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Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

(Adds late game) July 29 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games: - - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. - - - 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. (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)