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TORONTO -- J.A. Happ won his eighth straight decision, Devon Travis homered and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run fifth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 Saturday and take sole possession of the AL East lead for the first time since early April.Kevin Pillar had two hits and drove in four runs to match his career high. Major league RBI leader Edwin Encarnacion drove in his 89th run.Toronto won for the 16th time in 22 games. It had not been alone atop its division since a 2-0 start. Pedro Alvarez hit a solo homer for the Orioles. They matched a season high by losing their fifth straight and fell a half-game behind the Blue Jays.Happ (14-3) allowed one run and three hits in seven-plus innings, walked three and matched his season high with 11 strikeouts. Yovani Gallardo (3-3) was the loser.MARINERS 4, CUBS 1CHICAGO -- Leonys Martin hit a go-ahead, two-run double off new Chicago closer Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning, lifting Seattle past the Cubs.Wade Miley (7-8) took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before allowing Kris Bryants single and Javier Baezs RBI groundout.Jake Arrieta (12-5) walked Mike Zunino and Shawn OMalley starting the eighth, pinch-hitter Luis Sardinas sacrificed against Hector Rondon, and Nori Aoki grounded to third, where Bryant threw out pinch-runner Guillermo Heredia at the plate, a call upheld in a video review.Making his third appearance for the Cubs since he was acquired from the New York Yankees, Chapman allowed Martins double to left-center that put Seattle ahead 2-1. Martin stole third and scored on a wild pitch, and Seattle added a run in the ninth. Steve Cishek pitched the ninth for his 25th save.GIANTS 5, NATIONALS 3SAN FRANCISCO -- Joe Panik hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and San Francisco beat Washington to snap a three-game losing streak.Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer in the third for the Nationals, who couldnt protect an early 3-0 lead hours after acquiring All-Star closer Mark Melancon from Pittsburgh to replace the struggling Jonathan Papelbon.San Francisco loaded the bases against former Giants reliever Yusmeiro Petit (3-2) with one out in the seventh to bring up Panik. The Giants won for only the third time in 14 games since the All-Star break.Derek Law (4-1) pitched the seventh for the win. Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.ROCKIES 7, METS 2NEW YORK -- Jorge De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating New York in the rain for their fifth straight win.The Rockies improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and won despite losing NL home run leader Trevor Story to a jammed left thumb. He seemed to get hurt on a scrambling slide in the fourth, exited early and X-rays on the rookie shortstop were negative.On the day the Mets retired Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazzas No. 31, the Mets lost their fourth in row. The 43-year-old Colon (9-6) faltered in his first start on three days rest since 2005, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes left in midgame because of a nagging quad injury.Colorado retired New Yorks last 16 batters. Mets manager Terry Collins was ejected in the ninth after umpires overturned their original call and took away a home run from Wilmer Flores, ruling a fan reached over the wall and prevented left fielder David Dahl from making a catch.DJ LeMahieu drove in three runs and Dahl hit his second homer since making his big league debut this week, helping the Rockies reach .500 for the first time since late May.De La Rosa (7-7) gave up two runs in six innings. He is 100-82.RAYS 6, YANKEES 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Drew Smyly struck out Alex Rodriguez three times en route to stopping an 11-start winless streak, and Tampa Bay sent New York to its third straight loss.Smyly (3-11) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings, and Alex Colome worked the ninth to get his 24th save. Tampa Bay is 7-5 since losing 24 of 27.Rodriguez, out of the starting lineup the previous six games, struck out in all four of his at-bats. The 41-year-old designated hitter has two hits in last 26 at-bats, dropping his season average to .206.Tampa Bays Brad Miller hit a solo homer in the first, and Curt Casali had a two-run drive during the third. Tim Beckham made it 6-2 on a two-run shot in the seventh.Brett Gardner and Chase Headley homered for the Yankees. Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) was the loser.MARLINS 11, CARDINALS 0MIAMI -- Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs in Miamis victory over St. Louis.Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot.Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. Suzuki is 2 for 16 on the homestand that concludes Sunday.David Phelps (5-5) was the winner in relief. St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) took the loss.Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the fourth inning.RANGERS 2, ROYALS 1ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Texas past Kansas City.Morelands 17th homer landed in the second deck of seats in right field.Brooks Pounders (1-1) had gotten the first two outs in the ninth before Moreland homered for the fourth time in five games. He had two homers Thursday night when Texas won 3-2 in the series opener.Matt Bush (4-2) pitched two scoreless innings, with one strikeout. Both starting pitchers, Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy and Rangers lefty Martin Perez, allowed one run over seven innings.PADRES 2, REDS 1, 10 INNINGSSAN DIEGO -- Adam Rosales homered leading off the 10th inning to give San Diego the victory over Cincinnati.Rosales sent a 2-2 pitch from Jumbo Diaz (0-1) over the fence in left-center field for his eighth homer of the season.San Diego relievers Ryan Buchter, Brandon Maurer and Brad Hand (3-2) each threw a scoreless inning.Matt Kemp was in the original lineup before he was scratched shortly before the game. San Diego later announced Kemp had been traded to Atlanta in exchange for Hector Olivera.TIGERS 3, ASTROS 2DETROIT -- Jose Iglesias drove in the winning run with an infield single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Detroit past Houston.With the Astros up 2-1, Houston closer Will Harris (1-2) retired the first two batters in the ninth but then walked Justin Upton. Tyler Collins singled and James McCann drove him in with another single.Iglesias then hit a grounder between first and second base. First baseman Jason Castro ranged to his right to field it, but Iglesias beat Harris to the bag while Collins scored.Justin Verlander (11-6) threw a complete game and allowed two runs on five hits. He struck out 11.BREWERS 5, PIRATES 3MILWAUKEE -- Hernan Perez drove in three runs with a two-run homer and an RBI single, lifting the Milwaukee past Pittsburgh after the Pirates dealt closer Mark Melancon to Washington.Shifted to third in the batting order because Ryan Braun was sidelined by with right-side tightness, Perez hit a two-run homer in the first off rookie Jameson Taillon (2-2).Chase Anderson (6-10) gave up an unearned run and four hits in five innings, striking out a season-high seven. Jeremy Jeffress pitched the ninth for his 26th save, allowing Jordy Mercers RBI single.Kirk Nieuwenhuis also homered for Milwaukee. Gregory Polanco homered for Pittsburgh.PHILLIES 9, BRAVES 5ATLANTA -- Jeremy Hellickson pitched into the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double to help Philadelphia beat Atlanta.Atlanta, the majors worst team, put on a clinic of bad baseball in the eighth while Philadelphia scored four runs without a hit. Hunter Cervenka issued four walks, Ryan Weber hit a batter and two infielders committed an error to bring a chorus of boos from the fans.Hellickson (8-7) allowed nine hits, three runs and one walk and struck out two in 5 2/3 innings.Braves starter Julio Teheran (3-9) was the loser.INDIANS 6, ATHLETICS 3CLEVELAND -- Jason Kipnis, Jose Ramirez, Abraham Almonte and Mike Napoli homered in Clevelands victory over Oakland.Cleveland broke a 2-all tie with a four-run fourth in which Almonte and Napoli homered. The rally came after Oaklands Billy Butler tied the game with a home run in the top of the inning and flipped his bat several feet from home plate, a move the Indians quickly answered.Josh Tomlin (11-3) allowed two runs in seven innings. Dillon Overton (1-2), recalled from Triple-A Nashville before the game, gave up five runs and 10 hits, including three homers, in 3 1/3 innings.WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5, 10 INNINGSMINNEAPOLIS -- Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning to drive in Avisail Garcia and lift Chicago past Minnesota.Garcia led off with a double against Fernando Abad (1-4), and scored easily when Navarro drove a fastball from Abad to the left-field corner.Michael Ynoa (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his first win of the season, David Robertson pitched the 10th for his 25th save.Chicagos Justin Morneau homered and hit an RBI double against his old team. Eduardo Escobar homered for Minnesota. Carolina Hurricanes Pro Shop . 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As Washington Wizards fans peruse their teams schedule, here are the five games they should circle on their calendar:Oct. 27: Wizards at Atlanta HawksFollowing last years disappointing 41-41 season, the team and its fans hope the opener against the Hawks will be the beginning of an exciting season in Washington that leads the Wizards back to the playoffs. With Bradley Beal re-signing on a five-year, $128 million contract and 29-year-old free-agent center Ian Mahinmi joining the Wizards this offseason, the expectations for this years team will be playoffs or bust.?Nov. 11: Wizards vs. Cleveland CavaliersThe Wizards went 2-2 last year against the defending NBA champions, and the matchup between John Wall and Kyrie Irving will be one of the best point guard battles all season.?Nov. 30: Wizards aat Oklahoma City ThunderThis will be Brooks first trip to Oklahoma City since he was fired after the 2015 season.dddddddddddd Brooks led the team to the 2012 NBA Finals.?Dec. 19: Wizards at?Indiana PacersThis will be the first matchup for center Mahinmi since he signed a four-year, $64 million deal with the Wizards this past offseason. Mahinmi spent the last four years with the Pacers and averaged a career-high 9.3 points and 7.1 rebounds last season.?Feb. 28: Wizards vs. Golden State WarriorsIt will be Kevin Durants first visit to D.C. since he signed with the Golden State Warriors. It will also be Durants first game playing against Wizards coach Scott Brooks, who spent seven seasons coaching the superstar in Oklahoma City.? ' ' '