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Highlights of Sunday's MLB games

[August 15, 2016] Aug 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's Major League Baseball games:

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run home run as St Louis scored five runs in the eighth inning in a victory over Chicago to split their four-game series on Sunday.

The Cubs have lost two straight after their 11-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday. They're also dealing with an injury to starting pitcher John Lackey.

Lackey exited with right shoulder stiffness after a 2-2 pitch to Randal Grichuk with two outs in the seventh, bending over and appearing to grimace after his final curveball.

Justin Grimm replaced him and threw one pitch to strike out Grichuk.

Mets 5, Padres 1

Steven Matz carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and combined with two relievers on a four-hit performance as the New York Mets posted a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Matz (9-8) was pulled after giving up a one-out single to Alexei Ramirez in eighth. He walked two and struck out eight in earning just his second win in his last 14 starts.

Matz was trying to throw the second no-hitter in the 54-year history of the Mets.

Nationals 9, Braves 1

Tanner Roark pitched seven strong innings, Anthony Rendon hit a three-run homer and Bryce Harper had an RBI double in his first game in more than a week as Washington beat Atlanta to win the three-game series.

Roark (13-6) scattered five hits while yielding one run to the Braves.

Marlins 5, White Sox 4

Adeiny Hechavarria scored from second on a sacrifice bunt as Miami snapped a three-game losing streak, rallying to beat Chicago.

The game ended on a play at the plate as Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich threw out Carlos Sanchez, who tried to score from second on a two-out single by Tyler Saladino.

Blue Jays 9, Astros 2

Troy Tulowitzki, Russell Martin and Edwin Encarnacion hit home runs, Marcus Stroman pitched into the seventh inning and Toronto defeated Houston.

Tulowitzki had three RBIs as the Blue Jays won the rubber match of the three-game series to maintain their lead in the American League East.

Red Sox 16, Diamondbacks 2

Mookie Betts blasted three home runs and had eight RBIs to help Rick Porcello remain undefeated at home this season as Boston routed Arizona.

Jackie Bradley Jr hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs and Dustin Pedroia logged his team-record fifth-career five-hit game and added two RBIs in the 19-hit attack.

Rays 12, Yankees 3

Evan Longoria tied a season high with four RBIs and highlighted a six-run fourth inning with a bases-clearing double as Tampa Bay rolled over New York.

Corey Dickerson and Nick Franklin each hit a three-run homers while Logan Forsythe added a solo blast for the Rays, who reached double digits in runs for the eighth time this season.

Brewers 7, Reds 3

Ryan Braun hit two home runs and Wily Peralta struck out five as Milwaukee avoided a sweep with a victory over Cincinnati

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Braun doubled his first time up and then homered in his next two trips, finishing the day 3-for-5 with five RBIs and a pair of runs scored. Since the All-Star break, Braun is batting .378 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs.

Phillies 7, Rockies 6

Reserve infielder Jimmy Paredes had his best offensive game of the season, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored to lead Philadelphia past Colorado.

Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays on June 1, Paredes put the Phillies on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single and made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot.

Royals 11, Twins 4

Paulo Orlando and Lorenzo Cain each had four-hit games -- with Orlando finishing a double short of the cycle -- to lead Kansas City over Minnesota.

Orlando finished the three-game series 7-for-13, tripling to lead off the game and hitting a three-run blast off Twins starter Hector Santiago in the fourth inning that broke the game open.

Tigers 7, Rangers 0

Behind a complete-game shutout from rookie pitcher Michael Fulmer and four home runs, Detroit finished off a series win by blanking Texas.

The Tigers took two of three over the weekend behind dominant pitching. The day after Matt Boyd and company blanked the Rangers 2-0, Fulmer did the same.

Indians 5, Angels 4

Tyler Naquin had three hits and Jason Kipnis homered to lead Cleveland over Los Angeles.

The Indians swept the four-game series, outscoring the Angels 37-12. The loss was the Angels' 10th in a row, marking their longest losing streak since they dropped 11 straight games in July 1999.

Orioles 8, Giants 7

Jonathan Schoop completed a six-run comeback by belting a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning, allowing Baltimore to overtake San Francisco and earn a series win in the interleague matchup.

Matt Wieters had a career-high five hits and Mark Trumbo smacked his major-league-leading 34th home run as the Orioles rallied from a 7-1 deficit with two runs in the seventh inning and two in the eighth before Schoop's blast.

Mariners 8, Athletics 4

Kyle Seager had two doubles and drove in four runs, Adam Lind hit his 17th homer and left-hander Wade LeBlanc threw six solid innings as Seattle posted a win over Oakland at the Oakland Coliseum.

The Mariners, who took two of three from the A's to win the series, have won eight of their past nine games.

Pirates 11, Dodgers 3

Jody Mercer and Sean Rodriguez hit decisive first-inning home runs and Chad Kuhl surrendered six hits in six innings as Pittsburgh defeated Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.

Kuhl won his second game against the Angels this season. The Pirates won all six of his career starts. (Editing by John O'Brien)

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