PHILADELPHIA – Dee Gordon hit a go-ahead single to back Chris Capuano and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the struggling Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Wednesday night.

Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Ty Wigginton homered for the Phillies, who have lost a season-worst five straight games.

Capuano (8-2) gave up four runs and four hits in five innings in one of his least effective starts this season. He has a 2.82 ERA and is tied for the most wins in the majors.

BREWERS 8, CUBS 0: Zack Greinke had a season-high 12 strikeouts and Milwaukee rediscovered its offense, beating visiting Chicago.

Greinke (7-2) extended his home winning streak to 15 straight decisions at Miller Park.

NATIONALS 5, METS 3: Edwin Jackson pitched seven effective innings, Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer and Washington beat visiting New York.

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CARDINALS 4, ASTROS 3: Allen Craig and Daniel Descalso homered to back Adam Wainwright as St. Louis won at Houston.

REDS 5, PIRATES 4: Johnny Cueto allowed six hits over 72/3 innings, and Ryan Ludwick drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, leading Cincinnati at home.

GIANTS 6, PADRES 5: Gregor Blanco homered and scored twice as San Francisco won at San Diego.

BRAVES 2, MARLINS 1: Randall Delgado pitched 61/3 innings and contributed his first RBI of the year, and three relievers completed a two-hitter to help Atlanta win at Miami.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

YANKEES 4, RAYS 1: Ivan Nova took a two-hitter into the ninth inning, Mark Teixiera and Robinson Cano homered and New York beat visiting Tampa Bay for the second straight night.

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Nick Swisher and Eric Chavez had RBI doubles in the eighth inning to help the Yankees win for the 10th time in 13 games.

TWINS 4, ROYALS 2: Nick Blackburn shook off a slow start and pitched five effective innings, helping Minnesota win at Kansas City, Mo.

BLUE JAYS 4, WHITE SOX 0: Brandon Morrow pitched a two-hitter for his third shutout of the season, and Jose Bautista and Rajai Davis homered in Toronto’s win at Chicago. 

INDIANS 9, TIGERS 6: Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer after a Detroit error kept a first-inning rally going, and Johnny Damon added a two-run single and an impressive catch in left field to help Cleveland win at Detroit.

NOTES

YANKEES: Closer Mariano Rivera said the blood clot in his right calf has cleared up and he will have surgery on his injured knee Tuesday.

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TIGERS: Detroit put catcher Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.

Detroit purchased the contract of catcher Bryan Holaday from Triple-A Toledo and designated catcher Omir Santos for assignment.

WHITE SOX: First baseman Paul Konerko was sidelined for a second straight game after having a procedure to flush a bone chip out of a joint in his left wrist.

CUBS: Chicago selected UMaine pitcher Stephen Perakslis of Abington, Mass., in the 21st round (644th overall) of the draft.


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