Majors roundup: Braves hold on to beat Nationals
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP
YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS 2: A.J. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez homered, and New York opened the long holiday weekend with a victory over Toronto. Burnett (7-4) allowed both runs, struck out seven and walked two. NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUPCUBS 2, BREWERS 1: Jake Fox drew a bases-loaded walk off Mark DiFelice to force in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning. After Theriot advanced to third on a wild pitch and fly out, DiFelice intentionally walked Milton Bradley and Geovany Soto to load the bases. PHILLIES 7, METS 2: Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping Philadelphia snap a six-game home losing streak with a victory over New York. Lopez (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 61/3 innings for his first win since 2007. BRAVES 9, NATIONALS 8: Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and Atlanta beat Washington for its season-high fifth straight win. Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his eighth save, despite yielding Cristian Guzman's two-run double. - From Wire Reports
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