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INTERLEAGUE

Cardinals 3, Twins 2

ST. LOUIS

St. Louis extended its winning streak to five by beating Minnesota behind Michael Wacha’s pitching and Mark Reynolds’ two-run single. St. Louis is 43-22 overall and 26-7 at home, both tops in the major leagues, and matched a franchise best by reaching 43 wins in 64 games. Minnesota has lost seven of eight.

Royals 7, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE

Chris Young became the first Royals pitcher to drive in three runs in a game since 1972 and worked seven innings of five-hit ball, leading Kansas City to a victory over Milwaukee. Young had a two-run single in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the fifth for the Royals, who have won six of eight after a 2-9 skid. He is the sixth Kansas City pitcher with at least three RBIs and the first since Steve Busby. Young (6-2) struck out three without any walks to improve to 12-2 in interleague starts in his career.

Reds 5, Tigers 2

DETROIT

Todd Frazier homered twice and Jay Bruce added a solo shot to lift Cincinnati as Michael Lorenzen and the Reds’ bullpen made the homers stand up.

Orioles 19, Phillies 3

BALTIMORE

Manny Machado and newcomer Chris Parmelee each hit two of an Orioles-record eight home runs, and Baltimore breezed past woeful Philadelphia for its eighth win in nine games. The defeat sealed the Phillies’ first winless road trip of at least eight games since an 0-9 run in August 1883, their inaugural season.

Red Sox 9, Braves 4

BOSTON

Brock Holt became the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 and the Red Sox slugged their way out of a seven-game losing streak. Holt’s solo homer in the seventh put Boston up 5-2, leaving him a triple from completing the cycle. He got another at-bat in the eighth after Boston added two more runs and hit a fly ball to the triangle in center field at Fenway Park. Holt easily reached third and drove in a run.

Mets 3, Blue Jays 2

NEW YORK

Matt Harvey returned to form with seven shutout innings and an RBI double, leading New York to a victory over Toronto. Bobby Parnell earned a five-out save in his third outing since Tommy John surgery, and the NL East leaders held on without their top late relievers thanks in part to a major baserunning blunder by the Blue Jays. One night after ending Toronto’s 11-game winning streak, the Mets won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 11-0 at home against the Blue Jays.

Nationals 16, Rays 4

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Wilson Ramos homered twice off position players, Bryce Harper and Clint Robinson also went deep, and Washington routed Tampa Bay. With the game out of reach, Rays manager Kevin Cash used infielders Jake Elmore and Nick Franklin to pitch the final two innings. Ramos hit a solo shot against Elmore in the eighth and added a two-run drive off Franklin in the ninth to finish with four RBIs. Harper hit his 22nd homer this season, a long solo shot to center off C.J. Riefenhauser during a four-run fifth that gave Washington a 10-0 lead. The ball landed on protective netting near a fish tank that is home to a group of cownose rays.

Marlins 12, Yankees 2

MIAMI

Miami scored a franchise-record eight first-inning runs against former teammate Nathan Eovaldi and beat New York. Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, his 24th, which leads the majors. The Marlins totaled nine hits in the first, including seven in a row after leadoff batter Dee Gordon grounded out.

Astros 8, Rockies 5

HOUSTON

Luis Valbuena homered twice and drove in four runs for Houston.

Athletics 6, Padres 5

SAN DIEGO

Eric Sogard singled in the go-ahead in the top of the ninth off closer Craig Kimbrel, lifting Oakland to a win over San Diego and spoiling the debut of interim manager Pat Murphy. Kimbrel (1-2) issued a two-out walk to Billy Burns, who stole second and scored on Sogard’s ground ball single to center.

Giants 6, Mariners 2

SAN FRANCISCO

Matt Duffy homered and drove in three runs to help San Francisco snap a nine-game home losing streak by beating Seattle. Casey McGehee added a two-run double and Angel Pagan hit an RBI single as the Giants snapped their longest home skid since an 11-gamer at New York’s Polo Grounds in 1940. Tim Lincecum (7-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 52/3 innings to get the win in his second start against his hometown team. Brad Miller homered and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who split the two-game series in San Francisco and finished 4-4 on an eight-game road trip.

Rangers 3, Dodgers 2

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Robinson Chirinos hit a game-ending home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning and Texas beat NL West-leading Los Angeles. Chirinos hit a 1-1 pitch from Josh Ravin (2-1) over the left-center field wall, his sixth homer of the season. The Dodgers had gotten even in the top of the ninth when Justin Turner hit a two-run homer off rookie starter Chi Chi Gonzalez, who was so close to his second complete game and first shutout in only his fourth career start.

Associated Press