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 The Mets snapped a two-game losing streak and reduced their magic
number for winning the National League East to eight, pending the
Washington Nationals' result against the Miami Marlins.
The Yankees fell 4 1/2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the
American League East by virtue of the Jays' 6-1 win over the Boston
Red Sox.
Diamondbacks 2, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Rubby De La Rosa and four relievers
combined on a two-hit shutout, lifting Arizona past San Francisco.
The win was the Diamondbacks' fifth in a row at AT&T Park and their
10th of the season against the Giants, the first time they've
reached double figures in wins over San Francisco since 2008.
Meanwhile, the loss was crippling to San Francisco's playoff hopes.
The Giants fell 8 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the
National League West with just 15 games to go.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 2
LOS ANGELES -- Zack Greinke won his fifth consecutive start and
rookie Corey Seager homered, boosting the Los Angeles Dodgers to
over Pittsburgh at Dodger Stadium.
Adrian Gonzalez had a two-run double in the seventh inning as the
Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak to the Pirates. Pittsburgh
lost its fourth in a row.
Greinke was charged with two runs on four hits with three strikeouts
and two walks in seven-plus innings. He allowed a solo home run to
second baseman Neil Walker in the fourth before retiring 11
consecutive batters.
Tigers 5, Royals 4, 12 innings
DETROIT -- Dixon Machado lined an RBI single into the left-field
corner with two out and the bases loaded in the 12th inning Friday
night to give Detroit the win.
The loss kept the Royals' magic number to clinch the American League
Central Division title at six. Any combination of Kansas City wins
and Minnesota losses equaling six will hand the Royals first place.
The Twins were rained out Friday.
Detroit's Justin Verlander carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth and got
the first two outs before being replaced and watching the Tigers
bullpen blow a save opportunity.
Rockies 7, Padres 4
DENVER -- Chad Bettis held San Diego to four hits and one run in
five innings and Jose Reyes keyed a seventh-inning rally to lift
Colorado over San Diego.
Reyes singled home two runs in a three-run seventh, boosting the
Rockies' lead to 6-2 after the Padres had trimmed the lead to 4-2 in
the top of that inning on first baseman Wil Myers' home run.
John Axford worked the ninth to earn his 24th save in 29
opportunities and eighth in his past nine chances.
Reds 5, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE -- Jason Bourgeois' seventh-inning home run and Brandon
Boesch's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth gave Cincinnati some
breathing room in a victory over Milwaukee.
Brandon Finnegan earned his first victory of the season, holding
Milwaukee to a run on three hits and two walks in five innings.
Zach Davies went six innings and gave up three runs on five hits and
four walks.
Mariners 3, Rangers 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Seattle jumped ahead early and held on over
streaking Texas.
The Mariners bullpen worked 4 2/3 scoreless innings to snap Texas'
five-game winning streak.
Mariners shortstop Ketel Martel went 2-for-4 and accounted for all
three runs. The 21-year-old rookie drove in two runs and scored the
other.
Athletics 4, Astros 3
HOUSTON -- Danny Valencia hit two home runs, including a two-run
blast in the eighth inning that delivered Oakland a win over reeling
Houston.
Valencia turned a 3-2 deficit into a one-run lead with his one-out
shot to left field off Pat Neshek, his 15th home run.
Valencia, selected off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 3,
finished 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs and three RBIs and is batting
.452 (14-for-31) with four homers and 11 RBIs against the Astros in
2015.
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Nationals 5, Marlins 4, 10 innings
WASHINGTON -- Jose Lobaton had a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded
off reliever Brian Ellington to score Jayson Werth in the bottom of
the 10th as Washington kept its tenuous playoff hope alive.
The Marlins tied the game in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Dee
Gordon off closer Jonathan Papelbon.
Washington's Max Scherzer did not earn a decision as he allowed five
hits and two runs in seven innings. Scherzer has not won at home --
a span of seven starts -- since he threw a no-hitter June 20 against
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Braves 2, Phillies 1
ATLANTA -- Atlanta won for just the fifth time in its past 31 games
and it was enough to keep them from falling into a tie with
Philadelphia for the worst record in the majors.
Andrew McKirahan worked out of two jams and closer Arodys Vizcaino
left the bases loaded in the ninth inning.
The save was fifth of the season in six opportunities for Vizcaino.
Rays 8, Orioles 6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay rallied from an early deficit and
struck for six runs in the fifth inning to beat Baltimore.
The Orioles led 3-0 early on a three-run home run by shortstop J.J.
Hardy. But the Rays -- still barely alive in the wild-card hunt --
got four doubles in the fifth, and held on despite two home runs
from Baltimore's Steve Pearce.
Rookie Mikie Mahtook went 5-for-5 for the Rays, matching a team
record and becoming the first Rays rookie to get five hits in a
game. But the biggest hit was a three-run double by Grady Sizemore
for a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
Indians 12, White Sox 1
CLEVELAND -- Carlos Santana's grand slam off Chris Sale capped a
six-run third inning as Cleveland rolled to the victory.
All six runs in the inning were unearned, but they all counted as
Sale lost his third consecutive start. Rookie Cody Anderson pitched
6 2/3 innings, allowing one run to get the win.
Rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor also homered for Cleveland, an
opposite field solo shot leading off the bottom of the seventh
inning, Lindor's 10th homer of the year.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1
TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman continued his comeback from knee surgery
with seven strong innings to lead Toronto to the win.
Justin Smoak keyed a three-run fourth inning with a two-run double
as the Blue Jays won their third straight game.
Stroman, whose season appeared to be over when he had surgery in
March for a torn ACL, has won both his starts since returning in
September.
Cubs 8, Cardinals 3
CHICAGO -- Starlin Castro hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the
fifth inning and added a three-run home run in the sixth as Chicago
routed St. Louis.
Cardinals pitchers walked a season-high 11 batters. Lance Lynn
allowed three runs and six walks and dropped to 0-4 against Chicago
this season.
Dan Haren gave up three runs -- one earned -- in 4 1/3 innings.
Angels-Twins, ppd.
MINNEAPOLIS --Friday's scheduled game between Los Angeles and
Minnesota was postponed because of rain.
The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on
Saturday.
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