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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Zack Wheeler struck out seven and allowed three hits, Edmundo Sosa homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.
Wheeler (10-5) had six or more strikeouts for the 19th straight start this season, with his last outing with less than six coming on April 13 when he had three against St. Louis.
Trailing 2-0 early, the Phillies answered in the fourth with an RBI double from Bryce Harper. They tied it in the fifth on Sosa's solo homer, and took the lead for good with Weston Wilson's RBI single two batters later.
BRAVES 7, MARLINS 1
ATLANTA (AP) -- Matt Olson, Marcell Ozuna and Michael Harris II hit home runs to support a strong start from Joey Wentz and Atlanta beat Miami.
Jen Pawol, who made history in Saturday's doubleheader as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the majors, was behind the plate.
TIGERS 9, ANGELS 5
DETROIT (AP) -- Kerry Carpenter homered and drove in three runs to help Detroit beat Los Angeles.
Carpenter doubled and scored in the first, hit a sacrifice fly in the second and added a three-run homer in the fourth.
ATHLETICS 3, ORIOLES 2
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Willie MacIver hit a two-run, ninth-inning double off Keegan Akin to rally Athletics to a series-clinching victory over Baltimore.
ASTROS 7, YANKEES 1
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jason Alexander pitched one-hit ball through six innings, Jose Altuve hit his 250th career homer and Houston beat New York after Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the third inning.
TWINS 5, ROYALS 3, 11 INNINGS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, Ryan Fitzgerald homered for his first career hit, and Minnesota beat Kansas City.
BREWERS 7, METS 6
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Isaac Collins hit a solo homer off Mets closer Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning and MLB-best Milwaukee extended its winning streak to nine games with a walk-off win over New York.
NATIONALS 8, GIANTS 0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- CJ Abrams homered and the Nationals spoiled a milestone achievement by San Francisco's Justin Verlander as Washington won.
Verlander (1-9), the three-time Cy Young Award winner who has struggled in his first season with the Giants, struck out the side in the first inning and became the 10th pitcher in MLB history with 3,500 strikeouts.
DIAMONDBACKS 13, ROCKIES 6
PHOENIX (AP) -- Adrian Del Castillo hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Arizona set a franchise record with nine consecutive hits during an eight-run fifth inning for a win over Colorado.
MARINERS 6, RAYS 3
SEATTLE (AP) -- Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 45th home run in a four-run first inning and Seattle hung on for a victory over Tampa Bay.
PADRES 6, RED SOX 2
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Dylan Cease was impressive for six innings before San Diego's All-Star-laden bullpen got into and out of trouble in the seventh and the Padres beat Boston to take two of three.
BLUE JAYS 5, DODGERS 4
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and AL-leading Toronto hung on to avoid a series sweep with a victory over Los Angeles.
CARDINALS 3, CUBS 2
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Nolan Gorman singled home the winning run, lifting St. Louis to a victory over Chicago to wrap up its three-game series.