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Highlights of Monday's MLB games

[August 09, 2016] Aug 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games.

Mariners 3, Tigers 0

Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma outdueled rookie Michael Fulmer to lead Seattle to a shutout win over Detroit.

Iwakuma (13-7) threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just five hits, before new Mariners reliever Arquimedes Caminero and rookie closer Edwin Diaz finished off the win.

Diaz, who replaced Steve Cishek as closer last week, now has five saves in as many chances as Seattle (58-53) won for the sixth time in seven games.

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

The St Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 at Busch Stadium, the two-out rally capped when Yadier Molina was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded from Ross Ohlendorf.

Molina started the inning with a leadoff single but Tony Cingrani (2-4) retired the next two hitters. Tommy Pham then walked, and pinch hitter Kolten Wong was plunked by a pitch to fill the bases.

Matt Carpenter singled home two runs and Stephen Piscotty lined a single to left to drive in a third run. After Matt Holliday drew a four-pitch walk, Ohlendorf relieved Cingrani.

Ohlendorf issued a game-tying walk to Brandon Moss on a 3-2 pitch, setting the stage for the walk-off hit by pitch.

Braves 4, Brewers 3 (12 innings)

Gordon Beckham's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning gave Atlanta a victory over Milwaukee at Miller Park.

The Braves loaded the bases against Brewers right-hander Carlos Torres (2-2) to open the 12th and Beckham followed by popping a fly ball to deep center that scored Matt Kemp.

Brewers center fielder Keon Broxton dropped the ball, allowing Beckham to reach keeping the bases loaded with nobody out.

Blue Jays 7, Rays 5

Devon Travis drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with his fourth hit of the game, Jose Bautista followed with a two-run double and Toronto defeated Tampa Bay.

Edwin Encarnacion added three RBIs and a solo home run for the Blue Jays (64-49) who had lost their two previous games. Brad Miller had two doubles and two RBIs for the Rays (45-66). Bautista also had three RBIs.

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Twins 3, Astros 1

Tyler Duffey pitched six innings of one-run ball, leading Minnesota to a win over Houston at Target Field.

Duffey (7-8) allowed just four hits and struck out eight while walking one in earning his second consecutive win. The right-hander had allowed at least five runs in three consecutive starts entering the night and at least four in four straight.

Rangers 4, Rockies 3

Mitch Moreland lined a double into the right-field corner with two outs in the ninth, completing a three-run uprising and giving Texas a win over Colorado.

Rockies closer Carlos Estevez (2-7) blew a save for the second straight start and gave way to left-hander Boone Logan, who had held left-handed hitters to an average of .141 (11-for-78) with 27 strikeouts before Moreland connected.

Giants 8, Marlins 7 (14 innings)

Brandon Crawford stroked a franchise-record seven hits, including a go-ahead RBI in the 14th inning, as the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 8-7 at Marlins Park.

Crawford became the sixth player in baseball history to get seven-plus hits in a game and the first since Rennie Stennett on Sept. 16, 1975 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

Kendall Graveman pitched seven strong innings, Stephen Vogt hit his ninth home run of the season and Oakland defeated Baltimore in the opener of a four-game series.

Graveman (8-7) allowed one run on six hits, struck out four and walked none as he beat the Orioles for the first time in four career starts.

Dodgers 9, Phillies 4

Corey Seager homered twice and set a club record for homers in a season by a Los Angeles shortstop, leading Los Angeles to a victory over Philadelphia before 48,370 at Dodger Stadium.

Seager, who now has a club-leading 21 home runs, broke Hanley Ramirez's 2013 mark of 19. (Editing by John O'Brien)

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