Braves Cut the Cards 13 to 5
St. LOUIS (AP) - Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia had three-run home runs and the Atlanta Braves got enough from Roberto Hernandez in his first start this season for a 13-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night. Carlos Martinez surrendered a season-worst seven runs, and his six earned runs matched his season worst.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Danny Duffy outpitched Aaron Sanchez, stopping a 10-game winning streak for the Toronto ace and leading the Kansas City Royals over the Blue Jays 4-2 Saturday night. Duffy, who struck out a team-record 16 and permitted just one hit over eight innings at Tampa Bay in his previous start, won his seventh straight decision.
CHICAGO (AP) - Omar Narvaez's foul ball turned into a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning after a replay challenge, and the Chicago White Sox beat Chris Tillman and the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Saturday night. Nate Jones got four outs and David Robertson worked the ninth for his 27th save.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of three-hit ball to get his first victory in over a month and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 Saturday. The NL Central-leading Cubs have won five straight and 16 of 22.
Saturday's Games
Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
Chicago Cubs 4, Oakland 0
L.A. Dodgers 3, Boston 0
Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 3
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 2
Detroit 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Texas 3, Houston 2
Kansas City 4, Toronto 2
Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 6
Chicago Cubs 4, Oakland 0
L.A. Dodgers 3, Boston 0
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3
San Francisco 7, Washington 1
Detroit 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Atlanta 13, St. Louis 5
Milwaukee 15, Arizona 6
Colorado 12, Miami 6
San Diego 9, Philadelphia 7