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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — All-Star Jacob deGrom allowed two hits over eight innings, Eric Campbell hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 Wednesday to win consecutive road series for the first time this season.

Juan Lagares also drove in a run for the Mets, who took advantage of an error by All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford to break a 0-0 tie in the sixth.

DeGrom (9-6) allowed a double to Hunter Pence in the third inning and a bloop single to Brandon Belt in the fourth, then retired 13 consecutive batters. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom struck out 10 and walked one. He is 5-1 with a 1.09 ERA in day games.

Mets starting pitchers have allowed three or fewer hits in each of their last four starts.

Jeurys Familia got two outs for his 24th save in 26 chances.

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In his second start after missing 21⁄2 months because of a strained back, Jake Peavy (0-4) gave up two runs ”“ one earned ”“ and six hits in seven innings.

ROYALS 9, RAYS 7

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson hit two-run homers, Alcides Escobar had four hits and Kansas City pounded All-Star Chris Archer before holding off Tampa Bay.

The Royals lost All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon to a strained groin in the fourth inning. He was hurt on Logan Forsythe’s inside-the-park homer.

Dyson countered with an inside-the-park homer two innings later. It was the first time there were two in one game since the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and Pirates’ Tony Womack did it on May 26, 1997.

CARDINALS 6, CUBS 5

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and St. Louis jolted Chicago.

The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-4) quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth.

Matt Carpenter followed with a four-pitch walk and Peralta connected on a 1-2 pitch, hitting a drive that barely cleared the wall in left field for his 12th home run.

DODGERS 5, PHILLIES 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 in snapping a five-start winless streak with an eight-hit shutout, and Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run homer against his former team to help Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.

Kershaw (6-6) walked none and threw 123 pitches. The left-hander hasn’t allowed a run in his last 31 innings against the Phillies while making three straight scoreless starts against them.

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PIRATES 5, PADRES 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — With the win, Pittsburgh completed a sweep of San Diego for its 10th series sweep of the season to tie a club record.

Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen and Jung Ho Kang had RBI singles in a three-run eighth, all with two outs.

YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 4

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with triceps tightness, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month as New York held off Oakland.

Stephen Drew, who entered as a late-game defensive replacement in a 1-for-24 slump, homered off Fernando Abad in the eighth to give New York a 5-2 lead. Andrew Miller, just off the disabled list, nearly gave it all back in his first appearance since June 9, allowing a two-run shot in the ninth to Marcus Semien.

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Stephen Vogt reached second on third baseman Gregorio Petit’s two-out throwing error. But Petit charged Ben Zobrist’s soft grounder and made a quick throw to first for the final out, with Teixeira making a tough stretch. That gave Miller his 18th save in 18 chances.

ANGELS 3, ROCKIES 2

DENVER (AP) — Mike Trout homered twice and Johnny Giavotella singled in the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Los Angeles over Colorado for its fifth straight win.

The start was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 7 minutes, and the teams played in 50-degree weather throughout. It didn’t bother Trout, who hit mammoth homers in the first and sixth to account for the Angels’ runs against starter Chris Rusin.

WHITE SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 6, 11 INNINGS

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Eaton’s walkoff home run in the 11th inning lifted Chicago to a win over Toronto.

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Eaton hammered a 1-0 pitch to right field off Toronto reliever Roberto Osuna (1-3) for his sixth home run of the season.

INDIANS 4, ASTROS 2

CLEVELAND (AP) — David Murphy drove in two runs with a double in the eighth inning to send Trevor Bauer and Cleveland to a win over Houston.

Murphy, who came in 3-for-9 vs. left-handers this season, snapped a 2-2 tie by pulling a pitch from lefty Joe Thatcher (1-3) over right fielder Preston’s Tucker’s head, scoring rookie Francisco Lindor and Michael Brantley.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, RANGERS 4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A.J. Pollock hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning in Texas left-hander Matt Harrison’s first start in more than a year, and Arizona beat the Rangers.

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Harrison (0-1) made his previous start on May 13, 2014, against Houston, when he left with back stiffness about a month before career-threatening spinal fusion surgery. It was the last of three procedures for back problems that limited him to six appearances over two seasons.

BREWERS 6, BRAVES 5

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning and also had a solo shot in the sixth to help Milwaukee beat Atlanta.

The Brewers trailed 5-3 before Gomez’s eighth home run off reliever Luis Avilan (2-3), who failed to hold the lead for Julio Teheran and Atlanta. Shane Peterson and Gerardo Parra each reached on bloop hits before Avilan struck out Jonathan Lucroy. Gomez followed and drilled a 3-1 pitch into the seats.

TWINS 5, ORIOLES 3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the sixth inning, propelling Minnesota past Baltimore to complete a three-game sweep.

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Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit consecutive homers off Casey Fien in the eighth for the Orioles, but Glen Perkins got his 28th save in 28 attempts with a perfect ninth.

TIGERS 5, MARINERS 4

SEATTLE (AP) — Jefry Marte got an RBI double for his first major league hit, then added a solo home run that sent Detroit over Seattle.



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