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astraeass · 4 years ago

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[3] start once again;

[cross-posted in ao3 • fem reader]

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pairing: levi ackerman/reader

warnings: cursing, mentions of death

words: 2379

Summary:

you are finally able to choose regiment, but were you actually ready for what it awaits you?

"Yes! Another down, I’m in a fever streak!" Nile cheered with a big proud green adorning his sharp features that you wished you could rip it off his face. While he was celebrating his 5th deep cut in a wood titan dummy's nape you stood behind him, standing on a wide tree branch burning holes on his back and apparently he felt it, because he turned instantly, searching for the person who was practically planning for his death and after a while, he met your deadly gaze. His serious scowl turned into a smirk

"What happens [L/N]? Are you mad that you aren’t fast enough? The girl that had natural talent with the 3DMG is falling behind isn’t it?" You exactly knew what is he trying to do by bickering like that, and you didn’t want to fall for it, but your short-tempered behavior didn’t help at all in this situation "Shut the fuck up, Dok" You said lowly, and decided to move on. Aiming your grapple hooks to the next tree and firing when you saw that the hook gripped it well, then you activated your gas mechanism to reel forward and repeat the motion with nearby trees and branches till you found an uncommonly titan dummy without it's nape ripped of.

With determination replacing your fumed expression, you aimed towards the neck, unleashing your sharp blades from the stealths of the boxes that were situated in your tights, firing the hooks and activating the gas, making you to move towards where you aimed, you tightened the already hard grip in your blades positioning them in you to hands in a way that with a simple push of your arms plus some strength would cut the foam nape with easy, and that’s how you did. After that, you aimed and fired into a tree near you and landed with grace onto the tree's branch "Nice, that’s my 7th today" you murmured, thinking that no one would hear you, but the clapping you hear not far away make you turn around we’re you thought you heard the sound instantly.

"Good work [Y/N], you’re improving so fast!" When you turned around, you weren’t surprised seeing Erwin standing there with a proud smile in his lips, he was the origin of the claps, still your eyes widened. Not because of the older blond witnessing what could be your best 'titan kill' so far, but noticing that not far behind him, was Instructor Duvalier with an unreadable expression "That wasn’t bad, [L/N-" he said with his usual monotone both, but pride bubbled in your chest, trying to stop the grin forming in your own lips. Claude being aware of this, scoffed and crossed his arms "But don’t let your pride get you, the real shit is much different form that fucked and overused wood"

"Uh... um, yeah sure! Thank you so much, sir" you stuttered and bowed in front of him as a thank, but you weren’t aware of your closeness to the border and when you bowed, you lost your equilibrium making you fall meters down "Shit!" you rapidly reacted, turning around while falling and aimed at the bottom of the branch you stood seconds ago and fired just in time, because you felt the soft grass barely touching your back "[Y/N], are you okay?!" You heard Erwin shouting and not after towering your floating form. You were sure he could see your widened eyes and heavy panting "Yeah..."

Instructor Duvalier came soon and deeply sighed when seeing your state "Still as dumb fuck as ever, [L/N], if it weren’t for your surprisingly sharp reflects, I’m pretty sure that would have left a nasty as fuck wound" he said, his tone angry, but you could clearly see how hard he was trying to contain his laugh when seeing your condition and you got flustered and blushed hard in embarrassment, unleashing the hooks and falling back into the grass, letting a quiet "oof" and closing your eyes while sighing "You worried me there, [Y/N]... we’re choosing out regiment in a few months and you can’t make those silly mistakes in the half of your training with the scouts!"

Erwin scolded you, and you sat in the grass, palms plain in the ground, resting your body on them and looking everywhere but him, the scene was even more hilarious for Claude. It looked exactly like a big brother angry for his little sister safety after she tripped herself with a little rock at the side of the read because she wasn’t been watching where she was running and the whole situation warmed Claude's heart making he shake his head in disbelief with himself, these kids - adult kids - were making his cold behavior melt and that annoyed him "C'mon cadets, training will be over soon and both of you worked hard already" your little discussion with Erwin ended up as soon as you both heard Claude's rough voice and obeyed his order immediately "Yes, sir!"

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"Hands upon your hearts!"

"Yes, sir!"

Weeks turned into months, those months into exactly three years and now you stood with your fellow companions in front of various superiors of the military regiment, today’s is the day you’ll be choosing your military branch, and you are totally sure of which one you will be ending up joining to. Quiet murmur started to form around you, talking about how not long ago your instructor announced the top 10 graduates in your division, making your chest swell in pride unconsciously remembering your high position.

"For every trainee graduating today, three paths now open before you" said Duvalier, positioning himself in front of you all, the same way he did for the first day you all joined the training corps, it has a nostalgic feeling and for an unknown reason you don’t want to discover at all, it made you really nervous "The Garrison Regiment, charged with reinforcing the Walls and protecting the territory within them" This path was the usual for anyone who didn’t reach a position on the top ten trainees, you didn’t risk you life like a suicidal, through yourself outside the walls for an assured and cruel death, eaten by horrendous monsters.

Such a dumb idea for crazy people, just like you "The Scout Regiment, those who venture beyond the Safety of the walls into Titan territory" you noticed how everyone around went stiff after hearing the name of scout regiment, even some of them making comments about what you were thinking about just mere seconds ago, and that made you deeply sigh, but it didn’t matter, right know, your goal is your main mission "Most of you hope for the relative comfort of the Military Police Regiment, but only the top ten graduates are given luxury to choose serving the King by controlling the crowds and protecting order"

You didn’t know a lot about the Military Police Regiment, you only saw them doing their duty when you were younger, but for what you just heard, it sounds like the most boring shit ever, however, that place of comfort and security didn’t sound that bad "I will now announce the top ten graduates..." Oh, that sounds interesting, your vision was turning blurry, almost falling sleep while stood the only thing keeping you up was that memory from when you actually fell asleep in front of Claude while he was explaining, you grimaced when remembering the punishment ‘not again' "Step forward when your name is called"

"Number ten, Anna Schulz" A tall brunette girl with short hair and bright emerald orbs stepped forward, she seemed surprised, pupils widening and a big grin covering her face "Number nine, Elias Meyer" the next stepped out with hesitation, his expression showing confusion, like not even knowing why he deserved the ninth place, but he closed his hazel eyes tightly and gulped "Number eight, Leon Schulz" a boy - that actually looked way older than you - cheered lowly, but that didn’t stop Duvalier to send him a deadly glare, making the redhead instantly stop and bow as an apology.

