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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[July 06, 2016] July 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Tuesday:

Marlins 5, Mets 2

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning before putting the game out of reach with a monstrous three-run shot in the eighth inning of the Miami Marlins' 5-2 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday.

Stanton's first homer landed several rows back in the left-center field bleachers, and his second one landed in the second deck. The two-homer game was the first of the season for Stanton and the 17th of his career. The five RBIs were his most in a game since April 18, 2014.

Chen allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings.

Phillies 5, Braves 1

Zach Eflin pitched his first complete game, and four Philadelphia solo home runs were more than enough to deliver the rookie right-hander his first career win, topping Atlanta.

Peter Bourjos, Cody Asche, Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph all went deep for the Phillies, who won for the seventh time in eight games to creep closer to .500 with the All-Star break only five games away.

Eflin threw 92 pitches in nine innings, the first time in five career starts he got past the sixth. He gave up six hits but countered that with six strikeouts and no walks.

Reds 9, Cubs 5

Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce each clubbed two-run homers as Cincinnati never trailed en route to a victory over Chicago.

Reds starter Brandon Finnegan worked five innings and broke a three-game losing streak for the win as Cincinnati evened the series at a victory apiece. Cubs starter John Lackey was hit for six early runs and took the loss in a six-inning outing, his third setback since June 20.

Cozart went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs, Billy Hamilton was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice while Bruce slugged a two-run homer in the ninth -- his 18th -- as the Reds snapped a two-game losing streak.

Blue Jays 8, Royals 3

Josh Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Ezequiel Carrera added a solo shot, Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run blast and R.A. Dickey struck out eight in seven innings as Toronto defeated Kansas.

Cheslor Cuthbert, who had three RBIs, hit a two-run homer for the Royals.

Dickey allowed four hits, three walks and two unearned runs. Royals starter Chris Young gave up seven hits, including four home runs, and six runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Brewers 5, Nationals 2

Aaron Hill went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs and young right-hander Zach Davies allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings as Milwaukee beat first-place Washington, taking the first two games in the series.

Hernan Perez, the No. 6 batter in the order, smashed a two-run homer off starter Gio Gonzalez in the sixth to give the Brewers a 3-1 lead. It was the fourth homer of the season for Perez and just the fifth in 463 career at-bats.

Jonathan Lucroy added two hits for the Brewers and Daniel Murphy, Danny Espinosa and Anthony Rendon had two for the Nationals.

Indians 12, Tigers 1

Lonnie Chisenhall had four hits and three RBIs and Tyler Naquin and Carlos Santana homered as Cleveland continued its domination of Detroit at Progressive Field.

Cleveland is now 11-0 against Detroit this year and the Indians have outscored the Tigers 77-24. The first-place Indians, who went 22-6 in June and have won 16 of their last 18 games, lengthened their lead in the American League Central over the second-place Tigers to 7 1/2 games.

Carlos Carrasco gave up one run in six innings and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter to get the win. Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez was rocked for seven runs in less than five innings in taking the loss.

Angels 13, Rays 5

Los Angeles got two home runs from red-hot C.J. Cron, pulling away with six runs in the ninth to a win over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.

The Angels had lost 12 of 14 games before bouncing back for the road win, with Cron breaking open a back-and-forth game with a three-run home run in the ninth.

Rays pitchers have allowed 19 runs in the ninth inning of their last six games, this after allowing a total of 23 runs in the ninth inning of the first 77 games this season.

Cron hit his 10th and 11th home runs -- he already has five home runs and 13 RBIs in July.

Rangers 7, Red Sox 2

Robinson Chirinos blasted a three-run homer in the ninth inning after Rougned Odor doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth as Texas crushed Boston at Fenway Park.

It was the sixth homer of the year for Chirinos, the Rangers' No. 9 hitter, as Texas reclaimed the major-league lead in wins after the Chicago Cubs' 9-5 loss to Cincinnati.

