NEW YORK: The Washington Nationals tagged Felix Hernandez for four home runs, then added two more against the Seattle relievers, on the way to snapping their three-game losing streak with the 8-3 win over the Mariners.
Catcher Wilson Ramos had two of the Nationals’ six home runs, five of which were solo shots.
Washington (76-57) had 14 hits, 10 of them coming against Hernandez, on the way to earning the franchise’s 10th consecutive head-to-head win against Seattle.
Angels 4, A’s 0
Jered Weaver threw seven scoreless innings and Albert Pujols and Chris Iannetta hit home runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics in a match between the top two teams in the American League West.
Oakland center fielder Coco Crisp nearly made the defensive play of the game, reaching above the wall and appearing to rob Chris Iannetta of a two-run homer in the fifth inning. He initially had the ball in his glove but lost it when he slammed into the wall and landed hard on his back.
Crisp left the game under his own power and was initially diagnosed with a strained neck.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2
Rookie right fielder Jorge Soler homered to tie the game in the seventh and then capped a four-run eighth inning with a tape-measure two-run blast as the Chicago Cubs beat the St Louis Cardinals.
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