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 Hendricks struck out four and walked two in an 87-pitch outing to
secure his first victory since April 9.
Nationals starter Joe Ross was pulled with two out in the seventh
after allowing a leadoff single to Ryan Kalish and walking pinch
hitter Jorge Soler with two gone. Ross allowed two runs on five hits
through 6 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out nine.
Tommy La Stella was 3-for-4 with two runs scored as the Cubs
captured their fourth straight win. The Nationals lost for the
second time in seven games.
Mariners 6, Astros 3
HOUSTON -- Robinson Cano delivered a bases-clearing double in the
ninth inning as Seattle twice rallied against Houston's bullpen for
a win at Minute Maid Park.
Astros closer Luke Gregerson staggered throughout the ninth,
allowing two singles and a walk in advance of his facing Cano. One
cutter later, Seattle extended its winning streak to four games.
Cano finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs.
 Cardinals 4, Phillies 0
ST. LOUIS -- Brandon Moss hit the longest home run by a left-handed
batter in Busch Stadium history -- 462 feet off the third deck in
right field -- and Jaime Garcia pitched seven shutout innings,
pacing St. Louis against Philadelphia.
Moss' seventh homer is the fourth longest overall in Busch, which
opened in 2006. It came with two outs in the bottom of the first
against losing pitcher Jerad Eickhoff and staked Garcia to a quick
1-0 lead.
The Moss homer is the fourth longest this season in the major
leagues.
Garcia took a no-hitter into the top of the fifth before allowing
singles to Cameron Rupp and Tyler Goeddel but kept the shutout
intact.
Indians 9, Tigers 4
CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer and four relievers combined on a
five-hitter and Michael Brantley had four hits as Cleveland
completed a three-game sweep of Detroit at Progressive Field.
Cleveland banged out 16 hits, scoring four runs in the first inning,
one in the fourth and four in the eighth. The Indians' pitchers took
it from there. In the last two games of the series Indians pitchers
held the Tigers, who rank second in the American League in hitting,
to a .159 batting average.
The Indians swept their second three-game series this season against
Detroit.
Rookie Michael Fulmer gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings
to take the loss in his second major league start for the Tigers.
Blue Jays 12, Rangers 2
TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion drove in a season-best six runs, J.A.
Happ pitched seven innings and Toronto defeated Texas for its third
win in a row.
 Encarnacion hit a three-run double on the first pitch he saw from
Derek Holland in the five-run first inning for a three-run double.
Encarnacion also hit the first pitch from Holland for a three-run
home run in the third
Holland allowed 11 hits, three walks (one intentional) and 11 runs
in 2 2/3 innings for the Rangers.
Reds 9, Brewers 5
CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips hit home runs to stake
Cincinnati to a seven-run lead in the second inning, and Alfredo
Simon handled Milwaukee over 7 2/3 innings in a win at Great
American Ball Park.
This is the first time Cincinnati has won consecutive games since
beating Colorado on April 19-20.
Alex Presley's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning
ended Simon's night. Blake Wood relieved Simon and got the final out
of the inning.
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Orioles 1, Yankees 0 (10 innings)
BALTIMORE -- Pedro Alvarez's 10th-inning sacrifice fly gave
Baltimore a victory over New York.
Hyun Soo Kim started the winning rally for the Orioles with a
leadoff infield single against Johnny Barbato. Kim went to third
when Jonathan Schoop followed with a single to left-center.
Nolan Reimold then came on to pinch-run for Kim, and the Yankees
brought in closer Andrew Miller.
Alvarez greeted Miller with a fly ball to medium-deep center.
Marlins 4, Diamondbacks 0
MIAMI -- Adam Conley pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the Miami
bullpen kept up its brilliant work of late to defeat Arizona,
sweeping the three-game series at Marlins Park.
Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Marlins
to help put the game out of reach. It was Yelich's third homer of
the season but his second in this series.
The Marlins won 10 of their past 11 games for just the fifth time in
franchise history. Arizona has lost six games in a row.
Red Sox 7, White Sox 3
CHICAGO -- Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley, Jr.
homered and Boston pounded out 12 hits in a win over Chicago in a
battle of division leaders at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Red Sox, who have won nine of their last 11 games, jumped out to
a lead, thanks to a pair of home runs off White Sox starter Erik
Johnson, who was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte earlier in the
day.
Boston added three runs off the Chicago bullpen -- including a pair
in the eighth inning, capped by a David Ortiz RBI double.
Padres 5, Mets 3
SAN DIEGO -- Colin Rea flirted with the first no-hitter in San Diego
history in stifling the New York.
Rea, making his 12th major league start, kept the Mets hitless
through 6 2/3 innings.
Yoenis Cespedes stroked a hard single through the infield's right
side for the Mets' first hit. Second baseman Jemile Weeks was
shifted on the bag's other side and wasn't close to making a play.
The string of 7,519 Padres games without a no-hitter continued. Rea
allowed a run, three hits and a walk, with five strike outs, over
eight-plus innings.
Rockies 17, Giants 7
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rookie sensation Trevor Story homered to trigger
the highest-scoring inning in franchise history, as Colorado erupted
for 13 runs in the fifth en route to a victory over San Francisco.
Nolan Arenado belted a two-run homer, and Gerardo Parra drove in
three runs with three hits, helping Colorado win for the fifth time
in the first seven games of a 10-game trip.
Two of Parra's hits and all three of his RBIs came in the fifth,
during which the Rockies recorded the highest-scoring inning in AT&T
Park history.
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