>>Cards Clip Pirates
(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Matt Holliday's go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning held up as the Cardinals clipped the Pirates 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park. Jon Jay drove in the other run and then scored in the three-run seventh for the Redbirds, who have won six of their last eight. John Lackey fired seven innings of one-run ball as he improved to 2-and-1 with St. Louis and 13-and-8 overall. Trevor Rosenthal closed it out for his 39th save. Pedro Alvarez hit a solo homer in the second and Andrew McCutchen added a solo blast in the ninth for the Bucs, who have dropped two in-a-row since a three-game winning streak. Jared Hughes suffered the loss.
MLB National League
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Washington Nationals 2
Milwaukee Brewers 10, San Diego Padres 1
Colorado Rockies 3, San Francisco Giants 2
MLB American League
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Baltimore Orioles 9, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (10 inn)
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 1
Oakland Athletics 8, Houston Astros 2
Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 0
MLB Interleague
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Miami Marlins 7, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1