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Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

[May 18, 2017] May 17 (The Sports Xchange)

Astros 3, Marlins 0

Lance McCullers pitched six scoreless innings, and Jose Altuve slugged four extra-base hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park.

The Astros swept the three-game series. They own the best record in the majors, 29-12, and have won 15 of their past 19 games.

Miami ended its homestand at 1-8. The Marlins have lost 17 of their past 21 games and are in last place in the National League East. They also have one of the two worst records in the majors.

McCullers (4-1), wearing "16" on his cleats as a tribute to the late Jose Fernandez, allowed three hits and two walks. He extended his streak of not allowing an earned run to 17 consecutive innings.

Brewers 3, Padres 1

Milwaukee's Jett Bandy broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single off San Diego closer Brandon Maurer with one out in the ninth inning, and the Brewers defeated the Padres 3-1 Wednesday night at Petco Park.

Travis Shaw opened the Brewers' ninth with a double flared down the left field line with the Padres shifted to the right side. Shaw moved to third when Domingo Santana lined a single off the glove of shortstop Erick Aybar.

Bandy then bounced a single through the left side, scoring Shaw. After a fourth straight single by Keon Broxton loaded the bases, Santana scored the inning's second run when Orlando Arcia grounded out to third.

Jacob Barnes (1-0) threw one scoreless inning for the win, and Corey Knebel pitched the ninth for his second save.

Maurer (0-3) has given up nine runs on 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings over his past four appearances.

Rays 7, Indians 4

Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings, and Tampa Bay hit three home runs in a win over Cleveland.

Cobb (4-3) gave up three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison and Jesus Sucre homered for Tampa Bay, which hit 10 in the series.

Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (2-5) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

Angels 12, White Sox 8

Los Angeles slugger Mike Trout hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Angels complete a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 12-8 win on Wednesday.

White Sox reliever Anthony Swarzak had not given up a run all season until Trout stepped to the plate in the sixth and launched an 86 mph breaking ball just above the knees over the wall in left-center.

Angels starter Matt Shoemaker, despite a slow start, managed to pitch into the seventh inning and get the win.

Shoemaker (3-2) gave up four runs (three earned) in the first two innings but nothing else, allowing nine hits in all, striking out nine and walking one in 6 1/3 innings.

Jose Abreu homered and Avisail Garcia had three hits for the White Sox.

Dodgers 6, Giants 1

Clayton Kershaw earned his 20th career win against San Francisco, preventing a three-game sweep with seven innings of shutout ball in Los Angeles' triumph in the series finale.

Yasmani Grandal and Yasiel Puig had two-run hits for the Dodgers, who completed a 3-4 trip.

Kershaw once again demonstrated his brilliant form at AT&T Park, winning for the 12th time in 20 career appearances while lowing his ERA there to 1.29.

Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 (11 innings)

Chris Herrmann belted a walk-off home run off Rafael Montero in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Arizona the victory and send New York to its seventh straight loss.

For the Mets, Wilmer Flores went 3-for-5 while Jose Reyes went 3-for-6. Michael Comforto gave the Mets an early with a two-run homer in the first. Juan Lagares hit a solo homer.

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and six hits. He walked four and struck out six.

For the Diamondbacks, Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer and drew two walks. Relievers Andrew Chafin, J.J. Hoover, Fernando Rodney and Jorge De la Rosa combined for four scoreless innings, while allowing just two hits.

Cubs 7, Reds 5

Right-hander Kyle Hendricks overcame early shakiness with an increasingly strong outing to help lead Chicago to a victory and another series win over Cincinnati.

Hendricks (3-2) allowed two runs on six hits, all over the first three innings. He yielded just one baserunner and no hits over his final three innings.

The Cubs won their second straight over the Reds and go for a series sweep in Thursday's finale. Cincinnati took its season-high fifth loss in a row.

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Rangers 9, Phillies 3

Jared Hoying's career night helped Texas extend its winning streak to eight games with a rout of Philadelphia.

Hoying had a career-high four hits and collected his first major league homer as the Rangers won eight straight for the first time since 2013. The eight-game winning streak matches the New York Yankees' April run for the longest in the majors this season.

Texas scored runs in each of the first five innings and set a season high with 17 hits.

Braves 8, Blue Jays 4

Kurt Suzuki capped a six-run first-inning with a three-run homer, and Atlanta continued its onslaught against Toronto pitching.

The Braves have scored 27 runs while winning the first three games of the home-and-home interleague series, but they lost slugger Freddie Freeman midway through the first of two games in Atlanta.

Freeman, who leads the National League with 14 homers and is batting .341, was replaced by a pinch runner in the fifth inning after being hit on the inside of his left hand by a fastball from Blue Jays reliever Aaron Loup. There was no immediate update on the severity of Freeman's injury, but he left the game in obvious pain.

Tigers 5, Orioles 4

Tyler Collins busted out of an 0-for-30 slump by blasting a pair of homers, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the fifth inning, and Detroit topped Baltimore.

The Tigers center fielder, who doubled his home run output for the season with the first multi-homer game of his career, added a double.

Michael Fulmer (5-1) tossed seven innings to collect the win. He gave up four runs -- three earned -- on 10 hits while walking none and striking out four.

Pirates 6, Nationals 1

Josh Bell hit a three-run homer, and Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh bullpen held down Washington en route to a victory.

Cole (2-4) held the Nationals to one run, three hits and two walks over his seven innings. He struck out three and didn't allow any Nationals player to reach base more than once. Cole extended his streak of quality starts to eight.

Bell's 398-foot blast to the seats in right field was his eighth of the season and was the only damage against Washington spot starter Jacob Turner (2-2).

Yankees 11, Royals 7

Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer, Starlin Castro had two doubles and a single, and Michael Pineda pitched effectively into the seventh inning as New York topped Kansas City.

Every Yankees starter had at least one hit, and five had multi-hit games. New York's 16 hits matched a season high. Castro scored a pair of runs, drove in another and lifted his average to .351. Aaron Judge scored two runs, bringing his total to an American League-leading 32.

Royals left-hander Jason Vargas (5-2) entered the game with a major-league-best 1.01 ERA, but he left it with a 2.03 ERA, giving up more earned runs (six) in four innings than he had in his previous 44 2/3 innings (five).

Red Sox 5, Cardinals 4 (13 innings)

Pinch hitter Chris Young broke a 4-4 tie with an RBI single in the 13th inning to lift Boston to a win over St. Louis.

The winning rally started with two outs when Mitch Moreland hit a ground-rule double off reliever Sam Tuivailala (2-1). Jackie Bradley Jr. was intentionally walked before Young, batting for Fernando Abad (1-0), lined a single to left to score Moreland.

Abad, the seventh reliever used by the Red Sox in the game, pitched two innings, allowing only one walk. Ben Taylor pitched the bottom of the 13th to earn his first major league save.

Mariners 4, Athletics 0

Christian Bergman pitched a career-high 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out nine, as Seattle defeated Oakland in the finale of a three-game series at Safeco Field.

The nine strikeouts were also a career high for Bergman, a 29-year-old right-hander who spent parts of the previous three seasons with the Rockies.

Nelson Cruz and Jean Segura drove in two runs apiece.

Rockies at Twins, ppd.

The scheduled game between Colorado and Minnesota was postponed due to rain. The team will make it up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday.

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