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 Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Clayton Kershaw won his fifth straight decision and helped Los
Angeles to a shutout win over Cincinnati in the series opener at
Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw (7-1) did not have much offense to work with as the game was
scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning, but he was dominant
nonetheless, shutting out the Reds in his 24th career complete game.
He scattered five hits, walked one and struck out seven in his 15th
career shutout.
Pirates 6, Rockies 3
Josh Harrison drove in two runs with a pair of singles, first
baseman Mark Reynolds' two-base throwing error scored two more runs
during Pittsburgh's four-run third and the Pirates beat the Colorado
Rockies 6-3 Monday.
The Pirates got a major scare when right-hander Ryan Vogelsong was
struck near the left eye by a Jordan Lyles pitch during a two-run
Pittsburgh second. A bloodied Vogelsong left the field on a cart,
holding a towel to his face, but there was no immediate update on
his status.
 White Sox 7, Indians 6 (Game 1)
The Chicago White Sox broke out of an offensive slump and needed
every run to defeat Cleveland in the first game of a doubleheader at
U.S. Cellular Field.
Brett Lawrie, playing designated hitter for the first time this
season, led the way for the White Sox by going 2-for-2 with a
two-out, three-run home run in the fifth inning that put Chicago up
6-3.
Indians 5, White Sox 1 (Game 2)
Cody Anderson earned his first win and Cleveland hit three home runs
to split a doubleheader against Chicago with a win in the second
game at U.S. Cellular Field.
Anderson, called up from Triple-A Columbus as the Indians' 26th man
for the doubleheader, allowed just one run in seven innings for the
win. Carrying an inflated 7.99 ERA into the game, Anderson struck
out nine and walked none in his third stint with Cleveland this
season.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 3
Randal Grichuk fired his helmet high in the air as he neared home
plate, hero of the latest installment in the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis
Cardinals rivalry.
Grichuk's two-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning
Monday night lifted St. Louis to a 4-3 win at sold-out Busch
Stadium.
Angels 2, Rangers 0
Albert Pujols' creep up baseball's ladder of history hasn't been
done silently, especially recently.
Pujols tied Rafael Palmeiro for 12th all-time with his 569th career
home run, a two-run shot with two outs in the third inning that
accounted for the only runs in Los Angeles' shutout win over Texas.
Tigers 5, Phillies 4
Victor Martinez lined a single to right to score Miguel Cabrera from
third with one out in the seventh inning to give Detroit a victory
over Philadelphia and the club's seventh win in eight games.
Cabrera, who also hit two solo home runs, became the 62nd major
league player to reach 500 career doubles when he lined a two-bagger
to the wall in right center with one out in the seventh. He went to
third on a wild pitch and scored the tie-breaking run when Victor
Martinez lined a high 1-0 pitch to right for a single.
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Marlins 7, Rays 6
Ichiro Suzuki went 4-for-5 -- including a key eighth-inning hit --
to help Miami rally to a win over Tampa Bay at Marlins Park.
Suzuki, making his third consecutive start in place of left fielder
Christian Yelich (back issues), has 10 hits in 13 at-bats during
that span and has 2,960 hits for his U.S. career.
Mets 7, Nationals 1
David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker hit home runs and
Bartolo Colon settled down after a rocky start as New York hammered
first-place Washington in the first of a three-game series.
The Mets went deep three times against starter Gio Gonzalez (3-2),
who had allowed just three homers in his first eight starts. Colon
(4-3), meanwhile, kept the ball in the park as he gave up just one
run on five hits in seven innings after he had yielded 11 runs in
his previous three outings.
Royals 10, Twins 4
Salvador Perez went 5-for-5, setting a career high for hits, as
Kansas City rolled to a win over Minnesota.
Perez finished a homer shy of the cycle.
Giants 1, Padres 0
Hunter Pence's towering flyball fell between two San Diego Padres
defenders in short right field with two outs in the bottom of the
ninth inning, scoring Brandon Belt from first base and giving the
San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory.
Pence was pinch-hitting for Johnny Cueto, who went the distance,
allowing just two hits.
The win was the seventh straight for the Giants this season against
the Padres and ninth in a row dating back to last season.
Athletics 5, Mariners 0
Oakland starter Rich Hill continued his mastery of Seattle by
pitching eight shutout innings as the A's snapped the Mariners'
four-game winning streak.
Hill (7-3) scattered eight hits while striking out six over eight
innings, falling three outs short of his third career shutout. Over
11 career appearances against Seattle, including four starts, the
36-year-old Hill is now 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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