>>Sale, ChiSox Sink Seattle
(Chicago, IL) -- Chris Sale struck out eight and gave up two runs in a complete-game effort to guide the White Sox past the Mariners, 4-2. Alex Rios drove in a pair of runs for Chicago, which has won 10 of its last 11 games. Kevin Millwood gave up four runs in as many innings for the setback. Miguel Olivo smacked a two-run homer for Seattle, which won the middle installment of this three-game series at The Cell.
MLB AL
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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 1
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Baltimore Orioles 4
Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Texas Rangers 7, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3
>>Zito, Giants Blank Cubs
(San Francisco, CA) -- Joaquin Arias and Melky Cabrera each knocked in a run to back eight-and-a-third scoreless innings from Barry Zito as the Giants blanked the Cubs, 2-0. Zito fanned five and allowed just four hits with a pair of walks to improve to 5-and-2 on the season. Sergio Romo recorded the final two outs to lock up his second save. Travis Wood struck out seven through seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball to suffer the tough-luck loss for Chicago. Ian Stewart and Reed Johnson had two hits apiece for the Cubs.
>>Mets Down Cards
(Flushing, NY) -- Jon Niese tossed six scoreless innings to lead the Mets to a 6-1 win over the Cardinals. Niese struck out a career-high 10 en route to improving to 4-and-2. Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered and plated three for New York, which has won the first three games in the four-game set. The Mets have won seven-of-nine overall. Adron Chambers' RBI single in the eighth gave the Cards their first run in the series. Jake Westbrook allowed five runs over five-plus innings to fall to 4-and-5.
MLB NL
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Atlanta Braves 3, Washington Nationals 2
Miami Marlins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Colorado Rockies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, San Diego Padres 0