MAJOR LEAGUES
Dan Haren pitched six solid innings and sparked the go-ahead rally with a single, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to another win over the skidding Atlanta Braves, 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Haren (10-9) allowed a fourth-inning homer to B.J. Upton that put the Braves up 2-1, but the light-hitting pitcher came through with a one-out single to right in the fifth. Carl Crawford followed with a double, and Haren scored the tying run on Yasiel Puig’s grounder to third.
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Matt Kemp hit a little blooper to right that just got over the glove of second baseman Tommy la Stella, bringing home Crawford.
That was enough for the Dodgers.
Mike Minor (4-8) matched his longest outing of the past month after being skipped his previous turn in the rotation. The Atlanta lefty went 6-2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and all three Dodgers run.
PIRATES 4, TIGERS 2
In Pittsburgh, Edinson Volquez allowed two runs over six innings as the Pirates jumped on the Tigers early in a victory.
Volquez (10-7) struck out five and walked two against five hits to improve to 6-1 in his last seven decisions.
Travis Snider went two-for-four with an RBI for the Pirates. Gaby Sanchez and Ike Davis added RBI doubles and Jordy Mercer chipped in a run-scoring single.
Alex Avila hit his ninth homer of the season for Detroit.
Robbie Ray (1-2) gave up four runs in five-plus innings while making a spot start for the weary Tigers. Detroit have lost six of seven as it battles surging Kansas City for the lead in the AL Central.
CUBS 3, BREWERS 0
In Chicago, Rookie Kyle Hendricks pitched 7-1/3 innings of six-hit ball in his third consecutive win, and the Cubs cooled off Wily Peralta and the Brewers.
Hendricks (4-1) struck out five and walked one in his third consecutive win, continuing an impressive opening run for his major league career.
Anthony Rizzo hit his 26th homer for Chicago, who had lost three of four.
Trying for a major league-high 15th win, Peralta (14-7) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6-1/3 innings.
NATIONALS 7, METS 1
In New York, Michael Taylor homered in his big league debut, setting off a silly sequence to retrieve the souvenir, as the Nationals backed Doug Fister with four long shots in a romp over the Mets.
Bryce Harper homered early, then Anthony Rendon, Ian Desmond and Taylor connected in the sixth inning as the NL East leaders won their ninth straight at Citi Field.
Promoted from Triple-A over the weekend, Taylor singled in his first at-bat and later hit a two-run drive the opposite way at one of the majors’ most spacious parks.
Fister (12-3) returned from a 25-minute rain delay to pitch seven shutout innings, giving up seven hits, walking none and striking out three.
Rafael Montero (0-3) was tagged for three homers and five runs in five-plus innings.
MARLINS 3, CARDINALS 0
In Miami, Jarred Cosart pitched seven innings in a duel with Adam Wainwright to earn his first victory for the Marlins, who beat the Cardinals.
Cosart allowed three hits and one walk to win for the first time since July 7. The victory came in his second start for Miami after being acquired from Houston in a trade for prospects. He is 1-1 with Miami and 10-7 overall this year.
Wainwright (14-7), making his first start against the Marlins since 2010, missed a chance to became the first 15-game winner in the majors. He went seven innings and allowed three runs, with two coming on a home run off the foul pole by Donovan Solano.
In other MLB action, it was:
‧ Red Sox 3, Reds 2
‧ Rangers 3, Rays 2, 14 inns
‧ Mariners 6, Blue Jays 3
‧ Astros 10, Twins 4
‧ Athletics 11, Royals 3
‧ White Sox 3, Giants 2, 10 inns
‧ Angels 7, Phillies 2
‧ Padres 4, Rockies 1
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