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 The Braves avoided a 0-10 start that would have matched a club
record set in 1988.
Atlanta took the lead with a four-run eighth inning against two
Miami relievers.
Garcia atoned for a fielding and throwing error on consecutive
batters in the third inning after his two-run single with the bases
loaded in the eighth off Bryan Morris gave the Braves a 5-3 lead.
Gordon Beckham's RBI single increased Atlanta's advantage to 6-3.
Alexi Ogando (1-0) worked two scoreless innings for the win. Arodys
Vizcaino pitched the final 1 1/3 innings around two walks and two
hits for the save.
Twins 5, Angels 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Byung Ho Park's RBI double in the eighth inning
lifted Minnesota over Los Angeles for its first victory of the
season.
The Angels saw their four-game winning streak snapped and lost for
only the second time in their last nine games at Target Field.
The five runs were a season high and marked the first time Minnesota
scored more than three runs in a game.
Right-hander Casey Fien (1-0) threw only three pitches to strand the
bases loaded in the eighth. Fill-in closer Kevin Jepsen pitched the
ninth to earn the save.
 Cardinals 14, Reds 3
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis broke a Busch Stadium III record with six
homers as the Cardinals walloped Cincinnati for their sixth win in
seven games.
Matt Holliday belted two homers, including a 449-foot solo shot in
the sixth inning that gave him the 20th multi-homer game of his
career.
Randal Grichuk clubbed his second homer in as many games to lead off
the seventh and pinch-hitter Brandon Moss drilled the Cardinals'
third three-run homer of the night to cap the team's second four-run
uprising of the game.
Another pinch-hitter, Matt Adams, finished the scoring with a
two-run shot to right in the eighth, the Cardinals' sixth
pinch-homer in 16 at-bats this season.
Orioles 11, Rangers 5
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Baltimore designated hitter Mark Trumbo hit two
home runs and drove in five runs as part of nine-run seventh inning
as the Orioles rallied past Texas.
Baltimore trailed 5-1 going into the seventh before bludgeoning
three Texas pitchers for nine runs and seven hits, including four
home runs.
Trumbo's first homer of the inning, a two-run shot, ended the night
for Texas starter Martin Perez with the Rangers still up 5-3. But
reliever Tom Wilhelmsen (1-1) gave up five runs and retired just two
hitters as Baltimore batters teed off.
Jonathan Schoop, who also homered twice Friday, hit a two-run homer
to tie the score and Nolan Reimold followed with a solo homer to put
Baltimore up 6-5.
Nationals 9, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper had three hits including a two-run
homer as Washington improved to 8-1 with a victory over
Philadelphia.
The Nationals halted the Phillies' three-game winning streak.
 Philadelphia starter Jeremy Hellickson lasted three innings after
staking the Nationals to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. The righty
had his ERA jump from
1.54 to 4.30, giving up six runs (five earned) and seven hits to go
with a walk one and three strikeouts.
The Nationals outhit the Phillies 16-4 as every starter registered a
hit including right-hander Joe Ross, who doubled in the first
inning.
Brewers 8, Pirates 4
PITTSBURGH -- Ryan Braun hit two long two-run homers and Jimmy
Nelson took a shutout into the seventh inning before faltering as
Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.
Braun blasted a 460-foot shot off the batter's eye in center field
against Kyle Lobstein in the sixth to put the Brewers ahead 5-0.
After the Pirates drew with a run, Braun hit a 415-foot shot to dead
center in the eighth, his third homer of the season, off Neftali
Feliz to make it 7-4.
It was Braun's 23rd career game with multiple home runs.
Astros 1, Tigers 0
HOUSTON -- Dallas Keuchel pitched eight shutout innings and extended
his home winning streak to 17 consecutive regular-season decisions
in Houston's victory over Detroit.
Keuchel (2-1) pitched without the benefit of much run support. It
didn't matter. He surrendered five hits -- all singles -- and didn't
issue a walk until Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias worked one with
one out in the eighth.
Astros left fielder Colby Rasmus delivered the lone run, driving
home George Springer with an RBI single in the first inning.
Mets 6, Indians 5
CLEVELAND -- New York hit four home runs -- including three in the
span of seven batters in a five-run fifth inning -- to beat
Cleveland.