Minutes passed, nothing interesting happened anymore and you started to get sleepy once again, that was until you heard your name being shouted out loud making you jump and direct your gaze at the person who did so "A-Ah... yes, sir?" Focusing your gaze to everyone around you again, you could see their different types of emotions they were sending to you, some of them were about to burst out of laughter - one of them Mike - some others with looks of pity and worry for yourself and another people uninterested.

"Cadet [L/N], one of these days you’ll die assassinated and not by a titan..." You heard Instructor Duvalier murmuring, but you were not too far away, he then glared at you with a letal glaze that made you pale and gulp in an instant "You’re the fifth cadet in the top ten trainees you dumbass" You blinked for a second, that turned into more seconds, jaw wide open, but composing yourself, you took a step forward and nodded in affirmation "M-My apologies, sir! I was a tad.. distracted" Duvalier just clicked his tongue and preferred to ignore your still sleepy status, walking back to his place.

Wait.

I... I made it to the top 10?

In sudden realization your eyes went widened in surprise just seconds after Instructor Duvalier walked away, you were beyond joyful, you thought you barely even grazed Anna, the tenth graduate. Unfortunately, you couldn’t demonstrate your happy self since everyone is in silence and tense waiting if their names are going to be mentioned, also if you started to jump and scream of excitement Claude wouldn’t take that well at all, less after he saw you almost sleeping - again - you barely payed attention to the next name, Marie, the only thought coming to your mind about the name was that girl Nile and Erwin had a crush on, or was that you guessed.

"Number three, Nile Dok" Your content stopped immediately ready to hit Nile if he planned to say anything stupid about how he stronger than you and shit like that. But it never came. Instead he looked kind of mad and about to snap, confusing you but then you remembered his rank and also his usual competition with a certain bright blond and connects all of the pieces. As far as you know, Erwin's name hasn’t been said, you couldn’t comment about it though since you were barely conscious of your surroundings mere minutes ago, however Nile's rea-

"Number two, Erwin Smith" Ah... there he is. The hour golden boy and reason why Nile is sending an infuriating look towards Erwin, the sigh is pretty amusing to you and would burst out of laugh if it wasn’t that Instructor Duvalier was glaring all of you like a hawk right now. So you just limited yourself to hold your chuckle down instead of risking your body to be used as titan bait while waiting for Claude to finish, you pretty much knew who left thought.

"And our top-ranking graduate, Mike Zacharias!" The dirty blond limited and only sent a smirk, like he knew he would reach up this point and step towards where everyone mentioned else were standing, you couldn’t do more but wait until Instructor Duvalier finished "That is the top ten. However, these results are based on scores during training..." Claude continued and started to approach all of us, more specifically between me and the sixth graduate that you noticed as the beautiful cold-headed Mary Suhc.

"Whether you can put your skills to use in an actual battle is another matter altogether. Those of you who didn’t rank should think long and hard..." Your instructor continued to walk towards, now meeting the glares of the rest of cadets that couldn’t make it to the top ten and you sighed in comfort, finally free of his deadly look "What can you do? What should you try to achieve?" Claude turned back to his spot in front of all of us, facing the large group with determination filling and hope filling his eyes.

"Tomorrow you’ll be asked which regiment you'd like to be assigned to!"

;;

You totally expected this.

Barely a small fraction of your division stood with you, in front of the Survey Corps Commander, Keith Shadis who just finished his discourse that was full of how dread, literally how few of us will survive our first expedition and that small amount wouldn’t probably last long neither, you also expected this type of warm welcome that you’ll forget after the first days of even harder training. The Commander had a look of understanding when most of the graduates walked away, but you couldn’t miss the slight ambience of disappointment surrounding him.

Other thing you did not miss was the light hope he had on his eyes, looking at how five of the ten top graduates decided to stay and recomposed himself, coughing with the intention of continuing "I welcome everyone here to the Survey Corps, this is a true salute. Offer up your hearts!" Keith said out loud with passion adorning his rough voice, sending a salute to all of you. Coping his gesture, the rest standing with saluted back shouting the familiar words as an answer, all of this made the Commander puff out his chest in proudness, not letting it show at all though.

"All of you have my utterly respect, let’s fight for humanity all together!"

Yes, this scenario was exactly what you recreated in your mind yesterday when you decided to join the scouts.

But you weren’t ready for what it came next.

You weren’t ready to see the Titans that close up in your first expedition, their hungry glare and awful aspect that almost made you stop in your tracks.

You weren’t ready to be the one last to see Mary alive, and stare at how her small body was devoured by these creatures without doing anything, you weren’t able to help, glued on your spot thanks to the fear running through your veins.

You weren’t ready to be one of the few people who remained alive of your assigned squad.

So this was survivors guilt, huh?

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malethirsty · 5 years ago

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Wank With Elias: Elias

Summary: The simple chords are like a strike to your heart, the strike of a man you want but cannot have, but is he as far gone as he seems?

Warnings: M/M smut (21+), Bareback (Wrap Before You Tap!), Daddy Kink

Inspired by: https://twitter.com/malethirst/status/1205380260184723457?s=21

To say you were sexually aroused was an damn understatement, you were downright desperate for a man, A VERY HOT MAN. Ever since the drifter known as Elias returned, you couldn’t get his handsome ruggedness, his bushy beard and his soulful voice off your mind, however what aggravated you most was his newfound crush on Dana Brooke, it was painful watching her be flirtatious with him, when you lusted after him in privacy, worrying about what the reaction would be if you not only came out to him, but told him about your crush, cause the man could quite literally crush you.

So you somehow stayed content with your situation, until one Friday night. Having not had much to do for the card, you were able to watch the show, and picking a random room where no one else seemed to go, you were eagerly watching the action unfold. And right now, there was a lot of good action, not like five star match worthy, but good for you as Elias was busy kicking Drake Maverick’s skinny ass around the ring while Dana watched from the sidelines. Drake went for one very large swing but missed, landing flat on the mat which caused Elias to stop and ponder, what happened next would be something that you considered a ‘cultural reset’. Elias pulled Drake up and over his knee, raising his hand, he brought it down hard on Drake’s ass, roughly, several times before flinging him away. “Fuck” you breathed out, you had lost count of how many times you wanted the drifter to spank you until you mewled out your lustful desire to take his daddy dick before he flipped you back round and made you ride him to orgasm.

