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  • The Juice: Chris Davis’ league-leading 14th home run helps Orioles take rubber match from Yankees

    The Juice returns for season No. 6! It's almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more.

    Chris Davis’ hot-hitting season continued with four more hits, including his American League leading 14th home run, as the Orioles locked up an important division series with a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees. Davis’ two-run blast in the first inning capped a three-run rally against Hiroki Kuroda. Nick Markakis also homered in the inning. Matt Wieters later added a three-run homer that proved to be the difference.

    All important hits in a big game, but it was Davis who kept the line moving with productive at-bat after productive at-bat. And as he noted after the game, the series was of utmost importance to the Orioles. And not just because it was their biggest competition within the division. David Ginsburg of the Associated Press tells us more:

    In the opener Monday night, Baltimore closer Jim Johnson blew a ninth-inning lead and Baltimore absorbed its sixth straight loss. The Orioles rebounded to win in 10 innings on Tuesday night before coasting in the finale.

    ''Anytime a division rival comes in, you want to try to win the series especially when you're at home,'' Davis said. ''We avoided the snowball effect to some degree and were able to get back on track.''

    The Yankees have also avoided the snowball effect this season despite numerous injuries. They added another on Wednesday night as Kuroda was forced to leave in the third inning after being struck on the calf by a Manny Machado line drive. At this time it's not believed to be a serious concern, but one could understand if Yankees fans held their breath a few hours longer.

    Zack Cozart solves Matt Harvey: I think that officially makes Zack Cozart a baseball genius. Sure, a player here or a player there has put together a solid offensive game against Mets phenom Matt Harvey, but nothing nearly as complete as Cozart's four hit effort. Among the hits were two singles and two doubles. He also scored twice, but the game itself wasn't decided until the bullpens got involved. In the ninth, it was Cincinnati who broke through for three runs against Bobby Parnell to take home the 7-4 victory.

    Another day, yet another walk...: Hold on, not so far there, San Francisco. Despite another late inning Giants rally to tie a game at home, the Washington Nationals emerged with the 2-1 victory thanks to Ian Desmond's tenth inning RBI single.

    Shocking first for Jose Bautista: Would you believe — you probably won't — that Jose Bautista never had a walk-off hit going into Wednesday? It's true, or at least it was, because he changed history with a tenth inning single. It was also Bautista who sent the game to extra innings with a solo home run off Fernando Rodney leading off the ninth. Oh, and he homered in the fourth, stole a base, singled again, and walked for good measure. Not a bad series for most.

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    Dodgers 9, Brewers 2: Manager Don Mattingly got exactly what he wanted out of his lineup.

    Braves 8, Twins 3: The legend of Evan Gattis grows — both good and unusual.

    Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 1: Colorado, Arizona and San Francisco sit atop the NL West at 26-21.

    Rangers 3, A's 1: 30-year-old Ross Wolf earns his first major league win with five outstanding innings.

    Tigers 11, Indians 7: Justin Verlander's struggles continued, but his offense (and Michael Bourn) picked him up.

    Angels 7, Mariners 1: Four straight wins for the Halos, though beating up on Seattle is pretty much everyone's gimmick these days.

    Phillies 3, Marlins 0: Three-hit shutout hurled by Cliff Lee.

    Red Sox 6, White Sox 2: Another " would you believe?" moment: David Ortiz stole third base.

    Astros 3, Royals 1: James Shields could really use a couple more runs. That's all he asks.

    Cardinals 5, Padres 3: Yadier Molina joined the four-hit parade.

    ''What was it, one walk, nine punchouts and two hits? Man, that's clean stuff.''

    — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle on Francisco Liriano's dominant outing. Liriano, along with Tony Watson and Mark Melancon, shutout the Cubs, 1-0.


    • Miguel Cabrera has 50 RBI in 44 games. That's the fewest games for a Tigers player to reach 50 RBI since Hank Greenberg in 1937.

    • Evan Gattis' grand slam traveled 344 feet. According to ESPN Stats, that's the shortest grand slam in MLB since May 16, 2009 when Jason Kubel hit one 341 feet off Mariano Rivera.

    • According to Elias, the Mat Latos (4-0) vs. Matt Harvey (5-0) matchup was the third game in MLB history featuring two undefeated starters nine or more starts into season. They both earned no decisions.

