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Highlights of Sunday's MLB games

[August 21, 2017] (The Sports Xchange)

Tigers 6, Dodgers 1

Justin Verlander allowed just two hits in eight innings, and Justin Upton smacked a two-run home run to cap a four-run sixth that helped the Detroit Tigers end the Los Angeles Dodgers' six-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory on Sunday.

Verlander (9-8) enabled the Tigers to end their six-game losing streak.

Dodgers newcomer Curtis Granderson broke up Verlander's no-hit bid with two outs in the sixth inning when he lined a down-and-in 2-2 slider off the foul pole in right field for his 20th home run, which was his first homer with Los Angeles.

Pirates 6, Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh rookie first baseman Josh Bell put on a power display for all the Little League players, their families and coaches in the stands.

Bell belted a towering two-run homer in the first inning and added a two-run single in the third off Mike Leake in the inaugural MLB Little League Classic.

Rays 3, Mariners 0

Kevin Kiermaier hit a leadoff home run, and Adeiny Hechavarria added a two-run blast to lift Tampa Bay past Seattle.

The home runs were all the offense Rays starter Blake Snell needed during his best outing of the season.

Marlins 6, Mets 4

Miami left-hander Adam Conley struck out a career-high 11 over seven strong innings and earned the win over New York.

The Marlins won two of three from the Mets and have won seven of their last nine overall. New York has lost seven of nine.

Braves 8, Reds 1

Rookie Sean Newcomb pitched five scoreless innings and Tyler Flowers clubbed a grand slam to give Atlanta the win over Cincinnati.

Newcomb (2-7) allowed five hits but permitted no runs in his five-inning stint. He walked five, struck out two and worked out of trouble in his final three innings, when the Reds stranded eight runners.

Angels 5, Orioles 4

Cameron Maybin delivered a tiebreaking, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning, and Los Angeles won two of the three games in the series.

The Angels, who have won nine of their past 11 games, are tied with the Minnesota Twins for the second American League wild-card spot.

Royals 7, Indians 4

The bottom four in the Kansas City lineup -- Jorge Bonifacio, Alcides Escobar, Cheslor Cuthbert and Cameron Gallagher -- combined to go 9-for-14 with seven RBIs, four runs, a sacrifice fly and a walk to lead the team to victory.

Cuthbert homered and drove in three runs. Escobar extended his hitting streak to a season-high 11 games with two hits and three RBIs. Bonifacio had three hits, including a double, and scored twice. Gallagher added two singles, walked and drove in a run.

Red Sox 5, Yankees 1

Jackie Bradley Jr. knocked in three runs on a pair of two-out hits as Boston took the rubber match of the three-game series, extending its lead over New York in the AL East to five games.

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Rick Porcello (8-14) picked up his fourth straight win, bringing him to 4-4 since the All-Star break. He limited the Yankees to one run on three hits in six innings, striking out four and walking three.

Athletics 3, Astros 2

Jharel Cotton snapped a personal five-start winless streak by pitching effectively into the seventh inning, and Oakland salvaged the finale of the series against Houston.

Marwin Gonzalez clubbed his 21st home run to lead off the seventh for the Astros.

Twins 12, Diamondbacks 5

Eddie Rosario's grand slam capped a nine-run first inning for Minnesota, and Chris Gimenez was a triple away from the cycle in the Twins' win over Arizona.

Brian Dozier hit his 25th homer and walked three times to help support Bartolo Colon as the 44-year-old right-hander became the 18th player in major league history to earn a victory against every team.

White Sox 3, Rangers 2

Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez pitched six shutout innings as Chicago slowed the Texas offense.

Gonzalez (7-10), who has now allowed two earned runs in his past 20 innings, limited Texas to four singles one night after the Rangers erupted for 17 runs and 20 hits.

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings)

Alex Avila singled in two runs to cap a three-run 10th-inning rally and lead Chicago past Toronto.

The Cubs rebounded after Toronto scored twice in the top the 10th, giving Chicago its sixth win in eight games.

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Pedro Florimon hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, sending Philadelphia to a victory and a split of the four-game series.

Florimon knocked in three runs, and Rhys Hoskins homered for the Phillies. Ben Liveley pitched six innings of two-run ball, and Adam Morgan (2-1) got the win in relief.

Brewers 8, Rockies 4

Jesus Aguilar continued his power surge by hitting two home runs for Milwaukee, which won the rubber game of the series.

Brewers starter Chase Anderson (7-2) gave up two hits and one first-inning run in five innings in his first start for Milwaukee since he sustained a strained left oblique on June 28.

Nationals 4, Padres 1

Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez held San Diego to one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings to help the Nationals to their third win in the four-game series.

Gonzalez allowed five hits and a walk while striking out eight. He also scored Washington's first run after drawing one of six walks issued by Padres rookie starter Dinelson Lamet in the first three innings.

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