Whilst you were lost in your thoughts, Dana secured the pin on Drake at which point you went for the remote, finding in in between the couch, you hit the rewind button and got to the spanking part. You quickly ducked your head out of the room to see if anyone was coming, no one by the looks of it. You quickly speeded back, losing your clothes on the way, if Elias was going to make you this horny, you were gonna take the opportunity. Grabbing ahold of your cock, you began to stroke it roughly to the erotic thoughts you had only moments ago. “Oh fuck, fucking take me Elias!” You groaned “I’ve been good for you daddy, please make love to me, please daddy I deserve it. Elias Samson, stop teasing me, shove your dick up my ass and fuck me!” “No, I don’t think I will.” The sudden sharp voice made you blanch, you turned very slowly, hoping that it was only voices from outside the room discussing something, that there was no way he was here, your hopes all in vein, as several feet away, there he stood, the object of your desire: Elias.

“Look I can explain-“ you began but Elias held his finger up to his lips “I’ve seen enough to know sweet thing, you have a crush on me. And I mean who wouldn’t?” He shot a smirk as he gestured to his chizled physique “And before I may have tormented you by demanding you explain before I carry out necessary actions, but since I took my journey, I realised I shouldn’t be so vindictive, so I’m giving it to you thick and fast.” You gulped, shrinking away “It’s time for the Main Event.” He growled as he ripped his tank in two, his hairy chest now in full view “P-please Elias, I’ll get my clothes and get out, but please don’t hurt me!” You cried, Main Event meant only one thing, a long and painful match. “Do you think I meant a match?” He said, shakily laughing as he made his way to the couch “No, this main event is different, because I’m in my dressing room this is a different kind of WWE, and back here, WWE stands for Wank With Elias.” You watched in shock as he shredded his jeans, his cock falling out, thick, fat and hard as hell. Sitting down, he gestured his finger towards you, making a ‘come here’ motion and you slowly walked forwards on shaky foot. “Tell me what WWE stands for back here Y/N.” “Wank With Elias.” You repeated, seeing Elias’s face glow with happiness “That’s damn right, and from the looks of what I saw when I came in here, I see you want to Wank With Elias” you nodded your head “Yes what?” “Yes Elias.” “Try again, what did you call me when you were stroking your dick and thinking of me?” “Yes daddy.” “Good answer” Elias grabbed his cock and began to stroke, hot moans falling from his lips as he bucked his cock into his fist, getting back onto the lounge you began to do the same motion, gazing at Elias as he worked his dick over. “Oh yes, Y/N, you know ever since I saw you here, I wanted to pin you down and fuck your tight ass?” “No I didn’t but I’ve been wanting you to for a long time.” Elias laughed, all this time you were willing but worried and now Elias was in the same boat all along “No holding back, I’m gonna make you scream and beg for me to dick you deep tonight.” Elias gazed deep into your eyes, both of you overpowered with lust “Fuck come here” he whispered, head falling back as the power from his stroke overcame him for a moment, you stepped over to him and placed yourself over half his hairy body “This is cozy Elias.” You moaned out “I’ll say, grab my cock, I’ll grab yours, we’ll wank each other.” He stated and you reached your hand out to encase the drifter’s thick member, it was heavy and hard and pulsed once you got your hand around it, a breathy moan escaping you as Elias gripped your dick and stroked. Noticing your tensed gasp, he changed momentum, finding something that fit you. As you looked at each other, you both tipped your heads backward, your moans disrupted by your lips locking, kissing deep like your lives depended on it.

Whilst you kissed, your hand found Elias’s balls and you began to roll them around, making the drifter moan into your mouth, appreciative of your efforts, as he mimicked your actions as well, both of you withdrawing to catch breath, each others intense ecstasy robbing you of oxygen. As you caught breath Elias got up to you ear “Bend over my lap Y/N.” He whispered in a broken moan nipping your ear bud as he finished his request. You did as instructed, hoping you knew where this was going and sure enough a sharp sting soon befell you as Elias brought his hand down on your ass, making your cheek gain redness, you cried out before turning your head to Elias “Harder daddy” you breathily commanded and Elias obeyed, swinging harder onto your cheeks, your head cocking backwards as you wailed your approval “This is for walking around me with that nice, sexy ass.” Elias groaned “You’ll learn to never tease daddy again” “Yes daddy, I’ll be good, but please fuck me, I’ve been needing you as well, you’ve teased me.” “How so babe?” “You’ve been walking around shirtless a lot, your thick arms are always on display, the way you stroke your guitar” “My guitar?” He questioned “Yes, I’ve wanted you to trail your hands across me like your strumming one of your songs. Fuck Elias, I’ve wanted you so badly but been afraid to tell you because of what you thought.” Elias realised your worried reaction earlier was not of embarrasment, but fear you would be hurt, pulling you up, he encased your lips in another kiss “Oh my poor sweet baby boy, daddy would never hurt you, daddy loves you so much. Want daddy to make it better?” He growlingly groaned the last part, cock resting on your asshole “Yes Elias, I need you, I need it, Please fuck me!” He didn’t bother to correct his name back to daddy, your wanton demands had left him far gone by now, he shoved his way deep inside, your walls clenching around him as if welcoming him home.

“FUCK, you’re tight babe!” He growled as he let your tight hot heat wash over him, resting you down on the lounge so he towered above you, he began an almost gentle pace of fucking deep. He listened to the way you moaned, high but yet gravelly, your deep dark desire entrapped in your bliss. You threaded a hand through his hair, and other through his beard as you began to meet him midway, making you both cry out. “Yeah Y/N, get to grips with me, you’ve got me now, I’m not ever going away, and if I leave on a trip like before, I’m taking you with me.” His breaths short and sharp, he fucked you more, utter lust and sexually charged ecstasy written all over his face, deciding you needed some leverage you decided to change the pace. Shoving yourself upwards you began to ride him, his cock sinking deeper, now hitting your prostate, causing your walls to clench tighter which made Elias moan louder. “Oh yes Y/N, ride daddy, let daddy see you take control like the good whore you are!” Elias let any random verbal praise befall his mouth now as you raked your hands over his chest, warm and inviting. You gripped onto his nipples, making them hard as Elias bucked, freely moaning his ecstasy, words lost for the time being, you moved his hand over his pecs getting good balance as you knew you’d need it as you reached your end. “Elias, I’m gonna cum!” You told him, he immediately snapped his head up, and went rougher “Yeah do it, fall apart for me.” His demands were satisfactorily met moment later as you yelled out a final “ELIAS!” As you shot your load all over him. “Fuck I think it got in my beard.” He groaned out, laughing as he did so. He spun you round as he pummeled away in desperation chasing his orgasm “Oh fuck Y/N, I’m gonna cum! You ready for daddy to shoot?” You eagerly nodded, causing the man to recklessly fuck deep as he cried out his lustful song of moans “Oh Fuck! Yes! FUCK!” Elias decended into a mess of moans and groans as load upon load was pumped out into your ass warm and deep.

