Tressel Reunites with Former Buckeyes at Browns Camp

Last Update on August 02, 2015 12:27 GMT MLB-SCHEDULE UNDATED (AP) — Newly-acquired pitcher Cole Hamels left his Texas Rangers debut with a 7-4 lead in the eighth inning, but his bullpen wouldn’t let him pick up the victory. The Giants scored three times in the eighth before Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt hit solo homers in the 11th inning to lead the a 9-7 comeback over the Rangers. Pence singled home the tying run after Matt Duffy and Buster Posey laced RBI singles earlier in the eighth. Posey also homered and came within a triple of the cycle to help San Francisco stay 1 1/2 games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. Hamels was charged with five runs on eight hits over 7 2/3 innings, one day after the Rangers acquired him from Philadelphia. Also in the majors: — Clayton Kershaw gave up just two hits in eight shutout innings as the Dodgers handed the Los Angeles Angels their fifth straight loss, 3-1. Kershaw retired his last 15 batters and ran his shutout streak to 37 innings. Yasmani Grandal (yahs-MAH’-nee GRAHN’-dahl) belted a two-run homer for the Dodgers. — The Astros hammered Arizona 9-2 to stretch their lead in the AL West to three games over the Angels. Hank Conger launched a grand slam and a solo shot, while Carlos Correa drove in three runs with a pair of homers. Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) improved to 13-5 by yielding two runs and just two hits in six innings. — The Mets are within one game of the NL East-leading Nationals after New York erased an early 2-0 deficit in a 3-2 win over Washington. …

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