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 Throwing 66 of his 96 pitches for strikes, Lackey gave up only five
hits and one walk.
Suffering their fourth straight road shutout, the Dodgers appeared
to get more frustrated with the strike zone of plate umpire Mike
Winters as the night progressed.
It boiled over in the seventh. Manager Don Mattingly was booted
after Andre Ethier took a third strike and A.J. Ellis was kicked
out.
Rangers 7, Red Sox 4
ARLINGTON, Texas - Josh Hamilton, the former American League MVP who
helped the Texas Rangers make back-to-back World Series appearances
in 2010 and 2011, but left after the 2012 season for a richer
contract with the Los Angeles Angels, hit two home runs to pace
Texas over Boston.
His line-drive shot in the fourth off knuckleball-throwing Red Sox
starter Steven Wright, was almost an identical rocket to the one he
put in the seats in his first at-bat.
Yovani Gallardo pitched six strong innings to earn the win, holding
the Red Sox to four hits while walking three and striking out five.
Gallardo surrendered three or fewer runs for the ninth time in his
last 10 starts.
Reds 5, Nationals 2
CINCINNATI -- Todd Frazier belted his 15th homer, Joey Votto also
homered, and rookie Anthony DeSclafani pitched six solid innings
lifting Cincinnati past Washington.
Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg left the game in the second
inning with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Taylor Jordan,
who allowed three runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings.
There was no immediate word on Strasburg's condition. Earlier Friday
the Nationals learned that left-fielder Jayson Werth will be out
indefinitely with a fractured wrist.
Marlins, 4, Mets 3
NEW YORK -- Justin Bour hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning
and Dan Haren threw seven solid innings as Miami beat New York.
The Marlins snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 3-8
since general manager Dan Jennings took over as manager. The Mets
had their three-game winning streak ended.
The Marlins bunched their rallies against Matt Harvey and Carlos
Torres, who combined to allow just seven runners. But six reached
base against Harvey in the fourth and fifth, when Miami scored its
lone runs.
Rockies 4, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Chad Bettis combined with John Axford on a
two-hitter as Colorado beat Philadelphia.
The 26-year-old Bettis, making just his fourth start since his
recall from the minors on May 14, had a perfect game through six
innings and a no-hitter through 7 1/3. Cody Asche broke it up by
grounding a single to left field.
Bettis was bidding for just the second no-hitter in Rockies history.
Ubaldo Jimenez remains the only Colorado pitcher with a no-no,
beating Atlanta 4-0 on April 17, 2010.
Royals 8, Cubs 4
CHICAGO -- Lorenzo Cain went 3-for-4, including an eighth-inning RBI
double for the go-ahead run, and Kansas City snapped a four-game
losing streak.
Cain's double against Pedro Strop scored Mike Moustakas for a 5-4
lead. Kansas City added two more runs in a three-run eighth and a
run in the ninth.
The Royals, making their first visit to Wrigley Field since 2001,
used three solo home runs to help build an early lead before the
Cubs replied with their own long-ball attack to forge a 4-4 tie.
Orioles 2, Rays 1
BALTIMORE -- J.J. Hardy singled with two outs in the bottom of the
ninth inning to lift Baltimore over Tampa Bay.
The Rays have lost six straight games and continued to struggle on
offense, as they have most of the season, but nearly put together a
winning rally in the ninth against Darren O'Day.
Tampa Bay loaded the bases with no outs before O'Day rebounded to
strike out two and get Jake Elmore to ground into an inning-ending
force play.
Blue Jays 6, Twins 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Chris Colabello's two-run homer with no outs in the
top of the ninth inning broke a tie and Toronto posted the win over
Minnesota.
The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Minnesota, which
entered the day tied atop the American League Central standings.
Colabello's homer came on a first-pitch fastball from Twins closer
Glen Perkins, who walked Russell Martin. For Colabello, who was
waived by the Twins last winter before being claimed by Toronto, the
home run was his fourth of the year.
