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 Cubs 9, Pirates 6
Anthony Rizzo's two-run home run, his 30th of the season, started a
six-run fifth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 9-6 victory
over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cubs turned a 4-3 deficit into a 9-4 lead with the fifth-inning
outburst that included a two-run double by left-handed reliever
Clayton Richard (4-2) and RBI singles by rookie shortstop Addison
Russell and second baseman Tommy La Stella.
The Cubs (85-61) got within two games of the Pirates (87-59) for the
first wild-card berth.
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Athletics 4, White Sox 2
Billy Butler hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning
to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago
White Sox.
Butler hit a drive off Chicago closer David Robertson (6-4) and
while right fielder Avisail Garcia jumped and got a glove on the
ball, the contact with the wall jarred the ball loose and it fell
into the visiting bullpen.
Sean Doolittle (1-0) pitched the final two innings for the win.
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Blue Jays 5, Braves 0
Marco Estrada scattered three hits over eight shutout innings while
the Toronto Blue Jays connected for three home runs in beating the
Atlanta Braves.
Estrada (13-8) did not allow a runner to reach second base and at
one point retired 10 successive batters.
The win extended Toronto's lead in the American League East to 3-1/2
games over the New York Yankees, who were idle.
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Orioles 4, Rays 3
The Baltimore Orioles rallied for four runs in the eighth off Tampa
Bay Rays reliever Alex Colome to pull out a 4-3 victory.
Rays starter Matt Moore produced his best outing since returning
from Tommy John surgery in July with nine strikeouts and giving up
just two hits, but Colome could not get out of the eighth, allowing
five successive batters to reach base with two outs.
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Marlins 6, Nationals 4
Martin Prado scored twice and had two hits, including a two-run
homer, while Justin Bour crushed a three-run shot as the Miami
Marlins beat the Washington Nationals to dampen the post-season
hopes of the defending division champs.
The Nationals (75-71) are now eight games behind the idle
first-place New York Mets in the National League East with 16 games
remaining.
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Royals 8, Indians 4
Omar Infante recorded a single, double, home run and a career-high
seven RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-4 victory over the
Cleveland Indians.
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Infante hit a three-run homer in the second inning, a two-run double
in the fifth and a two-run single in the seventh.
Right-hander Yordano Ventura (12-8) pitched five innings to get the
win.
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Cardinals 6, Brewers 3
Matt Carpenter finished a triple short of the cycle while Tommy Pham
had three hits as the St. Louis Cardinals moved one step closer to
the National League Central crown with a 6-3 victory over the
Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cardinals (92-54) have a five-game lead over Pittsburgh.
The duo provided plenty of support for right-hander John Lackey
(12-9), who scattered five hits and two walks while striking out
eight over seven scoreless innings.
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Rangers 8, Astros 2
The Texas Rangers have seized control of the American League West in
only four days, completing a pivotal sweep of the Houston Astros
with an 8-2 victory.
Down 1-1/2 games in the standings when the series began, the Rangers
(79-67) now lead the division ahead of Houston (79-70) by 2-1/2
games.
Rangers starter Colby Lewis (16-8) set a career high for victories
after allowing two earned runs on seven hits in six innings, while
Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer.
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Angels 11, Twins 8
Mike Trout hit two homers, including a second-inning grand slam, as
the Los Angeles Angels dug out of an early five-run hole in an 11-8
victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Trout also hit a solo blast in the fourth, walked three times and
scored three times.
The win moved the Angels to within one game of the Twins and 2-1/2
from the Astros for the second wild card in the American League.
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(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)
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