Iwakuma, Mariners shut out Houston

SEATTLE-Hisashi Iwakuma limited Houston to two hits in seven innings, Robinson Cano provided the only scoring with a RBI single in the sixth and the Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 1-0.

Iwakuma (10-6) won his fourth straight start to become the first Seattle pitcher to reach double-digit wins. He struck out eight and walked one.

In the sixth, Leonys Martin led off with a triple-his second extra-base hit of the game-and Cano followed with the single to left.

Houston starter Lance McCullers (4-4) was strong through the first five innings, allowing two hits and striking out five before giving up the run in the sixth. He struck out eight and walked four in 5 1/3 innings.

Steve Cishek pitched the ninth for his 22th save of the season.

 

RED SOX 5, YANKEES 2

NEW YORK-Sandy Leon homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez again dominated the Yankees in his return from Triple-A and Boston won its season-high sixth straight.

Leon hit his second homer this season and the third of his career in the sixth inning-a three-run shot off CC Sabathia for a 5-1 lead. The Venezuelan has 13 RBIs in 20 games this season after getting eight in 75 games for his career prior to that.

Leon also helped Rodriguez (2-3), his Venezuelan countryman, hold New York to a run on four hits over seven innings after the Red Sox recalled the left-hander Friday. Rodriguez improved to 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA career against Boston's archrival.

Koji Uehara closed for his sixth save.

Sabathia (5-7) allowed five runs, four earned, in 5 1/3 innings, giving up five or more runs for the fifth straight start.

 

CARDINALS 5, MARLINS 0

ST. LOUIS-Adam Wainwright threw a three-hit shutout to keep rolling in July, and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped the Miami Marlins' four-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory Saturday night.

Jhonny Peralta homered and Stephen Piscotty had two hits, a walk and two RBIs.

Wainwright (9-5) struck out five with two walks and didn't allow a hit until Adeiny Hechavarria doubled to open the sixth inning. The team's longtime ace received a standing ovation in the eighth before striking out for the fourth straight time, then retired the 2-3-4 hitters in order to end it.

The 6-foot-7 right-hander is 3-0 in three starts this month, allowing one run in 22 innings. The shutout was the 10th of his career and first since Sept. 17, 2014, against the Brewers.

 

ATHLETICS 5, BLUE JAYS 4

OAKLAND, Calif.-Khris Davis homered twice, Ryon Healy hit his first career home run, and Sonny Gray snapped a 12-game winless streak as Oakland beat Toronto.

Davis was 2 for 4 in his ninth career multi-homer game, three of which came this season. The A's have homered six times in two games, three of them by Davis.

Gray (4-8) ended a career-worst seven game skid. He was 0-7 with a 6.16 ERA over his previous 12 starts. He allowed three runs on six hits and four walks in six innings.

 

ORIOLES 2, RAYS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Matt Moore was good again for the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night-just not as good as Baltimore's Chris Tillman.

Moore, who has two of the Rays' three wins since June 15, pitched 7 1/3 innings, his longest start of the season, giving up two runs-on J.J. Hardy's two-run homer-and five hits. But Tillman became the American League's second 13-game winner as the Orioles won their fourth straight, 2-1 over the Rays to maintain a two-game lead over Boston in the AL East.

Tillman (13-2) gave up one run and four hits, walked three and struck out three in seven innings. Only Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox has more wins (14) among AL pitchers.

 

PHILLIES 4, METS 2

PHILADELPHIA-Ryan Howard homered and Maikel Franco singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.

Carlos Ruiz doubled and had two hits for the fourth-place Phillies, who have won 11 of 15.

Jose Reyes and Travis d'Arnaud drove in the runs for the Mets, who have dropped four of five since All-Star slugger Yoenis Cespedes was injured.

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