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Cards, Sox Win; Cubs Pounded

>>Pirates Take Rubber Match From Cubs

(Chicago, IL)  --  Michael McKenry capped a five-run eighth inning with a three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, in the rubber match of a three-game set.  Andrew McCutchen had two hits and three runs scored, while Starling Marte added a solo shot for the Pirates, who have won six of their last eight games.  Jeff Karstens surrendered a run on three hits with a walk in five innings of duty to pick up the win.  Starlin Castro clubbed a solo homer and Wellington Castillo added a two-run shot for Chicago.  Travis Wood gave up just two runs on three hits through five frames of duty to suffer the tough-luck loss.

>>Cards Roll Rockies

(Denver, CO)  --  Matt Holliday smashed two home runs to lead the Cardinals to a 9-6 win over the Rockies.  The second home run was a three-run shot that erased a 5-3 deficit.  Holliday finished 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored.  Jake Westbrook improved to 10-and-8 despite allowing five runs in six innings.  St. Louis has taken the first two games of the three-game series.  Josh Rutledge hit his fourth homer of the season for Colorado, which has dropped five straight.  Reliever Matt Belisle was tagged with the loss.

MLB NL
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Milwaukee Brewers 13, Houston Astros 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Washington Nationals 2
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 4
Miami Marlins 4, Atlanta Braves 2
New York Mets 2, San Francisco Giants 1

>>Peavy, White Sox Edge Twins

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  Jake Peavy tossed eight stellar innings to lift the White Sox in a 3-2 win over the Twins.  Peavy fanned eight and allowed two runs, just one earned, on five hits to improve to 9-and-7 on the season.  Addison Reed closed it out to nail down his 18th save.  Adam Dunn, Tyler Flowers and Alejandro De Aza all knocked in a run for Chicago, which took two-of-three at Target Field.  Danny Valencia clubbed a solo homer and Joe Mauer added an RBI groundout for Minnesota.  Scott Diamond gave up all three runs through seven-and-a-third innings of duty to suffer the loss.  Ben Revere extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a double in the first frame.

MLB AL
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New York Yankees 12, Baltimore Orioles 3
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 5
Texas Rangers 11, LA Angels of Anaheim 10 (10 innings)
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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