The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 5 – 2, behind the pitching of Ivan Nova and a three-run homer by Casey McGehee. Derek Jeter collects his league-leading 150th hit of the season, joining Hank Aaron as the only two players to have 17 seasons of 150 or more hits.

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The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 5 – 2, behind the pitching of Ivan Nova and a three-run homer by Casey McGehee. Derek Jeter collects his league-leading 150th hit of the season, joining Hank Aaron as the only two players to have 17 seasons of 150 or more hits.

Jason Marquis pitches a two-hitter to lead the Padres to a 5 – 0 win at Pittsburgh, where the Padres have won 11 consecutive games. Marquis takes a no-hitter into the 7th until Travis Snider manages a single to lead off the inning. The Padres are the only team remaining for which no pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter, after Johan Santana broke the New York Mets’ drought earlier this year.

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Jason Marquis pitches a two-hitter to lead the Padres to a 5 – 0 win at Pittsburgh, where the Padres have won 11 consecutive games. Marquis takes a no-hitter into the 7th until Travis Snider manages a single to lead off the inning. The Padres are the only team remaining for which no pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter, after Johan Santana broke the New York Mets’ drought earlier this year.

Austin Jackson runs wild as the Tigers defeat Texas, 6 – 2. He triples in the 4th to score Detroit’s first run, then after the Bengals score four runs to go ahead in the 6th, he caps the scoring in the 7th with the Tigers’ first inside-the-park homer in five years when Nelson Cruz makes an ill-advised attempt to catch his drive rather than let it bounce in front of him for a double; the ball skips past Cruz all the way to the wall. Prince Fielder hits a three-run homer for Detroit as Max Scherzer is the winner over Scott Feldman.

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Austin Jackson runs wild as the Tigers defeat Texas, 6 – 2. He triples in the 4th to score Detroit’s first run, then after the Bengals score four runs to go ahead in the 6th, he caps the scoring in the 7th with the Tigers’ first inside-the-park homer in five years when Nelson Cruz makes an ill-advised attempt to catch his drive rather than let it bounce in front of him for a double; the ball skips past Cruz all the way to the wall. Prince Fielder hits a three-run homer for Detroit as Max Scherzer is the winner over Scott Feldman.

2012 – R.A. Dickey pitches a complete game for his 15th win of the year as the Mets end a 9-game home losing streak by defeating the Marlins, 6 – 1. Jose Reyes’s hitting streak, the longest in the majors this year at 26 games, is stopped as well as he goes 0 for 4 for Miami; for the Mets, Andres Torres has a double, a triple and a homer.

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2012 – R.A. Dickey pitches a complete game for his 15th win of the year as the Mets end a 9-game home losing streak by defeating the Marlins, 6 – 1. Jose Reyes’s hitting streak, the longest in the majors this year at 26 games, is stopped as well as he goes 0 for 4 for Miami; for the Mets, Andres Torres has a double, a triple and a homer.

The Indians end an 11-game losing streak with a 6 – 2 win over the Twins. Justin Masterson gives up only 3 hits over 7 innings to earn the win, while Shin-Soo Choo is 4 for 4 with a pair of RBI. Cleveland was outscored 95-36 during the skein, which falls one game short of the franchise record.

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The Indians end an 11-game losing streak with a 6 – 2 win over the Twins. Justin Masterson gives up only 3 hits over 7 innings to earn the win, while Shin-Soo Choo is 4 for 4 with a pair of RBI. Cleveland was outscored 95-36 during the skein, which falls one game short of the franchise record.

Marco Scutaro drives in 7 runs as the Giants stomp on the Cardinals, 15 – 0. He caps his day with his third career grand slam, off Mitchell Boggs in the 9th. Ryan Vogelsong is the beneficiary of the offensive outburst, pitching 7 scoreless innings. It is the 21st straight time the Giants’ starter has pitched 6 or more innings, and he improves his record to 10-5.

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Marco Scutaro drives in 7 runs as the Giants stomp on the Cardinals, 15 – 0. He caps his day with his third career grand slam, off Mitchell Boggs in the 9th. Ryan Vogelsong is the beneficiary of the offensive outburst, pitching 7 scoreless innings. It is the 21st straight time the Giants’ starter has pitched 6 or more innings, and he improves his record to 10-5.

CF Roger Bernadina makes one of the best catches of the year to preserve Washington’s 3 – 2 win at Houston. With two outs and two on in the bottom of the 12th, Brett Wallace hits a ball to deep center. On a full run, Bernadina leaps to grab the ball, disappearing momentarily behind one of the pillars protruding in front of the visitors’ bullpen at Minute Maid Park, and emerges with the ball in his glove. Washington now has the best record in the majors at 67-43, a feat the team has not accomplished this late in a season since its predecessors the Montreal Expos were leading the majors at the start of the 1994 strike.

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CF Roger Bernadina makes one of the best catches of the year to preserve Washington’s 3 – 2 win at Houston. With two outs and two on in the bottom of the 12th, Brett Wallace hits a ball to deep center. On a full run, Bernadina leaps to grab the ball, disappearing momentarily behind one of the pillars protruding in front of the visitors’ bullpen at Minute Maid Park, and emerges with the ball in his glove. Washington now has the best record in the majors at 67-43, a feat the team has not accomplished this late in a season since its predecessors the Montreal Expos were leading the majors at the start of the 1994 strike.

Pitching is the name of the game today. The Angels’ Jered Weaver earns his major league-leading 15th win with a four-hit shutout of the Athletics, 4 – 0; he has now earned a win in 10 straight starts, tying a club record. In Detroit, Justin Verlander racks up 14 strikeouts to beat the Yankees, 7 – 2, a career-best and the most in the American League this season. And in Pittsburgh, Erik Bedard opens a crucial 11-game homestand for the Piratesby shutting out the Diamondbacks, 4 – 0, allowing 2 hits over seven innings without any walks.

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Pitching is the name of the game today. The Angels’ Jered Weaver earns his major league-leading 15th win with a four-hit shutout of the Athletics, 4 – 0; he has now earned a win in 10 straight starts, tying a club record. In Detroit, Justin Verlander racks up 14 strikeouts to beat the Yankees, 7 – 2, a career-best and the most in the American League this season. And in Pittsburgh, Erik Bedard opens a crucial 11-game homestand for the Piratesby shutting out the Diamondbacks, 4 – 0, allowing 2 hits over seven innings without any walks.

Darwin Barney becomes the Cubs’ all-time leader for second basemen when he plays in his 91st consecutive game in a single season without committing an error. The 26 year-old Chicago infielder, en route to setting the National League mark with a 127 straight errorless-game streak, surpasses Ryne Sandberg’s team record that the Hall of Famer established in 1989.

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Darwin Barney becomes the Cubs’ all-time leader for second basemen when he plays in his 91st consecutive game in a single season without committing an error. The 26 year-old Chicago infielder, en route to setting the National League mark with a 127 straight errorless-game streak, surpasses Ryne Sandberg’s team record that the Hall of Famer established in 1989.

A.J. Pierzynski hits a home run for the 5th consecutive game, belting a pinch-hit two-run shot off Jason Isringhausen in the 7th inning to put the White Sox ahead, and Chicago defeats the Angels, 4 – 2.

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A.J. Pierzynski hits a home run for the 5th consecutive game, belting a pinch-hit two-run shot off Jason Isringhausen in the 7th inning to put the White Sox ahead, and Chicago defeats the Angels, 4 – 2.