Once again, it's a full slate of games, beginning in...
Detroit, as the Tigers host the Chicago White Sox. Philip Humber and Jacob Turner are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Chicago started in the first inning on an Alex Rios single to bring in Adam Dunn. Detroit answered in the bottom of the first as Quintin Berry hit a two-run home run, also scoring Austin Jackson, followed by a Miguel Cabrera solo home run. The Tigers padded the lead in the third inning on a Cabrera solo shot and a Brennan Boesch two-run home run, sweeping in Prince Fielder. The White Sox got some back in the sixth inning as Rios hit a two-run home run, knocking in Paul Konerko. Chicago got another in the seventh inning when Kevin Youkilis hit a solo home run. They didn't get any closer, losing 6-4, with Turner picking up the win, Joaquin Benoit grabbing a spot save, and Humber was stuck with the loss.
Over in New York, the Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nathan Eovaldi and Jonathon Niese get the starting nods. Los Angeles opened in the fourth inning as Juan Rivera hit a two-run home run, also scoring Matt Kemp. New York got on the board as Josh Thole singled in Daniel Murphy in the bottom of the fourth. The Dodgers padded the lead in the sixth inning when Andre Ethier singled around Mark Ellis. The Mets replied in the seventh inning as Murphy singled to plate Ike Davis. New York tied it in the ninth inning as Davis grounded out to bring home Ruben Tejada. Los Angeles got the lead in the twelfth inning as Matt Treanor hit a 2-RBI single to drive in James Loney and Kemp, followed by Luis Cruz singling in Ethier, and then Adam Kennedy doubled both Treanor and Cruz home. They held on to win 8-3, with the win belonging to Josh Wall, while Ramon Ramirez was on the hook for the loss.
Back west, the Cincinnati Reds host the Milwaukee Brewers. Mike Fiers and Johnny Cueto play on the mound. Milwaukee got going in the third inning as Aramis Ramirez singled to knock in Norichika Aoki. Cincinnati tied it in the bottom of the third as Wilson Valdez singled home Chris Heisey before taking the lead on a Brandon Phillips sacrifice fly to finish Valdez's trip around. This was it for the scoring, with the final sitting at 2-1, allowing Cueto the win, Aroldis Chapman tossed the save, and Fiers had little support in the loss.
East to Boston, where the Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays. Henderson Alvarez and Jon Lester are tabbed to start. Toronto rallied ahead in the first inning with a Brett Lawrie solo home run, followed by Edwin Encarnacion's ground rule double to force in Yunel Escobar, a groundout by J.P. Arencibia to knock in Colby Rasmus, a double from Rajai Davis to finish Encarnacion's trip, and a Jeff Mathis sacrifice to score Davis. Boston got some back in the bottom of the first as Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia. The Blue Jays replied in the second inning as Arencibia went yard on a three-run blast, taking Lawrie and Encarnacion with him, followed by Davis solo shot. The Red Sox answered in the fourth inning with a Mike Aviles sacrifice fly to drive in Gonzalez. Toronto shot back in the fifth inning when Travis Snider hit a two-run home, also scoring Davis. Boston got one back in their half of the inning as Ellsbury hit a solo home run. The Red Sox clawed closer in the sixth inning with Aviles doubling in Ryan Sweeney before coming home on a Nick Punto double. The Blue Jays extended their lead in the eighth inning when Rasmus singled both Omar Vizquel and Lawrie in, followed by sacrifice flies from Encarnacion and Snider to plate Escobar and Rasmus, respectively. The final ended up as 15-7, with Alvarez turning in a sloppy win while Lester was shelled in the loss.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Pirates host the Miami Marlins. Anibal Sanchez and Jeff Karstens are the underrated pitchers. Pittsburgh began in the first inning as Andrew McCutchen singled home Alex Presley. The Pirates added on in the seventh inning with a two-run home run by Pedro Alvarez, also scoring Casey McGehee. This was all for the scoring, with the final at 3-0. Karstens pitched well for a win, Joel Hanrahan turned the save, and Sanchez had no help in the loss.