Elias slumped down you moving down with him as you rested your head on his pecs, licking up the excess sweat. “Fuck Y/N, that might be the best fuck I’ve ever had, and that’s a lot of praise coming from me.” You grinned in place “Fuck, I’m never letting you go again.” You told him, making him smile “Want to go out for some food & drinks?” Elias asked you, making you beam with happiness “Yes Elias, I will go out with you.” The drifter grinned as he lifted you, taking you to the shower to get you ready to go on the big date.

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hazyheel · 5 years ago

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WWE Monday Night Raw 8/12/19 Review

Seth Rollins Promo: He came out in normal clothes, which immediately worried me. He talked about how he wasn’t sure if he would win at summerslam, and he put Lesnar over a bit. He talked about how the crowd fueled him through the match. He only won with the love from the crowd, which sounds corny but it was a pretty good line in my opinion. AJ Styles then came out to interrupt, with the OC in tow. They congratulated Rollins on winning his match, and threw his hat in the ring for title contention. He challenged Rollins to a match tonight, to prove that he is a better champion. Rollins told him that all his respect for Styles is gone. He then accepted the challenge. Styles then extended a hand for a shake. Rollins refused, and Styles called him scared as he let the ring. Tensions were high.

Grade: C+. Started out pretty good, but I felt that Styles didn’t really make sense to throw his hat in the ring. He has his own thing in the midcard. If you want him to go in the main event, then give him a real reason. He should be allowed to compete in the midcard. If you want him to move up, then he can win a multi man match for #1 contendership while still being the champion, and then lose the belt. There are better ways to emphasize your top stars that to screw over the midcard.

Street Profits Backstage: They put the show over, but Dawkins was tired and dehydrated. Sami Zayn then came up to give advice. He told them that the crowd will suck the soul right out of them. He said that everyone flames out, and the fans don’t care anymore. He started to talk about Samoa Joe as an example, but Joe was behind him. Joe then challenged him to a match, and I think Joe turned face. He shoved Zayn into the crates and walked away.

Before we came back, they talked about how the King of the Ring is back for 2019. That’s actually pretty exciting, but I don’t know what the stakes are. I will make a separate post for predictions and my thoughts on the tournament at large, so watch out for that.

Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe: I am pretty confused about Joe’s character at the moment, but maybe this match will help me with that. Zayn attacked before the bell, and Joe totally destroyed him after that. He put him on the mat with some power moves and strikes before choking him out for the win.

Then he got on the mic. He talked about how he was still pissed about how people accused him of attacking Roman. He said that he won’t forgive anyone in the crowd for all the hate.

Grade: B-. Inoffensive squash, and they clarified that he is still a heel. Double wammy.

Dolph Ziggler vs. the Miz: Miz was wearing a new shirt, saying Toronto is Awesome, which is a nice babyface touch. Ziggler came out in normal clothes. I think he had a Kabuki Warriors shirt on, but I don’t really know. Ziggler then got on the mic and called Miz a coward. He complained about how wasn’t cleared to compete. He said that Miz screwed Miz. After saying that it was too bad that he wouldn’t have the match, he beat the crap out of him. He beat him down as they cut to commercial.

When we came back, they were in the middle of the match. Ziggler was competing in jeans, so there was that. Right when we came back, Miz started to take the advantage. As Miz was delivering Yes Kicks to Ziggler, Graves compared him to a man who can walk away from a horrific car accident, which was so weird. Ziggler then nailed a Zig Zag, but Miz somehow kicked out. It seems like they are moving that down to a signature rather than a finisher. Ziggler then went for a superkick, but Miz caught his leg and put Ziggler in the figure four and won the match.

Afterwards, Ziggler got on the mic and said that he was a coward. He told Miz to finish him off, and as he was talking, Miz nailed a Skull Crushing Finale.

Grade: C+. A watered down and less awesome version of what happened at Summerslam with Goldberg. Ziggler’s new “I have more pride than is good for me” gimmick is going to get old, unless it was legends kicking his ass on pay per view. But the match was okay, although I know they can do much better.

Becky Lynch Interview: Becky immediately grabbed the mic and talked about how she wanted her next challenger. She said that she just beat Nattie, but she isn’t going to rest. She wants to kick the next person’s ass.

Elias Concert: He talked about how he knows someone will interrupt him, and he wants them to come out right now. That way it is right out of the way. He counted down a couple times, but no one came out. “I’m begging you, please don’t change the channel,”- Corey Graves. Nice call. Then Ricochet came out with a mic right as he was about to start. They both called each other lame, and Elias challenged Ricochet to a match.

We went right from that into Ricochet vs. Elias, where they started out with a quick pace. They delivered a lot of high impact moves right away, but then they went back into rest holds. At one point, the two botched some sort of move, and the crowd seemed to turn against it quick. Ricochet then threw Elias out of the ring, but when he went for a suicide dive, Elias dodged and Ricochet landed right on his back. The two then battled in the ring, and Ricochet won with a sunset flip into a pinning predicament. Elias had his shoulder up, but the ref called for the bell anyway.

Grade: D+. Jeez this was rough. Two botches and a horrific bump. This was a very unpolished match that did not showcase the strengths of either guy. They are much better than this.

Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio, 2 out of 3 falls: the match started right away, with a stiff shot from Andrade. He went for a powerbomb, but Mysterio countered to set up the 619, but Zelina Vega tripped him up on the outside. Andrade then rolled him up, and Vega held his feet on the ropes to win the first fall.

They started the second fall, and Mysterio quickly gave Andrade a rana to the outside, which looked pretty rough. Mysterio then continued the offense, hitting a slingshot powerbomb which looked like he planted Andrade on his head. Once again when Mysterio went for a 619, Vega distracted him and he didn’t get it. But after a third set up, he nailed the 619. Still, Andrade got his knees up and hit the hammerlock DDT for the win.

Grade: C+. Another fine match. I liked that Andrade got a 2-0 victory, way to put over new talent. I don’t know what they will do with that, but it was a huge victory. Good on them, but not their best match.

Steve Austin interview: Austin talked about how Rollins had a whole bunch of heart to get his win at Summerslam. He put Rollins over. Then he put over his own show. Shameless plug here.

Rey Mysterio Interview: He talked about how frustrated he was losing two falls in a row. He seemed like he was about to cry, and muttered about his family. Interesting, not sure where this is going at all.

