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WASHINGTON NATIONALS Bryce Harper hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on Tuesday in Washington. The homer was Harper’s 15th of the season. The Nats won, 2-1. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Bryce Harper hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on Tuesday in Washington. The homer was Harper’s 15th of the season. The Nats won, 2-1. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Bryce Harper hit his NL leading 15th homer for Washington, and Michael Taylor’s one-out double in the ninth scored the game-winning run as the Nationals downed the Padres, 2-1.

Juan Soto, the youngest player in the majors, reached base in all four at-bats in his second career start. The 19- year-old led off the ninth with his third walk, took second on Wilmer Difo’s groundout and scored on Taylor’s hit off the center-field wall against Matt Strahm (0-2).

Braves 3, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit his 14th homer and Brandon McCarthy tossed 5 2/3 sharp innings, leading Atlanta to the victory.

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The NL East’s top two teams have already met 11 times, with Atlanta winning seven games.

Indians 10, Cubs 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Ramirez hit his 14th homer and the Indians routed the Cubs in their first meeting at Wrigley Field since the 2016 World Series.

The AL Central leaders moved back to .500 with an easy victory against the team that beat them two years ago to end a 108-year championship drought.

Astros 11, Giants 2

HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings, leading Houston to the victory.

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Both of the runs off Cole (5- 1) scored on a fifth-inning homer by Brandon Crawford, whose sister Amy is married to Cole.

Rangers 6, Yankees 4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas ace Cole Hamels limited the slugging Yankees to four hits over seven innings, and Jurickson Profar and Ronald Guzman homered for the last-place Rangers.

Reds 7, Pirates 2

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Harvey pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first victory with Cincinnati, and Scooter Gennett hit his fifth grand slam over the last two seasons.

Harvey (1-2) gave up three hits in his third start for the Reds, who acquired him from the Mets for catcher Devin Mesoraco on May 8.

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Brewers 1, D-Backs 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, sending Milwaukee to the win.

Domingo Santana drove in the only run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning for the NL Central leaders. Milwaukee (30-19) moved a season high 11 games over .500, while the Diamondbacks have lost six in a row and 12 of 13 — scoring just 24 runs in that stretch.

Twins 6, Tigers 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s Lance Lynn gave up five hits over 6 2/3 innings in his most efficient outing of the season, and Brian Dozier drove in three runs with a pair of doubles.

Lynn (2-4) lowered his jumbo ERA from 7.47 to 6.34 in his ninth start, striking out four and walking one. Dozier’s two-run liner capped a three-run fifth for Minnesota, which won its third straight game.

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Royals 5, Cardinals 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez homered for Kansas City, helping Jason Hammel to his first victory of the season.

Hammel (1-5) allowed one run and nine hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked none.

Blue Jays 5, Angels 3

TORONTO (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer, J.A. Happ won his second straight start and Toronto stopped a four-game losing streak.

Marlins 5, Mets 1

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NEW YORK (AP) — Miami’s Caleb Smith pitched neatly into the seventh inning against a Mets lineup that included newcomer Jose Bautista.

Derek Dietrich homered and J.T. Realmuto got three hits as the Marlins, the lowest-scoring team in the majors, ended a three-game skid. The Mets had won four in a row.

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Yolmer Sanchez capped Chicago’s three-run eighth with a tiebreaking RBI single, lifting the White Sox to the victory.

Dodgers 5, Rockies 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning and Yasiel Puig followed with a solo shot, rallying Los Angeles past NL West-leading Colorado.

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The victory snapped the Dodgers’ five-game skid against Colorado at home, where they are just 9-14 overall.

Mariners 3, Athletics 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Zunino hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Guillermo Heredia doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th to lift Seattle over Oakland.

The Mariners have won four straight games and six of eight.

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