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Sun Jul 10 201600:24MLB roundup: Tigers end Jays' win streak
TORONTO -- Victor Martinez ended a tie with a home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped the Toronto Blue Jays' winning streak at seven games with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The Blue Jays had just tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a home run by Devon Travis. Reliever Jason Grilli (2-1) took the loss and Bruce Rondon (3-1) picked up the win despite allowing the game-tying homer to Travis.Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed five hits, two walks, a hit batter and two runs in five innings. Detroit left-hander Matt Boyd allowed four hits and one run in five innings.White Sox 5, Braves 4CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs as Chicago held on to beat Atlanta.Tim Anderson, Melky Cabrera, Brett Lawrie and J.B. Shuck added two hits apiece for the White Sox, who earned their fifth win in the past seven games. Left-hander Jose Quintana (7-8) picked up his second straight victory despite allowing three home runsJeff Francoeur finished 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the Braves. Gordon Beckham and Freddie Freeman added solo home runs for Atlanta.Cardinals 8, Brewers 1MILWAUKEE -- Jhonny Peralta, Tommy Pham and Aledmys Diaz hit home runs while Carlos Martinez struck out a career-high 11 batters as the routed the Brewers at Miller Park.Peralta had been held out of the starting lineup the last two games because of a sore left thumb but announced his return in a big way, crushing an 0-and-2 offering from Chase Anderson (4-10) to left-center field for his fourth homer of the year, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.The Cardinals added a run in the third inning when Stephen Piscotty tripled and scored on a Randal Grichuk single.The Brewers loaded the bases twice but came up empty against Martinez (8-6), who allowed five hits with four walks over five innings of work.His only earned run came in the third, when Jonathan Villar led off with a single, stole two bases, then scored on a Kirk Nieuwenhuis single.Athletics 3, Astros 2HOUSTON -- Kendall Graveman (5-6) extended his winning streak to four games by limiting the Astros (47-41) to five hits while carrying a shutout into the ninth.Houston mustered a rally in the ninth, with Jake Marisnick and Marwin Gonzalez stroking back-to-back singles to chase Graveman. Athletics right-hander Ryan Dull allowed his first inherited runner to score this season when Jose Altuve plated Marisnick with a fielder's choice ground ball, and Altuve later scored when Luis Valbuena singled to left field.Dull struck out Carlos Gomez with pinch-runner George Springer on first to record his first save.Stephen Vogt (3-for-4, two RBIs) hit a home run in the second inning off Houston starter Lance McCullers, who gave up an RBI single to Vogt and bases-loaded walk in the third.Marlins 4, Reds 2MIAMI -- Martin Prado went 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs to lead Miami.Adam Conley (6-5) picked up the win, allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings for the Marlins (46-41). A.J. Ramos posted his 27th save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth.John Lamb (1-6), who struck out a career-high nine batters, took the loss for the Reds (32-56).Giants 4, Diamondbacks 2SAN FRANCISCO -- Grant Green hit a two-run home run, his first homer of the season, and six Giants relievers combined to shut out the Diamondbacks on one hit over the final 4 2/3 innings.Brandon Belt and Ruben Tejada drove in runs with extra-base hits as the Giants (56-33) won for the seventh time in their last nine games to assure they will have the best record in the National League at the All-Star break.Green's homer came after the Diamondbacks scored twice off Giants starter Jake Peavy in the top of the fourth inning on RBI singles by Yasmany Tomas and Brandon Drury to take a 2-1 lead.Red Sox 4, Rays 1BOSTON -- Xander Bogaerts belted a two-run home run and Dustin Pedroia drove in a pair to help Rick Porcello claim the victory.It was the 10th homer of the season for Bogaerts, who has now reached base in 20 consecutive games, while Pedroia has had at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 games.Porcello (11-2) is 8-0 in nine starts at Fenway this season.Koji Uehara picked up his fourth save in place of All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel, who is expected to miss 3-6 weeks after undergoing surgery for a left knee injury.Brad Miller hit a solo home run, his fourth blast this month and his 14th of the campaign, for Tampa Bay.Orioles 3, Angels 2BALTIMORE -- Jonathan Schoop lined a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning for the key hit in Baltimore's win.Manny Machado and Chris Davis both singled to put runners on first and third with one out in the eight, and Schoop then lined a single to center off Joe Smith (1-4) to snap a 2-2 tie. Brad Brach (6-1) posted the victory thanks to a scoreless eighth. Zach Britton then got his 26th save in 26 chances.Mark Trumbo gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the second with 27th home run this season, setting a team record for most homers before the All-Star break. Royals 5, Mariners 3KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cheslor Cuthbert's drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the sixth and Salvador Perez hit a home run to help Kansas City win.Edinson Volquez (8-8) picked up the win for Kansas City. He pitched six innings, giving up three runs and six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his first save since 2013. It was his first save opportunity since closer Wade Davis went on the disabled list July 5 with a right forearm strain.Wade Miley (6-6) suffered the loss. He pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts.Yankees 7, Indians 6 (11 innings)CLEVELAND -- Brian McCann's two-out RBI double in the 11th inning drove in the deciding run, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a career-high 2 1/3 innings to preserve the victory.With two outs and nobody on base, Carlos Beltran singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Ronald Torreyes. McCann then doubled off the right field wall against reliever Tommy Hunter (2-2), scoring Torreyes with what became the winning run.Chapman (3-0) came into the game to get the last out of the ninth inning and retired the side in order in the 10th. Chapman gave up a leadoff walk to Jason Kipnis in the 11th, but picked him off, then retired Francisco Lindor on a fly ball and struck out Mike Napoli for the final out.After New York scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead, the Indians tied it in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Dellin Betances when Jose Ramirez had an RBI single.Dodgers 4, Padres 3LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Brandon McCarthy and five relievers combined to give up just three hits in the Dodgers' win. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts for his 26th save.McCarthy (2-0), in his second start since being activated from the 60-day disabled list, retired seven successive Padres between the first and third innings while amassing six strikeouts in five innings. The right-hander also gave up three runs, three hits and three walks.Casey Fien, Chris Hatcher, Adam Liberatore, Joe Blanton and Jansen then combined to throw four innings of shutout ball without allowing a hit or a walk while striking out eight over the final four innings.Adrian Gonzalez had two hits for the Dodgers and drove in the go-ahead run with a fielder's choice in the fifth that put Los Angeles ahead 4-3.For the Padres, Yangervis Solarte hit his eighth home run of the season.