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Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Chris Davis led off the top of the ninth inning with his 41st home
run, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the New
York Yankees.
Until Davis homered, the Orioles mustered only a solo home run by
first baseman Ryan Flaherty in the sixth.
Alex Rodriguez tied the score in the bottom of the sixth when he
sent a full count fastball into the first row of the left field
seats for his 30th home run.
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Mets 8, Nationals 7
Pinch-hitter Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a pinch-hit solo homer with two
outs in the eighth off Jonathan Papelbon as the first-place New York
Mets came back from a six-run deficit to stun the Washington
Nationals.
The Mets (77-61) extended their lead to six games over the Nationals
(71-67).
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Pirates 7, Reds 3
Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run home run while Francisco Liriano
allowed only three hits in six innings to lift the Pittsburgh
Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Liriano (10-7) issued one walk, 10 strikeouts, and a pair of hits,
including a double.
Third baseman Kang Jung Ho hit a solo homer and Starling Marte went
3-for-5 with a double and run scored for the National League
wild-card leading Pirates (82-55).
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Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 1 (10 innings)
Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson led off the 10th inning with a
triple that highlighted a four-run inning which gave the Blue Jays
an important 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
The win, coupled with the Yankees' 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles
in New York, increased the Jays' lead in the AL East to 1-1/2 games.
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Royals 4, Twins 2
Edinson Volquez pitched seven resolute innings that allowed the
Kansas City Royals to beat the Minnesota Twins.
Volquez (13-7) limited the Twins to six hits and two runs, walked
none and struck out three.
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Marlins 6, Brewers 4
Rookie catcher J.T. Realmuto hit two solo homers, including one
inside the park, to lead the Miami Marlins to a 6-4 win over the
Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee loaded the bases in three successive innings, the third
through the fifth, but could not score in any. In total, they
stranded 14 runners.
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Phillies 5, Braves 0
Aaron Nola outduelled fellow rookie Ryan Weber to lift the
Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Nola (6-2) threw seven shutout innings with a career-high seven
strikeouts.
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Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo combined for seven RBIs to lead
Chicago to an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals and tightening
the National League Central Division race.
Castro went 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring three runs and driving in
four, while Rizzo collected two hits and knocked in three runs as
the Cubs (80-57) won their fifth successive game and pulled within
6-1/2 games of first place St. Louis.
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White Sox 7, Indians 4
Carlos Rodon got plenty of run support while leading the Chicago
White Sox to a 7-4 win against the Cleveland Indians.
Rodon went seven innings and allowed one run on five hits and a
walk. He struck out eight.
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Catcher Rob Brantly hit a three-run home run in the second inning
and first baseman Jose Abreu went 3-for-4 with his 26th home run
while right fielder Trayce Thompson finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
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Tigers 8, Rays 7 (13 innings)
Rajai Davis' sacrifice fly brought home James McCann with the
game-winning run as the Detroit Tigers edged the Tampa Bay Rays in
the 13th inning.
The left fielder also hit a home run in the third inning, while
right fielder J.D. Martinez added his 36th homer.
Third baseman Andrew Romine drove in two runs.
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Giants 6, Diamondbacks 2
San Francisco's Gregor Blanco and Tim Hudson hit back-to-back homers
in a five-run third inning in a 6-2 victory over the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Hudson conceded only one run and four singles in six innings in his
first start since July 26.
Second baseman Joe Panik doubled in a run in the third inning and
hit a solo homer in the ninth.
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A's 4, Astros 0
Sonny Gray threw seven shutout innings in leading the Oakland
Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros.
Gray (13-7) gave up five hits, struck out four and walked two.
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Padres 2, Rockies 1
Pinch-hitter Brett Wallace's fielder choice shot in the 10th inning
lifted the San Diego Padres past the Colorado Rockies, 2-1.
Wallace hit a hard grounder to shortstop Jose Reyes but his throw to
catcher Dustin Garneau was too late to get a sliding Corey
Spangenberg.
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Rangers 9, Mariners 6
Cole Hamels survived both a line drive to the jaw and a shaky
seventh inning while pitching the Texas Rangers to a 9-6 win over
the Seattle Mariners.
The left-hander rebounded from a line drive off the left side of his
face in the third inning and got plenty of offensive help from four
Texas home runs.
Hamels (3-1) allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings, with
four of the hits and three of the runs coming in his final inning.
The Rangers (73-64) pulled within one game of Houston in the
American League West standings.
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Dodgers 6, Angels 4
Corey Seager's RBI double in the sixth inning ignited a four-run
rally to help lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Los
Angeles Angels.
The 21-year-old shortstop had two hits to continue his fast start in
the majors since his call-up on Sept. 3. He is hitting .381 (8 for
21) in his first six games.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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