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  • The Juice: Walkoff dingers: Nate McLouth for Orioles, Pablo Sandoval for Giants

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    Nate McLouth continued his career rebirth with the Baltimore Orioles, taking Vidal Nuno deep for a game-ending home run in a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees to snap a six-game losing streak Tuesday night.

    McLouth, an All-Star and Gold Glove winner with the Pirates in a breakthrough 2008 season, wandered around in decline during the following seasons until the Orioles picked him up as a free agent in June 2012. McLouth helped the surprising O's reach the playoffs, and has kept on helping in 2013 via a stat line of .277/.365/.423, with three homers and a league-leading 13 stolen bases coming into Tuesday. Make it four homers. After blowing three straight saves, Jim Johnson picked up the victory in relief and former Yankees outfielder Chris Dickerson hit two solo home runs.

    Kung fu grip: After a killer triple by San Francisco's Gregor Blanco turned the tables on Washington in the ninth, slugger Pablo Sandoval turned the lights out in the 10th with his eighth home run, a mammoth shot to center, sending the Giants to an unlikely 4-2 victory. As Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper said, "He put both cheeks into that one."

    Walkoff this way:

    The Atlanta Braves didn't walk off with a home run, but Evan Gattis tied the score with two outs in the ninth with his second pinch-hit homer in four days. In the 10th, the Minnesota Twins walked off the field in sadness after Freddie Freeman blooped a two-out single to score Jason Heyward and produce a 5-4 victory.

    However, as Paul Newberry of the Associated Press wrote, Gattis coming through against Glen Perkins was the talk of the clubhouse:

    Walk, don't run: Wilin Rosario of the Colorado Rockies wants to know where his walkoff love is at? He delivered a game-ending single against Matt Reynolds and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th. Rox win 5-4.

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    Angels 12, Mariners 0: And you probably know about Mike Trout hitting for the cycle.

    Tigers 5, Indians 1: Kind of a big win for the Tigers, even though it's May, because they stopped Cleveland's five-game winning streak and moved a little closer to first place. Detroit's Max Scherzer was perfect after the first inning, retiring 22 straight before saying good-night.

    Brewers 5, Dodgers 2: Carlos Gomez and Matthew Lucroy spoiled the homecoming, so to speak, of Zack Greinke. Hey, he called Wisconsin his home for 1 1/2 years — it counts! Greinke had racked up 15 victories without a loss inside of Miller Park. Eventually, that bratwurst gets ya'.

    Athletics 1, Rangers 0: Peep this: Dan Straily outpitched Yu Darvish. The margin was a home run by Yoenis Cespedes.

    White Sox 3, Red Sox 1: Left-hander Jose Quintana got on a roll, man, taking a no-hitter into the seventh. The difference was a two-run Jeff Keppinger. First a walk, now this.

    Rays 4, Blue Jays 3: Fernando Rodney of the Crooked Cap Club straightened himself out to save it for Alex Cobb.

    Phillies 7, Marlins 3: Nice games by Ryan Howard and Delmon Young, but Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz are hurt, so keep on dog paddling!

    Reds 4, Mets 0: Mike Leake didn't get a complete game but pitched well, and David Wright made a key error he probably thought should have been ruled a hit. Mets!

    Cardinals 10, Padres 2: Daniel Descalso hit a grand slam and Adam Wainwright finally earned a victory at Petco Park. Waino's lone holdout: Citi Field.

    Royals 7, Astros 3: Rather than picking someone else from the Third Baseman Tree, manager Ned Yost stuck with Mike Moustakas, and he rewarded the Kansas City Royals with a tying RBI single in the eighth to break an 0-for-18 streak at the plate. The Royals stopped a four-game losing streak themselves and got back to .500.

    Pirates 5, Cubs 4: How about a pinch-hit grand slam by Travis Snider? OK!

    ''One hit is not going to ... completely turn anything around, but it's a big hit in a big situation and it gives me a lot of confidence going into tomorrow. Everybody had confidence in me.''

    — Mike Moustakas

    • Right-hander Samuel Deduno, a World Baseball Classic star for the Dominican Republic, gets the start for the Twins on Wednesday.

    • Indians bearded closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account after two poor outings and harsh comments from followers. He'll be back.

    • The White Sox scratched left-hander Chris Sale from his scheduled start Wednesday due to mild discomfort in his shoulder.

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