Street Profits Backstage Again: Montez Ford told Mysterio to keep his head up, and gave him some encouragement. Ford then woke Dawkins up, and hyped up the Women’s Tag Team Championship match, and Cedric Alexander vs. Drew McIntyre. But Dawkins was too thirsty to help him, so Ford walked away. Funny, but they need to do something soon.

Drew McIntyre interview: he talked about how he was going to end Alexander, and their rivalry in the match. He called Alexander’s run a fairytale. He said that he was going to cave his skull in and end the rivalry once and for all.

Cedric Alexander vs. Drew McIntyre: the two started right away with some nice striking, and Alexander flying right away. He nailed McIntyre with a tope con hilo, but McIntyre fought back into it. While Alexander was up on the top rope, McIntyre grabbed him in a crucifix, and then gave him a high angle buckle bomb that looked hard to take. McIntyre took control from there, absolutely tossing Cedric all around the ring. At one point, the two were on the top rope, and McIntyre nailed Alexander with a sidewalk slam off the top for a near fall. The two started to fight on the outside, where Alexander pushed Mcintyre into the post, and then hit the lumbar check on the outside. The two were nearly counted out, but Alexander slid back in and attempted a suicide dive. But McIntyre caught him out of the dive and gave him a rough belly to belly onto the ring steps. The two then fought back into the ring, again on the top rope, but this time Alexander delivered a top rope spanish fly for a near fall. That brought the crowd alive, Mcintyre went for the inverted Alabama Slam, but Cedric countered into a rollup. McIntyre kicked out, and the two ran the ropes, only for McIntyre to decimate Alexander with a Claymore for the win.

Grade: B+. Really good stuff between these two. They showcased a great clash of styles match, as well as showing McIntyre’s agility as they did so. Cedric sold just as well as he always does, and was a really good underdog here. He was smart enough to get the advantage several times, and he knew what he had to do to win. Any of those rollups could have been it, and Cedric knew that. McIntyre was a great bully here, and actually seemed to respect Alexander a bit. Really good stuff between these guys, I knew that they could put something like this together. Match of the night.

The OC Backstage: the group were talking about how Rollins beat the odds when he beat Brock Lesnar at Summerslam. Gallows and Anderson then said that not even Styles could do that, to which Styles responded that he only had one chance to beat him. Then he just talked about how he would win the champion vs. champion match later on.

No Way Jose vs. Robert Roode: a bit of an odd match. I’m not really sure why they are having it. The two started with a lock up, before Roode pushed Jose back into the corner and wailed on him with strikes and kicks. Jose was being beaten for most of the match, before Roode won with a Glorious DDT.

Grade: B-. Inoffensive squash. Cool to see some underutilized stars get TV time.

Paul Heyman Interview: Heyman talked about how Lesnar is not allowed any rematches against Rollins. He was so pissed off that he couldn’t even get the words out. Then he walked back into Lesnar’s locker room. Interesting.

The Lucha House Party vs. The Revival: This was an incredibly fast paced match right from the start. The Revival gained the advantage after forcing Lince Durado to the mat, but as they were fighting, R-Truth and the 24/7 guys ran down to the ring. The bell rang, and the Lucha House Party started to dive onto everyone around ringside. The Revival hit Truth with a Hart Attack, and pinned him together to become co-champions. However, Kalisto then ran in and hit a Salida del Sol on Dawson, only for Wilder to break it up. Carmella then pulled a half conscious Truth onto Dawson to win the belt back, and the two ran away. Backstage, Carmella and Truth were celebrating when Elias walked up and smashed Truth in the back with his guitar, and stole the championship in the process.

Grade: C+. I was actually into having co-champions for a while, but it is clear that Truth is their guy for this belt. Anyway, this was fine. Nothing too exciting.

Natalya promo: Nattie came out with her arm in a sling, which was a nice touch. Still selling a beating from a night ago is pretty smart. The crowd was chanting “you tapped out.” She said that although she lost, she won’t take back anything that she said. She wants to fight Becky Lynch again, but she will earn it before she does. Then she talked about her dad, Jim Neidhart, but as she started to talk, Sasha fucking Banks returned to interrupt. She seemed pretty genuinely happy to be back, and she gave Nattie a hug, but then sucker punched her and tore off a purple wig that she had on. She started to beat the crap out of Natalya, even tearing off her sling. The crowd was absolutely loving it, and everyone remembered how great of a heel Banks is. She even grabbed a chair, but as she was about to use it, Becky Lynch ran out for the save. The two brawled in the middle of the ring, with Banks coming out on top. She wailed on Lynch with the chair, and it looked incredibly painful. Eventually, some refs came by and broke everything up, but the damage was done. Looks like we have a challenger for the Raw Women’s Championship, and someone who can actually win it at that.

Grade: B+. What a return! I have wanted heel Sasha for years, although I always wanted her to turn on Bayley. This is perfect though. A brutal assault to bring back one of the best heels in the women’s division. Welcome back Banks, thank you for saving the women’s division and keeping things interesting.

Viking Raiders Squash: before the match, the Viking Raiders cut a promo about how they will destroy anyone in their way, and the tag division will kneel before them. Naturally, the Raiders messed up the poor jobbers. At one point, Erik gave one jobber a huge uranagi onto the back of the other. The two were about to win at one point, but Erik pulled his shoulders off the mat, and they gave him the Viking Experience for the win.

Grade: B-. Always entertaining squash.

Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss Interview: The two talked about their upcoming title defense against The Kabuki Warriors. They were actually being really nice to each other, so I guess Bliss has turned face. I don’t know where this is going, but they better hate each other eventually.

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. the Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: So, then during this match, Corey Graves was talking about how much he loves Bliss and Cross now, so I have no idea if they are face or heel. The Kabuki warriors had the advantage early on, running roughshod over the champions and completely annihilating them. The heels didn’t really get the advantage back until Bliss got a blind tag on Cross. At one point, Nikki was about to be hit by the Insane Elbow, but Cross rolled to the outside. Sane nailed her with a crossbody to the outside. Sane then rolled her back in for the Insane elbow, but Bliss broke it up. Asuka then tried to take out Bliss, but Bliss ducked a kick that landed on the ringpost, taking Asuka out. In the finish, Cross nailed Sane with a swinging neckbreaker and then Bliss finished it off with Twisted Bliss.

Grade: B-. This was a fine match, nothing too special. I hope that the Kabuki Warriors actually get some TV time, because they are a great team that deserve some more time. Bliss and Cross look strong, so that is good. These titles will need a lot of help to be built back up to the level they were once at, but they can do it with some time and patience.

AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins: Rollins still had heavily taped ribs, but Rollins actually assaulted Styles’ ribs to start the match off. Early on in the match, Rollins opted to take out the rest of the OC on the outside, but that distraction only allowed Styles to attack the ribs more. At one point, Styles even went for the Styles clash on the apron, but Rollins slipped out and swept Style’s leg out from under him. When the two got back in the ring, they started to transition into heavy hitting strikes. At one point, Rollins tried for a reverse superplex, but AJ pushed him off. He then tried for a phenomenal forearm, but Rollins ducked it and nailed a superkick. He then went for the frog splash, but Anderson distracted the ref while Gallows pushed Rollins off the top rope. The two were then banned from ringside, but they just ran in and caused a disqualification instead. Ricochet then ran out to Rollins’ aid, but it didn’t help him much. The OC was about to give Rollins a Styles Clash from the middle rope when Braun Strowman ran out and decimated all of the heels, giving Styles a spinning powerslam, followed by a running powerslam. After the OC retreated, Strowman grabbed Rollins’ Universal Championship and handed it to him, but not before eyeing it a bit. The faces then stood tall together to close out the show.

Grade: B. A pretty good match with a fun brawl to close everything out, plus Braun Strowman looked pretty strong in the process. This was a good look at what the top of the card on Raw should be. Get the US championship out of the mix, and these four guys could easily carry the show a bit. Give some lower down guys the US Championship, like maybe Cedric Alexander. Throw Bray Wyatt and Drew McIntyre in towards the top, and you have yourself a strong main event scene. This final stretch gives me some hope that maybe we will have some improvements on WWE going forward. Things seem to be looking up.

Overall Grade: B-

Pros: Alexander vs. McIntyre; banks return; main event

Cons: ricochet vs. elias

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Ruined My Lip Gloss- Elias Lindholm

Ok I like how this one turned out despite writing it at 3 am! Oh well! So I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you thought!

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Anon Request: Can you write one about jeff skinner and elias lindholm being your friends but elias has a crush on you but doesn't want to turn things weird in your friendship or something like this... i don't know if you'll understand kkk... sorry the poor english

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"Just tell her" Jeff said. You stopped in the hallway, listening.

You really shouldn't eavesdrop again, but you were pretty sure this revelation wasn't going to be as scarring as the last one.

"I can't. She means too much" Elias said.

"You found a girlfriend, Eli?" you teased as you entered the room, cutting off that conversation. You really didn't want to know about her, it hurt too much to even think about Elias dating someone else, but you were his friend. That's it. "Is she pretty? Do I know her?" Jeff laughed.

"Good luck buddy. She'll never let it go now!" You rolled your eyes and moved to sit on the couch between your two friends. It was rare that you got to see them much during the hockey season due to their crazy schedule, but now that they had a few days off before they went back home, you were spending all your free time with them.

You had known the pair since you had run into Elias when he was a baby rookie Cane.

And by run into, you meant literally.

You were jogging in the park and looked down at your iPod to change the song and BAM! He came out of nowhere. You ended up knocking him on his butt and falling on top of him. He laughed and helped you up, his long hair plastered to his head with sweat. He asked if you wanted to go for coffee and you had agreed eagerly. You had ended up finishing your jog with him and before he bought you coffee. You talked for hours about your lives and everything in them.

You had thought it was a date.

He invited you to hang out with Jeff the next day and you had immediately loved Jeff's personality. You had quickly become friends with the Canadian and the three of you were inseparable until the hockey season started.

Halfway through your first season as a Canes fan, Elias introduced you to his new girlfriend.

You cried for hours that night to Jeff as you drank away your pain about why Elias led you on like that.

The next day, you both pretended to not remember that night, which you were very thankful for.

Here you were, four seasons later, still pining over him as you acted like you were just his best friend.

And now he found another girl.

"No it's nothing (Y/N)."

"Oh I see." You nodded and looked at Jeff. "It's a boy, he just doesn't want you to tell everyone." You looked back at Elias wide eyed. "Is it Jeff? It's ok if it is. Everyone loves Jeff."

"Oh my god" Elias said, dropping his head back on the couch. "It's not Jeff!"

"Oh!" Jeff leaned forward, squishing you closer to Elias. "Is it Jaccob?"

"Oh! It's Cam" you teased.

"Nah he's already married and very happy with Cody" Jeff added.

"Ah, no!" You shared a look with Jeff, both turning a large grin to the Swede.

"Eddie!" you said together.

"I hate you both" Elias said, throwing a pillow at you. You laughed and grabbed the pillow holding on tight.

"Come on" you coaxed. "You can tell us anything!" Elias looked in your eyes briefly before looking away. "It can't be that bad."

"Jeff already knows" he mumbled. You turned to Jeff wide eyed.

"Who?" you breathed. Jeff shrugged.

"That's not for me to say." He stood and kissed the top of your head in a brotherly way. "I'm going to go and finish packing. You two talk." Jeff shot Elias a look you and left you alone.

"Well that was rude!" you huffed, turning to Elias. "I thought we were going to watch a movie before he left tomorrow? Fine. I get to choose the movie. You picked last time." You picked up the remote and started scrolling through Netflix.

"(Y/N)" Elias said.

"Hmmm?" You looked over at him. "Woah. Who shot your dog?" you asked.

"I don't have a dog?" You laughed at Elias’ confused expression.

"No you look really sad and-" you cut yourself off. "What's wrong, Eli?"

"Ok so you apparently heard us talking?"

"I mean only a few lines, but enough to understand you're talking about a girl." Elias nodded. "What's up?"

"How would you tell her?"

"That you liked her?" you questioned. He nodded. "Get some flowers and tell her you like her and ask her out."

"What if I don't have flowers?" he asked, suddenly looking panicked.

"Chill. It's ok. No flowers. Just tell her how you feel."

"I really like you" he blurted. You smiled and nodded.

"Yeah just like that." Elias dropped his head back, groaning. "What?" He sat up suddenly and turned on the couch, facing you. You mirrored him and waited.

"No. I mean the girl I was talking about, (Y/N), was you. I like you. As more than my friend."

"What?" you blurted. He reached out and took your hand in his, linking your fingers together.

"The guys have been giving me shit all season for not telling you." He took a deep breath. "I've liked you since the moment uh..." Elias squinted his eyes in concentration. "What was her name?" You laughed.

"It doesn't matter."

