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				Vargas just cleared the fence in right-center field on a 1-2 
				pitch from Paul Sewald (3-4) as the Nationals earned a split of 
				the two-game series. Kyle Finnegan (5-2) got the victory after 
				tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. 
				 
				Seattle's Julio Rodriguez became the 12th rookie in major league 
				history to join the 20-20 club when he hit a home run with two 
				outs in the eighth to tie the score at 1-1. 
				 
				Mariners rookie George Kirby began the game with 24 consecutive 
				strikes, the most since records began being kept in 1988. He 
				tossed seven innings of one-run ball. 
				 
				Astros 5, Twins 3 
				 
				Framber Valdez gave up one run on two hits over seven innings to 
				win his fourth consecutive start and Jose Altuve and Trey 
				Mancini homered to lead Houston past visiting Minnesota. 
				 
				It was the 21st consecutive quality start for Valdez (13-4), 
				breaking the franchise record set by Mike Scott in 1986 en route 
				to winning the National League's Cy Young Award. Valdez walked 
				four and struck out eight. 
				 
				Luis Arraez had an RBI double for Minnesota, which lost its 
				fifth straight game, the team's longest skid of the season. 
				Dylan Bundy (7-6) allowed two runs on three hits in five 
				innings. 
				 
				Braves 14, Pirates 2 
				 
				Matt Olson belted a grand slam and Kyle Wright pitched seven 
				scoreless innings as visiting Atlanta breezed to a victory over 
				Pittsburgh. 
				 
				William Contreras launched a two-run homer, Dansby Swanson drove 
				in three runs with a double and Austin Riley, Ronald Acuna Jr. 
				and Robbie Grossman each hit an RBI single. Wright (16-5) 
				allowed two hits and struck out eight batters for the Braves, 
				who have won six of their last seven games. 
				 
				Kevin Newman belted a solo homer for the Pirates, who have lost 
				five straight. Tucupita Marcano added a sacrifice fly, and 
				Pittsburgh dropped all seven of its games against the Braves 
				this season. 
				 
				Dodgers 12, Brewers 6 
				 
				Joey Gallo continued his revival with a two-run double and 
				Andrew Heaney struck out 10 over six innings as Los Angeles 
				topped visiting Milwaukee. 
				 
				Cody Bellinger and Austin Barnes combined to drive in six runs 
				in the bottom two spots of the order as the Dodgers won for the 
				18th time in 22 games this month. Heaney (2-1) yielded two runs 
				on four hits and one walk. 
				 
				Willy Adames and Hunter Renfroe hit home runs for the Brewers, 
				with Adrian Houser (4-9) giving up five runs in just 2 1/3 
				innings in his return from the injured list. Milwaukee fell to 
				5-8 since Aug. 12. 
				 
				Tigers 6, Giants 1 
				 
				Matt Manning tossed six scoreless innings for his first win of 
				the season and Detroit scored six runs with two outs in the 
				fifth to defeat visiting San Francisco. 
				 
				Manning (1-1) gave up five hits, didn't issue a walk and struck 
				out eight. Victor Reyes and Willi Castro drove in two runs 
				apiece during the fifth-inning outburst, while Kody Clemens and 
				Harold Castro each scored and knocked in a run. 
				 
				Tommy La Stella had two hits and drove in the lone San Francisco 
				run. Giants starter Logan Webb (11-7) was charged with all six 
				runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Giants left 10 runners 
				on base and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. 
				 
				Rangers 16, Rockies 4 
				 
				Nathaniel Lowe homered among his three hits and drove in five 
				runs, Martin Perez struck out seven in six scoreless innings and 
				Texas crushed Colorado in Denver. 
				 
				Charlie Culberson homered, Ezequiel Duran had three hits and 
				Marcus Semien, Corey Seager and Mark Mathias had two hits 
				apiece. Adolis Garcia singled twice to extend his hitting streak 
				to a career-best 21 games. 
				 
				The Rockies got on the board against reliever Dennis Santana in 
				the seventh. Randal Grichuk and Montero singled and Grichuk 
				scored on a sacrifice fly. Wynton Bernard and Connor Joe had RBI 
				singles to chase Santana. Bernard scored on a wild pitch by Josh 
				Sborz to make it 9-4. 
				 
				Rays 4, Angels 3 (11 innings) 
				 
				Angels first baseman Jared Walsh's errant throw in the 11th 
				inning allowed the winning run to score as Los Angeles beat 
				Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla. 
				 
				Taylor Ward's RBI double in the top of the 11th gave the Angels 
				a 3-2 lead. Harold Ramirez tied the game with an RBI double in 
				the bottom half before Walsh's miscue on David Peralta's high 
				chopper. 
				 
				Each team also scored a run in the eighth inning and the 10th 
				inning. Los Angeles' Mike Trout homered for the second game in a 
				row. 
				 
				Phillies 7, Reds 5 
				 
				J.T. Realmuto hit a solo home run, double and single, Rhys 
				Hoskins added two hits and three RBIs and host Philadelphia 
				defeated Cincinnati. 
				 
