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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[April 26, 2017] April 25 (The Sports Xchange)

Nationals 15, Rockies 12

Trea Turner hit for the cycle and drove in a career-high seven runs Tuesday night as the Washington Nationals raced to a seven-run lead and held off the Colorado Rockies 15-12.

Turner, who went 4-for-6, singled in the first, doubled home two runs in the second, hit his first homer of the season in the sixth (a two-run shot), and tripled home three runs in the seventh.

Daniel Murphy tied his career high with five RBIs while going 3-for-5 with a three-run triple that highlighted a five-run second against German Marquez, who was making his 2016 debut. Marquez (0-1) lasted four innings, giving up nine hits and eight runs, the final seven with two outs.

Nationals starter Joe Ross was unable to qualify for the win as he worked only 4 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs.

Tigers 19, Mariners 9

Ian Kinsler had four of Detroit's 24 hits, scored four runs and knocked in two more and Detroit enjoyed its biggest inning in nine seasons while pounding Seattle.

Kinsler collected two of his hits during the Tigers' nine-run fifth. James McCann, Justin Upton, Alex Avila and Mikie Mahtook homered for the Tigers, who combined with the Mariners for a Comerica Park-record 40 hits.

Nelson Cruz had three hits, including a solo homer, and drove in three runs for Seattle. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (2-2) lasted two innings, allowing four runs on six hits.

Brewers 9, Reds 1

Hernan Perez delivered two triples and a home run, and Eric Thames hit his major league-leading 11th homer as Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.

Zach Davies (2-2) struck out six while allowing six hits and a walk to earn his second consecutive victory. Keon Broxton doubled and drew a pair of walks as Milwaukee recorded 10 hits.

Thames went deep against the Reds for the eighth time this season, joining Hall of Famer Willie Stargell as the only players to hit eight April homers against a single team. Stargell did it for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971 versus the Atlanta Braves.

Blue Jays 6, Cardinals 5 (11 innings)

Pitcher Marcus Stroman doubled for his first major league hit in the top of the 11th inning and scored the winning run to give Toronto a wacky victory over mistake-prone St. Louis.

Stroman, pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Jason Grilli (1-2) because the Blue Jays were out of position players, laced a 1-2 pitch from Miguel Socolovich (0-1) into the left field corner. Stroman raced home from second when shortstop Aledmys Diaz threw wide of first on Ezequiel Carrera's two-out bouncer for the Cardinals' fourth error of the game.

Ryan Tepera worked around a leadoff single by pinch hitter Eric Fryer in the bottom of the 11th for his first save, handing St. Louis its second loss in eight games.

Angels 2, Athletics 1 (11 innings)

Kole Calhoun's two-out single to center field off Ryan Madson scored Danny Espinosa from second base in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting Los Angeles over Oakland.

The Angels and Athletics played nine innings without a baserunner stepping foot on second base. But on the first pitch of the 10th inning, Oakland's Josh Phegley hit a home run on a 90 mph fastball grooved by Los Angeles' Jose Alvarez.

Not to be outdone, the Angels' Mike Trout led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run just inside the right field foul pole against A's closer Santiago Casilla, tying the game at 1-1.

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Clayton Kershaw limited San Francisco to one run in seven innings and teamed with a pair of relievers on an eight-hitter to lead Los Angeles.

Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez had RBIs in a two-run fourth inning that provided all the offense the Dodgers pitchers needed to deliver a second win in five games on the club's current road trip. Los Angeles had lost six straight in San Francisco.

In running his career record against the Giants to 19-8, Kershaw (4-1) allowed six hits and one walk. He struck out seven and was removed from the game after throwing 90 pitches.

Astros 4, Indians 2

Dallas Keuchel pitched his first complete game of the season and Josh Reddick had two hits and three RBIs to lead Houston.

Keuchel (4-0) gave up six hits, struck out five and walked three. The Astros lost two players as second baseman Jose Altuve and right fielder Teoscar Hernandez collided while chasing a fly ball. Altuve appeared to get hit in the jaw and Hernandez, who had to be carted off the field, appeared to have a left leg injury.

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Austin Jackson and Michael Brantley homered for Cleveland. The Indians' Josh Tomlin (1-3) pitched six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Diamondbacks 9, Padres 3

Paul Goldschmidt had four hits, including his fourth homer, and he and Chris Owings each had three RBIs in Arizona's victory over San Diego.

Daniel Descalso homered, Brandon Drury had three hits and Owings, A.J. Pollock, Nick Ahmed and Yasmany Tomas had two hits apiece for the Diamondbacks, who lead the majors with 121 runs and are 10-2 at home, tying the best start in franchise history.

Arizona's Patrick Corbin (2-3) gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings. He struck out a season-high nine and walked two. The Padres' Yangervis Solarte had three singles for the second game in a row and drove in a run.

White Sox 10, Royals 5

Todd Frazier finished 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs as Chicago cruised past Kansas City.

Leury Garcia and Omar Narvaez drove in two runs apiece as the White Sox bombarded the Royals for double-digit runs for the second consecutive night. Chicago, which beat Kansas City 12-1 on Monday, won its third game in a row.

Brandon Moss and Mike Moustakas homered for the Royals, who lost their sixth consecutive contest. Kansas City's Danny Duffy (2-1) surrendered six runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Twins 8, Rangers 1

Minnesota scored seven runs in the fifth as it defeated Texas for the seventh time in the last eight meetings dating to last season.

Miguel Sano homered among his three hits and drove in two runs for the Twins, who pounded out 14 hits and also drew six walks as they had baserunners in all but two innings. Ervin Santana (4-0) allowed one run and struck out six in seven innings.

Andrew Cashner (0-2) was charged with two runs in four-plus innings, walking six and allowing five hits. Anthony Bass allowed six runs (four earned) and nine hits in three frames.

Rays 2, Orioles 0

After scheduled starter Erasmo Ramirez was a late scratch, Tampa Bay used five pitchers and limited Baltimore to two hits en route to victory.

The Rays' bullpen retired 17 consecutive batters before Chris Davis earned a two-out walk in the ninth. Chase Whitley (1-0), the fourth Tampa Bay pitcher, threw three perfect innings with three strikeouts to get the Rays into the ninth. Alex Colome got his fifth save.

Wade Miley (1-1) struggled with his command but managed to keep the Orioles in the game. Miley allowed two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and six walks, one shy of a season high.

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Chicago scored an unearned run in the second inning as Pittsburgh wasted a brilliant performance by Gerrit Cole.

Cole pitched seven innings, yielding two hits and striking out eight with no walks. The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks held the Pirates scoreless over six innings, allowing four hits, walking two and striking out three.

Koji Uehara, Hector Rondon and Wade Davis completed the shutout with an inning each of shutout relief. Davis recorded his fifth save.

Yankees at Red Sox, ppd.

The scheduled game between New York and Boston was postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 16.

Braves at Mets, ppd.

The scheduled game between Atlanta and New York was postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on September 25.

Marlins at Phillies, ppd.

The scheduled game between Miami and Philadelphia was postponed because of rain. There was no immediate makeup date announced, but the Marlins return to Philadelphia from August 22-24 and September 12-14.

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