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Bumgarner HRs and Ks 14 in 3-hitter, Giants beat Nats 5-0 (Yahoo Sports)

On the day the Giants honored Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal, left-hander Madison Bumgarner gave San Francisco a performance worthy of the high-kicking Dominican. Bumgarner homered and doubled, and struck out 14 while pitching a three-hitter as the Giants beat Washington 5-0 Sunday, handing the Nationals their sixth straight loss. Bumgarner joined Marichal as the only San Francisco pitchers to throw a shutout, strike out at least 10 and

Greinke dominates, hits go-ahead HR as Dodgers beat Reds 2-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Zack Greinke is one of only three pitchers in major league history to win a Cy Young Award, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove. On Sunday, he hit a go-ahead home run to win his eighth straight decision, lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.58 with seven sharp innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1. According to teammate Andre Ethier, the right-hander does have one

Bautista homers, Blue Jay beat Yankees to avoid 3-game sweep (Yahoo Sports)

A star at the plate the previous two days, Carlos Beltran’s costly mistake in the outfield denied the New York Yankees their first sweep in Toronto in over a decade. Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, Drew Hutchison won his third straight start and the Blue Jays beat New York 3-1 on Sunday. The Blue Jays and the division-leading Yankees, separated by a half-game atop the AL East, will meet

Kenseth in control at Michigan, wins 3rd Cup race of season (Yahoo Sports)

Matt Kenseth had little to say about how NASCAR’s rules package affected his race at Michigan International Speedway. Kenseth started in the lead, stayed there for most of the race and finished with his third Sprint Cup victory of the season Sunday, beating Kevin Harvick by 1.7 seconds. It was the second race under NASCAR’s high-drag aerodynamic package, which was also in place at Indianapolis last month in an effort