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The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday. Jordan Walker of the Cardinals hit a triple with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to help his team get the victory.
The Marlins were shut out for just the seventh time this season.
The Texas Rangers still have a new ace, even though they have been without their two-time Cy Young Award winner most of this season. All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi pitched two-hit ball over six scoreless innings and matched the major league lead with his 11th victory as the AL West leaders beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Tuesday night. “He's the ultimate competitor, the hardest worker on the team,” second baseman Marcus Semien said.
Jose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday night. Siri had a three-run homer in the second inning and gave the Rays a 4-3 led with an RBI single in the fourth. “It was good, everyone did their part to help the team win,” Siri said through a translator.
Rookie Patrick Bailey had four RBIs on his 24th birthday, boosting the San Francisco Giants to a 14-4 rout of Pittsburgh on Monday that dropped the Pirates under .500 for the first time since the opening weekend of the season. Pittsburgh (26-27) has lost 19 of 25 games after a 20-8 start. The Pirates' only other time under .500 was at 1-2.