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Nats slugger slams Dodgers

Washington's Adam Dunn watches the first of his two three-run home runs Friday in the Nationals' 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Washington's Adam Dunn hit two three-run homers off Clayton Kershaw, tying his career-high for RBI, as the Nationals topped the Los Angeles Dodger 6-3 Friday night at Dodgers Stadium.

John Lannan (3-5) allowed three runs and five hits over six innings in his second start since returning from a six-week stint with Double-A Harrisburg. It was the left-hander's first victory with the big league club since May 28 at San Diego.

Kershaw (10-7) allowed seven hits in six innings and struck out nine.

Cardinals 7, Marlins 0At Miami, Adam Wainwright pitched a two-hitter for his 16th victory and Albert Pujols homered as St. Louis beat reeling Florida 7-0 on Friday night.

Giants 3, Braves 2At Atlanta, Pat Burrell had a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 11th inning for San Francisco, which scored the tying and go-ahead runs without a hit.

Diamondbacks 2, Padres 1At Phoenix, Dan Hudson pitched into the eighth inning to outduel Jon Garland and Adam LaRoche hit his 18th homer.

Phillies 7, Mets 5At Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz singled in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning in Philadelphia's fifth straight win.

Reds 3, Cubs 0At Chicago, Bronson Arroyo (12-6) allowed five hits over seven innings and Cincinnati moved 14 games over .500 for the first time in 11 years.

Brewers 6, Astros 5At Milwaukee, Prince Fielder hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to cap Milwaukee's four-run rally.

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3At New York, Francisco Cervelli botched grab of Mike Lowell's routine pop led to three unearned runs that put the Red Sox ahead for good in the second inning, and Boston beat New York.

Orioles 2, White Sox 1At Baltimore, Adam Jones singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Orioles extended their win streak under new manager Buck Showalter to four.

Angels 4, Tigers 2At Detroit, Jered Weaver (11-7) allowed three hits over seven innings to best Justin Verlander, Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer and tossed a bag of baseballs onto the field after being ejected, and the Angels beat Detroit.

Blue Jays 2, Rays 1At Toronto, Lyle Overbay doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Brett Cecil (9-5) won for the first time in four starts.

Indians 7, Twins 6At Cleveland, Matt LaPorta homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Indians a victory.

Mariners 7, Royals 1At Seattle, Chone Figgins drove in three runs and Ryan Langerhans had three hits, including a home run, to help the Mariners beat Zack Greinke for the first time.

Rangers 5, Athletics 1At Oakland, Calif., Cliff Lee pitched at least eight innings for the 10th straight start, Taylor Teagarden hit a two-run homer and the first-place Rangers built their biggest division lead in 11.

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