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ST. LOUIS -- Adrian Gonzalez hit his eighth homer, red-hot Justin Turner got two more RBI and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat St. Louis 7-2 on Saturday night to end the Cardinals five-game winning streak.Turners two-run double capped a four-run third. He has 14 RBI since the All-Star break.Gonzalezs 429-foot solo blast to center sparked a three-run sixth.Kenta Maeda (9-7) rebounded from a poor outing against Arizona on July 17, giving up two runs over 5 2/3 innings. Only one of the Cardinals first 15 batters was able to hit the ball out of the infield against the Japanese right-hander.Andrew Toles went 3 for 4 and scored once for the Dodgers. He has reached safely in nine of 10 games since being called up from the minors.Mike Leake (7-8) allowed seven runs -- six earned -- in six innings.Matt Adams homered for the second consecutive game. His blast to left in the fourth extended the Cardinals streak of home runs to 14 straight games.Aledmys Diaz reached safely for the 26th straight game with a first-inning single. Diazs streak is the second-longest by a Cardinals rookie since Albert Pujols had streaks of 30 and 48 games in 2001.GIANTS 2, YANKEES 1, 12 INNINGSNEW YORK -- Mac Williamson homered in the fifth inning and hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th, lifting San Francisco past New York for the Giants first victory since the All-Star break.NL West-leading San Francisco had lost a season-high six straight games and had held just one lead since the break -- when Buster Posey hit a go-ahead home run leading off the 10th inning at San Diego on July 16 only to have the Padres rally for a pair of runs in the bottom half against Santiago Casilla.Williamson, whose fourth-inning error allowed the Yankees run, began the comeback when he connected off Ivan Nova leading off the fifth.Trevor Brown hit an opposite-field double to right off Anthony Swarzak (1-1) leading off the 12th, and Williamson singled up the middle with one out, just past the glove of diving shortstop Didi Gregorius. San Francisco was 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 7 for 64 (.111) since the All-Star break, before Williamsons single.Cheered on by hundreds of orange-clad fans in the Giants old hometown, San Francisco escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th when Casilla (2-3) retired Brian McCann on a shallow flyout and Starlin Castro on a foulout. Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect 12th for his second save.MARINERS 14, BLUE JAYS 5TORONTO -- Nelson Cruz hit his ninth career grand slam and added a three-run shot, and Hisashi Iwakuma pitched six innings to win his fifth straight start in Seattles victory over Toronto.Cruz hit his slam off R.A. Dickey (7-11) in the third, then added a three-run drive off Drew Storen in the eighth for his 20th career multi-homer game. He has 25 home runs this season.It was the 13th time in team history a Mariners player has recorded seven RBI. The team record is eight by Mike Blowers, Mike Cameron and Alvin Davis.Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer and Nori Aoki had two RBI and scored twice as the Mariners used a season-high 19 hits to win their third straight. Iwakuma (11-6) allowed two runs and four hits.Wade LeBlanc pitched the final three innings for his first save.ORIOLES 5, INDIANS 2BALTIMORE -- Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 30th home run, Kevin Gausman pitched seven shutout innings and Baltimore beat Cleveland in a duel between first-place teams.Pedro Alvarez also homered for the Orioles, who will seek to complete a three-game sweep of the AL Central leaders on Sunday. Cleveland has scored three runs in 18 innings thus far.Trumbo connected with a man on to cap a three-run first inning against Josh Tomlin (10-3). Playing in his first season with Baltimore, Trumbo already has eight more homers than last year and is just four short of matching his career high, set in 2013 with the Angels.After earning only one win in his first 16 starts, Gausman (2-7) struck out seven and allowed only one runner past first base. The right-hander gave up four hits and walked three but was backed by three double plays. Brad Brach surrendered a two-out, two-run single to Lonnie Chisenhall in the ninth before Zach Britton got the final out for his 32nd save.MARLINS 7, METS 2MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton homered and had his first four-hit game since 2012, driving in three runs to give Jose Fernandez all the support he