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CHICAGO CUBS’ Dexter Fowler, right, is congratulated by third base coach Gary Jones while after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in St. Louis.
CHICAGO CUBS’ Dexter Fowler, right, is congratulated by third base coach Gary Jones while after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in St. Louis.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Story’s solo homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, Jordan Lyles got his first victory in nearly a year and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 Monday night.

Story added to his incredible rookie start, connecting on the first pitch from Ross Ohlendorf (2-2) for his NL-leading eighth homer in only 13 games. Ben Paulsen completed the rally with a three-run homer off Jumbo Diaz.

Mets 5, Phillies 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — David Wright homered twice for his first two RBIs this season as New York went deep four times.

Noah Syndergaard (2-0) struck out eight in seven innings and threw 17 of his 94 pitches at least 99.5 mph. He allowed one run and five hits with two walks while bringing his strikeout total to 29 through three starts. He has a 0.90 ERA.

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Marlins 6, Nationals 1

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez overcame early wildness and regained his winning touch at home.

Fernandez (1-1) threw 54 pitches in the first two innings but didn’t allow a hit until the fifth. He lasted six innings and improved to 18-1 at Marlins Park, with the lone loss in his previous home start.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey struck out 11 in seven innings against his former team and had an RBI single, leading Chicago over St. Louis.

Jayson Heyward, playing at Busch Stadium for the first time since leaving to sign with Chicago, was 0 for 4 at the plate, made two nice catches in right field and was booed throughout.

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Angels 7, White Sox 0

CHICAGO (AP) — Hector Santiago matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven crisp innings, and Los Angeles roughed up Chicago lefty Carlos Rodon.

Kole Calhoun, Andrelton Simmons and Geovany Soto hit consecutive RBI singles during a five-run first, matching the Angels’ season high for runs in an entire game.

Rodon (1-2) got only one out before he was pulled. The No. 3 pick in the 2014 amateur draft allowed six hits and walked two in the shortest of his 29 major league appearances.

Twins 7, Brewers 4, 6 innings

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sano and Byung Ho Park homered, and Minnesota had a season-best 14 hits against Milwaukee in a game that was shortened to six innings because of rain.

After losing their first nine games this season, the Twins have won four straight.

D-Backs 9, Giants 7, 11 innings

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jake Lamb hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and doubled home an insurance run in the 11th, rallying Arizona past San Francisco.

Phil Gosselin scored on Jean Segura’s go-ahead infield single with two outs in the 11th. Lamb, who homered off closer Santiago Casilla two innings earlier, made it a two-run cushion with his RBI double.


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