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White Sox, Cardinals Win

 width=>>Flowers Lifts White Sox Past A's

(Chicago, IL) -- Tyler Flowers hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth and a walk-off solo shot in the 12th to lift the White Sox past the Athletics 5-4 at U.S. Cellular Field. Conor Gillaspie also went deep and drove in two for the Sox, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Javy Guerra pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win. Josh Reddick and Jed Lowrie hit back-to-back homers in the fifth for Oakland, which has dropped nine of 11. Sam Fuld plated the go-ahead run for the A's on a bunt-single in the eighth before Flowers tied things up for Chicago in the ninth. Jesse Chavez fell to 8-and-8 with the loss.

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(Cincinnati, OH) -- Shelby Miller tossed seven shutout innings to lead the Cardinals in a 5-0 win over the Reds from Great American Ball Park. Miller allowed just three hits and struck out four to improve to 9-and-9. Matt Adams hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break the game open. Matt Carpenter also had a two-run single as St. Louis won its ninth in ten games and is four-and-a-half games up on the Pirates in the NL Central. Cincinnati starter Dylan Axelrod left after recording one out in the first with a right oblique strain. Manny Parra suffered the loss in relief while Brandon Phillips was 2-for-3 in defeat. The Reds have lost six of seven.

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(Toronto, Ontario) -- Marcus Stroman went the distance to lead the Blue Jays in an 8-0 win over the Cubs at Rogers Centre. Stroman improved to 10-and-5 while striking out eight and allowing just three hits in his complete-game gem. Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer while Dioner Navarro was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Toronto has won seven of nine. Jacob Turner allowed five runs in six innings for Chicago and fell to 5-and-9. Jorge Soler, Mike Olt and Chris Valaika managed base hits for the Cubs, who have dropped four straight.

MLB National League
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Washington Nationals 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4
New York Mets 3, Colorado Rockies 2
Miami Marlins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Diego Padres 4

MLB American League
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12, Cleveland Indians 3
Detroit Tigers 9, Kansas City Royals 5
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 0
Seattle Mariners 4, Houston Astros 1

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