				Jean Segura had three hits and two runs, and Matt Vierling 
				contributed two hits, two runs and an RBI. Nick Castellanos also 
				had two hits and extended his hitting streak to 14 games. 
				 
				Stuart Fairchild and Kyle Farmer each hit solo home runs for the 
				slumping Reds, who have dropped three straight. Cincinnati 
				starter T.J. Zeuch (0-3) lasted only 2 2/3 innings and allowed 
				seven hits and six runs with four walks and no strikeouts. 
				Through three starts, none longer than four innings, his ERA is 
				15.19. 
				 
				Guardians 7, Padres 0 
				 
				Jose Ramirez hit two homers and Cal Quantrill blanked his former 
				team for seven innings as visiting Cleveland defeated San Diego 
				to complete a two-game interleague sweep. 
				 
				Quantrill (10-5) held the Padres to five hits and a walk with 
				six strikeouts over seven innings. It was Quantrill's sixth 
				straight win and the Guardians' ninth straight when Quantrill 
				starts. 
				 
				Ramirez homered in the first off Padres starter and loser Blake 
				Snell (5-7). Ramirez and Oscar Gonzalez then went back-to-back 
				to open a five-run fourth against Snell, who was tagged for six 
				runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in just 3 1/3 innings. 
				 
				A's 3, Marlins 2 (10 innings) 
				 
				Skye Bolt's shallow sacrifice fly to right-center field in the 
				bottom of the 10th inning gave Oakland a walk-off win over 
				visiting Miami. 
				 
				A.J. Puk (3-1) stranded two Marlins in the top of the 10th for 
				the win after A's starter Cole Irvin logged a career-best 11 
				strikeouts in seven shutout innings. Oakland's Chad Pinder hit a 
				two-run single in the sixth inning. 
				 
				Facing the A's for the first time since they dealt him to the 
				Marlins last July, Jesus Luzardo tossed seven innings, allowing 
				two runs. Nick Fortes hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth. 
				 
				Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 (10 innings) 
				 
				George Springer's double on the first pitch of the 10th inning 
				lifted Toronto past Boston for its sixth win in seven games. 
				 
				Springer finished his 3-for-5 night by doubling high off the 
				Green Monster to drive in Jackie Bradley Jr. Alejandro Kirk also 
				had three hits for the Blue Jays. Adam Cimber (10-5) pitched a 
				scoreless ninth inning to earn the win, and Jordan Romano 
				recorded his 27th save. 
				 
				Alex Verdugo, Franchy Cordero and Reese McGuire each had two 
				hits for Boston, which has lost three straight and five of its 
				last six games. Ryan Brasier (0-3) took the loss after the 
				previous three relievers -- Matt Barnes, Garrett Whitlock and 
				John Schreiber -- allowed just three hits over four scoreless 
				innings. 
				 
				White Sox 5, Orioles 3 
				 
				Gavin Sheets drove in three runs and Lucas Giolito allowed one 
				run over 6 1/3 innings as Chicago beat host Baltimore. 
				 
				Sheets had a two-run single in the first inning and a 
				run-scoring infield single in the seventh. His outburst was 
				plenty for Giolito (10-7), who allowed four hits and two walks 
				while striking out three. 
				 
				Baltimore right-hander Spenser Watkins (4-4) lasted six innings 
				despite the two-run first inning. He allowed no further runs to 
				go with five hits, five strikeouts and two walks. Austin Hays 
				hit a two-run home run in the ninth off White Sox closer Liam 
				Hendriks to cap the scoring. 
				 
				Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 
				 
				Zach McKinstry homered and drove in three runs as host Chicago 
				Cubs beat St. Louis, evening the five-game series at two wins 
				apiece. 
				 
				McKinstry, acquired by the Cubs at the trade with the Dodgers, 
				recorded an RBI groundout during a three-run second inning, then 
				clubbed a two-run shot off St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas 
				(10-10) in the seventh. 
				 
				Chicago starter Luke Farrell allowed one run over 4 1/3 innings 
				in his season debut. The 31-year-old right-hander gave up six 
				hits, but only Lars Nootbaar's fifth-inning homer. Cubs 
				relievers Rowan Wick (4-6), Mark Leiter Jr., Brandon Hughes and 
				Kervin Castro held the Cardinals to three hits in 4 2/3 
				scoreless innings. 
				 
				Royals 5, Diamondbacks 3 
				 
				Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. belted a three-run homer to highlight a 
				five-run seventh inning, lifting host Kansas City over Arizona. 
				 
				Brady Singer (7-4) improved to 3-0 in his last four starts after 
				allowing one run on four hits in seven innings, as the Royals 
				salvaged a split of their abbreviated two-game series against 
				the Diamondbacks. 
				 
				Arizona's Zac Gallen scattered three hits over six innings to 
				extend his scoreless innings streak to a career-best 27 1/3 
				frames. He has yielded just 12 hits during that stretch. 
				Christian Walker and Daulton Varsho each launched a solo homer 
				for the Diamondbacks, who have lost four of their last five 
				games. 
				 
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