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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 5, Pirates 4

ATLANTA

Christian Bethancourt lined Vance Worley’s first pitch in the ninth inning over the right-field wall for his first career homer, lifting the Braves. Bethancourt had three hits, including the drive off Worley (2-4). The ball, curving toward the foul pole, cleared the wall beyond the reach of right fielder Gregory Polanco. Polanco had three hits, including a two-run single off Jim Johnson in the eighth that tied the score at 4. Jason Grilli (1-2) pitched a perfect inning and the Braves ended Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak. Chris Johnson hit his first homer of the season in the second for Atlanta. Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer in the fourth for a 2-all tie.

Cubs 4, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON

Jason Hammel extended his mastery over Washington in an 11th impressive start, and Dexter Fowler had two hits and scored twice, leading Chicago to the win. Hammel (5-2) improved to 9-0 with a 3.01 ERA in 11 starts against the Nationals. Anthony Rizzo and Jonathan Herrera each had two hits and drove in a run for Chicago.

Giants 7, Phillies 5

PHILADELPHIA

Madison Bumgarner struck out 11, overcoming a grand slam by Jeff Francoeur to pitch San Francisco past Philadelphia. Bumgarner (7-2) gave up the slam and a solo homer by Andres Blanco. The reigning World Series MVP gave up six hits and walked none in eight innings. Nori Aoki got three hits and drove in two runs. He raised his major league-leading road batting average to .407.

Rockies 10, Marlins 5

DENVER

Wilin Rosario homered twice and Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run shot to back the solid pitching of Chris Rusin, and Colorado shrugged off another rain delay at Coors Field to beat Miami.

Padres 9, Reds 7

CINCINNATI

Yonder Alonso’s second career grand slam pulled San Diego even in the seventh inning, and Matt Kemp singled with the bases loaded in the eighth, completing the Padres’ biggest comeback of the season in a victory over Cincinnati. Alonso’s homer off Tony Cingrani tied it 7-7 and completed a comeback from a 6-1 deficit. San Diego loaded the bases in the eighth with Abraham Almonte’s pinch-hit double and a pair of walks by Jumbo Diaz (2-1).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

BOSTON

Joe Kelly pitched six solid innings to earn his first win since his initial start of the season and Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox. Ramirez also singled twice, David Ortiz hit an RBI double and Mike Napoli had a run-scoring single for the Red Sox, who won for the fourth time in six games. Mark Canha hit a solo homer for Oakland, which lost for the third time in its last nine.

Tigers 7, White Sox 1

CHICAGO

David Price struck out 11 in a five-hitter, Miguel Cabrera homered and Detroit ended an eight-game losing streak. The four-time AL Central champion Tigers stopped their worst skid since 2005 and avoided falling below .500 for the first time this year. Price (5-2) struck out seven straight batters in the middle innings. He walked two in his 13th career complete game.

Yankees 8, Angels 2

NEW YORK

Brian McCann hit a two-run homer that helped chase Garrett Richards in a six-run first inning, and New York didn’t have to fret in a win over Los Angeles that stretched its winning streak to five. Richards (5-4) allowed eight of 10 batters to reach and retired two batters, matching the shortest start of his big league career. He lasted 37 pitches, giving up six runs, five hits and two walks. Richards has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts.

Rangers 4, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and Texas defeated Kansas City for its seventh win in eight games. Rodriguez (3-2), a 36-year-old lefty who signed with the Rangers in early April after Atlanta released him in spring training, gave up one run and six hits.

Blue Jays 7, Astros 2

TORONTO

Jose Reyes stole three bases and got two hits as Toronto won its season-high fourth in a row, handing Houston its third straight loss. Reyes scored a run, drove in one and also walked. Drew Hutchison (5-1) allowed one run and six hits in 6 1-3 innings, improving to 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA at home.

INTERLEAGUE

Brewers 4, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS

Carlos Gomez went 4 for 4 with a walk, tormenting his former team again with three RBIs over the last three innings to lift Milwaukee to a victory over Minnesota. Gomez hit a two-run tiebreaking single in the seventh and an RBI double in the ninth. Matt Garza (4-7) threw seven strong innings, Ryan Braun homered for the first time in 12 days and the Brewers handed the Twins their second straight loss at home for the first time this year in front of the second-largest crowd at Target Field this season. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a hitless ninth for his 10th save.

Associated Press