Into DC, as the Washington Nationals welcome the Atlanta Braves. Jair Jurrjens and Ross Detwiler are the inconsistent pitchers. Washington led off with a two-run Ryan Zimmerman home run, also scoring Bryce Harper, followed by Danny Espinosa doubling in Michael Morse before scoring on a Roger Bernadina single. The Nationals added on in the third inning as Zimmerman hit a solo home run and Espinosa singled to knock in Morse. Washington struck again in the fifth inning with Sandy Leon doubling to plate both Morse and Espinosa. Atlanta got on the board in the sixth inning when Martin Prado scored on a passed ball and Freddie Freeman grounded out to bring in Jason Heyward. The Nationals replied in the bottom of the sixth with Bernadina singling Zimmerman safely home. This made it 9-2, a final, with Detwiler notching the win and Jurrjens getting crushed in the loss.
Back in Pennsylvania, as the Philadelphia Phillies host the San Francisco Giants. Barry Zito and Joe Blanton are the veteran starters. San Francisco was first to score with a first inning Nate Schierholtz solo home run. Philadelphia tied it in the bottom of the first as Chase Utley tripled to force in Shane Victorino. The Giants took the lead again in the fourth inning on a Pablo Sandoval double to knock in Buster Posey. The Phillies retied it in the bottom of the fourth as John Mayberry hit a solo shot. Philadelphia took the lead in the seventh inning as Mayberry hit another solo home run. San Francisco tied it back up in the eighth inning on another Schierholtz solo shot. The Phillies won in the twelfth inning with a walkoff Jimmy Rollins single to plate Carlos Ruiz for the 4-3 victory. Kyle Kendrick picked up the win while Brad Penny was responsible for the loss.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Rays host the Seattle Mariners. Blake Beaven and Matt Moore show alliteration in the pitching match. Seattle opened with a Jesus Montero double to get Ichiro home in the first inning. Tampa Bay tied it in their half of the inning as Matt Joyce singled to plate Ben Zobrist. The Mariners took the lead again in the second inning on a Brendan Ryan double knocking in Michael Saunders. This ended the scoring at 2-1, with Beaven pitching very well for a win, Tom Wilhelmsen shutting the door for his tenth save of the season, and Moore not getting much help in the loss.
Northwest to Kansas City, as the Royals host the Minnesota Twins. Samuel Deduno and Jeremy Guthrie will draw the starts. Minnesota led off with a second inning Ryan Doumit solo home run. The Twins added on in the third inning with Doumit singling in Jamey Carroll and Ben Revere before scoring alongside Joe Mauer on a Brian Dozier double. Kansas City got on the board in the fourth inning with a Lorenzo Cain sacrifice fly to bring around Mike Moustakas. Minnesota answered in the sixth inning as Doumit hit another solo shot. The Twins padded the lead in the seventh inning when Denard Span doubled to knock in Carroll. The Royals got some back in the eighth inning as Billy Butler hit a two-run home run, also scoring Moustakas. Kansas City pulled closer in the ninth inning with Alex Gordon hitting a sacrifice fly to allow Eric Hosmer to score, followed by a Yuniesky Betancourt solo home run, but this only made it a 7-5 final. Deduno picked up the win while Guthrie was handed the loss.
Across Missouri, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs. Travis Wood and Lance Lynn have the green light to pitch. St. Louis wasted no time in getting a first inning lead with Jon Jay doubling both Allen Craig and Matt Holliday home before scoring alongside David Freese on a Tony Cruz double. The Cardinals added on in the fourth inning as Tyler Greene hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Daniel Descalso. St. Louis extended the lead in the fifth inning on solo home runs by Holliday and Carlos Beltran. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 7-0, with Lynn getting the win and Wood taking the loss.
