Cards Win; Cubs, Sox Lose

Sep 25, 2013 7:34 AM

>>Cards Blank Nats; Wacha Denied No-Hitter

(St. Louis, MO) -- Michael Wacha [[ WOKKA ]] saw his no-hitter end with two outs in the ninth inning but the Cardinals hung on for a 2-0 win over the Nationals at Busch Stadium. A chopper up the middle by Ryan Zimmerman denied the Cards their 11th no-hitter in franchise history. Wacha ended up allowing the one hit and two walks while striking out nine in eight-and-two-thirds innings as he improved to 4-and-1. Trevor Rosenthal recorded the final out for his second save. Shane Robinson and Yadier Molina plated a run each for the Redbirds, who remain two games ahead of Pittsburgh for the NL Central lead. Gio Gonzalez gave up both runs in seven frames as he fell to 11-and-8. The Nats will try to avoid the three-game sweep on Wednesday.

>>Pirates Pound Cubs

(Chicago, IL) -- Pedro Alvarez doubled twice and drove in three runs as the Pirates pounded the Cubs 8-2 in the second of three games at Wrigley Field. Jordy Mercer homered and Gerrit Cole knocked in a pair of runs for the Bucs, who remain two games behind the NL Central-leading Cardinals. Pittsburgh is now one game ahead of Cincinnati for the top NL Wild Card spot. On the mound, Cole gave up two runs over six innings as he improved his mark to 10-and-7. Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo plated a run each for the Cubs, who have lost three straight. Chris Rusin allowed four runs in less than three frames as he fell to 2-and-6.

MLB NL
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New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Miami Marlins 1
Atlanta Braves 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, San Diego Padres 1 (12 inn)
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1

>>Indians Come Back To Beat White Sox

(Cleveland, OH) -- Jason Giambi cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to send the Indians to a 5-4 walk-off win over the White Sox in Cleveland. The Tribe had to storm back after Dayan Viciedo and Alejandro De Aza each hit solo shots to give Chicago the lead in the top of the ninth. Michael Brantley went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI for the Indians, who maintain one-game lead over Texas for the AL's second Wild Card spot. Bryan Shaw picked up the win in relief after Chris Perez blew the save. De Aza ended up with two hits and two knocked in while Addison Reed took the loss for the Pale Hose. Chicago had won back-to-back games.

MLB AL
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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 (10 inn)
Tampa Bay Rays 7, New York Yankees 0
Texas Rangers 3, Houston Astros 2
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Los Angeles Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 0

MLB Interleague
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Colorado Rockies 8, Boston Red Sox 3

>>Orioles' Machado Has Torn MPL

(Baltimore, MD) -- A sigh of relief is being exhaled from Orioles fans and the organization. A MRI revealed third baseman Manny Machado's knee injury isn't as bad as initially feared. He has a torn medial patellofemoral ligament that is expected to sideline him six-to-eight weeks. The 21-year-old has no ACL or MCL damage in his knee, and won't require surgery. The All-Star collapsed in pain after stepping on first base awkwardly in the O's 5-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Monday.