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 Kelly Johnson led off the eighth with a pinch-homer off Stephen
Strasburg to tie the score 2-2. It was the second pinch-homer of his
career.
The Mets, with three comeback wins in a row, lead the National
League East by seven games over the Nationals with 23 games left.
Washington has lost six in a row to the Mets after winning the
season series 15-4 in 2014.
Bryce Harper hit a solo homer in the eighth off Tyler Clippard to
pull the Nationals within 4-3. It was the second solo homer of the
game for Harper, who had three hits.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 3
ST. LOUIS -- Six outs away from absorbing a three-game sweep that
would have sent St. Louis on the road with a four-game losing
streak, the Cardinals stunned Chicago with a three-run rally in the
bottom of the eighth inning to salvage the series finale at Busch
Stadium.
Stephen Piscotty supplied the winning hit, lacing the first pitch
from Fernando Rodney to the center field wall for a two-run double
that scored Peter Bourjos and Matt Carpenter.
The Cubs saw their five-game winning streak end, and they fell 7 1/2
games in arrears of the Cardinals. They also trail Pittsburgh by 2
1/2 games for the first NL wild-card spot.
Chicago wasted a dominant outing from starter Jon Lester, who
allowed only two hits and a run in seven innings, walking one and
fanning seven.
Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 4
BOSTON - Joe Kelly won his eighth straight start, Ryan Hanigan had
three hits, a walk and three RBIs and David Ortiz hit the 498th
career homer to lift last-place Boston to its fifth win in the last
six games.
Mookie Betts, extending his hitting streak to 15 games, homered and
doubled in the Red Sox's 13-hit attack.
Toronto manager John Gibbons emptied the bench in the sixth inning
knowing his team, trailing 10-1 at the time, was headed to New York
for a four-game weekend battle for first place with the Yankees.
Only Chris Colabello remained in the game and he drilled a three-run
homer in the eighth.
Orioles 5, Yankees 3
NEW YORK -- Steve Pearce broke a tie with a one-out solo home run in
the top of the eighth inning as Baltimore rallied past New York.
A night after Chris Davis opened the ninth with a tiebreaking home
run off Chasen Shreve, Pearce drove a 2-2 breaking ball from Adam
Warren over the left-center field fence for his 10th home run of the
season.
Pearce's homer gave Baltimore its fifth win in the last 20 games. It
also prevented the Yankees from potentially moving within a
half-game of first-place Toronto, which visits New York for a
four-game series this weekend.
Davis drove in two runs for Baltimore, getting a bloop single in the
first inning and a ground-rule double in the ninth.
Rays 8, Tigers 0
DETROIT -- Jake Odorozzi pitched six shutout innings for his first
victory in his last eight starts and the Tampa Bay offense backed
him with four solo home runs.
Odorozzi (7-8) scattered six hits and struck out six. His last win
was also against the Tigers on July 28.
Logan Forsythe and Tim Beckham homered and drove in two runs apiece.
J.P. Arencibia and Mikie Mahtook blasted solo home runs for the
Rays, who snapped a three-game losing streak by taking the finale of
a three-game series. Asdrubal Cabrera added a two-run double.
Braves 8, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings and
Michael Bourn went 4-for-5 with a two-run triple as Atlanta won its
first series in three weeks.
Nick Markakis, Freddie Freeman and Hector Olivera all reached base
four times for Atlanta, with Markakis scoring two runs and Freeman
contributing a two-run single. Christian Bethancourt homered and had
three of Atlanta's season-high 18 hits.
Marlins 5, Brewers 2
MIAMI -- Christian Yelich hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the
seventh inning and Tom Koehler snapped a long losing streak as Miami
defeated Milwaukee.
Koehler, who had lost his past seven starts, including a
franchise-record 0-6 record in August, pitched eight innings and
struck out a career-high-tying 10 batters. He allowed four hits, two
walks and two runs. A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless ninth for his
25th save.
Miami got to Milwaukee's bullpen in the seventh. Miguel Rojas worked
a one-out walk against Tyler Cravy before Dee Gordon got a free pass
from Will Smith. That set up Yelich, who hit a two-out,
opposite-field double to left center. Martin Prado capped the
three-run inning with an RBI double.
Indians 6, White Sox 4
CHICAGO -- Francisco Lindor came within a double of hitting for the
cycle to lead Cleveland over Chicago.
