Blue Jays Rally From 5
Jose Bautista's single in the 19th inning drove home the winning run, as the host Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win the longest game in franchise history, beating the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, on Sunday.
Munenori Kawasaki singled off Rick Porcello (13-7) to begin the 19th and advanced to third when second baseman Ian Kinsler could not field an errant throw from Porcello on Jose Reyes's sacrifice bunt.
Melky Cabrera was intentionally walked to load the bases for Bautista, who ended it with a single to right over the drawn-in outfield, sending his teammates streaming out of the dugout in celebration.
MARINERS 4, WHITE SOX 2 Austin Jackson, acquired in a trade with the Tigers before the deadline, matched a career-high with four runs batted in to lead host Seattle to a win over Chicago.
Logan Morrison began a two-out rally for the Mariners in the second inning off the White Sox' John Danks (9-8) with a hard line drive single off the wall in right field. Infield singles by Chris Taylor and Jesus Sucre loaded the bases for Jackson.
A career .400 hitter against Danks, Jackson doubled down the left-field line to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead.
He finished 3 for 4.
DODGERS 5, BREWERS 1 Clayton Kershaw won his 14th game to tie for the National League lead, and visiting Los Angeles beat Milwaukee to avoid a three-game sweep in a matchup of divisional leaders.
Kershaw (14-2) allowed a run and six hits, with two walks and six strikeouts, in eight innings. A two-time Cy Young Award winner, he lowered his league-leading earned run average to 1.78.
ROYALS 7, GIANTS 4 Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez each homered, and Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning, as host Kansas City beat San Francisco to extend its winning streak to seven games.
Gordon hit a two-run shot off Tim Lincecum (9-8) in a four-run first.
CARDINALS 8, ORIOLES 3 The rookie Kolten Wong had four hits and scored twice, Peter Bourjos homered, and visiting St. Louis beat Baltimore to avoid a three-game sweep.
After allowing nine home runs in losing the first two games of the series by a collective 22-5 score, the Cardinals amassed a season-high 17 hits - 14 of them singles.
ROCKIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Corey Dickerson hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, and visiting Colorado avoided a seventh straight loss to Arizona.
Dickerson, hitless in four previous at-bats, sent an 0-1 pitch from Oliver Perez (2-2) into the pool deck in right field for his 14th home run of the season.
CUBS 3, RAYS 2 Anthony Rizzo hit a game-ending, run-scoring single in the 12th inning, and host Chicago beat Tampa Bay to avoid a three-game sweep.
The last-place Cubs struck out 17 times, running their total to 44 for the weekend series, but Rizzo and the touted rookie Javier Baez had two hits apiece to lead a 13-hit attack.
TWINS 6, ATHLETICS 1 Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking double and Josh Willingham added a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and visiting Minnesota ended a 12-game losing streak to Oakland.
Brian Dozier connected for his 20th homer in the first before Suzuki and Willingham - former A's players - each had a big hit against Luke Gregerson (2-2) in the eighth.
PADRES 8, PIRATES 2 Tyson Ross recovered from a two-run first to pitch six strong innings, and Seth Smith hit a bases-loaded triple, leading visiting San Diego to a win over Pittsburgh.
Ross (11-10) allowed Gregory Polanco's two-run shot in the first, then shut down the Pirates. He yielded six hits and walked two.
RED SOX 3, ANGELS 1 Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, Rubby De La Rosa pitched five-hit ball into the eighth and visiting Boston bounced back from a 19-inning loss with a victory over Los Angeles. RANGERS 6, ASTROS 2 Nick Martinez got his first win since May 24, and Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo both homered to lead visiting Texas past Houston, ending a seven-game skid against their in-state rivals.
REDS 7, MARLINS 2 Devin Mesoraco hit his third grand slam of the season and drove in six runs, and host Cincinnati salvaged the finale of a three-game series against Miami.
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