"Ok well yeah ever since she left. I uh... Jeff told me about the night I introduced you. I didn't realize you felt that way and I saw you with Jeff and figured you wanted someone else."

"Are you an idiot?" you asked, starting to get mad.

"No? Yes? I don't know!"

"Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm I am going to smack you. Why didn't you say anything if you knew?" you demanded.

"I thought maybe you had changed your mind and I couldn't ruin our friendship over it." He paused. "I couldn't lose you." You pulled your hand from his and stood up, walking towards the door. "(Y/N)? Where are you going?" he asked frantically as he rushed to catch you.

"To go pack for our trip to Sweden" you replied.

"What?" You turned to look at him.

"You can't tell me you want to be my boyfriend before you LEAVE for another CONTINENT, Eli. You're taking me with you."

"Wait. So... I didn't ruin anything?" You rolled your eyes. You crowded his space and put your hand on the back of his neck, pulling it down so you could reach his lips. Elias' hands immediately grasped your hips, pulling you closer. As the need for air became overwhelming, you pulled apart.

"You did ruin something" you said. Elias gave you a confused look. You swiped your thumb over his bottom lip, holding it up for him to see the sparkles. "My lip gloss."

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There we go! Men am I right? XD Anyway! Up next: Alex Wennberg!

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MLB roundup: Braves’ Acuna plunked, hurt in testy win

Red-hot rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. departed early due to injury after getting drilled by an opening pitch, but the Atlanta Braves still finished a four-game sweep over the visiting Miami Marlins with a 5-2 win Wednesday.

Aug 15, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves left fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) is hit by the first pitch of the game against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Acuna, who had led off the previous three games with home runs and had gone deep in five straight, was hit by a 97 mph fastball on the first pitch of the contest, setting off a benches-clearing incident that led to the ejection of Miami starter Jose Urena and Atlanta manager Brian Snitker.

Acuna ran the bases and took his position in the outfield in the second inning, but he was subsequently removed. After the game, Snitker said Acuna exited due to cramps in his arm but that the team would know more about the 20-year-old’s condition Thursday.

After falling behind 2-0, the Braves came back to win their fifth straight game. Atlanta (68-51) is a season-best 17 games over .500 and two games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in first place in the National League East.

Phillies 7, Red Sox 4

Wilson Ramos had three extra-base hits in his Phillies debut, helping Philadelphia end visiting Boston’s five-game winning streak.

Ramos had two doubles, a triple, three runs and three RBIs as the Phillies split the two-game series. The 31-year-old catcher, acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 31 despite nursing a hamstring injury, was activated off the 10-day disabled list before the game. He had been out since July 15.

Nick Williams and Justin Bour each added two hits for the Phillies. Brock Holt had a pair of hits for the Red Sox.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 2

Austin Gomber pitched six shutout innings, and St. Louis extended its season-best winning streak to eight games in beating visiting Washington.

Matt Carpenter, who extended his streak of reaching base in 33 straight games, was hit on his right hand in the seventh inning by a Matt Grace pitch and departed early. The Cardinals later announced that X-rays were negative and that Carpenter was removed for precautionary reasons.

St. Louis improved to 19-9 since interim manager Mike Shildt replaced the fired Mike Matheny. Washington has dropped four straight games and seven of its past nine.

Astros 12, Rockies 1

Gerrit Cole posted his seventh double-digit strikeout start of the season, and Houston bashed five home runs in snapping its nine-game home losing skid with an interleague victory over Colorado.

The Astros salvaged the finale of their six-game homestand with an offensive eruption, producing their highest scoring output at home since a 12-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on July 7. Houston had dropped five games in a row.

Evan Gattis and Tyler White blasted two home runs apiece, and Yuri Gurriel also went deep for the Astros. With his 12 strikeouts on the mound, Cole (11-5) recorded the Astros’ 25th double-digit strikeout game of the season, a franchise record that ranks tied for second all-time in American League history.

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Brian Dozier hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as Los Angeles beat visiting San Francisco to end a five-game losing streak.

Aug 15, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies catcher Wilson Ramos (40) reacts after hitting a two RBI double during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Yasmani Grandal doubled to open the 12th inning against Giants reliever Casey Kelly (0-1). Grandal took third on Max Muncy’s single and scored on Dozier’s second career game-ending RBI.

The Dodgers’ recent bullpen issues surfaced once again in the late innings as Andrew McCutchen crushed a game-tying, three-run home run to center field in the eighth inning off Caleb Ferguson.

Mets 16, Orioles 5

Kevin Plawecki hit a grand slam, Todd Frazier homered and drove in four runs, and Brandon Nimmo went 5-for-5 with three RBIs as visiting New York crushed Baltimore.

The Mets scored early but broke the game open with a nine-run sixth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate. Plawecki’s grand slam, off rookie right-hander Evan Phillips, was the inning’s big blow. The Mets’ nine-run inning included four walks, a hit batter, two doubles, a triple and Plawecki’s slam.

The sixth-inning explosion let New York manager Mickey Callaway pull starter Zack Wheeler after five innings. Wheeler (8-6), who has won six consecutive starts, allowed one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out three.

Rays 6, Yankees 1

Mallex Smith hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and fell a triple shy of the cycle as Tampa Bay beat host New York.

Smith helped the Rays even the three-game series at one win apiece when he lifted a first-pitch breaking ball from Luis Cessa (1-3) into the right field seats. Smith’s homer made it 5-1, and the Rays cruised to their seventh win in their past nine meetings against the Yankees.

Brandon Lowe drove in the first two runs of his career with run-scoring singles in the second and fifth innings. Kevin Kiermaier added an RBI single in the third for the Rays.

Twins 6, Pirates 4

Bobby Wilson homered and hit an RBI single, and Logan Forsythe drove in three runs with two singles to lead Minnesota past visiting Pittsburgh for a sweep of a two-game series.

Jose Berrios, in his first career start against the Pirates, allowed four runs (three earned) and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. Gabriel Moya (3-0), the third of six Minnesota pitchers, tossed a scoreless 1 1/3 innings for the win, and Trevor Hildenberger pitched the ninth for his third save.

Elias Diaz homered, and Gregory Polanco had a two-run single for Pittsburgh, which ended its road trip 4-5 after losing the last three games. Chris Archer, making his third start for Pittsburgh, allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked none.

Indians 4, Reds 3

Melky Cabrera smacked a two-run homer, and Cleveland took advantage of a strong bullpen effort to beat host Cincinnati in sweeping the three-game interleague series.

