>>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