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MLB roundup: Cardinals slam Royals for 6th straight win

[August 11, 2017] The Sports Xchange

ST. LOUIS -- Dexter Fowler crushed a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 for their sixth straight victory.

The Cardinals swept the four-game, home-and-home I-70 interleague series.

Fowler ambushed the first pitch from reliever Neftali Feliz, lofting it into the bleachers behind the St. Louis bullpen in right-center for his 15th homer of the year. It was the third career slam for Fowler, who knocked in a career-high five runs.

Kansas City pulled within 7-6 with a three-run eighth. Pinch hitter Brandon Moss drilled a two-run double off the right-center-field wall, and Whit Merrifield followed with a sacrifice fly. Paul DeJong added an RBI double for the Cardinals in the eighth.

Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 6

PHOENIX -- Chris Taylor homered, Justin Turner had two hits and two RBIs, and Yu Darvish won his second straight start since joining Los Angeles as the Dodgers defeated Arizona.

Los Angeles took the final two games of the three-game series. The Dodgers have not lost a series since June 5-7, when they started their current 46-8 stretch. Los Angeles has won 15 of its past 18 series and split the other three.

Arizona's Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Ketel Marte had a two-run single in the eighth to account for the final runs. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 30th save.

Nationals 3, Marlins 2

WASHINGTON -- Brian Goodwin led off the eighth inning with a home run as Washington came back to defeat Miami.

It was the 13th homer of the year for Goodwin, who went deep against reliever Junichi Tazawa (1-2). Ryan Madson (2-0) retired all three batters in the eighth after Brandon Kintzler pitched a scoreless seventh.

Sean Doolittle tossed the ninth to get his seventh save with the Nationals. Doolittle allowed a one-out double to Miguel Rojas before retiring Dee Gordon (two hits) for the final out as Andrew Stevenson made a diving catch in left near the foul line.

White Sox 3, Astros 2 (11 innings)

CHICAGO -- Yoan Moncada hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning and delivered a walk-off single in the 11th as Chicago completed a sweep of American League-leading Houston.

Moncada's game-winning single off the Astros' Francis Martes finished off the rally. Leury Garcia singled to open the 11th and took second base on an error.

Moncada tied the game in the ninth inning on a one-out solo home run off Astros closer Ken Giles, who had converted 22 of 24 save opportunities this season before Thursday. David Holmberg (2-3) earned the win, while Martes (4-2) took the loss.

Rays 4, Indians 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Corey Dickerson broke out of an 0-for-21 slump with a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth, propelling Tampa Bay past Cleveland.

The Rays had mustered four runs in their previous five games, including three shutout losses, and were mired in a 1-1 tie with two runners on base. With one swing, Dickerson got himself and his team out of slumps with his 22nd home run of the season.

Alex Colome pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save. The Indians have had their own struggles at the plate, losing four of the last five and scoring a combined five runs in those four losses.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0

TORONTO -- Marco Estrada pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his first win since May 27, and Jose Bautista homered as Toronto defeated New York.

Estrada (5-7) allowed five hits and three walks while striking out six. He had gone 12 starts without a win. Ryan Tepera pitched around a single in the eighth, and Roberto Osuna walked two but struck out three in the ninth.

Sonny Gray (6-7), starting for the second time since the Yankees obtained him in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, allowed four hits, four walks and three runs (two earned) in six innings. The right-hander struck out six and is 0-2 with New York.

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Angels 6, Mariners 3

SEATTLE -- Mike Trout hit a three-run double to break a tie with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as Los Angeles defeated Seattle.

The Mariners also lost starter James Paxton to a left pectoral strain in the seventh inning. Seattle tied it in the eighth on home runs by Jean Segura and Nelson Cruz off Bud Norris (2-5).

After the Mariners rallied from a three-run deficit to tie it in the eighth, Seattle brought on Edwin Diaz, who was pitching his third straight game. Diaz (2-5) walked the bases loaded, and Trout lined an 0-1 pitch down the left-field line to snap the tie.

Orioles 7, Athletics 2

OAKLAND -- Baltimore twice hit back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches and Wade Miley produced his first quality start since June 1 in its victory over Oakland.

Trey Mancini hit a pair of home runs to reach 20 for the first time in his brief career. Adam Jones hit his 21st home run -- a tape-measure blast -- and Mark Trumbo snapped an 0-for-24 slide to hit his 18th.

Miley (6-9) allowed one run (unearned) and three hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked three while throwing 111 pitches (66 for strikes).

Twins 7, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE -- Joe Mauer and Byron Buxton had three hits apiece as Minnesota won its fifth straight game.

Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco each finished with two of the Twins' 12 hits. Minnesota reliever Alan Busenitz (1-0) worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory.

Milwaukee's Zach Davies (13-6) gave up seven runs (six earned) on a career-high 11 hits and two walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings.

Mets 10, Phillies 0

PHILADELPHIA -- Wilmer Flores and Michael Conforto belted three-run homers as New York went deep four times in its rout of Philadelphia.

Neil Walker and Curtis Granderson also homered for the Mets, who are 4-0 at Citizens Bank Park this season with 14 home runs.

New York's Jacob deGrom (13-5) struck out nine and did not walk a batter in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander allowed only four hits. DeGrom was forced from the game when Nick Williams' line drive struck him on the right triceps. X-rays were negative, and deGrom doesn't expect to miss a start.

Pirates 7, Tigers 5

DETROIT -- Gerrit Cole won his seventh consecutive road start in his longest outing of the season as Pittsburgh held off Detroit.

Cole (10-8) limited the Tigers to three runs on six hits over eight innings. He struck out seven and retired the last 11 batters he faced. The outing was the longest for Cole since he threw a complete game against Seattle on July 27, 2106.

Josh Bell and Sean Rodriguez homered and drove in a combined five for Pittsburgh, which has won six of its last eight. Nicholas Castellanos drove in two runs with his American League-leading ninth triple for the Tigers, who have lost five of six.

Reds 10, Padres 3

CINCINNATI -- Scooter Gennett hit a grand slam and Eugenio Suarez added a solo shot, both off Brad Hand in the seventh inning, as Cincinnati won the finale of a four-game series.

With San Diego leading 3-2, Hand walked Joey Votto to load the bases. After a strikeout, Gennett belted Hand's first pitch for his third career grand slam. Two pitches later, Suarez launched a solo shot, putting Cincinnati ahead 7-3.

Zack Cozart added a two-run homer and Votto belted a solo shot off Phil Maton in the eighth inning. Votto extended his hitting streak to 15 games with his 30th homer.

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