Shin-Soo Choo hit a solo homer for his seventh bomb of the season and Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar each had RBIs for the Rangers.

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Astros 5, Mariners 2

Dallas Keuchel worked six solid innings and Houston showcased an electric power display with three home runs to beat Seattle at Minute Maid Park.

Luis Valbuena, Colby Rasmus and A.J. Reed all clubbed homers off Mariners right-hander Taijuan Walker (4-7), with Valbuena socking his 10th home run and Rasmus his 11th dinger. Collectively, that trio finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs, four runs scored and one walk against Walker.

Keuchel won his third consecutive start and recorded his first home win since April 15 against the Tigers. He allowed a run-scoring groundout to Mariners catcher Chris Iannetta in the second inning and a solo home run to Nelson Cruz in the fourth, his 22nd, but was effective.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 2

Eric Fryer drove in three runs and David Freese contributed to both of Pittsburgh rallies as it tied its season long winning streak with a win over St. Louis.

Freese, the 2011 World Series Most Valuable Player, doubled and scored in a two-run fifth. An inning later, he snapped a 2-2 tie when he poked an RBI single up the middle and through a drawn-in infield that scored Andrew McCutchen.

Fryer, playing his first game for the Pirates since being picked up off waivers Sunday from the Cardinals, dumped a two-out, two-run double down the right field line off Mike Leake that scored Freese and Jordy Mercer for a three-run advantage.

Yankees 9, White Sox 0

Masahiro Tanaka didn't allow a run and New York cranked out a season-high 20 hits in a win over Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field.

Tanaka, pitching on five days' rest instead of the usual four, kept the White Sox off-balance for most of his 7 2/3 innings by efficiently using his pitches. Tanaka struck out six, walked one and worked around a couple of trouble spots without allowing a run.

Brett Gardner went 4-for-6 and scored two runs, Carlos Beltran was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, and Mark Teixeira went 2-for-5 with two RBIs to lead the Yankees, who had seven doubles and two home runs.

Diamondbacks 7, Padres 5

Rickie Weeks Jr. homered and Paul Goldschmidt drove in a pair of runs as Arizona beat San Diego.

Jean Segura had three hits and scored three runs and Jake Lamb added a pinch-hit triple for the Diamondbacks, who won for the second time in 10 games.

Wil Myers had four hits, including a triple, and drove in a run, Matt Kemp had an RBI double and Yangervis Solarte added a run-scoring single for the Padres, who have lost two of three.

Orioles 4, Dodgers 1

Chris Tillman gave up one run over seven innings, Manny Machado hit a decisive three-run homer, and Baltimore beat Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.

The first-place Orioles earned their first-ever regular-season win at Dodger Stadium

First-place Baltimore, which leads the second-place Toronto Blue Jays by 2 1/2 games in the American League East, snapped a five-game losing streak.

Tillman won his fifth consecutive interleague game dating back to July 7, 2014, and the Orioles are 8-0 in his past eight interleague starts. The right-hander surrendered five hits and two walks, and he struck out two while throwing 100 pitches.

Twins 11, A's 4

Kennys Vargas had a pair of hits, including a two-run homer in the decisive fifth inning, to lead Minnesota over Oakland at Target Field.

Vargas, playing in his second game after being recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, also doubled to lead off the second inning and came around to score Minnesota's first run of the game.

Max Kepler and Miguel Sano added homers and the Twins got six strong innings from left-hander Tommy Milone as Minnesota beat the Athletics for the first time in five tries this season.

Rockies 7, Giants 3

Nolan Arenado continued his powerful hitting against San Francisco Giants, blasting a three-run, seventh-inning home run that rallied Colorado to victory.

The Rockies won on the 25th anniversary of Denver being awarded an expansion franchise.

Tyler Chatwood pitched effectively for five innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Colorado bullpen held the Giants to one run after that, allowing the Rockies to even the three-game series at a win apiece and the season series with the National League West leaders at 6-6.

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