Scoreboard Roundup 8-5-12

Hemera/Getty ImagesMLB: The Pittsburgh Pirates (61-46) looted the Cincinnati Reds (66-42), 6-2.

The Atlanta Braves (62-46) grounded the Houston Astros (36-73), 6-1.

The Washington Nationals (65-43) sunk the Miami Marlins (49-60), 4-1.

The Philadelphia Phillies (49-59) edged the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-53), 5-4.

The San Francisco Giants (59-49) rolled over the Colorado Rockies (38-68), 8-3.

The San Diego Padres (46-64) put away the New York Mets (53-56), 7-3.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (59-50) edged the Chicago Cubs (43-63), 7-6.

The Detroit Tigers (58-50) beat the Cleveland Indians (50-58), 10-8.

The New York Yankees (63-44) got the best of the Seattle Mariners (51-59), 6-2.

The Boston Red Sox (54-55) topped the Minnesota Twins (47-61), 6-4.

The Baltimore Orioles (57-51) edged the Tampa Bay Rays (56-52), 1-0 in 10 innings.

The Chicago White Sox (59-48) doubled up the Los Angeles Angels (58-51), 4-2.

The Kansas City Royals (45-62) spurned the Texas Rangers (63-44), 7-6 in 10 innings.

The Toronto Blue Jays (53-55) flew past the Oakland Athletics (58-50), 6-5.

The St. Louis Cardinals (59-49) shut out the Milwaukee Brewers (48-59), 3-0.

NASCAR: Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Pennsylvania 400.

Preseason NFL: The New Orleans Saints (1-0) edged the Arizona Cardinals (0-1), 17-10.