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Cubs, Cards Win; Sox Lose Late

>>Cubs Double Up Pirates

(Pittsburgh, PA)  --  Alfonso Soriano lifted a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to give the Cubs a 4-2 win over the Pirates.  Josh Vitters and Anthony Recker each had a solo homer for Chicago, which swept the three-game series at PNC Park.  James Russell picked up his seventh win out of the bullpen and Carlos Marmol posted his 18th save.  Andrew McCutchen blasted a solo homer for Pittsburgh.  Jason Grilli [[ GRILL-ee ]] took the loss in relief for the second straight game.

(St. Louis, MO)  --  Allen Craig singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Brewers.  Nori Aoki hit a two-out, two-run homer off Jason Motte [[ Mott ]] in the top of the ninth to tie the game at four and force extra innings for Milwaukee.  Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran hit first inning home runs for St. Louis, which salvaged the finale of the three-game series at Busch Stadium.  Lance Lynn got the win, while Kameron Loe took the loss.  Jean Segura went 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Brewers, who had won seven-of-nine.

MLB NL
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Colorado Rockies 2 (Game One)
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2 (10 inn)
Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Miami Marlins 8, Washington Nationals 0
San Diego Padres 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Colorado Rockies 4 (Game Two)
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

>>Royals Edge White Sox In Ten Innings

(Chicago, IL)  --  Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur singled in runs in the top of the 10th inning and the Royals held on to beat the White Sox, 2-1.  Gordon Beckham doubled home a run in the bottom half for Chicago, but Greg Holland struck out the final two hitters with men at second and third to hold on for his 13th save.  Kelvin Herrera got the win for KC, which took two-of-three at The Cell.  Brett Myers took the loss for Chicago, which has lost seven-of-ten.

MLB AL
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New York Yankees 13, Baltimore Orioles 3
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Tampa Bay Rays 6, Texas Rangers 0
Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 7
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 2

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