>>Cubs Rally Past Crew
(Chicago, IL) -- Alfonso Soriano clubbed a walk-off single to deep center in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Cubs in a 12-11 win over the Brewers. Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo also plated runs in the decisive frame for Chicago, which snapped a three-game slide to salvage the finale of a four-game set at Wrigley Field. Brett Jackson's two-run double capped a six-run sixth inning for the Cubs in the come-from-behind victory. Carlos Marmol worked a scoreless inning to register the win. Jonathan Lucroy clubbed a grand slam and plated seven total runs for Milwaukee, which had won its last four games. Rickie Weeks went 5-for-5 and scored four runs in a losing effort. Francisco Rodriguez was charged with the loss.
>>Nats Crush Cardinals
(Washington, DC) -- Bryce Harper homered and plated three runs as the Nationals crushed the Cardinals, 8-1, in the first of a three-game series. Jason Werth also went deep, knocked in two and scored three times for the Nats in their second straight win. Edwin Jackson struck out 10 and allowed only an unearned run over eight innings to improve to 8-and-9. Bryan Anderson scored on an error in the eighth for the Cardinals, who have been outscored 22-1 during their three-game skid. Jaime Garcia allowed six runs over five-and-a-third innings to fall to 3-and-6.
MLB NL
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
>>Britton Helps Baltimore Bury ChiSox
(Baltimore, MD) -- Adam Jones clubbed a two-run homer to back eight stellar innings from Zach Britton as the Orioles edged the White Sox, 5-3. Britton struck out 10 while allowing just one run to improve to 4-and-1 on the season. Jim Johnson recorded the final two outs for his major league-leading 41st save. Taylor Teagarden hit a solo homer and an RBI double as Baltimore took three-of-four at Camden Yards. Alexei Ramirez knocked in two runs and Gordon Beckham plated another for Chicago. Jose Quintana gave up all five runs in less than four innings to take the loss.
MLB AL
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Oakland Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 7
Seattle Mariners 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0
Kansas City Royals 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 2
