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DENVER -- Tyler Anderson pitched into the seventh inning, Nolan Arenado had another August RBI and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday. Cheap Chicago White Sox Jerseys China .Anderson (5-5) allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings against the NL West leaders. He also had an RBI single in the second in the teams first shutout at home this season.Arenado had a run-scoring double in the first, giving him 34 RBI in the month. Its the most for August in Rockies history, passing the mark of 33 set by Andres Galarraga in 1996.Pinch hitter Stephen Cardullo hit his first career homer in the seventh -- on his birthday, no less. The 29-year-old Cardullo spent the last few seasons playing for an independent team in New York before signing a minor league contract with Colorado in January. He joined the Rockies last week.Ross Stripling (3-6) surrendered three runs over six innings.The doubleheader was necessitated by a rainout Tuesday.GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Moore struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings for his first career victory at AT&T Park, and San Francisco beat Arizona.Moore walked off in the sixth to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd. The left-hander had lost his initial two home starts since being acquired from Tampa Bay. Moore (2-3) looked strong in his first game since losing a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium.Buster Posey drove in a pair of runs for San Francisco.Santiago Casilla relieved Sergio Romo with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth and struck out Yasmany Tomas. Casilla finished for his 29th save.Shelby Miller (2-10) was called up from Triple-A Reno to start. He allowed two runs and six hits in six innings.METS 5, MARLINS 2NEW YORK -- Kelly Johnsons three-run double in the eighth inning broke a tie and lifted surging New York over Miami.Yoenis Cespedes began the rally by singling off reliever A.J. Ramos (1-2). Curtis Granderson walked, and Wilmer Flores flew out to center, advancing a hustling Cespedes to third. After Jay Bruce flew out to right, Travis dArnaud walked to load the bases, bringing up Johnson.Johnson drove the ball into the right-field corner. He emphatically clapped his hands and swung his arms into the air after reaching second base.Addison Reed (4-2) pitched a perfect eighth inning for the victory, the Mets third in a row. Jeurys Familia closed for his 44th save, establishing a franchise record.ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 3HOUSTON -- Evan Gattis hit an RBI single to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning keyed by a wild pitch on a strikeout, leading Houston past Oakland.The Astros began the day two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild-card slot. Houston swept the three-game series and will open a three-game set Friday at AL West-leading Texas.As starter Ross Detwiler gave up three hits and left after the seventh with a 3-1 lead.Reliever Liam Hendriks (0-3) got two quick outs in the eighth before George Springer tripled. Alex Bregman then struck out, but reached when the pitch got away, allowing Springer to score.Jose Altuve tripled home the tying run and Gattis singled for the lead.Michael Feliz (8-1) pitched a scoreless eighth. Ken Giles closed for his seventh save.RANGERS 14, MARINERS 1ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rougned Odor homered twice a day after hitting a game-ending shot and Carlos Gomez connected for a grand slam off Felix Hernandez, sending Texas past Seattle for a three-game sweep.Odor tied a career high with five RBI, and Adrian Beltre and Ryan Rua also homered for the AL West leaders. Texas (80-54) moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with a fifth straight win.The Rangers matched the 1999 and 2012 Texas teams as the fastest to reach 80 wins.Odor had a two-run shot for a 10-0 lead in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth, and leads the team with 27 home runs. On Tuesday night, his two-run homer in the ninth gave Texas an 8-7 win.Martin Perez (9-10) pitched six shutout innings. Hernandez (9-5) matched a season high by allowing six runs in his shortest outing, coming out after four innings.RED SOX 8, RAYS 6BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez hit a grand slam, and Aaron Hill later sliced an RBI single to break an eighth-inning tie to help Boston beat Tampa Bay.Jackie Bradley Jr., who had three hits, and Xander Bogaerts each homered for the Red Sox. Dustin Pedroia had three more hits for Boston. The Red Sox had lost five of its previous seven games after moving into a tie for first place in the AL East.Junichi Tazawa (3-2) earned the victory despite allowing a two-run single after Boston took a 6-4 lead on the homers by Ramirez and Bradley. Craig Kimbrel closed for his 24th save.Erasmo Ramirez (7-10) gave up Hills single and an RBI double by Bradley in the eighth.Logan Forsythe and Logan Morrison