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Lucas Giolito looks sharp in his Red Sox debut, more than 15 months after he signed with Boston

TORONTO (AP) — More than 15 months after signing a free-agent deal with the Red Sox, right-hander Lucas Giolito looked sharp in his long-awaited Boston debut Wednesday night.

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Royals lefty Noah Cameron takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his major league debut

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even though he was 1,300 miles from home, Kansas City left-hander Noah Cameron was able to celebrate his first major league start — and his first victory — with family and friends. And what a debut it was.

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Cardinals hope doubleheader sweep at Cincinnati signals an end to their road woes

CINCINNATI (AP) — After enduring the franchise's second-worst start on the road, the St. Louis Cardinals broke out on Wednesday, belting six homers and outscoring the Cincinnati Reds 15-1 in a doubleheader sweep.

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Benches clear in Baltimore, but order is restored quickly as the Orioles top the Yankees 5-4

BALTIMORE (AP) — As bench-clearing situations go, this one felt like an overreaction. “We got tangled up there, emotions from both sides kind of went off,” said Baltimore's Heston Kjerstad, who was right in the middle of it.

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Burnes gets 1st win for Arizona as Diamondbacks hold off Mets 4-3

NEW YORK (AP) — Corbin Burnes earned his first win for Arizona and pinch-hitter Geraldo Perdomo delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning that sent the Diamondbacks past the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday night.

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Contreras hits 3-run homer in 1st inning of nightcap, Cardinals sweep Reds 6-0 and 9-1

CINCINNATI (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game, Pedro Pagés added a solo shot and the St. Louis Cardinals swept a day-night doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 and 9-1 on Wednesday.

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Royals' Noah Cameron takes a no-hitter into 7th in his big league debut as KC beats the Rays 3-0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Royals left-hander Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his major league debut and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as Kansas City blanked the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Wednesday night.

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McCutchen's two-run double lifts Pirates over Cubs 4-3 as fan falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning just seconds before a fan fell off the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday n

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Orioles take 2 of 3 from the Yankees, winning the series finale 5-4 despite Judge's homer

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías homered during Baltimore's four-run second inning, and the Orioles held on for a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night despite three more hits by Aaron Judge.

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Schwarber's 3-run homer paces Phillies to 4th straight win, 7-2 over Nationals

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday night.

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