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Baltimore, as the Orioles host the Kansas City Royals. Bruce Chen and Jason Hammel will be sent out to pitch. Baltimore got going as Adam Jones hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning, knocking in Robert Andino. The Orioles added on in the fifth inning as J.J. Hardy doubled in Xavier Avery and Andino before coming home on a Nick Markakis double, and Markakis crossed the plate when Jones singled, followed by Chris Davis singling to drive in Jones. Baltimore added on in the seventh inning with Davis hitting a two-run home run, also scoring Matt Wieters. Kansas City got on the board in the eighth inning as Jeff Francoeur went yard on a two-run homer, sweeping in Eric Hosmer. This made the final 8-2, with the win going to Hammel and the loss to Chen.
Into Pittsburgh, with the Pirates hosting the Chicago Cubs. Ryan Dempster and A.J. Burnett are the veteran pitcher. Pittsburgh was first to score in the second inning as Rod Barajas singled home Pedro Alvarez. This was the only run in the game, leaving Burnett with a strong win, Joel Hanrahan picking up the save, and Dempster got little help in the loss.
West a bit to Cincinnati, with the Reds hosting the Colorado Rockies. Christian Friedrich and Johnny Cueto got the starting nods. Colorado busted things open in the second inning as Todd Helton hit a two-run home run, also scoring Troy Tulowitzki. The Rockies added on in the fourth inning when Eric Young singled in Willin Rosario. Cincinnati got some back in the bottom of the fourth as Ryan Ludwick doubled in Joey Votto before coming home alongside Brandon Phillips on a double by Todd Frazier to tie the game. Colorado got the lead back in the fifth inning when Helton singled to score Carlos Gonzalez and Jordan Pacheco doubled in Tulowitzki. The Rockies got another in the ninth inning when Tulowitzki singled Gonzalez home. This made it 6-3, a final, with Friedrich picking up the win, Rafael Betancourt getting the save, and Cueto taking the loss.
Back east, the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. Alex Cobb plays the David to Jon Lester's Goliath. Boston got things started in the first inning as Kevin Youkilis singled home Mike Aviles. Tampa Bay replied with a third inning grand slam by Matt Joyce, sweeping in all of Carlos Pena, B.J. Upton, and Ben Zobrist. The Rays added on in the fourth inning when Elliot Johnson hit a two-run home run, also scoring Chris Gimenez, followed by a Pena solo home run. The Red Sox got one back in the fifth as Adrian Gonzalez doubled Scott Podsednik across the dish. Boston pulled closer in the sixth inning as Marlon Byrd singled to score Jarrod Saltalamacchia, followed by a Mike Aviles sacrifice fly to score Daniel Nava. This ended the scoring at 7-4, with Cobb taking the win, Fernando Rodney converting his fifteenth save of the season, and Lester getting pinned with the loss.
Into New York, with the Mets hosting the San Diego Padres. Anthony Bass and Dillon Gee will play from the mound. San Diego struck first with a first inning Jesus Guzman sacrifice fly, allowing Will Venable to score. New York answered in the second inning when Lucas Duda hit a solo home run. The Mets took the lead in the third inning when Mike Baxter doubled home Gee, followed by Kirk Nieuwenhuis singling to finish Baxter's trip around. New York kept going in the fifth inning on a Daniel Murphy double driving in Nieuwenhuis, before he came home alongside Duda when Ike Davis singled. This was it for the scoring, giving the Mets a 6-1 win, earned by Gee, while Bass was stuck holding the loss.
Down to Miami, where the Marlins welcome the San Francisco Giants. Staff aces Tim Lincecum and Josh Johnson are set to start. San Francisco began with a second inning Joaquin Arias double play, allowing Angel Pagan to dash home. The Giants added on in the third inning as Pagan singled in Gregor Blanco. Miami got one back in the fourth inning with a Giancarlo Stanton solo home run. San Francisco answered in the fifth inning as Melky Cabrera hit a solo shot. The Marlins rallied to tie in the sixth inning when Stanton singled in Omar Infante and John Buck hit a sacrifice fly to finish Stanton's trip around, before they gained the lead with a three-run home run by Chris Coghlan, sweeping in Logan Morrison and Bryan Petersen. Miami got another in the seventh inning as Hanley Ramirez singled Infante home. The Giants got one back in the eighth inning as Buster Posey grounded out to bring Cabrera in. San Francisco attempted a ninth inning rally as Brandon Belt singled to score Arias, followed by Brandon Crawford hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Belt, but they didn't tie the game, falling 7-6. The win went to Dan Jennings, while Steve Cishek tossed the save after Heath Bell almost made a mess of it, and Lincecum was not freed from the burden of the loss.
