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 First baseman Dustin Ackley was put in the lineup because of a .364
average off R.A. Dickey and the move paid off. Ackley lifted a
sacrifice fly for New York's first run and hit a two-run home run
into the right field seats with two outs in the fourth.
Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez was honored for collecting 3,000
hits earlier in the season in a pregame ceremony and had an RBI
double in the eighth. He also scored on Ackley's sacrifice fly,
sliding head first and raising his hands in triumph after being
called safe.
Nationals 5, Marlins 0
MIAMI -- Max Scherzer tossed eight scoreless innings and Matt den
Dekker homered after he replaced injured star Bryce Harper to help
Washington beat Miami.
Anthony Rendon had three hits and drove in a run while Jayson Werth,
Ian Desmond, and Wilson Ramos also had RBIs to help the Nationals
end a five-game losing streak.
Harper left the game in the first inning after colliding with
Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich when trying to run to third on
a ground ball hit by Werth to shortstop Miguel Rojas.
Cardinals 9, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Matt Adams and Tommy Pham each hit two-run homers and
Michael Wacha pitched six solid innings as first-place St. Louis
avoided a four-game series sweep with a victory over Cincinnati at
Great American Ball Park.
St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak.
Pham and Adams were among six Cardinals who collected RBIs in
keeping with the team concept that has worked for them all season.
Pirates 7, Brewers 6 (l1 innings)
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Harrison's single with one out in the 11th inning
gave Pittsburgh a walk-off victory over Milwaukee, enabling it to
keep pace in the National League Central race.
With the scored tied at 6, pinch hitter Travis Ishikawa started the
winning rally with a single off reliever Tyler Thronburg and
continued to second on a bobble Khris Davis. Pinch runner Pedro
Florimon then moved to third on Jordy Mercer's ground out then Sean
Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Harrison, filling for ailing Starling
Marte (stomach flu), followed by lining a single to left field to
score Florimon.
The Pirates remained 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the division
race and pushed their lead to four games over the Chicago Cubs for
the first NL wild card.
Phillies 7, Cubs 4
PHILADELPHIA -- A wild pitch by reliever Clayton Richard brought
home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as Philadelphia beat the
Chicago Cubs.
Ryan Howard homered and drove in three runs for the Phillies, who
earned a split of the four-game series.
Chris Coghlan homered and tripled twice for the Cubs, who lead the
race for the National League's second wild-card spot.
Twins 7, White Sox 0
CHICAGO -- Minnesota hit Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale for six
early runs for his shortest stint in five months on the way to
victory.
The Twins took two of three from the White Sox and beat Sale for the
fourth time this season to remain in the hunt for an American League
wild card berth.
Torii Hunter went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-run
first inning home run for Minnesota. Eddie Rosario had three hits
and one run batted in as the Twins pounded out 15 hits.
Mets 10, Braves 7 (10 innings)
ATLANTA -- The New York Mets rallied from three runs down with two
outs in the ninth inning and scored three times with two outs in the
tenth inning to beat Atlanta at Turner Field.
The winning pitcher was Bobby Parnell (2-3) and Addison Reed earned
his fourth save with a scoreless 10th. Jackson was the losing
pitcher.
Atlanta starter Ryan Weber, making his second career start, pitched
6 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on five hits, with two
strikeouts and two walks.
Red Sox 2, Rays 0 (13 innings)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It took 13 innings and 32 combined
strikeouts by the two pitching staffs, but the bats finally woke up
as Rusney Castillo delivered a bases-loaded single to score the
game's only runs in a Boston victory over Tampa Bay.
Dustin Pedroia started the rally with a one-out single, followed by
singles from Xander Bogaerts and Travis Shaw that loaded the bases.
Facing Tampa Bay reliever Andrew Bellatti, the Rays seventh pitcher,
Castillo ripped an offering to left field to score Pedroia and
Bogaerts.
Heath Hembree got the victory with one inning of relief, and Robbie
Ross Jr. picked up his second save. Enny Romero took the loss.
Indians 7, Tigers 2; Tigers 9, Indians 2
CLEVELAND -- J.D. Martinez had three hits and three RBIs, and
Detroit got strong work from its bullpen to beat Cleveland in the
second game of a doubleheader.
