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 Angels 6, Astros 5
David Freese delivered a two-run double in a three-run eighth inning
that helped the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 win over the Houston
Astros.
Freese pushed the Angels (78-74) in front with his blast to
left-center field that drove in Mike Trout and pinch-runner Collin
Cowgill to erase the Astros' 4-3 lead.
The Angels closed to within 1-1/2 games of the Astros (80-73) in the
chase for the second wild card in the American League.
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Tigers 7, White Sox 4
Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings and Victor Martinez
blasted his 200th career home run to lead the Detroit Tigers to a
7-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Verlander (4-8), who struck out eight, held the White Sox to three
runs and five hits, while Martinez gave him an early cushion with
his two-run shot in the first inning.
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Braves 6, Mets 3
First baseman Freddie Freeman capped a brief but very productive
game by hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the
Atlanta Braves to a 6-3 win over the New York Mets.
Freeman entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth and delivered a
two-run double to give the Braves a 3-2 lead. He wound up with five
RBIs.
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Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0
Marcus Stroman pitched seven scoreless innings while Russell Martin
hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York
Yankees.
The victory gave the Blue Jays (87-65) a 3-1/2 game lead over the
second-place Yankees (83-68) in the American League East.
Stroman (3-0) allowed five hits, one walk and struck out five.
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Orioles 4, Nationals 3
Third baseman Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the seventh off
Max Scherzer as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals
4-3 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Machado was also hit by a pitch in the ninth by closer Jonathan
Papelbon, who was then ejected as the benches cleared.
The Orioles (75-76) are still within touching distance of the second
wild card spot in the American League, four games behind Houston.
The Nationals (78-73) remained 6-1/2 games behind the first-place
New York Mets in the National League East.
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Red Sox 6, Rays 2
Daniel Nava hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning to break a
scoreless tie and spark the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-2 victory over the
Boston Red Sox.
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Marlins 4, Phillies 3 (11 innings)
Second baseman Dee Gordon hit a double to drive in Miguel Rojas in
the 11th inning to lead the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 walk-off win over
the Philadelphia Phillies.
The game had no effect on the playoff races as Miami (65-87) and
Philadelphia (57-95) are well out of the running in the National
League.
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Brewers 4, Cubs 1
Right-hander Zach Davies worked six shutout innings as the Milwaukee
Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Milwaukee starter Zach Davies allowed two hits, walked one and
struck out four before reliever Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth
for his 35th save.
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Twins 4, Indians 2
Trevor Plouffe had three hits while Phil Hughes pitched five
scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins toppled the Cleveland
Indians.
The Twins did all of their damage in the fourth inning against
reigning Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber, who was tagged for four
runs and lasted just 3-2/3 innings, his shortest start of the
season.
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Cardinals 10, Reds 2
St. Louis belted four homers to cruise to a 10-2 rout of Cincinnati
with second baseman Matt Carpenter hitting two.
Right fielder Randal Grichuk and center fielder Peter Bourjos
cracked solo shots for the Cardinals.
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Royals 4, Mariners 3, (10 innings)
Lorenzo Cain hit a single in the 10th inning to give the Kansas City
Royals a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Jarrod Dyson's sacrifice fly in the ninth had scored Cain to send
the game into extra innings.
Wade Davis (8-1) claimed the victory, while David Rollins (0-2) took
the loss.
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Pirates 13, Rockies 7
The Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a playoff berth for the third
successive year after they scored six runs in the ninth to beat the
Colorado Rockies.
Second baseman Neil Walker had a career-high six RBIs, the first
five coming in the first three innings.
He singled home two runs in the first and hit a three-run homer in
the third off starter Christian Bergman (3-1).
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Rangers 10, Athletics 3
Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre hit three-run homers, and Rougned
Odor added a solo shot, powering Texas to victory
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Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 1
Second baseman Chase Utley homered and drove in the go-ahead run in
the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a a 4-1
victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Utley doubled off reliever David Hernandez to score shortstop Jimmy
Rollins. Utley also hit a lead-off home run for the Dodgers (85-65)
who are within sight of their third consecutive National League West
title.
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Padres 5, Giants 4
Jedd Gyorko's two-out RBI single off Santiago Casilla in the ninth
inning lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the Giants,
dealing a serious blow to San Francisco's playoff hopes.
The defending World Series champion Giants fell seven games behind
the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West with
11 games remaining.
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