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MLB roundup: Stanton hits 42nd homer in Marlins' win

[August 14, 2017] The Sports Xchange

MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton hit his 42nd homer of the season, tying a franchise record and leading the Miami Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. Miami swept the four-game series.

Stanton, who leads the majors in homers, now shares the Marlins' single-season record with Gary Sheffield, who set the mark in 1996.

Stanton belted homer No. 250 for his career, moving ahead of Mickey Mantle into 16th place in major league history for the most long balls in a player's first eight years. Since 1913, Stanton is the sixth-fastest player to reach 250 homers.

Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado, who leads the majors in RBIs with 100, was hit on the left hand on a pitch by Marlins starter Vance Worley. Arenado left the game immediately. X-rays were negative, and he hopes to avoid a disabled-list stint.

Giants 4, Nationals 2 (Game 1)

WASHINGTON -- Joe Panik was 3-for-4 with a walk and drove in two runs and Chris Stratton got his first major league win as a starter as San Francisco won the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Stratton (1-2), making his third career start, struck out a career-high 10 batters with just one walk while going a career-best 6 2/3 innings without a allowing a run.

Gorkys Hernandez, the No. 8 hitter, had an RBI single in the second, and two batters later Panik lined a single to drive in two runs and give the Giants a 3-0 lead against A.J Cole.

Nationals 6, Giants 2 (Game 2)

WASHINGTON -- Howie Kendrick hit a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning as Washington defeated San Francisco, earning a split of the doubleheader.

Daniel Murphy (two hits) singled off Albert Suarez to begin the 11th, took third on a bloop single by Ryan Zimmerman (three hits) and then scored the winning run after an intentional walk to Anthony Rendon.

Kendrick's blast to left on a 2-2 pitch from Suarez (0-2) ended the game.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 (10 innings)

NEW YORK -- Rafael Devers hit the game-tying homer off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the ninth inning, and Andrew Benintendi hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th as Boston edged New York

Red Sox starter Chris Sale struck out 12 in seven innings but got a no-decision as Boston won for the second time to cap the three-game series.

Devers got a hold of a 1-2 fastball clocked at 103 mph and lifted into it the visiting bullpen beyond the left-center-field fence to tie the game. After Craig Kimbrel (4-0) struck out Brett Gardner with a runner at third to end the ninth, Benintendi lifted Boston to its 10th win in 11 games by blooping a 92 mph changeup from Tommy Kahnle to right field.

Dodgers 6, Padres 4

LOS ANGELES -- Justin Turner homered twice and Los Angeles won the rubber game of the three-game series against San Diego.

Turner hit a three-run homer in the five-run fourth inning for the Dodgers and another solo shot in the eighth, the only other inning the Dodgers collected a hit or run.

Yasmani Grandal also went deep in the fourth inning as the Dodgers recorded their 36th come-from-behind win of the season. Los Angeles is 16-0-3 in its last 19 series since June 9.

Cory Spangenberg hit two home runs to lead San Diego.

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS -- Knuckleballing R.A. Dickey scattered seven hits over seven solid innings as Atlanta snapped St. Louis' eight-game winning streak.

Dickey (8-7) didn't give up a run until Carson Kelly singled home Kolten Wong, who tripled, with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Dickey walked two and fanned three.

Brandon Phillips provided the big hit for Atlanta as it snapped a five-game losing streak. Phillips slugged a two-run homer in the fifth, his 10th of the year and second in as many games, to give the Braves a 4-0 lead.

Indians 4, Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Austin Jackson hit a solo home run in the eighth inning for Cleveland, which took three of four games from Tampa Bay.

The Indians saw a 3-1 lead disappear on Steven Souza's two-run home run in the sixth, but Jackson's fourth home run of the season, off reliever Tommy Hunter (2-3), put Cleveland back ahead.

Corey Kluber (11-3) got the win, striking out nine batters in seven innings of four-hit baseball. Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his 21st save of the season.

Blue Jays 7, Pirates 1

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson keyed a five-run first inning with a two-run homer and J.A. Happ struck out eight in six innings as Toronto defeated Pittsburgh.

