UPDATE 2-Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

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July 29 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's
Major League Baseball games:
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Tigers 2, Rays 1
Detroit took advantage in the seventh of two misplays by
Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to score two unearned runs and
record a 2-1 victory.
Cabrera committed an error on what could have been an
inning-ending double play, then a two-out line drive from third
baseman Nick Castellanos went off his glove for an RBI single.
Justin Verlander (1-3) struck out 10 batters without a walk
in eight innings for his first win in eight starts this season.
Tampa's Chris Archer struck out 11, but was doomed by a
32-pitch seventh inning.
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Indians 12, Royals 1
The Cleveland Indians hit three home runs in a six-run sixth
inning in beating the Kansas City Royals.
The Indians banged out a season-high 18 hits, including four
home runs in snapping their six-game losing streak and Kansas
City's four-game winning streak.
Corey Kluber (6-11) pitched a five-hit complete game, with
six strikeouts and one walk.
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Pirates 10, Twins 4
A five-run sixth inning bust open a tie game as the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins.
A two-run homer by Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen
had turned the tide when his blast over the wall in left field
in the fifth tied the score at 3-3.
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Cubs 3, Rockies 2
Jon Lester struck out a season-high 14 and pitched eight
strong innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over
the Colorado Rockies.
First baseman Anthony Rizzo and center fielder Dexter Fowler
each had a home run to account for the offense.
Lester (6-8) allowed two runs, five hits and one walk in his
longest outing of the season.
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Giants 5, Brewers 0
Second baseman Ehire Adrianza delivered a two-run single in
a five-run seventh inning to propel the San Francisco Giants to
a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Right-hander Jake Peavy and three relievers combined on a
six-hitter with Hunter Strickland (1-1), who relieved Peavy in
the seventh, recording his first win of the season.
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Diamondbacks 8, Mariners 2
Catcher Welington Castillo hit two home runs as the red-hot
Arizona Diamondbacks pounded Seattle starter Felix Hernandez on
the way to a 8-2 victory over the Mariners.
Arizona, who have won five successive games and six of
their last seven, scored four runs before Hernandez recorded
the second out of the game.
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Nationals 7, Marlins 2
Right fielder Bryce Harper hit a three-run, tiebreaking home
run and added a second upper-deck blast to lead the Washington
Nationals to a 7-2 win over the Miami Marlins.
Harper, who drove in four runs, has 29 homers this season.
Michael Taylor hit a solo homer in the eighth.
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Blue Jays 8, Phillies 2
Troy Tulowitzki homered and had two doubles and three RBIs
in a 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in his debut
with the Toronto Blue Jays.
The shortstop was acquired in a six-player trade that sent
Jose Reyes to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Toronto right-hander R.A. Dickey (5-10) allowed seven hits
and two unearned runs in eight innings.
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Orioles 2, Braves 0
Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman extended his winning
streak to six games while the Orioles got homers from Jonathan
Schoop and J.J. Hardy to complete a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta
Braves.
Tillman, who allowed just four hits with two strikeouts and
no walks, came within one-out of a complete game shutout. He was
pulled after allowing a double to center fielder Cameron Maybin.
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Padres 7, Mets 3
Left fielder Justin Upton had two hits, including a solo
homer, and three RBIs as the San Diego Padres recorded a 7-3 win
over the New York Mets.
Third baseman Yangervis Solarte tied a career high with four
hits while scoring two runs and collecting an RBI for the
Padres.
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Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Rookie right-hander Anthony DeSclafani tossed seven shutout
innings as Cincinnati completed a 1-0 win over St. Louis.
The Reds supplied the only offense as right fielder Jay
Bruce walloped a homer to start the second inning, his 17th home
run of the year.
DeSclafani (6-7) gave up only three hits and three walks and
had three strikeouts in his first career start against the
Cardinals.
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White Sox 9, Red Sox 2
The Chicago White Sox continued their march back into
post-season contention with a a 9-2 rout of the floundering
Boston Red Sox for their seventh consecutive win on their
current road trip.
Adam Eaton had a home run in his three hits while shortstop
Alexei Ramirez also homered as the Chicago (49-50) climbed to
within 2-1/2 games of the second American League wild-card
position.
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Astros 6, Angels 3
Preston Tucker and Jon Singleton socked solo home runs while
Lance McCullers worked seven strong innings as the Houston
Astros claimed a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The Astros (57-45) reclaimed first place in the American
League West for the first time since a six-game losing streak
leading into the All-Star Game break cost them their perch atop
the division.
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Rangers 5, Yankees 2
The Texas Rangers produced a 5-2 victory over the New York
Yankees after reportedly landing Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels
until 2018.
Texas (48-52) snapped a three-game skid behind a solid
outing from starter Colby Lewis and left fielder Josh Hamilton's
two RBIs.
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Dodgers 10, Athletics 7
Pinch-hitter Enrique Hernandez hit a go-ahead two-run double
to spark a five-run rally in the seventh as Los Angeles beat
Oakland before 51,788 spectators at Dodger Stadium.
Adrian Gonzalez lined a run-scoring double off the
center-field wall and Yasmani Grandal had an RBI infield single
in the seventh to pull Los Angeles within 6-5 before Hernandez
ripped a two-bagger in the gap between left and center with two
outs.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Dodgers,
who remain a half-game ahead of the San Francisco Giants for
first place in the National League West.