A tad north, the Atlanta Braves host the Washington Nationals. Ross Detwiler and Tim Hudson have the green light to pitch. Washington led off with a first inning rally as Ian Desmond singled in both Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman before Rick Ankiel tripled, forcing in both Desmond and Danny Espinosa. Atlanta got on the board in the third inning with Matt Diaz singling to score Martin Prado. The Braves pulled closer in the fifth inning as Diaz doubled home both Prado and Dan Uggla. The Nationals got some breathing room in the seventh inning on a 3-RBI Zimmerman double, sweeping in all of Chien-Ming Wang, Steve Lombardozzi, and Harper. Atlanta got one back in the eighth inning as Jason Heyward hit a solo home run. The final stood at 7-4 Nationals, with Wang picking up the win, Tyler Clippard turning the save, and Hudson holding the loss.
Westward to Arlington, Texas, where the Rangers host the Toronto Blue Jays. Brandon Morrow and Derek Holland took their turns in the rotation, but Morrow lasted a very short time thanks to Texas exploding in the first inning as Adrian Beltre singled in both Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus, followed by a 3-RBI double off the bat of Nelson Cruz, scoring all of Beltre, Michael Young, and David Murphy, and Cruz finished his trip on a Mitch Moreland single. The Rangers extended the lead in the second inning with a Josh Hamilton solo home run. Texas continued in the third inning when Yorvit Torrealba hit a solo shot. Toronto got on the board in the sixth inning with an Edwin Encarnacion solo home run. The Rangers answered in their half of the inning as Cruz singled to drive in Hamilton, followed by Moreland singling in Young. Texas kept pulling ahead as Cruz hit a seventh inning grand slam to sweep in all of Alberto Gonzalez, Young, and Murphy. The Blue Jays responded in the eighth inning with Jose Bautita singling in both Rajai Davis and Yunel Escobar. This made it 14-3, a final, with Holland pitching unnecessarily strong in the win while Morrow suffered one of the ugliest losses of the season.
Up in Chicago, the White Sox host the Cleveland Indians. Jeanmar Gomez and Jose Quintana are the relatively unknown pitchers. Cleveland drew first blood with a first inning Carlos Santana groundout, bringing in Shin-Soo Choo. Chicago got the lead in the bottom of the first as Adam Dunn hit a two-run home run, also scoring Alejandro De Aza. The White Sox extended the lead with a second inning A.J. Pierzynski solo home run. The Indians got one back in the third inning as Asdrubal Cabrera singled Choo home. Chicago answered in the sixth inning as Alexei Ramirez singled Pierzynski across the dish, followed by De Aza singling in both Dayan Viciedo and Ramirez. The White Sox padded the lead in the seventh inning as Pierzynski tripled to force in Alex Rios before coming the final 90 feet on a two-run home run by Viciedo. Cleveland got one back in the ninth inning with a Shelley Duncan solo shot, for a 9-3 final score. Quintana picked up the win, and Gomez was dealt the loss.
Further north, the Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers. Drew Smyly and Anthony Swarzak are the back-of-the-rotation starters. Minnesota opened in the first inning as Brian Dozier doubled in both Denard Span and Joe Mauer. Detroit answered in the second inning as Brennan Boesch doubled to score Prince Fielder, Alex Avila doubled, knocking in both Delmon Young and Boesch, and Quintin Berry singled to complete Avila's trip around. The Tigers added on in the fourth inning as Avila hit a ground rule double to score Boesch before coming home on a Ryan Raburn single. The Twins got one back in the bottom of the fourth as Jamey Carroll hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Trevor Plouffe to score. Detroit shot back in the fifth inning as Fielder doubled Miguel Cabrera across the plate. Minnesota pulled back in the sixth inning on an Alexi Casilla sacrifice fly scoring Justin Morneau and Carroll singling in Plouffe. The Tigers rallied hard in the seventh inning with Fielder singling to score Berry, Young doubling Cabrera across the plate, and Boesch singling to finish Fielder's trip around. The Twins got one back in the bottom of the seventh as Morneau grounded out to bring in Mauer. This made it 10-6, a final, with Smyly credited for the win while Swarzak was stuck holding the loss.
