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Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

[August 18, 2016] Aug 18 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games:

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 4

J.A. Happ pitched 7 1/3 innings and became the first 17-game winner in the major leagues as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Melvin Upton Jr hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have scored 19 runs since a 42-minute rain delay on Tuesday.

Ezequiel Carrera had an RBI double, Darwin Barney had a two-run double and Russell Martin added an RBI single as Toronto became the sixth team to win five straight series against the Yankees in New York.

Happ (17-3) allowed three home runs for the second time this season and sixth time in his career. He won his 11th straight decision despite allowing four runs and seven hits.

Rays 2, Padres 0

Chris Archer pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and Brad Miller went 3-for-3 with his third home run in the past two games to lead Tampa Bay to a win over San Diego.

Archer struck out nine and held the Padres to four hits while improving his mark to 7-16. Alex Colome recorded four outs to notch his 28th save of the season.

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Andrew McCutchen capped a six-run fifth inning with a two-run home run as Pittsburgh overcame a 4-0 deficit to complete a sweep of the three-game series.

San Francisco starter Matt Cain had allowed only one base runner -- a single by opposing pitcher Ivan Nova -- through four innings before imploding in the fifth.

Rockies 12, Nationals 10

Colorado pounced on Washington starter Stephen Strasburg for seven runs in the first inning, an uprising that included six hits, four of them doubles.

Strasburg (15-4) allowed nine hits and nine runs, both season-high totals, in 1 2/3 innings. In his past three starts, Strasburg has a 14.66 ERA, with 24 hits allowed in that span.

Cardinals 8, Astros 2

St Louis won its fourth straight and swept the two-game road series by scoring six runs or more for a fourth game in a row.

Jeremy Hazelbaker had a solo home run and Brandon Moss added a three-run shot for the Cardinals.

Royals 4, Tigers 1

Eric Hosmer broke up Anibal Sanchez's no-hit bid in the seventh, then hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth to give streaking Kansas City a 4-1 win over Detroit.

Hosmer blasted reliever Shane Greene's 0-1 pitch into the right field stands following Lorenzo Cain's one-out single.

The first baseman's 17th home run of the season lifted the Royals to their ninth win in 11 games, getting the defending champions back to .500.

Reds 3, Marlins 2

Brandon Phillips returned to the starting lineup in a big way with two doubles, one of which drove in the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning, lifting Cincinnati to a win over Miami.

Phillips, who had been out of the lineup after suffering a bruised left during Sunday's game, delivered a two-run double off Nick Wittgren to put Cincinnati ahead for good.

Dodgers 7, Phillies 2

Adrian Gonzalez homered twice and drove in five runs as Los Angeles clubbed Philadelphia.

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Gonzalez hit a three-run homer off Phillies starter Jake Thompson in the fourth inning and a two-run shot off reliever Edubray Ramos in the seventh.

Twins 10, Braves 3

Kyle Gibson ended his August woes with his first career nine-inning complete game, lifting Minnesota to a win over Atlanta.

Gibson (5-7) allowed three runs on eight hits -- two in the ninth inning when game was essentially decided. He walked three and struck out six.

Red Sox 8, Orioles 1 (six innings)

Jackie Bradley Jr and Sandy Leon both hit two-run homers, and David Price threw six strong innings as Boston scored its sixth consecutive win with a rain-shortened decision over Baltimore.

The game was stopped after six innings due to rain. Following a delay of one hour, 17 minutes, it was called final.

White Sox 10, Indians 7

Adam Eaton's grand slam with one out in the ninth inning capped a five-run rally that gave Chicago a victory over Cleveland.

Cubs 6, Brewers 1

Given an early five-run cushion, Jon Lester allowed just one run in Chicago's victory over Milwaukee.

Lester (13-4) threw a season-high 118 pitches while limiting the Brewers to three hits. He struck out seven and walked a pair in 6 2/3 innings as the Cubs improved to 6-0 in his past six starts.

Rangers 6, A's 2

Ian Desmond and Jonathan Lucroy each had three RBIs in Texas' victory over Oakland.

Desmond was 2-for-4 with a two-run single in the fifth and an RBI base hit in the Rangers' three-run seventh.

Lucroy had a solo homer in the fourth and added a two-run double in the seventh that gave Yu Darvish breathing room in the finale of a three-game sweep of Oakland.

Diamondbacks 13, Mets 5

Rickie Weeks Jr and Yasmany Tomas each homered twice and drove in 11 runs combined as Arizona routed New York.

Tomas also tripled and finished with six RBIs while Weeks drove in five.

Zach Godley threw a career-high 7 1/3 innings for the Diamondbacks, who won two of three from the Mets to win consecutive home series for the first time since May.

Mariners 4, Angels 3

Leonys Martin drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and scored a second on Shawn O'Malley's bunt single to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.

Robinson Cano got three hits and made a pivotal defensive play for the Mariners, who used their 12th win in 15 games to remain 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West. (Editing by John O'Brien)

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