Lindor came to the plate in the ninth looking for a double off
Frankie Montas to complete the cycle. Instead, he flied out to
finish the night 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI with his eighth
home run of the season.
Josh Tomlin allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in a win for
Cleveland, which won two of three games in the series. Jeff
Samardzija lost for the seventh time in his past eight outings.
Jason Kipnis went 2-for-5 with an RBI for Cleveland, which got a
solo homer from Jose Ramirez. Chicago's first three runs were solo
homers off right-hander Josh Tomlin by Trayce Thompson, Tyler
Saladino and first baseman Jose Abreu.
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Twins 3, Royals 2 (12 innings)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Miguel Sano hit a pinch home run with two outs
in the 12th inning, lifting Minnesota to a victory over Kansas City.
Sano snapped an 0-for-14 skid that included 11 strikeouts by
depositing left-hander Franklin Morales' full-count fastball over
the left-field fence.
Blaine Boyer (3-4) retired all five batters he faced to pick up the
victory. Kevin Jepsen worked a spotless 12th to log his seventh save
in as many opportunities since being acquired by the Twins on July
31. He has 12 saves on the year, counting his time with the Tampa
Bay Rays.
Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1
PHOENIX -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer in the fourth
inning and rookie right-hander Zack Godley gave up one run in
five-plus innings in Arizona's victory over San Francisco at Chase
Field.
Saltalamacchia homered off right-hander Chris Heston with one out in
the fourth inning, his second homer in as many games, after David
Peralta doubled. Saltalamacchia was a late addition to the lineup
after starter Welington Castillo was scratched because of a sore
wrist.
Godley (5-1) gave up three singles, struck out five and walked one.
The Giants' only run scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning.
Godley, who started the season at Class A Visalia, has made seven
appearances this season, five starts, since making his major league
debut July 23.
Angels 3, Dodgers 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols' RBI single in the eighth inning
drove home Kole Calhoun with the tiebreaking run, lifting the Angels
to a win over the Dodgers at Angel Stadium.
The Angels prevented the Dodgers from sweeping the three-game
series.
The Angels moved within 3 1/2 games of the Texas Rangers for the
American League's second wild-card spot.
Padres 11, Rockies 4
SAN DIEGO -- Jedd Gyorko hit a three-run homer, and Matt Kemp added
a solo homer and had two RBIs as San Diego defeated Colorado to
continue its mastery of the Rockies at Petco Park.
Wil Myers and Yangervis Solarte each had three hits and two RBIs for
the Padres. Derek Norris, Melvin Upton Jr., Gyorko and Kemp each
contributed two of San Diego's 18 hits.
The Padres are 7-1 against the Rockies at Petco Park this season
going into the Thursday afternoon series finale. Since the 2013
All-Star break, San Diego is 17-4 at home against Colorado.
Mariners 6, Rangers 0
SEATTLE -- Vidal Nuno returned to the Seattle rotation and ended
Texas' run toward the top of the American League West, leading the
Mariners to a 6-0 win.
Nuno, who was making his first start since Aug. 31, threw seven
shutout innings of one-hit ball to earn his first win since June 27,
2014. The 28-year-old left-hander had lost 11 consecutive decisions
and was winless over 20 appearances before beating the Rangers.
Nuno (1-2) struck out a career-high 10 and walked two in the win.
Seattle relievers Danny Farquhar and Carson Smith each threw a
perfect inning to complete the one-hitter.
Pirates 5, Reds 4
CINCINNATI -- Jung Ho Kang hit his first career grand slam and J.A.
Happ allowed two runs in six-plus innings, then Pittsburgh held on
to defeat Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.
Pittsburgh took two of three in the series to increase its lead to
three games over the Chicago Cubs for the National League's top
wild-card spot and stayed within 4 1/2 games of first-place St.
Louis in the NL Central.
Happ (9-7) gave up only three hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts.
Astros 11, A's 5
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Colby Rasmus, Evan Gattis, Carlos Gomez and
Marwin Gonzalez hit home runs, powering Houston to a victory over
Oakland.
The Astros salvaged a win in the final game of their three-game
series and extended their lead in the American League West to two
games over Texas. Houston ended its five-game losing streak at the
Coliseum.
Collin McHugh (16-7) gave up five runs on six hits over 5 1/3
innings and won his third straight start despite a rough outing. He
blanked the A's for four innings before giving up four runs in the
fifth and one in the sixth. He struck out five and walked two.
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