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MLB roundup: Greinke beats Dodgers

[June 14, 2016] The Sports Xchange

PHOENIX -- Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt and Jake Lamb homered, and Zack Greinke won his sixth consecutive start in the Diamondbacks' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field on Monday.

Greinke (9-3) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings in his first appearance against the Dodgers since leaving them for a $206.5 million free agent contract with the Diamondbacks last winter.

Greinke also sparked the Diamondbacks' go-ahead rally with a one-out single in the sixth inning. He was forced out at second base on Nick Ahmed's grounder to second base, but Ahmed stole second and scored on Jean Segura's single to make it 3-2.

Arizona right-hander Brad Ziegler recorded a five-out save after entering with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning. Ziegler has 13 saves this season and has converted his last 41 chances, tied for the seventh-longest streak in major league history.

Nationals 4, Cubs 1

WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer took a perfect game into the top of the sixth inning, and Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking homer in the last of the sixth as Washington beat Chicago.

Scherzer (8-4) gave up one run on two hits in seven innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Oliver Perez retired the only batter he faced in the eighth, then Shawn Kelley came on to get the last five outs -- four via strikeout -- for his first save.

Ramos hit a solo homer to lead off the sixth -- just out of reach from right fielder Jason Heyward -- to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead off Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (4-6). Anthony Rendon followed with a double and scored on a single to left by hot-hitting Danny Espinosa, which gave him nine hits in his last 18 at-bats. Ben Revere's single scored Espinosa to build the margin to 4-1.

Reds 9, Braves 8

ATLANTA -- Cincinnati continued its rebound from an 11-game losing streak by adding to Atlanta's miseries.

Tyler Holt drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the ninth inning to force in the decisive run as the Reds improved to 10-6 since the losing skid with a victory over the Braves.

Joey Votto opened the winning rally with a bloop double off Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino (1-2) and three walks, one intentional followed.

The loss dropped the Braves to 7-26 at home, including 1-8 in one-run decisions.

Phillies 7, Blue Jays 0

TORONTO -- Odubel Herrera hit a home run and had three RBIs, Ryan Howard homered, Jerad Eickhoff pitched six scoreless innings and Philadelphia defeated Toronto.

The Phillies ended a four-game skid with the win while stopping a three-game winning streak by the Blue Jays.

Eickhoff (4-8) allowed three hits and four walks to win his second straight start. The right-hander struck out five before David Hernandez took over in the seventh.

Royals 2, Indians 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Edinson Volquez allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, while rookie Whit Merrifield homered, tripled and scored both runs as Kansas City defeated division-leading Cleveland.

The Royals had lost six of seven to the Indians, all in Cleveland, before opening this seven-game homestand with a victory. The victory moved the Royals within two games of the Indians. The Royals and Detroit Tigers are tied for second in the American League Central. The Indians lost for only the fourth time in 13 June games and had their seven-game winning streak against division opponents snapped.

While Volquez permitted just two hits, he walked four, including three in the first inning, and hit a batter. He threw 59 strikes in 95 pitches. Volquez (6-6) had allowed nine runs on 11 hits and six walks over 11 innings in losing his previous two starts.

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White Sox 10, Tigers 9 (12 innings)

CHICAGO -- Adam Eaton looped a base hit to center to drive in J.B. Shuck with the winning run as Chicago beat Detroit.

Shuck led off the 12th with a double down the first base line and advanced to third on Tim Anderson's groundout. The RBI single -- Eaton's third career game-ending hit -- came with one out off Tigers reliever Anibal Sanchez in a game that lasted 4 hours, 34 minutes.

The White Sox battled back from an early 7-0 deficit and trailed by two runs in the ninth before forcing a 9-9 tie to send the game into extra innings.

Twins 9, Angels 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota got home runs from Trevor Plouffe, Byron Buxton and Robbie Grossman and a serviceable performance from starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco to beat Los Angeles.

Nolasco (3-4) was far from dominant, but he kept the Angels hitters at bay, giving up three runs on seven hits and one walk in six innings.

Grossman, Joe Mauer and Kurt Suzuki each had two hits for the Twins. Mauer has reached base safely by hit or walk in a major-league-leading 25 consecutive games.

A's 14, Rangers 5

OAKLAND -- Khris Davis and Josh Phegley hit three-run homers, powering Oakland past Texas.

A's rookie left-hander Sean Manaea gave up only two runs on four hits but left the game after 4 1/3 innings with a strain of his left pronator muscle in his forearm. Manaea was rubbing his left forearm as he talked to an A's trainer and manager Bob Melvin on the mound before exiting after giving up a home run to Shin-Soo Choo.

Davis hit his 15th home run of the season in the third inning, and Phegley had his first blast of the year in the fourth. Davis went 2-for-4, drove in five runs and scored three times. Marcus Semien and Jake Smolinski each had three hits, and every A's starter except Yonder Alonso had at least one hit.

Marlins 13, Padres 4

SAN DIEGO -- Adeiny Hechavarria drove in four runs with a bases-loaded triple and a double, and Martin Prado had three RBIs off a homer and two singles as Miami defeated San Diego.

Wei-Yin Chen (4-2) got the win despite yielding four solo homers in six innings. He gave up six hits and one walk while striking out seven.

The Marlins had 19 hits, including three by Ichiro Suzuki, who is one hit shy of tying Pete Rose's all-time professional record of 4,256 hits. Suzuki -- who was 3-for-4 with two walks, three runs and a RBI in the game -- also drew to with 23 hits of 3,000 for his major league career.

Giants 11, Brewers 5

SAN FRANCISCO -- Denard Span homered and finished 3-for-5 with three runs as San Francisco blasted Milwaukee.

Matt Duffy added three hits for the Giants, and Brandon Crawford knocked in three runs. Joe Panik, Brandon Belt and Buster Posey contributed two hits apiece.

Giants starter Matt Cain allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings. Albert Suarez (2-1) got the win in relief, pitching 3 2/3 innings and yielding two runs.

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