needed, and Miami beat New York.Miami rocked Jacob deGrom (6-5), who allowed 10 hits and five runs, both season highs, and lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his shortest outing since August.Fernandez (12-4) gave up two runs in seven innings to match his career high for victories, achieved in his 2013 rookie season. He also had two hits, hiking his average to .265, and drove in the first run.Home Run Derby winner Stanton put Miami ahead to stay in the third inning when he hit a majestic two-run homer off the left-field scoreboard above the 401-foot sign. He added an RBI single in the fourth, and singled in the first and sixth, hiking his average to .241 after a prolonged slump.RANGERS 7, ROYALS 4KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cole Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and Texas beat Kansas City.Hamels, who is 6-1 with a 2.24 ERA in his past nine starts, limited the Royals to five hits, struck out four and walked three. Hamels (11-2) lowered his ERA to 2.87.The Rangers picked up only their fifth victory in 20 games.Yordano Ventura (6-8) was the loser.PIRATES 7, PHILLIES 4PITTSBURGH -- Gregory Polanco and David Freese hit two-run singles during a five-run fifth inning to rally and Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia after top Pirates prospect Tyler Glasnow was removed with shoulder discomfort.Glasnow exited his second major league start in the fourth inning. The rookie right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day and allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in three-plus innings.Polancos hit put the Pirates ahead 4-3 and chased starter Aaron Nola (5-9). Freeses hit off Severino Gonzalez pushed the lead to three runs, and Francisco Cervelli capped the inning with a sacrifice fly.Juan Nicasio (8-6) allowed one run in two innings in relief of Glasnow. Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 29th save.NATIONALS 3, PADRES 2WASHINGTON -- Pinch-hitter Stephen Drew hit a game-ending RBI triple in the ninth inning to lift Washington past San Diego,Anthony Rendon opened the bottom off the ninth with a single off reliever Kevin Quackenbush (6-4). Drew entered with one out and drove a pitch off the center-field scoreboard, and Rendon raced around the bases for the winning run.Jonathan Papelbon (2-2) allowed a leadoff double in the ninth before retiring three straight batters. San Diego left runners in scoring position in each of the last two innings.Washington starter Max Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings.BREWERS 6, CUBS 1MILWAUKEE -- Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit two home runs, Zach Davies took a shutout into the seventh inning and Milwaukee beat Chicago.Jonathan Lucroy also homered, giving Milwaukee the lead with a two-run shot in the first off John Lackey (7-7). Nieuwenhuis led off the fourth with a homer to center field, extending Milwaukees lead to 3-0. Niewenhuis added a three-run homer to left in the eighth.Davies (7-4) gave up one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. Lackey, who has surrendered at least one home run in seven straight starts, gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.REDS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and barely missed another in Cincinnatis victory over fading Arizona.The last-place Reds have won three consecutive series for the first time, finding success against other struggling teams. The Diamondbacks have lost 17 of 21.Bruces 20th homer, off Robbie Ray (5-9), gave him the team lead with 69 RBI. He also doubled off the top of the wall in left field and thought he might have gotten another homer, but the call of a double was upheld after a video review.Michael Lorenzen (1-0) took over in the fourth inning for Keyvius Sampson, who made his first start of the season after seven relief appearances.ASTROS 7, ANGELS 2HOUSTON -- Evan Gattis had two home runs and four RBI in his return to the lineup, Collin McHugh threw six strong innings and Houston beat Los Angeles.Gattis sat Friday with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch Wednesday. 