Martinez had a two-run single in the third inning and an RBI double
in the sixth as the Tigers pounded six Cleveland pitchers for 15
hits. Three Detroit relievers -- Drew VerHagen (1-0), Neftali Feliz
and Jose Valdez -- threw two scoreless innings apiece.
The Indians won the opener as rookie Cody Anderson (4-3) outpitched
veteran Justin Verlander (3-8). Chris Johnson had three hits and two
RBIs, and shortstop Francisco Lindor added two hits and two RBIs for
Cleveland.
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Astros 5, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie hit a three-run home run
in the top of the ninth inning to lead a five-run rally that gave
Houston a win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.
The Astros used the victory to remain 1 1/2 games ahead of the
second-place Texas Rangers in the American League West. The Angels,
whose three-game winning streak ended, fell 4 1/2 games behind the
Astros in the divisional race and three games behind the Rangers for
the second wild-card spot.
Los Angeles was one strike from a 3-0 victory when Houston rallied
against right-handed closer Huston Street, the American League's
saves leader.
Rangers 12, Athletics 4
ARLINGTON, Texas - Adrian Beltre hit two home runs and drove in five
as Texas pounded Oakland.
The loss clinched a losing record for Oakland for the first time
since 2011.
Beltre, who entered the game in a 5-for-38 slide, drilled a two-run
homer off Oakland starter Felix Doubront in the fourth inning that
put Texas up 3-0. An inning later he got to Doubront again, clubbing
a three-run homer to right center as part of a five-run fifth for
the Rangers that put them up 8-0.
Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 3
PHOENIX -- Los Angeles right-hander Zack Greinke gave up three hits
in eight scoreless innings and strengthened his case for the NL Cy
Young Award in the Dodgers' victory over Arizona at Chase Field.
Greinke struck out eight and walked two while dropping his ERA to
1.61, the lowest in the majors. He also leads the majors in WHIP and
quality starts and has given up one or fewer runs in 20 of his 29
starts.
Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI, catcher A.J. Ellis
homered and third baseman Justin Turner had two hits, drove in a run
and scored another. Arizona's Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who broke up
Greinke's no-hitter in the fifth inning, hit a three-run homer off
right-hander Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning.
Giants 10, Padres 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Mike Leake helped out his own cause
with his sixth career home run, a three-run shot that propelled San
Francisco over San Diego and a three-game series sweep.
Buster Posey drove in two runs with a double and a single as the
Giants rang up eight runs or more for the third consecutive game and
finished the series with a 27-4 scoring advantage over the Padres.
The win allowed the Giants to remain 7 1/2 games behind the Los
Angeles Dodgers in the race for the National League West title with
19 games remaining. The Padres have lost four in a row and eight of
10.
Rockies 3, Mariners 2
SEATTLE -- Colorado took advantage of a Seattle throwing error, and
got an incredible defensive play of its own in the eighth, on the
way to a victory.
Brandon Barnes made the defensive play of the game in the eighth,
when his diving catch near the foul pole robbed Seattle's Kyle
Seager of an extra-base hit and the score-tying RBI. Barnes got up
and threw to cutoff man Cristhian Adames, who then gunned down
baserunner Ketel Marte at first for the unconventional,
inning-ending double play.
Seager was responsible for Colorado's final two runs when he made a
fourth-inning throwing error that put the Rockies ahead 3-0.
Colorado's Willin Rosario and Justin Morneau both scored on Seager's
errant throw to home with the bases loaded, giving the Rockies the
lead.
Orioles 8, Royals 2
BALTIMORE -- Jonathan Schoop had three hits including two of
Baltimore's four home runs and Wei-Yin Chen tossed seven strong
innings to defeat Kansas City.
Adam Jones homered, doubled and drove in four runs and Chris Davis
also homered for Baltimore.
Chen bounced back from a pair of subpar efforts, allowing two runs
on six hits. He retired 15 of the last 17 batters he faced.
Kansas City starter Johnny Cueto's problems continued as the
right-hander lost his fifth straight start. Pitching on six days
rest, Cueto (2-6 with the Royals) gave up eight runs -- seven earned
-- on 11 hits over 6 1/3 innings.
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