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 The Mets won for only the second time in eight games. The Brewers
have alternated wins and losses in their last four contests.
Matz, who missed his last start with a sore forearm, gave up the two
runs, didn't walk anyone and struck out eight in winning his sixth
straight start. He has a 1.35 ERA in that stretch, during which he
has struck out 42 and walked six.
Nationals 4, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Ryan Zimmerman and Michael Taylor homered and Tanner Roark
pitched a strong game to lead Washington over Miami in a battle of
NL East rivals.
It was Zimmerman's fifth homer of the season and the fourth for
Taylor. Zimmerman has hit more homers against the Marlins -- 28 --
than he has against any other team in the majors.
Meanwhile, Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has averaged 32
homers per season over the past five years, failed to break out of
his prolonged slump. He went 0-for-4 with a groundout and three
strikeouts. Stanton is now mired in a 4-for-45 slump and is hitting
.214 for the season.
Indians 4, Red Sox 2
BOSTON -- Jason Kipnis launched a three-run home run, Corey Kluber
held the Boston bats in check over seven innings and the Cleveland
won its fifth straight.
Kipnis' blast was his sixth of the season. Jose Ramirez also had an
RBI for Cleveland, which has scored 47 runs during its five-game
winning streak.
 Kluber allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking
out six to stifle a Red Sox lineup that outscored opponents 73-37
during a 6-1 homestand before proceeding to lose three of their next
four games.
Braves 7, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Freddie Freeman hit a pair of two-run homers and
Nick Markakis added his first home run of the season as Atlanta beat
Philadelphia.
Freeman, who now has eight homers this year, went deep off
Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola in the third inning and reliever
Brett Oberholtzer in the ninth. It was Freeman's seventh career
multi-homer game, and his first since June 3 at Arizona.
Atlanta starter Matt Wisler went 6 2/3 innings to earn the victory
for Atlanta, which owns the National League's worst record (11-30).
Pirates 2, Rockies 1
PITTSBURGH -- Gerrit Cole made his second successive effective start
with the help of some strong Pittsburgh defense and Pittsburgh beat
Colorado for the eighth straight time.
David Freese's RBI single drove in the go-ahead run in the Pirates'
sixth, and Starling Marte made the lead stand up by throwing out
Dustin Garneau as he tried to score Charlie Blackmon's two-out
single in the seventh.
The Pirates won for the fifth time in six games and are 14-3 against
NL West teams at PNC Park the last two seasons.
Rays 7, Tigers 5
DETROIT -- Kevin Kiermaier ripped a go-ahead, three-run triple and
Matt Andriese won his third consecutive start as Tampa downed
Detroit.
Steven Souza Jr. and Steve Pearce hit solo home runs for Tampa Bay,
which stretched its winning streak to four games. Andriese, who
allowed only one run in his first two starts, gave up four runs on
five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Alex Colome recorded his 11th save, retiring Victor Martinez on a
game-ending groundout with the potential tying runs on base.
Rangers 2, Astros 1
HOUSTON -- Colby Lewis fired seven shutout innings and continued his
string of exceptional outings at Minute Maid Park while leading
Texas over Houston.
Lewis allowed four hits and posted six strikeouts to improve to 7-0
with a 1.15 ERA in nine career appearances at Minute Maid Park. Over
55 career innings in Houston, he has 51 strikeouts and four walks.
 The Astros advanced just one runner into scoring position off Lewis
with shortstop Carlos Correa stealing second base following his
one-out single to right field in the fourth inning.
Blue Jays 9, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Perhaps Minnesota was the cure for what ailed
slumping Toronto, which used four home runs and a five-run sixth
inning to coast to the win.
It was Toronto's second win in as many days over Minnesota after
entering the series with a five-game losing streak.
Jose Bautista's eighth home run of the year put the game out of
reach in the sixth. His three-run shot to left field off Twins
reliever Trevor May put Toronto up, 7-1.
