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Cubs Pound Crew; Sox, Cards Lose

>>Cubs Clobber Crew To Get Dempster First Win

(Milwaukee, WI)  --  Ryan Dempster carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and tossed seven scoreless innings as the Cubs clobbered the Brewers, 10-0.  Dempster struck out three and allowed just three hits to register his first win in 18 starts dating back to last August.  Alfonso Soriano smacked a three-run homer in the first, Bryan LaHair added a solo shot in the fourth and Jeff Baker capped off the Cubs' second-highest scoring performance of the season with a three-run shot in the ninth to snap a four-game slide.  Yovani Gallardo [[ GUY-are-doh ]] fanned 10, but allowed five runs in six innings of work to suffer the loss for Milwaukee.  The Crew has dropped back-to-back games.

>>Astros Hold Off Cardinals

(Houston, TX)  --  St. Louis scored four times in the final inning but came up short in a 9-8 loss to the Astros.  Brett Myers locked down his 14th save to preserve the win for Lucas Harrell who went six innings and allowed three earned runs.  Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 with three runs scored while Justin Maxwell and Chris Snyder each finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI for Houston.  The 'Stros have won back-to-back games following an eight-game skid.  Jaime Garcia gave up six runs in two innings to suffer the loss for the Cardinals.  Mike Adams clubbed a three-run homer and Rafael Furcal jacked a two-run shot while Adron Chambers hit a two-run triple for St. Louis, which has lost six-of-seven.

MLB NL
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Washington Nationals 7, New York Mets 6 (12 inn)
Atlanta Braves 11, Miami Marlins 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Colorado Rockies 0
San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 5

>>Blue Jays Soar Past ChiSox

(Chicago, IL)  --  Colby Rasmus went 5-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBI as the Blue Jays downed the White Sox, 9-5.  David Cooper blasted a two-run shot and totalled three RBI for Toronto, which has won five-of-seven.  Ricky Romero improved to 7-and-1 after pitching seven innings of three-run ball.  A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer while Adam Dunn added a solo shot for Chicago, which has lost two-of-three since its nine-game winning streak.  Philip Humber allowed five runs in as many innings to suffer the loss.

MLB AL
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Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 2
New York Yankees 7, Tampa Bay Rays 0
Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 6 (10 inn)
Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6, Seattle Mariners 1
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 3

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