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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[August 23, 2017] (The Sports Xchange)

Dodgers 8, Pirates 5

Adrian Gonzalez's 2,000th career hit helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.

Gonzalez led off the sixth inning with a double down the right field line. After advancing to third, he scored when Corey Seager singled to right, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 lead.

Angels 10, Rangers 1

Kaleb Cowart and Albert Pujols hit three-run homers and Los Angeles remained a half-game out of the second American League wild-card spot after a win over Texas.

Pujols blasted the 610th homer of his career in the seventh inning to pass Sammy Sosa for the most home runs by a foreign-born player. His 19th home run of the season gave the Angels a 10-1 lead en route to their 10th win in the past 13 games. He is now eighth on the all-time list, two homers behind Jim Thome.

Brewers 4, Giants 3

Hernan Perez threw out Nick Hundley at the plate from right field to preserve a one-run lead in the eighth inning, helping Milwaukee hold off San Francisco.

Ryan Braun and Travis Shaw drove in runs in a two-run seventh inning for the Brewers, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win for the third time in five games on their nine-game trip.

Red Sox 9, Indians 1

Doug Fister pitched a one-hitter and Eduardo Nunez had two hits, including a home run, and a career-high five RBIs as Boston rolled past Cleveland at Progressive Field.

In his third start against Cleveland in the last 23 days, Fister gave up a home run to Francisco Lindor leading off the first inning, then held Cleveland scoreless and hitless for the rest of the way for his first complete game since Sept. 26, 2014.

Diamondbacks 7, Mets 4

Patrick Corbin earned his third consecutive victory, allowing one run over eight innings as Arizona defeated New York.

Corbin (11-11) gave up four hits and two walks while striking out six. The left-hander had his scoreless streak snapped at 20 1/3 innings when he gave up a homer to Amed Rosario in the fifth inning.

Royals 3, Rockies 2

Danny Duffy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Kansas City escaped with a victory over Colorado.

Nolan Arenado's two-out, two-run homer off Duffy spoiled the no-hit bid. Duffy (8-8) was pulled after six innings of one-hit, two-run ball. He walked three and struck out seven. Mike Minor, Peter Moylan, Kelvin Herrera and Scott Alexander (first save) finished the victory.

Twins 4, White Sox 1

Minnesota shrugged off an early deficit and used three long balls to beat Chicago.

Jorge Polanco, Kennys Vargas and Eddie Rosario each homered against rookie Lucas Giolito, called up Tuesday from Triple-A Charlotte for his Chicago debut. Kyle Gibson (7-10) allowed one run and seven hits for his first victory since July 22.

Padres 12, Cardinals 4

Yangervis Solarte knocked in a career-high six runs as San Diego became the latest team to plunder St. Louis pitching at Busch Stadium.

Solarte capped his big evening in the eighth inning with a two-run homer that traveled an estimated 455 feet, his 14th blast of the year. He became the first player in franchise history to drive in six runs in a game at St. Louis.

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Marlins 12, Phillies 8 (Game 1)

Ichiro Suzuki, only two months shy of his 44th birthday, hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to break a tie in the seventh inning as Miami won the opener of a doubleheader with Philadelphia.

Two batters after Ichiro homered, Giancarlo Stanton continued his torrid pace since the All-Star break by taking Aaron Nola (9-9) deep over the right field fence and knocking him out of the game. It was Stanton's league-leading 46th home run and 99th RBI.

Marlins 7, Phillies 4 (Game 2)

Miami swept Philadelphia in the 43rd doubleheader in franchise history behind a combined 23 hits in two games.

Four RBIs from Christian Yelich was just enough for starter Jose Urena to walk off the mound after five innings with his 12th victory.

Cubs 13, Reds 9

Ben Zobrist drove in the go-ahead runs with a pinch-hit, two-run double in the seventh inning as Chicago rallied past Cincinnati.

The Cubs (67-57) moved 10 games above .500 for the first time this season. Zobrist, who was scratched from the starting lineup after he was late arriving from his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., because of a rental car snafu, also had an RBI groundout in the eighth. Javier Baez delivered a two-run single in the seventh.

Nationals 4, Astros 3

Tanner Roark recovered from a rocky start, and Washington claimed an interleague win over Houston at Minute Maid Park.

Roark (10-8) pitched into the sixth inning after struggling early before handing over a one-run lead to his bullpen.

A's 6, Orioles 4

Ryon Healy homered twice and drove in three runs, and Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis also went deep as Oakland defeated Baltimore.

Healy (solo) and Lowrie (two-run) both homered in a three-run first inning as Oakland took a 3-0 lead after just five batters against Ubaldo Jimenez. In the fifth, Healy added a two-run homer. It was his fourth multi-homer game this season, and he stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.

Yankees 13, Tigers 4

Masahiro Tanaka came off the disabled list and pitched seven solid innings, and Aaron Judge's record-breaking strikeout streak ended at 37 games as New York pummeled Detroit.

Tanaka (9-10) was making his first start since Aug. 9 after recovering from shoulder inflammation. He held the Tigers to three runs and six hits and didn't walk a batter while striking out four.

Braves 4, Mariners 0

Nick Markakis homered and drove in a second run with a single as Atlanta defeated Seattle behind rookie Lucas Sims' six spotless innings.

Markakis, who had three hits in the series opener, has a career .326 average with six homers and 30 RBIs in 69 games against Seattle. His homer came in the fourth inning and his RBI single in the fifth.

Rays 6, Blue Jays 5

Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run triple in the second inning to help Tampa Bay beat Toronto.

Kiermaier was 2-for-5 and Wilson Ramos had three hits as the Rays won their second consecutive game. Toronto lost its fourth straight.

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