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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 9, Astros 7

HOUSTON

Kyle Seager and Danny Valencia hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning to lift the Mariners. The wild back and forth game was tied at 7-7 entering the 10th when Seager, who finished with three hits, connected off Tony Sipp (0-1) on a shot to the seats in right field. Valencia added an insurance run when he launched a slider to center field three pitches later.

Twins 4, Yankees 2

MINNEAPOLIS

Eddie Rosario had two RBI doubles and Eduardo Escobar added the go-ahead, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning to help the Twins beat the Yankees. Brian Dozier had two hits and Adalberto Mejia gave up one run and struck out four in 51/3 innings for the Twins, who were tied 2-2 when Escobar delivered a base hit to left field off left-hander Caleb Smith (0-1). Rosario followed with his second double of the game, and Brandon Kintzler picked up his 26th save.

Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3

BOSTON

Steve Pearce hit a solo homer, then added the go-ahead single in the eighth inning in Toronto’s victory over Boston. The Blue Jays led 3-0 after two innings but Boston scored three in the seventh, tying it when Dustin Pedroia hit Dominic Leone’s only pitch off the Green Monster to tie it. One run scored, and Mookie Betts was thrown out at the plate. Toronto went back in front in the eighth when Pearce singled to score pinch-runner Ezequiel Carrera from third. Ryan Tepera (5-1), who started the eighth, was credited with the victory even though Leone was the pitcher of record when the winning run scored. Baseball rule 9.17 (c) instructs the official scorer not to award a victory to a reliever who makes a short, ineffective appearance. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 23rd save. Heath Hembree (1-3) took the loss.

Orioles 3, Rangers 1

BALTIMORE

Seth Smith hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Orioles used a strong performance by its struggling pitching staff to beat the Rangers. Smith connected off Andrew Cashner (4-8) to make it 2-1, Baltimore’s first lead since the All-Star break following a three-game sweep by the Chicago Cubs. Baltimore yielded 27 runs in that series, including 21 by the starters over 111/3 innings. In this one, Chris Tillman allowed one run and two hits over six innings.

Tigers 10, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Nicholas Castellanos and Mikie Mahtook went deep, Jordan Zimmermann smothered the Royals with strikes and the Tigers proceeded to trounce Kansas City. Ian Kinsler added three extra-base hits for the Tigers, who knocked American League wins leader Jason Vargas (12-4) from the game after 22/3 innings in his first start since the All-Star break. Zimmermann (6-7) allowed one run and seven hits without a walk in 62/3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 4, Braves 3

ATLANTA

Jon Lester bounced back from the shortest start of his career by allowing only one run in seven innings and Chicago stopped Atlanta’s ninth-inning comeback. The Cubs led 4-1 before Atlanta scored two runs in the ninth off closer Wade Davis and loaded the bases with two outs. Davis allowed one-out singles to Brandon Phillips and Freddie Freeman before Phillips scored from third on a wild pitch. Matt Kemp followed with a run-scoring single before pinch-runner Lane Adams stole second and moved to third on Tyler Flowers’ fly ball to the warning track in center field. Following an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Matt Adams, pinch-runner Dansby Swanson stole second, leaving runners on second and third. Davis walked Sean Rodriguez, playing in his first game of the season, to load the bases. Johan Camargo’s fly ball to shallow left ended the game, giving Davis his 18th consecutive save this season.

Marlins 6, Phillies 5, 10 innings

MIAMI

Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and Dee Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning that sent the Marlins over the Phillies. Justin Bour also homered for the Marlins, who ended a three-game losing streak. Philadelphia has dropped eight of 10. Derek Dietrich got it started in the 10th with a one-out triple off the glove of right fielder Ty Kelly. The next two batters were intentionally walked by Mark Leiter Jr. (1-2) to load the bases. After pinch-hitter A.J. Ellis grounded into a forceout at the plate, Gordon lined a single to right-center for the Marlins’ fourth walk-off win of the season.Drew Steckenrider (1-1) pitched a scoreless 10th.

Cardinals 6, Mets 3

NEW YORK

Paul DeJong homered against the Mets for the fourth straight game and Adam Wainwright hit an RBI double while winning his fourth consecutive start for the Cardinals. With runners at the corners in the bottom of the ninth inning, slugger Yoenis Cespedes grounded into a game-ending double play on a 3-0 pitch from Brett Cecil. Tommy Pham capped a six-run sixth with a three-run homer on Hansel Robles’ second pitch since returning from the minors.

Nationals 6, Reds 1

CINCINNATI

Ryan Zimmerman set the Nationals’ career home run record with a solo shot, and Bryce Harper connected again as Washington powered its way to a four-game sweep of the Reds. Zimmerman’s 235th career homer moved him ahead of Vladimir Guerrero for most in Expos and Nationals history. Stephen Strasburg (10-3) recovered from his shortest start of the season by fanning 11 in seven innings,

Rockies 9, Padres 6

DENVER

Charlie Blackmon ’s fourth leadoff homer of the season hit the facing of the third deck, hard-throwing rookie German Marquez tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the scuffling Rockies beat the Padres.

Associated Press