LDN - Sports

Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[August 17, 2016] Aug 17 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games:

Royals 6, Tigers 1

Danny Duffy won his ninth straight decision with the aid of four solo home runs, including the first of Raul Mondesi's career, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.

Duffy (10-1) limited the Tigers to one run on three hits while striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. He has the longest winning streak by a Royals pitcher since Jeremy Guthrie won 10 straight decisions in 2012-13.

The breakthrough homer for the 21-year-old Mondesi came in his 19th game and 60th official at-bat.

Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales also homered for Kansas City, which has won eight of 10. Gordon, who scored twice, stretched his hitting streak to seven games

Tigers starter Justin Verlander (12-7) allowed five runs -- three earned -- on four hits while striking out six in seven-plus innings.

Blue Jays 12, Yankees 6

Edwin Encarnacion and Russell Martin hit two-run homers in the eighth inning as Toronto rallied from a six-run deficit for a victory over New York.

The Blue Jays, held scoreless for the first 14 innings of the series, capitalised on a 42-minute rain delay that knocked both starting pitchers out early.

Troy Tulowitzki had four hits, including a two-run homer in the sixth and scored the tie-breaking run when Martin hit a 1-2 fastball pitch over the right field wall.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 3

Mookie Betts homered twice, including a tie-breaking two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning that gave Boston a victory over Baltimore.

Boston earned its fifth consecutive win and pulled into a tie with Baltimore for second place in the American League East. Both teams are a game back of Toronto.

Reds 6, Marlins 3

Tucker Barnhart's grand slam highlighted a five-run first inning, and Anthony DeSclafani gave up two runs over six frames, lifting Cincinnati to a victory over Miami at Great American Ball Park.

DeSclafani (7-1) overcame an injury scare in the fourth inning when he limped off the field after being doubled off first base, but remained in the game.

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Jason Kipnis had three hits and Corey Kluber outpitched Jose Quintana as Cleveland beat Chicago at Progressive Field.

The Indians scored single runs in the first, third and seventh innings, and Kluber and two relievers made it stand up.

Dodgers 15, Phillies 5

Chase Utley hit a grand slam and solo homer in his return to Philadelphia as Los Angeles battered Philadelphia.

Howie Kendrick went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer for the Dodgers, and Yasmani Grandal went 3-for-4 with a two-run shot. Both drove in three runs.

Twins 4, Braves 2

Ervin Santana got a victory against his former team and in the process helped Minnesota snap a seven-game interleague losing streak against Atlanta.

Santana allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings, Joe Mauer homered as part of a three-hit game and the Twins defeated the Braves 4-2 on Tuesday.

Rays 15, Padres 1

Tampa Bay's bats have never been hotter, with five home runs and a season-high 15 runs in an easy victory over slumping San Diego at Tropicana Field.

In their last three games -- all wins -- the Rays have 35 runs, the most in any three-game stretch in the franchise's history.

[to top of second column]

Cardinals 8, Astros 5

Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko slugged home runs and St Louis turned a four-run sixth inning into an interleague victory over Houston at Minute Maid Park.

Pham went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run while Gyorko produced three RBIs for the Cardinals, who extended their winning streak to three games.

Cubs 4, Brewers 0 (Game One)

Trevor Cahill tossed five shutout innings and earned a win in his first major-league start since April 2015 as Chicago posted a victory over Milwaukee in the opener of a doubleheader.

Cahill (2-3) came off the disabled list on Tuesday for the spot start and allowed just two hits while striking out three and walking a pair.

Cubs 4, Brewers 1 (Game Two)

Jason Hammel allowed two hits over seven innings while Kris Bryant reached base three times, including a game-winning RBI single, as Chicago beat Milwaukee to complete a doubleheader sweep.

The Brewers lost two starters as they dropped 23 games behind the Cubs in the National League Central. Starting pitcher Chase Anderson and left fielder Ryan Braun both departed the second game with left leg injuries.

Rangers 5, Athletics 4 (10 innings)

Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as Texas rallied for a win over Oakland.

Texas trailed 4-2 going into the bottom of the 10th after the A's scored two in the top of the inning but John Axford (4-4) could not close the deal.

Mets 7, Diamondbacks 5

Noah Syndergaard threw 5 2/3 innings and added his third homer of the season to help lead the New York Mets to a 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Kelly Johnson also homered, T.J. Rivera had four hits, and Jose Reyes tripled, singled and drove in a run for the Mets, who won for the third time in four games.

Yasmany Tomas homered for the Diamondbacks, who lost for just the third time in their past nine games.

Angels 7, Mariners 6

Cliff Pennington hit a triple in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive Jett Bandy home with the winning run, giving Los Angeles a victory over Seattle at Angel Stadium.

Bandy, Jefry Marte and Albert Pujols each hit home runs for the Angels, who broke an 11-game losing streak, the longest in manager Mike Scioscia's 17-year tenure.

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Jung Ho Kang broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-out, two-strike solo home run, lifting Pittsburgh to a second straight victory over San Francisco.

The loss knocked the Giants out of first place in the National League West for the first time since May 10. The Los Angeles Dodgers, a 15-5 winner at Philadelphia, took over the top spot by a half-game.

Rockies 6, Nationals 2

DJ LeMahieu continued his offensive surge. Nolan Arenado exacted a small measure of revenge. And David Dahl delivered a key pinch hit as Colorado beat Washington.

LeMahieu tripled home the go-ahead run in the fifth against Yusmeiro Petit (3-3) and finished a double shy of the cycle. He went 3-for-3 with a walk, giving him eight consecutive hits. (Editing by John O'Brien)

Back to top