Darwin Barney and Justin Smoak added solo shots for the Blue Jays and Ryan Goins had a two-run double as the Blue Jays took the rubber match of the three-game interleague series.

Happ (6-8) allowed four hits, three walks and one run while winning his third straight start.

Brewers 7, Reds 4

MILWAUKEE -- Neil Walker had two hits in his Milwaukee debut and Domingo Santana hit his 19th home run of the season as the Brewers beat Cincinnati.

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Acquired from the Mets on Saturday, Walker singled in each of his first two at-bats, and Ryan Braun added a pair of doubles for the Brewers.

Joey Votto drew two walks but went 0-for-3 for the Reds, snapping his hitting streak at 17 games.

Twins 6, Tigers 4

DETROIT -- Minnesota matched its 2016 total of 59 wins thanks to Byron Buxton's tiebreaking single with one out in the eighth inning that keyed a two-run rally.

The Twins recorded their seventh win in eight games.

Tyler Duffey (2-3) picked up the win for the Twins with a scoreless seventh plus two outs in the eighth.

The Tigers tied the score at 4-4 in the fifth, with three passed balls by catcher Chris Gimenez playing a key part.

Royals 14, White Sox 6

CHICAGO -- Whit Merrifield and Jorge Bonifacio homered to lead Kansas City to the rout of Chicago.

Merrifield drove in five runs and No. 9 batter Drew Butera had a career-high four hits for the Royals, who won two straight to take the three-game series following a five-game losing streak.

The White Sox had won four of their last five games. They were trying to win back-to-back series for the first time since mid-June.

Royals left-hander Jason Vargas (14-6) allowed three runs, struck out seven and walked two in six innings to match his career high for victories in a season.

Astros 2, Rangers 1

ARLINGTON, Texas - Houston snapped its season-high five-game losing streak and salvaged the final game of their series at Globe Life Park.

Houston and Texas were knotted at one through six innings thanks to solo homers by the Astros' Jose Altuve and Rangers' Adrian Beltre, but the Astros pulled in front in the seventh. Yuli Gurriel doubled off of the center-field wall, moved up to third on a groundout and scored on Carlos Beltran's single to left to put them in front.

Dallas Keuchel (10-2) earned his first win since returning from the disabled list in late July. He allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings.

Athletics 9, Orioles 3

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kendall Graveman pitched seven strong innings, and Matt Chapman, Matt Joyce and Matt Olson homered, leading the Oakland past Baltimore.

The A's earned a split in the four-game series, while the Orioles slipped to 2 1/2 games out for the American League's second wild-card playoff push.

Graveman (3-3) earned his first win in three starts since being reinstated from the disabled list on Aug. 1 after missing over two months with a strained right shoulder. He allowed two runs on eight hits with a season-high eight strikeouts and one walk.

Manny Machado hit his 22nd home run for the Orioles, a solo shot leading off the eighth.

Mets 6, Phillies 2

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson each hit home runs for New York, which took three of four from Philadelphia.

Conforto's two-run shot in the first inning opened the scoring and upped his career-high total to 26 for the year. It was his 12th homer since the All-Star break.

Granderson was 3-for-5 on the day with the home run, a double, a run and three RBIs.

Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2

PHOENIX -- Javier Baez, Ian Happ and Kris Bryant homered, and Jake Arrieta continued his second-half surge in Chicago's win.

Baez hit a three-run homer and Happ followed with a pinch-hit homer when the Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning for a 6-1 lead. Bryant hit a bases-empty homer in the ninth.

Arrieta (12-8) gave up three hits and one run as the Cubs (61-55) regained a one-game lead in the tight National League Central race. Arrieta's ERA is 1.94 since the All-Star break.

Angels 4, Mariners 2

SEATTLE -- Parker Bridwell pitched six strong innings to avenge his lone major league loss as Los Angeles beat Seattle.

C.J. Cron homered for the Angels, who completed a four-game sweep and moved into sole possession of the AL's second and final wild-card playoff berth.

Bridwell (7-1), a rookie right-hander acquired in an April 17 trade with Baltimore, allowed one run on four hits. He walked one and struck out two.

The Angels improved to 10-1 in games in which Bridwell pitches. The only loss came June 30 against the Mariners at Angel Stadium.

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