Down to St. Louis, as the Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies. Cliff Lee and Kyle Lohse are the reliable starters. Philadelphia got things going in the second inning as Jimmy Rollins singled in Placido Polanco and Juan Pierre reached on an error that allowed Freddy Galvis to dash home. St. Louis answered in the bottom of the second with Shane Robinson doubling in Matt Adams. The Cardinals tied it in the third inning as Rafael Furcal hit a solo home run. St. Louis got the lead in the fourth inning with a Yadier Molina solo shot. The Phillies tied it when Pierre singled in the pitcher Lee. Philadelphia took the lead in the tenth inning as Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run, also scoring Pierre. This held up for a 5-3 win, with Raul Valdes in line for the win, Jonathan Papelbon successfully converting the save, and Jason Motte getting stuck with the loss.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Diamondbacks host the Milwaukee Brewers. Struggling stars Yovani Gallardo and Ian Kennedy are on the hill. Milwaukee started with a second inning solo home run by Rickie Weeks. The Brewers added on in the fourth inning as Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run, also scoring Nyjer Morgan, before Cesar Izturis singled to score Aramis Ramirez. Arizona got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Jason Kubel hit a solo shot. Milwaukee shot back in the eighth inning with a two-run home run by Corey Hart, sweeping in Cody Ransom. The Brewers got a 7-1 lead in the ninth inning as Travis Ishikawa hit a sacrifice fly to knock in Ramirez. This was a final, giving the win to Gallardo and the loss to Kennedy.
Out in California, the Oakland Athletics host the New York Yankees. Ivan Nova and Tyson Ross are the struggling starters. New York drew first blood in the third inning as Robinson Cano reached on an error to bring in Curtis Granderson before Mark Teixeira blasted a two-run home run to bring Cano all the way home. Oakland got on the board in the fourth inning with a Josh Reddick solo home run. The Yankees answered in the fifth inning as Cano hit a solo shot, followed by a two-run blast off the bat of Nick Swisher, also scoring Raul Ibanez. The Athletics got one back in the bottom of the fifth as Kurt Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Josh Donaldson to dart home. Oakland chipped away in the sixth inning on a Kila Ka'aihue solo shot. This was it for the scoring, handing the Yankees a 6-3 win, with Nova getting the win, Rafael Soriano turning the save, and Ross getting stuck with the loss.
Down in Los Angeles, the Dodgers host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell is mismatched with Clayton Kershaw pitching. Houston opened in the first inning as Carlos Lee grounding into a fielder's choice that combined with an error to bring home Jose Altuve. The Astros added on in the third inning as J.D. Martinez hit a two-run home run, also scoring Jed Lowrie. Los Angeles got on the board in the eighth inning as Jerry Hairston, Jr. drew a bases loaded walk to force in Elian Herrera, producing the eventual 3-1 final. Harrell was in line for the win, Brett Myers converted the save, and Kershaw was unlucky in taking the loss.
Finally, up in Seattle, the Mariners host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Ervin Santana and Blake Beaven are handed the ball. Seattle was first on the board in the first inning with a Justin Smoak fielder's choice paving the way home for Michael Saunders. The Mariners scored again in the third inning as Smoak singled Ichiro across the dish. Seattle extended the lead in the fifth inning with a two-run home run by Smoak, sweeping in Kyle Seager. Los Angeles got most of them back in the sixth inning on a three-run home run by Albert Pujols, also scoring John Hester and Maicer Izturis. The Angels tied it in the ninth inning when Erick Aybar reached on an error, allowing Peter Bourjos to score, and they took the lead with a 2-RBI Howie Kendrick single, scoring both Alberto Callaspo and Aybar. They held on for a 6-4 win, picked up by Jason Isringhausen, while Scott Downs got the save and Brandon League again imploded for a loss.
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