Mark Teixeira homered twice, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month when the Yankees held off the Oakland Athletics 5-4
Sabathia allowed seven hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.
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Clayton Kershaw struck out a season-high 13 as the Dodgers shut out the Phillies 5-0.
The win snapped a five-start winless streak for Kershaw.
Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run homer against his former team.
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David Murphy hit a two-run double with one out in the eighth inning to send Trevor Bauer and Cleveland to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros
Murphy, who came in 3 for 9 vs. left-handers this season, snapped a 2-2 tie by pulling a pitch from lefty Joe Thatcher (1-3) over right fielder Preston Tucker’s head.
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Jacob DeGrom allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings, Eric Campbell hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 to win consecutive road series for the first time this season.
DeGrom delivered a hit-and-run single that helped produce the Mets second run.