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Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

[June 08, 2017] June 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games:

Orioles 9, Pirates 6

Trey Mancini's pinch-hit homer in the ninth sent the game into extra innings, and his three-run homer with two outs in the 11th gave the Baltimore Orioles a 9-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Baltimore, which is 9-1 in extra innings, started the winning rally when Joey Rickard singled with one out against Wade LeBlanc (3-2). Caleb Joseph drew a two-out walk before Mancini crushed LeBlanc's first pitch deep into the seats in left.

The Orioles rallied late for a second consecutive night, scoring four in the ninth to tie it. Closer Tony Watson came on with runners on second and third and no outs and allowed a sacrifice fly and J.J. Hardy's RBI double, which cut the lead to 6-4.

Mariners 6, Twins 5

Mike Zunino hit two home runs, including a two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Seattle rallied past Minnesota.

Zunino's ninth-inning blast to right-center field off Brandon Kintzler (2-1) gave the Mariners a season-high fifth straight victory. Seattle has won nine of its past 10 games, outscoring opponents 75-30 in that span. Edwin Diaz (2-2) pitched a scoreless ninth.

Dodgers 2, Nationals 1

Corey Seager homered and Yasmani Grandal doubled home the go-ahead run to lift Los Angeles over Washington.

Clayton Kershaw (8-2) struck out nine with three walks. He allowed one run on three hits in seven innings to help the Dodgers end a three-game slide and avoid a sweep in the three-game series.

Diamondbacks 7, Padres 4

Jake Lamb hit a three-run homer to take over the major league RBI lead, and Zack Greinke earned his eighth win in Arizona's victory over San Diego.

Lamb and Brandon Drury homered in a five-run third inning. Greinke (8-3) scattered seven hits in five innings while moving into a tie for the National League lead in victories. He yielded three runs, struck out eight and walked one.

Yankees 8, Red Sox 0

CC Sabathia won his fifth consecutive start by allowing five hits in eight innings as New York dominated Boston.

Chris Carter drove in four runs with a three-run homer and an RBI single, and he was robbed of another potential home run by right fielder Mookie Betts. Didi Gregorius hit a solo homer, and Gary Sanchez, Matt Holliday and Brett Gardner added RBI singles.

Royals 7, Astros 5

Cheslor Cuthbert and Alcides Escobar combined to drive in five runs as Kansas City held off Houston.

Cuthbert, Escobar, Ramon Torres and Salvador Perez had two hits apiece for the Royals. The Astros scored three runs (two unearned) in the eighth inning to cut into Kansas City's five-run advantage.

Rockies 8, Indians 1

Nolan Arenado, who struck out four times Tuesday, rebounded a day later, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs to help Colorado sweep the two-game series with Cleveland.

The Rockies (38-23) have outscored opponents 32-6 while winning four straight. They are a season-high 15 games above .500 and have a series record of 14-3-3. The loss was the fifth in seven games for the Indians.

Brewers 6, Giants 3

Home runs from Domingo Santana and Jonathan Villar backed a six-strikeout effort from Jimmy Nelson as Milwaukee rallied past San Francisco.

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Nelson (4-3) held the Giants to three runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. He is 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA over his past seven starts. Corey Knebel struck out two in the ninth inning to earn his seventh save.

Marlins 6, Cubs 5

JT Riddle went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning as Miami salvaged the finale of a three-game series.

Jose Urena (4-2) worked five innings for his third straight victory. J.T. Realmuto homered in a three-run fourth inning, and Dee Gordon and Tyler Moore had two hits apiece for Miami.

Mets 4, Rangers 3

Jay Bruce homered twice and New York squeezed across a run in the ninth to beat Texas.

With runners at first and second in the ninth against Rangers closer Matt Bush, Jose Reyes sent a bouncing ball up the middle. Texas second baseman Rougned Odor fielded it on the outfield grass behind the base and hurriedly bounced a throw to Elvis Andrus covering second.

Tigers 4, Angels 0

Buck Farmer pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as he outdueled Alex Meyer and led Detroit to victory.

Farmer, recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day, collected his second straight victory after going winless in the previous three seasons, spanning 32 appearances and eight starts. Farmer (2-0) gave up three hits -- all singles -- walked one and struck out five.

Braves 14, Phillies 1

Mike Foltynewicz turned in seven scoreless innings for the second straight start, and Atlanta provided him with its biggest offensive explosion of the season in defeating Philadelphia.

Nick Markakis drove in five runs with three doubles, and Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer as part of a three-hit game. The Braves snapped the Phillies' four-game winning streak. Atlanta scored four runs in the seventh inning and sixth in the eighth.

Reds 6, Cardinals 4

Patrick Kivlehan tied the score with a pinch-hit, three-run homer, and Joey Votto's go-ahead, two-run shot capped a five-run seventh inning as Cincinnati defeated St. Louis.

Scott Schebler also homered for the Reds, who have won the first three games of the series to ensure a second consecutive series victory over the Cardinals for the first time since 2011. Cincinnati's Scooter Gennett, coming off his historic four-homer night Tuesday, went 1-for-4.

Rays 3, White Sox 1

Jacob Faria earned the win in his major league debut as Tampa Bay shut down Chicago.

Faria, a former 10th-round pick, went 6 1/3 innings and gave up one run on three hits. He struck out five. Alex Colome pitched the ninth for his 16th save.

Blue Jays 7, Athletics 5 (10 innings)

Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 10th inning as Toronto beat Oakland.

Justin Smoak hit two solo home runs -- one in the second inning and one in the 10th -- to give him 17 for the season, and Kevin Pillar hit a three-run homer in the second for the Blue Jays.

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