MAJOR LEAGUES
The Seattle Mariners handed Atlanta their eighth straight loss, with Dustin Ackley and Logan Morrison hitting home runs in the third inning to beat the Braves 7-3 on Wednesday.
The Braves were swept at Dodger Stadium and San Diego before losing two at Safeco Field.
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Ackley led off the third with a home run, and Morrison added a three-run shot off Julio Teheran (10-8) for a 5-3 lead. Robinson Cano doubled twice and scored two runs for Seattle.
Chris Young (10-6) allowed three runs in five innings. He struck out six and reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2006. Five relievers combined to throw four innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits.
Teheran was wildly inconsistent in six innings, yielding six runs in three frames, but allowing just one runner in the other innings.
PADRES 5, TWINS 4
In Minneapolis, Center fielder Alexi Amarista made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the ninth inning, while Seth Smith followed with a solo homer in the 10th to lift San Diego over Minnesota.
Amarista ran backward on a dead sprint and laid out for a brilliant diving catch of a drive off the bat of Eduardo Escobar with two on and two outs to keep the game tied.
Smith had two hits and two RBIs. Joaquin Benoit picked up his fourth save in five tries as the Padres earned a split in the two-game series.
Smith hit a 123m shot off Anthony Swarzak (2-1) into the right-field stands for his 12th homer.
Trevor Plouffe had a homer and three RBIs for the Twins, but All-Star closer Glen Perkins blew his fourth save in 32 chances.
Kevin Quackenbush (2-2) got the win after starter Odrisamer Despaigne gave up four runs on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings.
Kevin Correia gave up three runs on five hits with three strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings.
RANGERS 3, WHITE SOX 1
In Chicago, Adam Rosales homered twice in a game for the first time in his career and Nick Tepesch pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, leading Texas over Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox.
In other MLB action, it was:
Rays 7, Athletics 3
Yankees 5, Tigers 1
Phillies 10, Astros 3
Pirates 7, Marlins 3
Nationals 7, Mets 1
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1
Reds 8, Indians 3
Giants 7, Brewers 4
Red Sox 2, Cardinals 1
Rockies 13, Cubs 4
Royals 4, Diamondbacks 3
Dodgers 2, Angels 1
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