Lorenzo Cain homered in the 13th inning as the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Saturday in a game that took nearly five hours.
Cain doubled and singled early, then led off the 13th with his ninth home run of the season. He connected against Dan Jennings (1-3).
Brandon Finnegan (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings in the four-hour, 56-minute game. Ryan Madson earned his first save in three chances after allowing a single in the 13th.
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The Royals finished with 17 hits, including five doubles.
CUBS 4, BRAVES 0
Jon Lester lost his bid for a no-hitter in the eighth inning — a try revived by an official scorer’s reversal — but ended the longest winless streak of his career as Chicago beat Atlanta.
A chopper in the first inning by Atlanta’s Nick Markakis was originally ruled a hit, then the scorer changed it in the top of the seventh to an error on third baseman Kris Bryant.
A.J. Pierzynski led off the eighth with a line-drive single to right field for Atlanta’s first hit. With one out, Andrelton Simmons’ single up the middle chased Lester.
Lester (5-8) had gone 10 starts without a win. The lefty pitched a no-hitter for the Red Sox in 2008 against Kansas City.
Manny Banuelos (1-1) took the loss.
DODGERS 4, NATIONALS 2
Clayton Kershaw struck out a season-high 14 in eight shutout innings as Los Angeles earned a split of the two games decided on the day.
Kershaw (7-6), coming off a shutout of the Phillies, scattered three singles and did not walk a batter. The left-hander has won six straight starts against Washington, fashioning an 0.96 ERA in the process.
Bryce Harper struck three times against Kershaw, but hit a two-run homer in the ninth off reliever Kenley Jansen. It was Harper’s 27th of the season.
Doug Fister (3-5) allowed four runs and nine hits over five innings.
Hours earlier, pinch-hitter Matt den Dekker lined a two-run homer in the eighth inning that lifted the Nationals over the Dodgers 5-3 in the completion of a game suspended a day earlier after the fifth because of a lighting malfunction, with Washington ahead 3-2.
ORIOLES 3, TIGERS 0
Chris Tillman gave up a leadoff single and not much else, combining with Zach Britton on a one-hitter to lead Detroit.
Ian Kinsler cleanly singled to right-center field to open the bottom of the first. Victor Martinez walked later that inning, but Detroit did not manage a single baserunner after that.
Tillman (7-7) retired the last 23 hitters he faced and struck out eight overall in eight innings. Britton pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 25 chances.
Manny Machado homered off David Price (9-3). The Tigers left-hander struck out 12 in seven innings.
In other games, it was:
‧ Mariners 4, Yankees 3
‧ Rays 3, Blue Jays 2
‧ Phillies 3, Marlins 1
‧ Indians 9, Reds 4
‧ Cardinals 12, Mets 2
‧ Brewers 8, Pirates 5
‧ Rangers 7, Astros 6
‧ Padres 5, Rockies 4
‧ Angels 3, Red Sox 0
‧ Giants 8, Diamondbacks 4
‧ Athletics 3, Twins 2
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