The Indians won their fifth straight thanks to a bullpen that rescued starter Shane Bieber, who made it through only 4 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits. Cleveland’s bullpen took over, with five relievers combining to give up just three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 4 2/3 scoreless innings.

The Reds lost their fourth straight after scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning to give starter Robert Stephenson a 3-0 lead. Cincinnati was held scoreless with six hits in the game’s final eight innings.

Blue Jays 6, Royals 5

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Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam in a five-run fourth inning, Kevin Pillar had a pair of RBI singles, and visiting Toronto held on to defeat Kansas City.

Marco Estrada (6-9) allowed four runs, six hits and one walk while striking out three in 6 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays, who have won two in a row after dropping the opener of the four-game series.

Salvador Perez had three hits, including two home runs, and drove in three runs for the Royals, and Ryan O’Hearn added a pinch-hit homer. Jorge Lopez (0-2), making his first start for the Royals after being obtained in a trade with Milwaukee, allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Angels 3, Padres 2

Rene Rivera homered with one out in the top of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie and give visiting Los Angeles a victory over San Diego and a sweep of the three-game series.

Rivera, who was the Padres’ team Most Valuable Player in 2014, pulled the first pitch he saw from San Diego closer Kirby Yates 407 feet into the left field stands to snap a 2-2 tie for the Angels, who have won seven of their past nine.

Cory Spangenberg hit his seventh homer for the Padres, who have dropped four of their last five immediately after winning four of five.

Cubs 8, Brewers 4

Anthony Rizzo homered, stole two bases and drove in three runs, and Jason Heyward had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two runs to lead Chicago to a win over visiting Milwaukee.

Albert Almora Jr. also homered for Chicago, which increased its lead over the Brewers to three games in the NL Central with the victory. David Bote had two hits and scored two runs while Javier Baez tripled and had two hits and also scored a run.

Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun left the game in the fifth inning with what the club announced as right ribcage tightness. Braun, who hit two homers in Milwaukee’s 7-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday, apparently was hurt attempting to make a sliding catch on Heyward’s RBI double in the third inning.

Mariners 2, A’s 0 (12 innings)

Dee Gordon ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run home run in the 12th inning, giving Seattle a victory over host Oakland to prevent a three-game sweep.

Seattle’s Mike Leake dueled Oakland’s Brett Anderson in a 0-0 game for eight innings, and Edwin Diaz finished it with his 47th save of the season, allowing the Mariners to pull within 2 1/2 games of the A’s in the American League wild-card race.

Mike Zunino drew a one-out walk from Oakland’s Yusmeiro Petit (5-3) in the 12th before Gordon hit the next pitch for just his second home run of the season. Nick Martini collected three hits while Matt Olson chipped in with a double and a single for the A’s, who had won four in a row.

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Matt Davidson and Jose Abreu hit two-run homers to back another solid outing by Carlos Rodon as Chicago held off host Detroit.

Davidson had three hits and scored twice while Abreu delivered three hits and knocked in three runs. Yolmer Sanchez added three hits, a run and an RBI for the White Sox, who took the last two games of the three-game series after losing nine of their first 10 matchups with their division rival this season.

Rodon (4-3) hadn’t given up more than two earned runs in his previous six starts. He was touched for a three-run third but was otherwise stingy once again. He went eight innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out six.

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MLB roundup: Braves' Acuna plunked, hurt in testy win

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MLB roundup: Braves' Acuna plunked, hurt in testy win

Phillies 7, Red Sox 4

Wilson Ramos had three extra-base hits in his Phillies debut, helping Philadelphia end visiting Boston’s five-game winning streak.

Nick Williams and Justin Bour each added two hits for the Phillies. Brock Holt had a pair of hits for the Red Sox.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 2

Austin Gomber pitched six shutout innings, and St. Louis extended its season-best winning streak to eight games in beating visiting Washington.

St. Louis improved to 19-9 since interim manager Mike Shildt replaced the fired Mike Matheny. Washington has dropped four straight games and seven of its past nine.

Astros 12, Rockies 1

Gerrit Cole posted his seventh double-digit strikeout start of the season, and Houston bashed five home runs in snapping its nine-game home losing skid with an interleague victory over Colorado.

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Brian Dozier hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as Los Angeles beat visiting San Francisco to end a five-game losing streak.

Yasmani Grandal doubled to open the 12th inning against Giants reliever Casey Kelly (0-1). Grandal took third on Max Muncy’s single and scored on Dozier’s second career game-ending RBI.

The Dodgers’ recent bullpen issues surfaced once again in the late innings as Andrew McCutchen crushed a game-tying, three-run home run to center field in the eighth inning off Caleb Ferguson.

Mets 16, Orioles 5

Kevin Plawecki hit a grand slam, Todd Frazier homered and drove in four runs, and Brandon Nimmo went 5-for-5 with three RBIs as visiting New York crushed Baltimore.

Rays 6, Yankees 1

Mallex Smith hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and fell a triple shy of the cycle as Tampa Bay beat host New York.

Brandon Lowe drove in the first two runs of his career with run-scoring singles in the second and fifth innings. Kevin Kiermaier added an RBI single in the third for the Rays.

Twins 6, Pirates 4

Bobby Wilson homered and hit an RBI single, and Logan Forsythe drove in three runs with two singles to lead Minnesota past visiting Pittsburgh for a sweep of a two-game series.

Indians 4, Reds 3

Melky Cabrera smacked a two-run homer, and Cleveland took advantage of a strong bullpen effort to beat host Cincinnati in sweeping the three-game interleague series.

Blue Jays 6, Royals 5

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Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam in a five-run fourth inning, Kevin Pillar had a pair of RBI singles, and visiting Toronto held on to defeat Kansas City.

Marco Estrada (6-9) allowed four runs, six hits and one walk while striking out three in 6 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays, who have won two in a row after dropping the opener of the four-game series.

Angels 3, Padres 2

Rene Rivera homered with one out in the top of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie and give visiting Los Angeles a victory over San Diego and a sweep of the three-game series.

Cory Spangenberg hit his seventh homer for the Padres, who have dropped four of their last five immediately after winning four of five.

Cubs 8, Brewers 4

Anthony Rizzo homered, stole two bases and drove in three runs, and Jason Heyward had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two runs to lead Chicago to a win over visiting Milwaukee.

Mariners 2, A’s 0 (12 innings)

Dee Gordon ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run home run in the 12th inning, giving Seattle a victory over host Oakland to prevent a three-game sweep.

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Matt Davidson and Jose Abreu hit two-run homers to back another solid outing by Carlos Rodon as Chicago held off host Detroit.

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