Northeast to Cleveland, where the Indians host the Baltimore Orioles. Zach Britton and Josh Tomlin will make the starts. Baltimore got things going in the first inning with a two-run home run from J.J. Hardy, also scoring Nick Markakis. The Orioles added on in the seventh inning when Hardy singled in Ryan Flaherty. Baltimore padded the lead in the eighth inning with a Wilson Betemit solo home run. Cleveland tried a ninth inning rally with a two-run home run by Carlos Santana, sweeping in Michael Brantley, followed by Travis Hafner singling in Shelley Duncan, but they couldn't get the tying run and fell 4-3. Britton was given the win, Jim Johnson finally mopped up the mess for the save, his thirtieth of the season, and Tomlin took the loss.
Way west to San Diego, where the Padres host the Colorado Rockies. Christian Friedrich and Ross Ohlendorf are the little known pitchers. Colorado struck first with a first inning Marco Scutaro single to bring in Eric Young. San Diego tied it in their half of the inning with Chase Headley hitting a sacrifice fly to knock in Alexi Amarista. The Rockies took the lead back in the second inning as DJ LeMahieu doubled home Josh Rutledge. The Padres tied it in the fourth inning on a John Baker single to drive in Everth Cabrera. San Diego took the lead in the seventh inning as Will Venable singled to score Cabrera. This stood up for a 3-2 win, with Dale Thayer in line for the win, Huston Street finishing for the save, and Adam Ottavino on the hook for the loss.
Up the California coast, the Oakland Athletics host the New York Yankees. Staff aces CC Sabathia and Bartolo Colon pace the game. New York established a lead in the third inning as Mark Teixeira singled in Dewayne Wise, followed by a 2-RBI Alex Rodriguez double to drive in Chris Stewart and Curtis Granderson. The Yankees got another in the fourth inning when Granderson hit a solo home run. Oakland got on the board in the fifth inning with solo shots from Brandon Inge and Kurt Suzuki. The Athletics pulled closed in the sixth inning when Inge grounded into a fielder's choice that got Yoenis Cespedes home. Oakland tied it in the ninth inning on a Seth Smith solo home run. The Athletics won 5-4 in the twelfth inning with a walkoff single from Coco Crisp to knock in Derek Norris. Jerry Blevins was given the win while Cody Eppley suffered the loss.
Southeast to Phoenix, where the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Houston Astros. Jordan Lyles and Josh Collmenter are the struggling starters. Houston began with a second inning Justin Maxwell solo home run. Arizona tied it in the bottom of the second as Jason Kubel hit a solo shot. The Astros took the lead again in the sixth inning on a Chris Johnson double to drive in Scott Moore. The Diamondbacks took the lead in the bottom of the sixth as Miguel Montero reached on an error, allowing both Stephen Drew and Aaron Hill to dash home, before Chris Young hit a three-run home run to clear the bases of Kubel and Montero, followed by Gerardo Parra singling both Ryan Wheeler and Ryan Roberts across the dish. This made it 8-2, a final, where Collmenter notched the win while Lyles was stuck with the loss.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the Texas Rangers. Matt Harrison and Dan Haren take the hill. Los Angeles started with a first inning Albert Pujols double to force in Mike Trout. The Angels added on in the second inning when Alberto Callaspo scored on a passed ball and Bobby Wilson singled in Maicer Izturis. Texas got some back in the fourth inning on a two-run Nelson Cruz home run, also scoring Michael Young. Los Angeles extended their lead in the seventh inning when Wilson hit a solo home run, followed by a two-run home run from Pujols, sweeping in Torii Hunter. The Rangers took one back in the eighth inning when Young singled to plate Elvis Andrus. The Angels fired back in the bottom of the eighth as Hunter singled Wilson safely home. Texas tried a ninth inning rally as Andrus hit a sacrifice fly allowing David Murphy to score, but they still lost 7-4. Haren grabbed the win and Harrison had a rough loss.
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