>>Cards Clip 'Stros
(Houston, TX) -- Allen Craig and Daniel Descalso both blasted solo homers to lead the Cardinals in a 4-3 win over the Astros. Craig added an RBI single and David Freese doubled in a run for St. Louis, which has won two-of-three on the heels of a five-game slide. Adam Wainwright tossed five-and-two-third frames of three-run ball with eight strikeouts to get the win. Jason Motte recorded the final four outs to lock up his 10th save. Brett Wallace, Brian Bogusevic and Jose Altuve each knocked in a run for Houston. Bud Norris fanned 12, but allowed all four runs through six innings of duty to absorb the loss.
>>Brewers Blank Cubs
(Milwaukee, WI) -- Zack Greinke struck out 12 and gave up two hits over seven innings to help the Brewers blow out the Cubs, 8-0. Taylor Green blasted a pinch-hit, three-run home run for Milwaukee, which stopped a two-game slide. Norichika Aoki went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs in the win. Paul Maholm gave up four runs in as many innings for the loss. Manny Corpas struck out two in an inning of work, his first in the majors since August 2010. Chicago has lost five-of-six overall.
MLB NL
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San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 3
Atlanta Braves 2, Miami Marlins 1
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Colorado Rockies 1
>>Blue Jays Blank White Sox
(Chicago, IL) -- Brandon Morrow tossed a two-hit shutout to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-0 win over the White Sox. Morrow struck out five en route to improving to 7-and-3. Rajai Davis was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, including a two-run home run in the ninth inning. Jose Bautista cracked his 15th homer of the season for Toronto, who won its third straight game. A.J. Pierzynski had both hits for Chicago. Jose Quintana was tagged with the loss, giving up two runs across six innings. The White Sox have dropped three of their last four games.
MLB AL
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Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 6
New York Yankees 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Seattle Mariners 8, LA Angels of Anaheim 6
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 0
