Nothing too dramatic around Baseball as the New York Yankees pick up a win in Fenway Park over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs continue to lead the NL Central by beating the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers look unbeatable after a shutout against the Detroit Tigers.

Arizona Diamondback 0  Minnesota Twins 5: Jose Berrios starred in a shutout performance, striking out 7 in 7 innings while giving up only 2 hits. Max Kepler finished with a couple of RBIs with a 4th inning, 2-run single.

Chicago White Sox 7  Texas Rangers 17: A total of 20 hits and 4 home runs, including 2 by Rougned Odor led the demolition of the White Sox in Arlington. Shin Soo Choo had a big day as well, with 4-of-6 at the plate and finishing with 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati Reds 11  Atlanta Braves 8: Two teams thinking about the future provided plenty of offense, including a grand slam home run by Scooter Gennett for the Reds and 3 homers for the Braves, who trailed for most of the game, never coming close after Gennett’s big hit.

Cleveland Indians 5  Kansas City Royals 0: Trevor Bauer did give up 7 hits in his day of work, but that didn’t amount to anything. Meanwhile, the Indians rocked Jason Vargas, including Austin Jackson with 2 hits and an RBI.

Los Angeles Angels 5  Baltimore Orioles 1: A big day for Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena. Each hit a couple of home runs, as the Angels keep themselves in the Wild Card picture.

Los Angeles Dodgers 3  Detroit Tigers 0: The Dodgers win their 6th in a row with a shutout in Detroit, giving up only 4 hits through 9 innings while Adrian Gonzalez stood out on offense with the run that opened the game.

Miami Marlins 1  New York Mets 8: The Mets scored 8 runs on 8 hits, including homers from Wilmer Flores, Kevin Plawecki (1st of the season) and Dominic Smith. Rafael Montero, in an awful season, got the W in the shutout performance.

Milwaukee Brewers 6  Colorado Rockies 3: The game with tied at 3-3 entering the 9th, but Jesus Aguilar hit a 2-run, go-ahead home run to give the Brewers a win that puts them back in 2nd place behind the Cubs in the NL Central.

New York Yankees 4  Boston Red Sox 3: CC Sabathia was terrific in his return from injury, allowing only 4 hits while striking out 4 in 6 innings of work. Most of the offense came from Tyler Austin with a 3-run homer.

Oakland Athletics 0  Houston Astros 3: Collin McHugh picked up the win in the shutout after 6 innings of work. Alex Bregman had a couple of hits, including his 15th home run of the season.

Seattle Mariners 7  Tampa Bay Rays 6: The Mariners scored 7 run through 4 innings to build enough of a cushion and win the game, with a Mitch Haniger Grand Slam home run providing most of the firepower.

St. Louis Cardinals 4  Pittsburgh Pirates 6: The Pirates keep things interesting in the NL Central, which mostly helps the Cubs. Adan Frazier stood out with 3 hits and his 4th home run of the season, a 2-run homer in this case.

Toronto Blue Jays 3  Chicago Cubs 4: Jose Quintana gave another strong performance, this time against an AL team, striking out 8 in 6 innings, while the bat of Ian Happ, including his 18th home run, gave the Cubs their second straight win.

Washington Nationals 1  San Diego Padres 3: Yangervis Solarte hit a 2-run homer to start the game and the Padres managed to hold on from there. Travis Wood gave up only 3 hits in his 7-inning start, getting the win and improving to 2-1.

Philadelphia Phillies 12  San Francisco Giants 9: A lot of offense from two bad teams, including a grand slam home run by Ty Kelly in a pinch hitting appearance.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	70	52	0.574	—	39–22	31–30
New York Yankees	66	56	0.541	4	35–22	31–34
Baltimore Orioles	60	63	0.488	10½	36–24	24–39
Tampa Bay Rays	60	65	0.480	11½	31–32	29–33
Toronto Blue Jays	59	64	0.480	11½	34–29	25–35

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	68	53	0.562	—	31–27	37–26
Minnesota Twins	62	59	0.512	6	30–35	32–24
Kansas City Royals	61	61	0.500	7½	32–29	29–32
Detroit Tigers	53	69	0.434	15½	29–30	24–39
Chicago White Sox	46	74	0.383	21½	25–31	21–43

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	76	47	0.618	—	36–26	40–21
Los Angeles Angels	63	60	0.512	13	33–26	30–34
Seattle Mariners	63	61	0.508	13½	34–32	29–29
Texas Rangers	61	61	0.500	14½	35–28	26–33
Oakland Athletics	53	70	0.431	23	34–31	19–39

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	73	48	0.603	—	35–25	38–23
Miami Marlins	59	62	0.488	14	32–29	27–33
Atlanta Braves	54	67	0.446	19	26–32	28–35
New York Mets	54	67	0.446	19	27–35	27–32
Philadelphia Phillies	44	77	0.364	29	24–31	20–46

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	65	57	0.533	—	33–28	32–29
Milwaukee Brewers	64	60	0.516	2	35–30	29–30
St. Louis Cardinals	63	60	0.512	2½	35–27	28–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	59	64	0.480	6½	33–28	26–36
Cincinnati Reds	53	71	0.427	13	29–31	24–40

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	34	0.719	—	51–14	36–20
Colorado Rockies	68	55	0.553	20	38–24	30–31
Arizona Diamondbacks	67	56	0.545	21	39–23	28–33
San Diego Padres	55	68	0.447	33	33–29	22–39
San Francisco Giants	50	75	0.400	39	29–33	21–42

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