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 Red Sox 5, Rangers 1
Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez tossed seven scoreless innings and
the Red Sox handed Texas pitcher Nick Martinez his first loss of the
season.
Dustin Pedroia collected three hits, while Hanley Ramirez homered in
the sixth inning for the Red Sox (22-26) who snapped a three-game
losing streak.
Rangers (23-25) starter Martinez was charged with two runs in seven
innings as he fell to 4-1.
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White Sox 3, Orioles 2 (First game)
Chris Sale struck out 12 in 7 2/3 shutout innings and Melky Cabrera
and Adam LaRoche both contributed RBI doubles in the sixth inning as
the Chicago White Sox posted a victory over the Baltimore Orioles in
the first game of a doubleheader.
The doubleheader is the makeup for games postponed April 27 and 28
because of rioting and unrest in Baltimore.
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Orioles 6, White Sox 3 (Second game)
Six different Orioles drove in a run and the Baltimore bullpen threw
four scoreless innings in a win over the Chicago White Sox in the
second game of a doubleheader.
Center fielder Adam Jones, first baseman Chris Davis, catcher Steve
Clevenger, shortstop J.J. Hardy, right fielder Travis Snider and
left fielder David Lough each contributed an RBI. The Orioles
(22-24) scored the final four runs after the White Sox (21-25) took
a 3-2 lead in the third inning.
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Giants 7, Braves 0
The San Francisco Giants recorded their fourth consecutive home
shutout, breaking open a tight game with a six-run eighth inning en
route to a win over the Atlanta Braves.
Chris Heston combined with relievers Jeremy Affeldt, Sergio Romo and
Javier Lopez on a four-hitter as Giants (29-20) pitchers ran their
streak of consecutive scoreless innings at home to 37 to kick off a
seven-game homestand.
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Pirates 11, Padres 5
Jung Ho Kang, Gregory Polanco and Starling Marte homered while
Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Francisco Cervelli had three hits
apiece as Pittsburgh powered past the San Diego Padres to stretch
the Pirates' winning streak to seven games.
The Pirates (25-22) had 15 hits.
Right-handed starter A.J. Burnett improved his record to 5-1,
although he allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two
walks in 5 2/3 innings to see the National League-leading, 1.37 ERA
he owned entering the game climb to 1.81.
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Angels 12, Tigers 2
Designated hitter Albert Pujols, left fielder Matt Joyce and catcher
Chris Iannetta combined for three home runs and eight RBIs, leading
the Los Angeles Angels to a rout of the Detroit Tigers.
Los Angeles (24-24) broke a two-game losing streak, while Detroit
(28-21) saw its two-game winning streak end.
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Athletics 5, Yankees 4
Third baseman Brett Lawrie and center fielder Billy Burns each
homered, and the Oakland A's came from behind to defeat the New York
Yankees.
Burns hit a solo shot in the fifth inning and Lawrie a game tying
two-run blast in the sixth as the A's ended their two-game skid and
snapped the Yankees' three-game winning streak. The Yankees (25-23)
lost for the 10th time in their past 11 games in Oakland (18-32).
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Indians 5, Mariners 3
Cleveland ace Corey Kluber gave up two home runs for the first time
this season, but the Indians offense did enough to extend his
winning streak to three consecutive decisions in a victory over the
Seattle Mariners.
Cleveland (22-25) had a three-run fourth inning on the way to a 5-1
lead, but home runs by Seattle catcher Mike Zunino and left fielder
Dustin Ackley kept the Mariners in the game. Ackley's two-out,
two-run homer in the sixth brought Seattle within 5-3, but the
Mariners (23-24) managed only one hit the rest of the way.
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