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 Dodgers 8, Giants 0
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West title
Tuesday night, riding the one-hit shutout pitching of left-hander
Clayton Kershaw to an 8-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Center fielder Enrique Hernandez, left fielder Justin Ruggiano and
catcher A.J. Ellis hit solo home runs off Giants ace lefty Madison
Bumgarner, powering the Dodgers to the 14th NL West crown in
franchise history.
The Dodgers will be making its third consecutive trip to the
postseason, a franchise first. The loss formally ended the Giants'
bid for consecutive World Series championships.
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Angels 8, A's 1
Albert Pujols sparked a four-run fourth inning that propelled Los
Angeles to its seventh win in a row, defeating Oakland at Angel
Stadium.
By the time the night was over, Pujols had three hits, three runs
and an RBI. In all, the Angels had 14 hits, including two each from
Erick Aybar, David Murphy, Freese and Johnny Giavotella. The
resurgent Los Angeles offense scored seven of its eight runs with
two outs.
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Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3 (11 innings)
Pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin grounded a single to right field with the
bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to give Arizona a
victory over Colorado at Chase Field.
A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt drew four-pitch walks to open the
11th inning off Rockies right-hander Brooks Brown (1-3) before David
Peralta walked to load the bases.
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Brewers 4, Padres 3
Jean Segura hit a two-run homer off Tyson Ross in the seventh-inning
to give Milwaukee a victory over San Diego at Petco Park --
presenting 22-year-old right-hander Jorge Lopez with a victory in
his major league debut.
Segura, who doubled home a run in the first inning, hit a 363-foot
drive off the second balcony of the Western Metal Supply Co.
building in left to erase a 3-2 Padres lead. Kris Davis had opened
the inning with a single off Ross (10-12).
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Mariners 6, Astros 4
Rookie Shawn O'Malley delivered a two-run, two-out single in the
bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and lead Seattle to a win
while knocking Houston back in the American League playoff race.
Houston fell a half-game behind Los Angeles in the race for the
final AL wild-card spot. The Astros also dropped to 2 1/2 games
behind Texas in AL West standings with just four games left on
Houston's schedule.
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Rays 4, Marlins 2
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth
inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 win over the Miami
Marlins.
The Marlins had tied the game 2-2 in the top of the eighth when a
single from third baseman Martin Prado scored center fielder
Christian Yelich.
Tampa's Brad Boxberger pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 39th
save.
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Braves 2, Nationals 1
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski hit two solo home runs while pitcher Matt
Wisler produced seven strong innings in the Atlanta Braves' win over
the Washington Nationals.
Wisler (7-8) was replaced after allowing a single to lead off the
eighth. He allowed one run on five hits, walked two and struck out
four.
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Phillies 4, Mets 3
First baseman Darin Ruf connected on a three-run home run in the
first inning and the bullpen worked 4-1/3 effective innings to lead
Philadelphia to victory over the New York Mets.
Center fielder Odubel Herrera went 4-for-4 and left fielder Aaron
Altherr drove in a run for the Phillies (60-97), who have the worst
record in the majors.
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Red Sox 10, Yankees 4
Catcher Blake Swihart drove in five runs as the Boston Red Sox
prevented the New York Yankees from inching closer to clinching a
post-season berth with a 10-4 victory.
Swihart hit a three-run home run in the first off Yankees
right-hander Michael Pineda (12-9) to cap a six-run inning. He also
connected off reliever Bryan Mitchell in the eighth.
Center fielder Mookie Betts added a solo home run in the fifth as
the Red Sox ran their winning streak to a season-high five games.
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White Sox 4, Royals 2
Jeff Samardzija allowed two runs in seven innings during the White
Sox's 4-2 win against the Kansas City Royals.
First baseman Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with an RBI single while
center fielder Adam Eaton went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer for
the White Sox.
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Rangers 7, Tigers 6
Third baseman Adrian Beltre went 3-for-5 to lead the AL West
Division-leading Texas Rangers to a badly needed 7-6 win over the
Detroit Tigers.
Left-hander Cole Hamels overcame early struggles for the Rangers,
who snapped a three-game losing streak and lead the Houston Astros
by two games and the Los Angeles Angels by 2-1/2 games pending their
games later.
Hamels (12-8) gave up six runs in six innings, as he allowed seven
hits and two walks while striking out eight for Texas.
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Cubs 4, Reds 1
Dan Haren pitched seven shutout innings, and Miguel Montero sparked
a four-run first with a two-run double, lifting Chicago to a victory
over Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series at Great
American Ball Park.
The first pitch was delayed two hours and 31 minutes by rain. When
things finally got underway, Haren was in control throughout. The
right-hander had five 1-2-3 innings and allowed just three hits. He
did not walk a batter, and he fanned six.
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Indians, Twins rained out
The scheduled game between Cleveland and Minnesota at Progressive
Field was postponed due to rain. The teams will play a traditional
doubleheader Wednesday.
Entering the Tuesday night action, the Twins sat 1 1/2 games out of
the second American League wild-card spot. The Indians were five
games back.
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Blue Jays, Orioles rained out
Another round of champagne will have to stay on ice for at least
another day for Toronto.
Their game against Baltimore was postponed because of rain. As a
result, the teams will play a doubleheader on Wednesday.
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Cardinals, Pirates rained out
St Louis will to have to wait at least one more day before having a
chance to clinch its third straight National League Central
championship.
The scheduled game between the Cardinals and Pittsburgh was
postponed because of rain and rescheduled as part of a day-night
doubleheader on Wednesday. (Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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