Mariners 8, Reds 3
CINCINNATI -- Dae-Ho Lee homered and also had a two-run single
during a four-run seventh as Seattle rallied for the victory.
Seattle's offense sputtered for six innings before erupting for
seven runs in the final three frames.
Zack Cozart hit his fifth home run for Cincinnati which has lost 11
of 13 meetings with the Mariners.
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Royals 4, White Sox
CHICAGO -- No. 9 hitter Paulo Orlando went 3-for-4 with a double and
two RBIs, and Kansas City pulled away from Chicago.
Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar contributed two hits apiece for
the Royals. Kansas City earned its fourth win in the past five
games.
Melky Cabrera finished 2-for-4 with a run scored to lead the White
Sox at the plate. Chicago has lost five of its past six games and
seven of its past nine.
Diamondbacks 11, Cardinals 7
ST. LOUIS -- A late burst of offense gave Arizona its first win in
St. Louis since 2013.
Chris Owings' bases-loaded two-run single keyed the eighth inning
outburst, which also featured RBI singles from pinch-hitter Rickie
Weeks, Michael Bourn and Paul Goldschmidt.
Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury cracked back-to-back homers in the
ninth off St. Louis third baseman Ruben Tejada, the first position
player to pitch for the Cardinals since Daniel Descalso worked the
ninth on May 12, 2014.
Patrick Corbin earned the win after pitching 6 1/3 innings, allowing
just four hits and two runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.
Orioles 9, Angels 4
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Chris Davis' two-out, two-run home run in the
seventh inning snapped a tie and lifted Baltimore over Los Angeles
at Angel Stadium.
Davis' home run was the fourth of the night for the Orioles, which
also got the long ball from Joey Rickard, Manny Machado and Mark
Trumbo. But it was rare in that it was just the fifth home run hit
by a left-hander off Angels left-handed reliever Jose Alvarez in his
career in 223 plate appearances.
Angels starter Hector Santiago pitched a season-high eight innings
in his previous start, but lasted only 2 2/3 innings Friday after
begin ejected by home plate umpire John Tumpane.
Cubs 8, Giants 1
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chicago's Jake Arrieta became the National League's
first eight-game winner, limiting San Francisco to four hits and one
run over seven innings.
Kris Bryant smacked a three-run home run in a five-run third inning,
and Jason Heyward and Jorge Soler combined to make three
rally-killing catches in support of Arrieta, who improved to 8-0
this season and 19-0 since June 21, 2015.
The win was the Cubs' 22nd in a row in a game started by Arrieta,
matching the second-longest streak in the history of baseball. Only
the Atlanta Braves' 23 straight wins in games started by Kris Medlen
from 2010-12 has extended longer.
Yankees 8, A's 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- CC Sabathia outpitched Sonny Gray as New York
defeated Oakland for the second straight night at the Oakland
Coliseum.
Sabathia, a Bay Area native, earned his 100th win in New York
pinstripes and became the eighth modern era player to win 100 games
or more with two teams as he won 106 with Cleveland. He struck out
eight and walked just one as the Yankees got a much-needed win and
an encouraging start from Sabathia in his first game back from the
disabled list.
Oakland, reeling from the loss of injured right fielder Josh Reddick
(thumb), needed a comeback performance from Gray but got just the
opposite. Gray lasted just 3 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the
season, and gave up six hits and five runs, while walking four and
throwing three wild pitches.
Padres 7, Dodgers 6
SAN DIEGO -- Melvin Upton's two-run homer in the ninth lifted San
Diego past Los Angeles.
Upton's sixth homer of the season snapped a four-game losing streak.
Wil Myers had singled in shallow center, just beyond second
baseman's Chase Utley's reach, before Upton's dramatic blow.
Kevin Quackenbush (2-2) worked the ninth and got the win.
Kenley Jansen (1-1), who was trying to record a four-out save,
absorbed the loss.
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