Michael Conforto, Alejandro De Aza, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker
all homered for the Mets, who came into the game with a major
league-low two home runs.
New York had scored three runs or fewer in seven of its eight games
this year, but gave plenty of support Friday to 42-year-old Bartolo
Colon (1-1), who pitched into the sixth inning to pick up career win
No. 219.
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Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3
BOSTON -- Rick Porcello allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings -- both
home runs by Edwin Encarnacion-- as Boston defeated Toronto.
Porcello (2-0) allowed a second-inning home run to Encarnacion (his
first homer of the season) and that was the only hit for the Blue
Jays until Encarnacion, who had all three Toronto hits, cracked a
two-run shot in the seventh.
Porcello, who left one batter after Encarnacion's two-run blast,
struck out eight and walked one in his first victory at Fenway Park
since last Sept. 7.
Travis Shaw's two-run double off loser R.A. Dickey (1-2) capped a
three-run first inning that also included an RBI double by David
Ortiz.
White Sox 1, Rays 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Great base running by veteran Jimmy Rollins
and a clutch hit by Melky Cabrera helped Chicago outduel Tampa Bay.
Cabrera's RBI single in the ninth inning gave White Sox pitcher
Chris Sale all the support he needed.
Sale (3-0) threw his first complete game of the year and needed a
ninth-inning leaping catch at the wall by Cabrera to save the shut
out. He allowed two
hits and struck out nine, and sat down 16 straight Rays' batters at
one point and also retired the final seven.
Rockies 6, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Chad Bettis allowed three hits in six shutout innings and
successfully nursed a one-run lead into the sixth as Colorado
defeated Chicago.
The Rockies won their third straight while the Cubs saw a five-game
winning streak snapped.
Bettis (2-0) walked three and struck out four in his first career
Wrigley Field start and third outing of the season.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (1-1) also worked six innings while
allowing two earned runs on seven hits and striking out five.
Mariners 7, Yankees 1
NEW YORK -- Chris Iannetta hit a tiebreaking two-run home run with
nobody out in the fifth inning and drove in three runs as Seattle
opened a nine-game road trip with a victory over New York.
Former Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano heard boos from fans
before each at-bat and had an RBI single and scored a run. Cano had
two hits in his seventh game in New York as a Mariner against the
Yankees and also scored on Adam Lind's RBI base hit in the sixth.
A home run by Brett Gardner with one out in the first accounted for
New York's run. The Yankees were 0-for-12 with runners in scoring
position and are 3-for-32 in their last four games.
Dodgers 7, Giants 3
LOS ANGELES -- Enrique Hernandez homered twice and drove in four
runs, Charlie Culberson drive in three, and Clayton Kershaw got the
best of Madison Bumgarner in Los Angeles' victory against San
Francisco.
Hernandez homered to center on the first pitch Bumgarner (1-1)
threw, and added a second solo shot in the third, this time to left,
that broke a 1-1 tie. It was his first leadoff homer and his first
multi-homer game of his career.
In the fourth, Hernandez came up against Bumgarner with the bases
loaded and doubled inside third base, giving Los Angeles a 6-1 lead.
Royals 4, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eric Hosmer hit a solo home run, Kendrys Morales
went 3-for-4 with his 500th career RBI, and Kansas City defeated
Oakland at the Coliseum, winning its fourth straight game, all on
the road.
The Royals led 3-2 with one out in the top of the ninth, but Hosmer
extended their lead with his first home run of the season, a blast
to deep center off A's left-hander Sean Doolittle. Hosmer crushed
Doolittle's 1-1 fastball.
Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez (2-0) gave up two runs on four
hits over six innings for his second win in three starts. He walked
four, struck out two and threw 103 pitches.
Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2
SAN DIEGO -- Arizona turned two infield singles, a stolen base and a
throwing error into an unearned, ninth-inning run off right-hander
Fernando Rodney to defeat San Diego at Petco Park.
With the Padres employing a shift against the left-handed hitting
Jake Lamb, the Diamondbacks' third baseman hit a grounder to the
right of shortstop Alexei Ramirez and beat it out for a single.
With one out and pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin at the plate, Lamb stole
second and moved to third when the throw from catcher Derek Norris
sailed into center field for an error. Gosselin then topped a ground
single toward first with Lamb easily beating the throw from Padres
first baseman Wil Myers to the plate.
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