Target
Field.
After a lengthy delay forced a late start to the game, Pelfrey ran
into trouble in the second inning, then cruised from there,
scattering just five hits and a walk, improving to 4-1.
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Yankees 5, Royals 1
Adam Warren pitched effectively into the seventh inning and combined
with three relievers on a four-hitter as New York defeated Kansas
City 5-1.
Warren (3-3) made it to the seventh for the third straight start,
allowing one run and two hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five
without a walk and threw 62 of 88 pitches for strikes.
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Pirates 5, Marlins 1
Jeff Locke held the Marlins scoreless into the sixth inning, and
each starter in the Pittsburgh lineup reached base as the Pirates
beat Miami 5-1.
Locke (3-2) gave up four hits and four walks in 5 2/3 shutout
innings. He struck out six.
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Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 4
Jaime Garcia shrugged off a shaky start to work through six innings
and grab the victory as St Louis beat Arizona 6-4.
Garcia (1-1) allowed eight hits and four runs, three earned, over
six innings. He walked none and fanned five.
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Mariners 7, Rays 6 (10 innings)
After propelling Seattle back into the lead with an eighth-inning
grand slam, Kyle Seager finished off Tampa Bay in the 10th with a
solo homer off closer Brad Boxberger to take the game 7-6.
Mariners left-hander Joe Beimel pitched a perfect 10th to secure the
win and hand the Rays their fourth consecutive setback.
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Giants 6, Brewers 3
An off night from Madison Bumgarner was still good enough to lead
San Francisco past Milwaukee 6-3.
Bumgarner (6-2) struck out three and gave up four hits and two walks
over six innings. He did not allow a hit until the fourth, when
third baseman Aramis Ramirez broke the shutout with a solo home run
to left.
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Rangers 4, Indians 3
Prince Fielder's three-run home run and Mitch Moreland's solo homer
accounted for all of the Texas' runs in a 4-3 victory over
Cleveland. (Editing by Cameron French)
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