Since the All-Star break, San Francisco is 5-14 and has allowed 32 home runs. In Washington, Gio Gonzalez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Trea Turner and Wilson Ramos homered as the Nationals beat San Francisco 5-1 in a matchup of first-place teams. Coming off a 3-1 loss in San Francisco on Sunday, Gonzalez (7-9) struck out seven, walked one and had five three-up, three-down innings. NEW YORK (AP) " Starlin Castro hit a third-inning grand slam off Josh Tomlin that gave the Yankees a six-run lead and Mark Teixeira got two hits after tearfully announcing his retirement as New York beat Cleveland 13-7 in Major League Baseball on Friday night. "I had a lot of the Indians come over and say congratulations and the umpires, just telling me that they enjoyed watching me and playing against me."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 06, 2016 06:49 UTC