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Rockies turn back Orioles
Associated Press

Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story had two RBIs apiece in a four-run third inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat Chris Tillman and the Orioles, 6-3, Tuesday night to end Baltimore’s five-game winning streak.

Seeking to become the first 15-game winner in the majors, Tillman (14-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in five innings. The righthander allowed a combined four runs over 28 innings in his previous four starts.

Tillman was 8-0 with a 3.23 ERA at home this season, and Baltimore was unbeaten in his 12 starts at Camden Yards.

Adam Jones homered for the Orioles, who were 21-4 at home since the beginning of June. Despite the loss, Baltimore still owns the AL’s best record.

Chad Bettis (9-6) won his third straight start, allowing two runs, four hits, and three walks in six innings.

Rookie Carlos Estevez got three outs for his ninth save.

The surging Rockies have won five of six and are 8-4 since the All-Star break.

After Colorado loaded the bases with one out in the third, Tillman retired Nolan Arenado on a foul popup and was within a strike of getting out of the jam when Gonzalez lined a double into the left-field corner. Story followed with a two-run single for a 4-0 lead.

Arenado picked up his 78th RBI with a double in the fifth and came home on a wild pitch.

Jones hit his 18th homer of the season in the bottom half.

Cardinals 3-1, Mets 2-3 — Jedd Gyorko homered again, hitting a two-run drive off Noah Syndergaard that sent St. Louis over New York in the first game of a doubleheader.

Gyorko connected for the sixth time in eight games, giving him 13 this season. The Cardinals lead the NL in home runs with 137, matching last year’s total.

The Mets played at home for the first time since the All-Star break and lost in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders.

Carlos Martinez (10-6) gave up a two-run homer to Rene Rivera and left after the fifth inning with a 3-2 lead. Three relievers finished, with Seung Hwan Oh getting his fifth save in six chances.

Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the Mets overcame another home run by Gyorko to beat St. Louis, 3-1, for the doubleheader split.

Gyorko homered in both ends and has connected seven times in nine games.

Syndergaard (9-5) has won only one of his last five starts.

White Sox 3, Cubs 0 — James Shields allowed four singles in 7⅔ innings, Adam Eaton homered, and the White Sox stayed unbeaten since Chris Sale’s suspension by beating the Cubs.

The Cubs lost their second straight and never got to use new closer Aroldis Chapman hours after he joined the team and struggled answering questions related to an altercation last year with his girlfriend.

Athletics 6, Rangers 3 — Sonny Gray had a season-high eight strikeouts and overcame one volatile inning, Josh Reddick drove in three runs, and Oakland beat Texas.

Reddick's two-run homer in the fourth was one of three homers by the A's.

Angels 13, Royals 0 — Tyler Skaggs pitched seven innings in his first big league start in two years and Yunel Escobar went 5 for 5 to help visiting Los Angeles pound Kansas City.

Kole Calhoun drove in four runs and Carlos Perez had four hits, including a home run. Mike Trout drove in three runs, and Johnny Giavotella had three hits, including two doubles, and scored three runs.

Escobar matched a career high for hits and the Angels collected 22 overall, equaling their season best.

Blue Jays 7, Padres 6 — Devon Travis scored the winning run on a wild pitch, and Toronto rallied for three runs in the 12th inning to beat San Diego. Matt Kemp put the Padres in front with a two-run homer off Jesse Chavez in the top of the 12th, but San Diego's bullpen couldn't hold the lead.

Yankees 6, Astros 3 — CC Sabathia allowed just two runs in 6⅔ innings to get back on track after a tough stretch to help New York over Houston. Sabathia (6-8) allowed four hits and struck out five to pick up his first win since June 16 after going 0-4 and allowing 31 runs — 29 earned — combined in his past six starts.

Things didn’t look good early on Tuesday night when he allowed a solo home run to Marwin Gonzalez in the first inning. But he settled in after that, allowing only one single over the next five innings.

The Yankees built a five-run lead thanks in part to a two-run triple by Aaron Hicks by the time Evan Gattis homered to start Houston’s seventh and cut it to 6-2. Sabathia was lifted after a two-out single by Carlos Gomez in that inning.

Shields (5-12) struck out five and continued an impressive turnaround from a terrible first three starts after being acquired from San Diego last month. Nate Jones finished the eighth and David Robertson worked the ninth for his 24th save in the White Sox’s fourth straight win since their ace was sent home for destroying throwback jerseys.

Jose Abreu had two hits, including an RBI single in the first off Kyle Hendricks (9-7) that ended his streak of 22⅔ innings without allowing an earned run.

Indians 7, Nationals 6 — Francisco Lindor's RBI single with one out capped Cleveland's three-run ninth inning as the Indians beat Washington. The Indians rallied against closer Jonathan Papelbon, who did not get an out in the ninth.

Lindor pushed his single through Washington's drawn-in infield.

Brewers 9, Diamondbacks 4 — Scooter Gennett and Jonathan Villar each hit a two-run single in a five-run eighth inning that sent Milwaukee over Arizona.

With the score tied at 4, the Brewers batted around and broke the game open on three hits and four walks against Arizona's bullpen.

Marlins 5, Phillies 0 — In Miami, Tom Koehler pitched six innings of three-hit ball, helping the Marlins beat Philadelphia. Ichiro Suzuki made his first start in five games and went 1 for 5, reaching 2,997 career hits; he stole a base and scored a run.

Giancarlo Stanton and Adeiny Hechavarria each drove in two runs for the Marlins, who were shut out in their previous two games.

Philadelphia starter Jerad Eickhoff (6-12) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings.

He struck out eight and walked one.

Stanton’s two-out RBI single in the sixth snapped a 24-inning scoreless streak for Miami.

The Marlins broke the game open in the eighth, scoring four runs. Stanton had a ground-rule RBI double, Hechavarria smacked a two-run single to right, and Miguel Rojas added an RBI double.

Mariners 7, Pirates 4 — Felix Hernandez settled down after a shaky start and picked up his first victory in more than two months when visiting Seattle topped Pittsburgh.

Hernandez (5-4) gave up four runs — all in the first two innings — and struck out three in six innings in his first win since May 21. Steve Cishek worked a perfect ninth for his 24th save.

Kyle Seager’s three hits for Seattle included his 20th home run, and Franklin Gutierrez added his 10th off Francisco Liriano (6-10).

Liriano hit his second career home run, a 416-foot shot to center off Hernandez in the second inning, but saw his mild resurgence this month take a significant step back. Liriano surrendered seven runs in just 3⅓ innings as his ERA jumped to 5.38.

Braves 2, Twins 0 — Lucas Harrell pitched six innings, Adonis Garcia homered, and Atlanta beat Minnesota in a matchup of the worst teams in the majors.

This untimely meeting came nearly 25 years after the Twins beat the Braves in a World Series that’s often been mentioned among the most dramatic in history. The 1991 anniversary celebration was marked by Gene Larkin, who had the winning hit in the 11th inning of Game 7, throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

A.J. Pierzynski doubled and scored against his original team. Behind the plate, he helped guide Harrell (2-2) to his first scoreless start in the majors since June 9, 2013.