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Sep 4, 2017Mike Zunino homered and had three hits for the Mariners, right in the middle of a crowded race for the second AL wild card. They used seven pitchers to hold down the Yankees, who lead the wild-card chase but trail first-place Boston by 4 1/2 games in the AL East.Alonso entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth and sent a drive to center field with two outs in the 11th against Chapman (4-3), the $86 million reliever who recently lost his job as closer.James Pazos (4-4) tossed a perfect inning against his former team and Edwin Diaz got three outs for his 30th save.MARLINS 8, PADRES 6MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, increasing his major league-leading total to 49, and tied a career high with five RBIs, helping the Marlins climb above .500 for the first time since April.Miami grabbed the lead for good on Marcell Ozuna's three-run drive in the seventh inning. It was Ozuna's 30th homer of the season.Carlos Asuaje and Jabari Blash homered for San Diego. Kirby Yates (3-5) got the loss.Dustin McGowan (8-1) got five outs for the win and Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save, all this month.PHILLIES 7, CUBS 1PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit another homer and Cesar Hernandez ripped a three-run triple to back Jerad Eickhoff, helping Philadelphia to the victory.Called up from the minors too late to get a nickname on the back of his uniform for Players Weekend, Hoskins has put on a tremendous power display. He has nine homers and 21 RBIs in 16 games. No player in major league history has reached nine homers that quickly, according to MLB.com.Eickhoff (4-7) allowed one run and five hits in five innings. He has won four straight decisions.Jose Quintana (4-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in five innings, tying his worst start in eight outings since the Cubs acquired him from the White Sox.Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer in the first for NL Central-leading Chicago.METS 4, NATIONALS 2WASHINGTON (AP) — New York ace Jacob deGrom had 10 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings against Washington's makeshift lineup.DeGro... (Kansas City Star)