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CHICAGO — While Trevor Story’s first game at Wrigley Field was a dud, the rest of the day went quite well for the Colorado Rockies.

Chad Bettis (2-0) pitched six scoreless innings, Ben Paulsen had an RBI single and threw out a runner at the plate, and the Rockies took advantage of the Chicago Cubs’ shaky defense for a 6-1 victory Friday.

Story, a rookie who leads the majors with seven homers, went 0 for 5, but Colorado manufactured runs and got solid pitching on its way to its third straight victory.

The Cubs, who had won 8 of 9 in their best start in 47 years, managed only four singles and made four errors. Third baseman Kris Bryant committed two of the errors, including a wild throw on a bunt that scored a run in the seventh.

NATIONALS 9, PHILLIES 1: Bryce Harper had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI, and Joe Ross allowed three hits in 72/3 shutout innings as visiting Washington is off to its best start in club history.

Jayson Werth added two doubles and three RBI, and Michael Taylor also went deep for Washington.

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BREWERS 8, PIRATES 4: Ryan Braun hit two long two-run home runs and Jimmy Nelson took a shutout into the seventh in a win at Pittsburgh.

Braun had a 460-foot shot off the batter’s eye in center field off Kyle Lobstein in the sixth to put the Brewers ahead 5-0. After the Pirates drew within a run, Braun hit a 415-foot shot to dead center in the eighth off Neftali Feliz.

BRAVES 6, MARLINS 3: Adonis Garcia drove in three runs in the final three innings as visiting Atlanta rallied for its first win of the year after nine consecutive losses.

CARDINALS 14, REDS 3: Matt Holliday had two of St. Louis’ six home runs in a rout at St. Louis.

Aledmys Diaz and Brandon Moss each added three-run homers to help the Cardinals to their sixth win in the last seven games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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WHITE SOX 1, RAYS 0: Chris Sale tossed a two-hitter and Melky Cabrera singled in Jimmy Rollins in the ninth as Chicago won at St. Petersburg, Florida.

Sale (3-0), from nearby Lakeland, struck out nine for his best start to a season since going 5-0 in 2014.

ORIOLES 11, RANGERS 5: Mark Trumbo hit two of visiting Baltimore’s four home runs in a nine-run seventh-inning rally.

The Orioles were still down 5-3 after Trumbo’s two-run homer chased Martin Perez with no outs in the seventh. They went ahead to stay when Jonathan Schoop and Nolan Reimold hit back-to-back homers off Tom Wilhelmsen (1-1), and Trumbo added a three-run shot off a second reliever later in the inning.

Trumbo is the first Baltimore batter ever with two homers in the same inning.

MARINERS 7, YANKEES 1: Robinson Cano had two hits as Seattle sent host New York to a third straight loss.

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Cano’s father, a former major league pitcher, named his son for the Brooklyn Dodgers’ great. Cano improved to 14 for 38 (.368) on the day all major leaguers honor the Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson by wearing his No. 42.

ASTROS 1, TIGERS 0: Dallas Keuchel pitched eight scoreless innings and Colby Rasmus had an RBI single as host Houston snapped a three-game skid.

TWINS 5, ANGELS 4: Eduardo Nunez had three hits and scored twice in a win at Minneapolis.

INTERLEAGUE

METS 6, INDIANS 5: Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker each hit a two-run homer in a five-run fifth inning as New York held on for a win at Cleveland.

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