Recap Roundups
July 12, 2015
Oakland 2, Cleveland 0
It was a battle of aces that lived up to its billing. Sonny Gray pitched a two-hit shutout in outdueling 2014 Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, and Stephen Vogt's two-run home provided all the runs as the Oakland A's beat the Cleveland Indians 2-0 Sunday at Progressive Field.
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Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3
Three days earlier, the Tampa Bay Rays had been reeling, having lost 15 of 18 to drop two games below .500.
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NY Mets 5, Arizona 3
Outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis stepped into the throng of writers and cameraman gathered around his locker late Sunday afternoon, turned and faced the crowd. After a second or two, an incredulous grin crossed his face and he began to laugh.
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Miami 8, Cincinnati 1
Cincinnati Reds starter Johnny Cueto had an angry meltdown after being removed from Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Miami Marlins, knocking over a Gatorade cooler in the dugout.
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Washington 3, Baltimore 2
Washington's Max Scherzer decided to bypass pitching in this year's All-Star game to take the ball Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.
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NY Yankees 8, Boston 6
Alex Rodriguez won't be joining the game's biggest stars in Cincinnati next week, but the New York Yankees slugger sure looked like an All-Star this weekend at Fenway Park.
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Minnesota 7, Detroit 1
The Minnesota Twins capped a surprising first half of the season in style with a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers at a steamy Target Field on Sunday.
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Kansas City 11, Toronto 10
The Royals are hotter than the Kansas City heat, which had a 98-degree heat index for the first pitch Sunday and the temperatures continued to rise during the game.
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Chi. Cubs 3, Chi. White Sox 1
For Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs, the season's first half came to an uplifting conclusion.
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San Diego 2, Texas 1
Tyson Ross helped the San Diego Padres go into the All-Star break doing something they hadn't accomplished since last month -- winning a series.
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San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2
The San Francisco Giants realize sweeping a three-game home series from the Philadelphia Phillies does not make them title contenders again.
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LA Angels 10, Seattle 3
No one is laughing at the Los Angeles Angels now.
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Colorado 11, Atlanta 3
The Colorado Rockies began and ended the first half of the season with perfect symmetry.
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LA Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3
Trailing by a run and behind 0-and-2 in the count was not a good place to be in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon. But Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez likes where the Dodgers are now that the All-Star break has arrived.
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Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina says a loss is a loss, no matter how traumatic it is.
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