each homered for Tampa Bay.BREWERS 3, CARDINALS 1MILWAUKEE -- Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered, Matt Garza pitched into the eighth inning and Milwaukee beat St. Louis to end a six-game losing streak.Nieuwenhuis hit a three-run homer off Luke Weaver (1-2) in the third inning.Garza (5-6) turned in his longest outing of the season, giving up one run and three hits in seven-plus innings while walking two and striking out eight. Tyler Thornburg notched his sixth save in 10 chances.Yadier Molina homered for the Cardinals.NATIONALS 2, PHILLIES 1PHILADELPHIA -- Jayson Werth homered and Gio Gonzalez pitched six strong innings to lead Washington to a three-game sweep of Philadelphia.Wilson Ramos hit the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning to help NL East-leading Washington set a franchise record with its ninth straight victory over the Phillies. The Nationals remained nine games in front of the second-place New York Mets.Gonzalez (10-9) gave up one run and two hits with four strikeouts and a walk. Shawn Kelley got the only batter he faced, Maikel Franco, to ground out to end the game for his seventh save.Freddy Galvis homered for Philadelphia in the game was played through a persistent drizzle. Adam Morgan (1-9) lost his ninth straight.ANGELS 3, REDS 0ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ricky Nolasco pitched a dynamic four-hitter for his fifth career shutout and his first victory for Los Angeles, leading the Angels to an interleague sweep of Cincinnati.C.J. Cron drove in two runs. The Angels (59-74) have won five straight and eight of 10 to climb out of last place in the AL West.Los Angeles even won without Albert Pujols and Mike Trout, who werent in the lineup for an early starting game before the Angels day off.Brandon Finnegan (8-10) struck out nine during seven strong innings of five-hit ball for the Reds. They have lost four straight and eight of 10.INDIANS 8, TWINS 4CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber struck out a season-high 11 and in his seventh straight victory, helping Cleveland hand Minnesota its 13th straight loss -- one shy of tying the club record.Unbeaten since July 3, Kluber (15-8) allowed three runs and six hits in eight solid innings. The right-hander is 7-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last 10 starts.Carlos Santana and Roberto Perez homered off Pat Dean (1-5), and Jose Ramirez hit a two-run double during a five-run fifth as the AL Central-leading Indians swept the three-game series.Brian Dozier hit his 32nd homer, and Max Kepler also connected for the TwinsMinnesota loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth off rookie Perci Garner, making his major league debut. Bryan Shaw came on and threw a wild pitch before striking out Dozier for his first save.BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 3BALTIMORE -- Jose Bautista homered on the games first pitch and Russell Martin went deep four batters later in support of Aaron Sanchez, leading Toronto past Baltimore.Toronto took two of the three games in the pivotal AL East series. The fading Orioles are four games behind the first-place Blue Jays and are tied with Detroit for the second wild card spot.Sanchez (13-2) was recalled from Class-A Dunedin to make the start. He spent 10 days in the minors to limit his innings and he took advantage of the extra rest. Sanchez allowed an unearned run and five hits with two strikeouts over six innings and a season-high 112 pitches.Michael Saunders hit his 23rd homer, a solo shot in the eighth that made it 5-1.Yovani Gallardo (4-7) was the loser.TIGERS 3, WHITE SOX 2DETROIT -- JaCoby Jones doubled twice in his second major league game, then dashed home for the winning run on Tyler Collins sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift Detroit past Chicago.After a day after doubling, singling and driving in two runs in his debut, Jones scored twice to help the Tigers complete a three-game sweep.Jones hit a leadoff double in the ninth against David Robertson (4-3) and advanced to third on Jarrod Saltalamacchias deep flyball. Collins came up as a pinch-hitter and was able to lift the ball to left-center. Avisail Garcia made the catch, but his throw bounced before it even reached the mound.Francisco Rodriguez (2-3) pitched the ninth.Jose Abreu and Alex Avila homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth for the White Sox.BRAVES 8, PADRES 1ATLANTA -- Matt Wisler had a career-high 10 strikeouts in six innings, Gordon Beckham drove in two runs with a pinch-hit bases-loaded double in the sixth and Atlanta beat San Diego.The Braves (50-83) no longer have the majors worst record. Minnesota (49-84) fell below Atlanta with its 13th straight loss, 8-4 to Cleveland.Wisler (6-11) allowed one run on only four hits in his third straight win.Oswaldo Arcia homered for the Padres. Paul Clemens (2-4) took the loss. Cheap Chicago Cubs Jerseys China . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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