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 Angels 4, Mariners 3
The Los Angeles Angels got home runs from Mike Trout and David
Murphy, while starting pitcher Nick Tropeano out-dueled Seattle's
Felix Hernandez to beat the Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday.
Los Angeles (73-71) snapped a two-game losing streak and are now
four games back of new AL West leaders Texas.
Hernandez (17-9) had a three-start winning streak snapped, allowing
four runs off five hits over seven innings.
The long-ball was his nemesis, as Murphy gave the Angels a 3-1 lead
with a three-run shot in the third inning and Trout hit his 36th
home run of the season to put Los Angeles ahead 4-2 in the sixth.
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Pirates 5, Cubs 4 (first game)
Starling Marte's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning gave the
Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Cubs in the first game of
a doubleheader.
With the score tied at 4-4, first baseman Pedro Alvarez drew a
leadoff walk from reliever Justin Grimm (3-5) to start the eighth.
Pedro Florimon ran for Alvarez, stole second and continued to third
on catcher Miguel Montero's throwing error before scoring on Marte's
line drive to left field.
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Cubs 2, Pirates 1 (second game)
Jon Lester pitched a five-hitter, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1
victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a split of a day-night
doubleheader between National League contenders.
Lester (10-10) pitched his first complete game for the Cubs, who
signed him to a six-year, $155 million contract as a free agent in
December, and 12th of his 10-year career.
The Cubs (83-61) ended a three-game losing streak and got back
within four games of the Pirates, who lead the NL wild-card
standings.
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Royals 2, Indians 0
Kris Medlen pitched six strong innings and Alex Rios homered to lead
the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians
at Progressive Field.
In 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Medlen gave up five hits, with one walk
and no strikeouts. Greg Holland pitched the ninth inning to pick up
his 31st save.
Cleveland threatened in the bottom of the ninth, with runners at
first and second and nobody out, but Holland retired the next three
batters to preserve the win.
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Nationals 4, Phillies 0
Bryce Harper homered twice and drove in all four of his team's runs,
and Stephen Strasburg struck out 14, as the Washington Nationals
blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0.
Harper continued his surge for the National League MVP award by
going 3-for-3 with a solo homer, two-run shot and an RBI single. The
22-year-old right fielder raised his home run total to 39, which put
him ahead of Colorado's Nolan Arenado for the NL lead.
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Braves 3, Blue Jays 2
For the first time since Aug. 24, the Atlanta Braves celebrated a
home victory, and they won in dramatic style with shortstop
Andrelton Simmons singling home the winning run over the Blue Jays
with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
The 3-2 win over Toronto snapped a record 12-game losing streak for
the Braves at Turner Field.
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Marlins 9, Mets 3
Second baseman Dee Gordon had four hits, including a two-run homer
in the ninth inning as the Miami Marlins snapped the New York Mets'
eight-game winning streak with a 9-3 victory.
The Mets (83-62) hold an 8-1/2 game lead over the Washington
Nationals in the NL East after Washington beat Philadelphia 4-0.
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Rays 6, Yankees 3
Rays shortstop Nick Franklin hit a two-run home run in the sixth
inning to help Tampa Bay to a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees.
Franklin went deep off Yankees reliever Nick Rumbelow for his second
home run of the season. The homer turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3
lead.
Tampa Bay got a quality start from right-hander Jake Odorizzi, who
gave up three hits and three runs in six innings. The Rays bullpen
backed Odorizzi (8-8) with three innings of shutout relief.
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Cardinals 3, Brewers 1 (10 innings)
Jayson Heyward had three hits, including a two-run home run in the
10th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers
3-1 at Miller Park.
Heyward already doubled twice, walked and reached on a fielder's
choice when he came up in the 10th against Brewers right-hander
Tyler Thornburg, who got off to a bad start in the inning when Matt
Carpenter reached on an error by first baseman Adam Lind.
Left fielder Stephen Piscotty grounded into a force at second to
bring up Heyward. Thornburg (0-2) quickly fell into a 3-0 hole, and
on a 3-1 count, fired a fastball that Heyward sent to right for his
12th home run of the season.
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Orioles 6, Red Sox 5 (13 innings)
Chris Davis lined a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning
that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red
Sox.
Right fielder Gerardo Parra started the game-winning rally with a
walk off Red Sox right-hander Jonathan Aro. Third baseman Manny
Machado then lined a single to center, and Parra never hesitated,
easily making it to third.
Left-hander Robbie Ross Jr. then came on to face first baseman
Davis. On a 2-1 pitch, Davis lined his game-winning single to right,
bringing in Parra to end the 4-hour, 20-minute marathon.
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Tigers 5, Twins 4
Pitcher Alfredo Simon made his early offensive support hold up as
the Detroit Tigers won 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Detroit scored three times in the first two innings then tacked on
the game-winner in the sixth as Simon pitched 6 1/3 innings and
allowed three runs, winning for the 13th time this season.
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Athletics 17, White Sox 6
Josh Reddick homered and drove in four runs while Billy Butler had
three hits with three RBIs as the Oakland Athletics routed the
Chicago White Sox.
Marcus Semien also homered for the Athletics, who scored 10 times in
the fourth inning and set a new season-high in scoring.
Aaron Brooks went six-plus innings and allowed six runs and 10 hits,
but still eased to his first win since Aug. 1 to snap a
three-decision losing streak.
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Rangers 6, Astros 5
Mitch Moreland's ninth-inning sacrifice fly gave the Rangers a 6-5
win over the Houston Astros and vaulted Texas into first place in
the American League West for the first time in 2015.
The Rangers mounted the game-winning rally in their last at-bat.
Designated hitter Prince Fielder started it with an opposite-field
single off reliever Oliver Perez (0-2) to lead off the ninth.
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Diamondbacks 6, Padres 4
Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock hit a three-run homer in a
five-run seventh inning, and catcher Welington Castillo had two hits
and drove in a run in the Diamondbacks' 6-4 victory over the San
Diego Padres at Chase Field.
Second baseman Chris Owings drew a walk from reliever Bud Norris
(1-2) to open the seventh inning, and he scored on shortstop Nick
Ahmed's triple. Pinch hitter Aaron Hill walked, and Pollock hit the
first pitch from reliever Kevin Quackenbush for a homer and 5-3
lead.
Pollock's homer was his 16th. He is the only major-leaguer with 30
doubles, 15 homers and 35 stolen bases.
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Reds 9, Giants 8 (10 innings)
Todd Frazier hit Sergio Romo's third pitch of the 10th inning for a
solo home run, allowing the Cincinnati Reds to overcome a late rally
by the Giants and beat San Francisco 9-8.
The win was Cincinnati's fourth in the past six games against
playoff hopefuls, and the Reds evened the three-game series at one
win apiece.
The Giants saw their four-game winning streak end.
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Rockies 5, Dodgers 4 (16 innings)
Third baseman Nolan Arenado homered in the 16th inning, lifting the
Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a
game that ended early on Wednesday morning.
Arenado slammed his 39th home run on the first pitch he saw from
reliever Mat Latos (4-10) as the Rockies snapped the Dodgers'
three-game winning streak.
The game lasted five hours, 23 minutes.
Rockies reliever David Hale (4-5) worked a scoreless 15th inning,
and Gonzalez Germen blanked the Dodgers in the 16th for his first
save. (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury/Peter Rutherford)
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