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Baseball-Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games

Aug 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games. - - - Giants 3, Brewers 1 Right-hander Jake Peavy took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and then combined with the San Francisco Giants bullpen on a four-hitter in a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants (73-62) won their fifth straight game to move within 2.5 games of the first-placed Dodgers in the National League West. Peavy (3-4) gave up one hit, walked three and hit a batter in his 7 2/3 innings. The 33-year-old had not held any previous opponent scoreless this season in 26 starts, including 20 for the Boston Red Sox. - - - Padres 2, Dodgers 1 (10) Right fielder Will Venable raced home from second on a looping single to center by shortstop Alexi Amarista with one out in the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a second straight, extra-innings walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tim Stauffer (6-2) picked up his second win in as many nights as the Padres won a third straight extra-inning game on a walk-off hit. - - - Angels 2, A's 0 The Los Angeles Angels used eight pitchers in their shutout victory over the Oakland Athletics. Cory Rasmus, who had not started a game since 2011 when he was in Class A ball, started in the spot vacated by the injured Garrett Richards. He gave up one hit in three innings as the Angels won their fifth straight to pull four games clear of the Athletics in the American League West. - - - Nationals 3, Mariners 1 Starter Stephen Strasburg did not allow a run until the bottom of the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat Seattle, sending the Mariners to their third successive loss. Strasburg (11-10) allowed just the one run off six hits and struck out eight over 7 2/3 innings, breaking Washington's record for strikeouts in a season, previously held by Gio Gonzalez at 207, set in 2012. - - - White Sox 6, Tigers 3 (first game) Paced by Chris Sale's season-high 13 strikeouts, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The ace left-hander allowed three runs on three hits in the first inning, but didn't allow another run in his remaining six innings. He struck out 10 of the final 19 hitters he faced. - - - Tigers 8, White Sox 4 (second game) Detroit won a matchup of rookie starters making their major league debuts as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox to split a doubleheader. Left-hander Kyle Ryan threw six scoreless innings while working around five hits and two walks to earn the win, while right-hander Chris Bassitt took the loss for the White Sox after giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks. The win pulled the Tigers into a tie for first place with Kansas City in the American League Central. - - - Indians 3, Royals 2 (11) Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana both had an RBI single in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians edged Kansas City, sending the Royals to their third consecutive loss. Right-hander Josh Tomlin (6-8), who pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the 10th inning, claimed the victory for the Indians, who moved within 3.5 games of the Royals and Tigers in the AL Central. - - - Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0 Drew Hutchison allowed one hit in seven innings and Jose Bautista homered for the fourth straight game as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees. Hutchison allowed two walks and hit two batters while striking out nine. - - - Pirates 3, Reds 2 A three-run home run by Neil Walker in the first inning was enough to give Pittsburgh victory over the Cincinnati Reds, as the Pirates won their fourth straight game, matching their longest winning streak of the season. Vance Worley pitched into the seventh inning for the Pirates, snapping a career-worst three-start losing streak. Worley (6-4) gave up two runs (one earned) in 6 1/3 innings, with two walks and four strikeouts. - - - Cubs 5, Cardinals 1 (first game) Chicago clubbed three home runs to support seven solid innings from starter Felix Doubront and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader. Right fielder Logan Watkins, first baseman Chris Valaika and shortstop Starlin Castro each hit solo shots as the Cubs registered their sixth win in eight games. They have 37 home runs this month, the most in the National League. - - - Cardinals 13, Cubs 2 (second game) Marco Gonzales worked six solid innings to pick up his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals halted a four-game losing streak with a rout of the Chicago Cubs. In splitting the doubleheader, the Cardinals moved within one game of first-place Milwaukee in the National League Central. - - - Marlins 4, Braves 0 Right-hander Jarred Cosart pitched seven scoreless innings to win his third straight start and lift the Miami Marlins to victory over the Atlanta Braves. Cosart, acquired from Houston on July 31, allowed seven hits, all singles, and struck out four to help the Marlins end Atlanta's three-game winning streak. - - - Orioles 3, Twins 2 Chris Davis came through again, hitting a seventh-inning sacrifice fly that scored Adam Jones and gave the Baltimore Orioles victory over the Minnesota Twins. The Orioles (78-56) have won three in a row and extended their lead in the American League East to eight games. - - - Rays 7, Red Sox 0 Tampa Bay pitcher Jake Odorizzi continued his strong rookie season, holding Boston to one hit in seven innings as the Rays beat the Red Sox. - - - Phillies 7, Mets 2 Right-hander Jerome Williams continued his renaissance with Philadelphia by carrying a one-hitter into the seventh inning and the Phillies scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat the New York Mets. - - - Astros 2, Rangers 0 Scott Feldman pitched a three-hit shutout against his old team and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers. - - - Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 0 First baseman Matt McBride and right fielder Charlie Blackmon hit bases-empty homers and left-hander Tyler Matzek threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Editing by Andrew Both)