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Hubbard in the $191,077 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity.Only a heartless cynic would have anything but compassion for the long struggle Valenzuela has had with drugs and alcohol. At the same time, he is a fascinating character, with Hall of Fame stats and a Law & Order rap sheet that will confound racing historians for years to come.More recently, the physical toll of riding and reducing for so many years has plagued Valenzuela, 53, to the point of retirement. But he feels good again, he says, and he is ready to rock. So, let the memories roll.April 1980: At 17, wins the Santa Anita Derby in a 25-1 upset aboard Codex for Mr. and Mrs. James Binger and trainer D. Wayne Lukas.March 1984: Wins the 47th running of the Santa Anita Handicap before a crowd of 74,687, defeating the favored John Henry and 1982 Derby winner Gato Del Sol.November 1984: Disqualified for interference aboard Frans Valentine after they finish first in the first Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies.May 1985: Rides Frans Valentine to victory in the 111th running of the Kentucky Oaks.November 1987: Valenzuela and the filly Very Subtle dominate the Breeders Cup Sprint at Hollywood Park.May 1988: Denied a jockeys license by the Albuquerque board of stewards after testing positive for cocaine. The ruling is overturned on a technicality by the New Mexico Racing Commission, and Valenzuela is granted a license subject to random testing.April and May 1989: Wins the Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby, and Preakness aboard Sunday Silence for trainer Charlie Whittingham.October 1989: Suspended 60 days after testing positive for cocaine and loses the mount on Sunday Silence in the $3 million Breeders Cup Classic. Sunday Silence wins under Chris McCarron to earn Horse of the Year.December 1990: Suspended six months for failing to abide by the terms of the probationary license he received after returning from his 60-day suspension in 1989.August 1991: Wins the inaugural edition of the $1 million Pacific Classic aboard Best Pal for track chairman John C. Mabee.October 1991: Valenzuela and the French-trained colt Arazi put on a spectacular show to win the Breeders Cup Juvenile at Churchill.October 1992: Wins the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies with Eliza and the Breeders Cup Turf with Fraise at Gulfstream Park for Allen and Madeleine Paulson.New Years Eve 1992: Rescues a 9-year-old boy from a burning motor home parked on Colorado Bouleevard in Pasadena in anticipation of the Rose Parade the following day.ddddddddddddDecember 1993: Calls in sick the morning of the $500,000 Hollywood Turf Cup and begs off the mount on Fraise, who wins the race under McCarron.October 1994: Suspended indefinitely for failing to meet with Santa Anita Park stewards to explain the circumstances behind a series of unexcused absences.August 1995: Suspended for the balance of the Del Mar meet for failure to appear at a stewards hearing.February 2000: Tests positive for amphetamines and is suspended for the balance of the year.January to December 2003: Wins all five major California titles and is a finalist for an Eclipse.April 2004: Suspended indefinitely by the CHRB for failing to appear for a drug test in violation of his license agreement.August 2004: Suspended for the balance of the year for failing to comply with random testing demands - specifically, that he shaved his body allegedly to avoid hair follicle testing.May 2005: Suffers an injured knee and a concussion in a paddock accident at Hollywood.November 2007: After an absence from riding for nearly a year, returns to competition at Zia Park in New Mexico.December 2007: Arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the town of Upland, not far from Santa Anita Park.September 2008: The CHRB adopts the recommendation of an administrative law judge that Valenzuelas conditional license should be revoked and that he is permanently ineligible to reapply for, or to hold, a license issued by the California Horse Racing Board.October 2008: Rides winner No. 4,000 at Louisiana Downs.July 2010: The CHRB reverses its previous stand and grants Valenzuela a conditional license.August 2011: Under a picture-perfect hand ride, Acclamation and Valenzuela hold off Joel Rosario and Twirling Candy to win the $1 million Pacific Classic.December 2011: Announces his retirement at 49.April 2012: Announces his return to riding.February 2014: Suspended indefinitely for violation of the terms of his conditional license.July 2016: Denied a license to ride in California, where he has won most of his 4,366 races. The hearing officer appointed by the states attorney general is encouraged that Valenzuela has had no substance-abuse violations for the past six months, but his record did show what the officer described as 15 major rule violations and/or convictions since 2000.August 2016: Granted a jockeys license by the New Mexico Racing Commission. ' ' '