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Diamondbacks 7, Brewers 5
MILWAUKEE -- Nick Ahmed's eighth-inning home run snapped a tie game
and gave Arizona the win over Milwaukee.
Ahmed's homer, off Jonathan Broxton was his third of the season and
one of four hit Friday by the Diamondbacks, who came into the game
with at least one homer in each of their last six games.
Brad Ziegler gave up a run but recorded his third save of the
season.
White Sox 6, Astros 3 (11 innings)
HOUSTON -- Geovany Soto cranked a two-run, tie-breaking double to
right field in the top of the 11th inning as Chicago claimed the
opener of its three-game series with Houston at Minute Maid Park.
Soto, who entered in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement
behind the plate, drove home Carlos Sanchez and Adam Eaton with his
extra-base hit off Astros left-hander Tony Sipp.
Four White Sox relievers combined to work five scoreless innings,
with left-hander Dan Jennings (1-1) earning the win and right-hander
David Robertson notching his 10th save. Houston, conversely, needed
seven relievers after starter Lance McCullers departed in the fifth
inning.
Mariners 2, Indians 1
SEATTLE -- Seattle rookie Taijuan Walker baffled Cleveland while
leading the Mariners to a win.
Walker (2-5) pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing just two
hits, and he got all the offense he needed on Seth Smith's two-run
homer in the sixth. Walker matched a career high with eight
strikeouts, without walking a single batter, while his eight innings
equaled the longest outing of his 21 career starts.
Closer Fernando Rodney came on in the ninth and retired the first
two batters before a walk and an RBI triple from pinch hitter Ryan
Raburn made things interesting. After a mound visit from manager
Lloyd McClendon, Rodney got Michael Brantley to pop out to earn his
14th save of the season.
Athletics 6, Yankees 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Right-hander Sonny Gray threw eight strong
innings, Brett Lawrie hit a two-run homer and Oakland defeated New
York at the O.co Coliseum, winning back-to-back home games for the
first time this season.
The A's have won 16 of their past 21 games against the Yankees
overall and 11 of their past 12 meetings in Oakland.
Gray (6-2), who owns the American League's lowest ERA at 1.82,
allowed two runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked two.
Angels 2, Tigers 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Hector Santiago allowed just three singles over 7
1/3 scoreless innings, leading Los Angeles to a shutout win over
Detroit at Angel Stadium.
Santiago did need some help from his bullpen, and got it. Huston
Street entered the game in the eighth inning with two outs and the
bases loaded, but struck out Yoenis Cespedes to end the inning
Street then pitched a scoreless ninth to finish it off for his 15th
save.
It marked the seventh time in 10 starts this season that Santiago
yielded one earned run or less, but the first time he pitched into
the eighth inning.
Giants 4, Braves 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Veteran Tim Hudson beat Atlanta for the first time
in his career, outdueling young right-hander Mike Foltynewicz in San
Francisco's victory.
Buster Posey drove in three runs with a home run and a double,
providing all the offense Hudson and two relievers would need to
pitch the Giants into first place in the National League West with a
sixth consecutive home win.
Hudson, a nine-year employee of the Braves from 2005-2013, allowed
one run on five hits in seven innings in his second-ever start
against Atlanta. The 39-year-old has now beaten 29 of the 30 major
league teams -- all but the club that initially drafted him in 1997,
the Oakland Athletics.
Padres 6, Pirates 2
SAN DIEGO -- Derek Norris, who struck out in his first four at-bats,
hit a two-out, walk-off grand slam to give San Diego a win over
Pittsburgh at Petco Park -- ending the Pirates' seven-game winning
streak.
It was the Padres' first walk-off win of the season.
Jedd Gyorko drew a walk from Pirates right-handed reliever Rob
Scahill to open the ninth. Abraham Almonte bunted to Scahill, who
fielded the ball but threw wild to first, allowing Gyorko to reach
third and Almonte second with no one out. Scahill walked Cory
Spangenberg to load the bases with none out.
But the Pirates, deploying a six-man infield, got two straight
forceouts at home before Norris hit his fourth homer of the season
to left-center off Scahill.
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