Reds starter baffles Giants through seven innings

SAN FRANCISCO -- Homer Bailey made a strong bid for another no-hitter for Cincinnati, shutting down San Francisco until Buster Posey's two-out single in the seventh inning.

Bailey has thrown no-hitters in each of the past two seasons, and did it against the Giants at home last July 2. He came close to pitching the latest gem at AT&T Park, where San Francisco's Tim Lincecum pitched his no-hitter Wednesday against San Diego.

Bailey (8-4) finished with a three-hitter as the Reds completed their first four-game sweep in San Francisco since doing it at Candlestick Park in 1972.

Billy Hamilton, Brandon Phillips, Brayan Pena and Skip Schumaker drove in runs as the Reds won their season-best fifth consecutive and eighth in nine overall.

The Giants were swept in a four-game series for the first time in their ballpark that opened in 2000.

DODGERS 6, CARDINALS 0 Clayton Kershaw completed a spectacular June with 13 strikeouts over seven innings of five-hit ball, and Andre Ethier hit a three-run home run as the Dodgers beat the visiting Cardinals. Kershaw (9-2) went 6-0 with an 0.82 ERA in June, giving up 4 runs in 44 innings and striking out 61.

BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 2 B.J. Upton tripled and drove in two runs to lead streaking Atlanta to its first four-game sweep in Philadelphia in 50 years. Gerald Laird had two hits with a double and RBI for the Braves, who won for the sixth time in seven games and ended their road trip 8-3. It was the Braves' first four-game sweep in Philadelphia since Sept. 24-27, 1964.

PADRES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Rookie Odrisamer Despaigne won his second consecutive start, Cameron Maybin keyed a rare offensive outburst and host San Diego popped out of its one-day stay in last place in the National League West. The Padres scored their most runs in four games. Despaigne (2-0), a 27-year-old who defected from Cuba last summer, held Arizona to 1 run and 5 hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking 4 and striking out 2.

PIRATES 5, METS 2 Pedro Alvarez homered and drove in three runs and Edinson Volquez pitched six shutout innings to propel host Pittsburgh. Ike Davis had a two-run single against his former team in a three-run first off Bartolo Colon. Alvarez added an RBI double off Colon (8-6) in the inning.

ROCKIES 10, BREWERS 4 Colorado scored three runs in a wild fifth-inning that featured two Milwaukee errors, avoiding a season sweep to the host Brewers. Wilin Rosario took advantage of the gaffes with runners on first and second. His shot to third was booted by normally sure-handed third baseman Aramis Ramirez. Rosario later scored on another throwing error.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ASTROS 6, TIGERS 4 Scott Feldman threw six strong innings, Jose Altuve had three hits and two steals, and host Houston held on to beat Detroit. Feldman (4-5) allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 4 in his first victory since May 26. The Astros have won three of their past four games.

ROYALS 5, ANGELS 4 Omar Infante singled home the winning run for host Kansas City with one out in the ninth inning. Lorenzo Cain hit three doubles for the Royals, finishing with four hits and two RBI. An error by second baseman Howie Kendrick set up the game-ending hit by Infante, whose grand slam Friday night helped beat the Angels.

MARINERS 3, INDIANS 0 Felix Hernandez allowed 1 hit over 8 innings while striking out 9 for host Seattle, and Robinson Cano backed him with a two-run home run. Hernandez allowed just Lonnie Chisenhall's single in the fifth inning and walked three in picking up his 10th victory of the season.

WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 0 Moises Sierra hit a home run, Jose Quintana won back-to-back starts for the first time this season and visiting Chicago won its third consecutive. Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single as the White Sox posted their first shutout of the season.

TWINS 3, RANGERS 2 Kendrys Morales had a tie-breaking double off closer Joakim Soria in the ninth inning and visiting Minnesota ended its 10-game road losing streak. Kyle Gibson (7-6) matched a career high by going eight innings and scattering eight hits. Perkins struck out the side in the ninth for his 20th save in 23 chances.

RAYS 12, ORIOLES 7 Matt Joyce hit two home runs, had a career-high five hits and drove in four runs to power visiting Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay hit five home runs and six doubles. The Rays trailed 4-3 before Kevin Kiermaier and Logan Forsythe went deep during a seven-run sixth inning that sent many in the crowd of 32,665 scattering toward the exits.

INTERLEAGUE

ATHLETICS 4, MARLINS 3 Nate Freiman hit a three-run home run in his 2014 debut and visited Oakland completed a three-game series sweep of Miami. Tommy Milone (6-3) allowed two earned runs in seven innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, a career best.

Sports on 06/30/2014

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