MAJOR LEAGUES
Gio Gonzalez pitched eight sparkling innings and Ryan Zimmerman tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs as the Washington Nationals roughed up the Chicago Cubs without recently traded Jeff Samardzija for a 13-0 victory on Saturday.
Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon added three hits and two RBIs for the Nationals on a day the Cubs were forced to start Carlos Villanueva (4-6) following the trade of Samardzija, the scheduled starter, and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics.
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Washington posted a season high in runs and hits (19), including eight doubles, but no home runs.
Gonzalez (6-4) allowed four hits, while striking out seven and walking one. He has now thrown 29 consecutive scoreless innings against Chicago and 22 overall.
BREWERS 1, REDS 0
In Cincinnati, Matt Garza threw a two-hitter for his fourth career shutout as the Brewers ended their four-game losing streak by beating the Reds.
Aramis Ramirez singled home a run in the first inning off Homer Bailey (8-5), who gave up seven hits through eight innings. Two Brewers were thrown out at the plate.
Garza (6-5) has been one of the Brewers’ best starters lately, going 4-1 in his past seven games. He retired the first 12 batters in order before Brandon Phillips led off the fifth with a single for Cincinnati’s first hit.
He allowed two walks and fanned nine while going the distance for the first time this season.
Right fielder Ryan Braun struck out swinging in the first inning, and then left the game in the second with spasms in his lower back.
RAYS 7, TIGERS 2
In Detroit, Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer came within two outs of a complete game, holding the Tigers to six hits.
The Rays broke the game open with three runs in the fifth inning and four in the sixth, and the Tigers never mounted much of a rally against Archer (5-5). The 25-year-old right-hander allowed solo homers to Alex Avila in the seventh and J.D. Martinez in the ninth.
Anibal Sanchez (5-3) took a no-hitter into the fifth, but things unraveled quickly for the Detroit right-hander. He allowed seven runs and six hits in 5-2/3 innings, with four walks and a strikeout.
Logan Forsythe homered for Tampa Bay.
MARLINS 6, CARDINALS 5
In St Louis, pinch-hitter Jeff Baker’s RBI hit with two outs in the ninth inning helped Miami rally to beat the Cardinals.
Casey McGehee fouled off five full-count pitches from Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal (0-4) before getting the tying hit.
Christian Yelich’s three-run homer off Seth Maness in the sixth began Miami’s comeback from a four-run deficit that snapped the Cardinals’ three-game winning streak.
Mike Dunn (6-4) worked a scoreless eighth, while Steve Cishek finished to record his 19th save in 21 chances.
ROCKIES 8, DODGERS 7
In Denver, Drew Stubbs hit a two-run homer, while Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings before giving way to a shaky bullpen as the Rockies broke a five-game slide by holding off the Dodgers.
The Rockies are 3-16 since June 16 — with De La Rosa (9-6) accounting for each win.
In other MLB action, it was:
‧ Pirates 3, Phillies 2
‧ Braves 10, Diamondbacks 4
‧ Mariners 3, White Sox 2, 14 inns
‧ Twins 2, Yankees 1, 11 inns
‧ Red Sox 3, Orioles 2, Game 1
‧ Orioles 7, Red Sox 4, Game 2
‧ Rangers 5, Mets 3
‧ Indians 7, Royals 3
‧ Giants 5, Padres 3, 10 inns
‧ Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1
‧ Angels 11, Astros 5
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