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Highlights of Thursday's MLB games

[July 08, 2016] July 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Thursday:

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Adam Wainwright spoiled the major-league debut of highly-touted pitcher Tyler Glasnow in a 5-1 St. Louis Cardinals victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium.

Wainwright allowed five hits and Pittsburgh's only run, walking one while tying a season high with nine strikeouts. He retired 10 batters in a row after Matt Joyce's lead-off double in the second inning.

Glasnow, who was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis after posting a 1.78 ERA and a 7-2 record in 17 starts, matched Wainwright pitch-for-pitch before St. Louis managed to gain some traction in its second and third passes through the order.

The Pirates, whose season-high seven-game winning streak came to an end, scored first in the second on an infield out by Jordy Mercer that plated Joyce.

Angels 5, Rays 1

Hector Santiago threw seven innings of three-hit shutout baseball as Los Angeles won its third straight over reeling Tampa Bay, closing the series with a win at Tropicana Field.

The Angels won three straight games for the first time since mid-May, while the Rays have lost 19 of 22, the worst stretch by any team in baseball this season and matching the worst 22-game stretch in franchise history.

Tampa Bay's Blake Snell and Santiago were locked in a scoreless tie for five innings, each giving up two hits entering the sixth.

Los Angeles finally got to Snell in the sixth, as Yunel Escobar led off with a single, advanced on an infield out and scored on an RBI single by Albert Pujols for a 1-0 lead. C.J. Cron hit a grounder up the middle for what looked to be an inning-ending double play, but second baseman Logan Forsythe's throw sailed high over first base, allowing a second run to score.

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Didi Gregorius homered and New York's bullpen dominated the late innings to beat Cleveland at Progressive Field.

Ivan Nova pitched into the sixth inning to get the win for the Yankees. In 5 1/3 innings, Nova gave up four runs and five hits, with six strikeouts and no walks.

Indians starter Trevor Bauer, who was almost untouchable through the fourth, lost control and took the loss. He lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs and eight hits, with four strikeouts and two walks. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth to pick up his 17th save.

Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4

Troy Tulowitzki hit the go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning and had three RBIs to lead Toronto over Detroit.

Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison allowed six hits (including two home runs), one walk and three runs in six innings. The right-hander, who was making his second spot start of the season, struck out seven. Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn the win. Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his 18th save.

Tigers starter Justin Verlander allowed six hits, four walks and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five. Justin Upton and Nick Castellanos hit solo homers for the Tigers.

Athletics 3, Astros 1

Rich Hill worked six strong innings and Oakland turned one modest uprising into a win over Houston at Minute Maid Park.

While Hill turned in a special effort in just his second start since coming off the disabled list, the Athletics made the most of their second-inning rally against Astros right-hander Doug Fister.

Hill closed his ledger allowing just three hits, two walks and one run while matching his season high of 10 strikeouts achieved twice in the opening month.

Mets 9, Nationals 7

Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth -- a half-inning after he entered in a double -switch -- to give New York Mets the lead for good in what turned out to be a wild win over Washington at Citi Field.

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The Mets overcame an early 4-1 deficit to beat the Nationals in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the National League East.

Flores' homer was the only non-solo shot on a hot and humid night in which the clubs combined for eight homers, a Citi Field record. Travis d'Arnaud, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera all homered for the Mets while Bryce Harper, Clint Robinson, Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy each went deep for the Nationals. Curtis Granderson reached base five times in six plate appearances for the Mets via two doubles, two walks and a single. James Loney, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker each had an RBI hit apiece.

Royals 4, Mariners 3

Salvador Perez hit a two-run walk-off double as Kansas City scored two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to defeat Seattle at Kauffman Stadium.

Whit Merrifield led off the ninth with a double. Kendrys Morales was hit by a pitch, and Jarrod Dyson pinch ran. After Eric Hosmer struck out, Perez launched one over the head of center fielder Leonys Martin for the game-winner. Steve Cishek took the loss for Seattle.

Brooks Pounders pitched the ninth for Kansas City and picked up his first major league victory.

Rockies 11, Phillies 2

Trevor Story hit two homers and drove in four runs as Colorado trampled Philadelphia in the opener of a four-game series.

With 21 home runs, Story tied the record for homers by a National League rookie before the All-Star break. He shares the mark with Dave Kingman (1972) and Albert Pujols (2001).

Mark Reynolds also had four RBIs, his season high and one shy of his career high. He hit a solo homer in the second off Adam Morgan (1-7) and a three-run double in the seventh when the Rockies scored five runs and blew the game open against rookie reliever Edubray Ramos.

Rockies starter Chad Bettis pitched 6 2/3 innings, his longest outing in nine starts, and he allowed just two runs. He permitted seven hits, including a Ryan Howard homer in the second.

Twins 10, Rangers 1

Minnesota routed Texas at Globe Life Park in the opener of a four-game series leading into the All-Star break.

The Twins are 3-1 against Texas this season, including three straight wins in the last week. Minnesota is 6-2 over the last eight games between the clubs dating back to last season.

Max Kepler, Kurt Suzuki and Kennys Vargas homered for the Twins. Kepler drove in three, including a two-run blast in the eighth.

Padres 6, Dodgers 0

San Diego southpaw Drew Pomeranz pitched seven scoreless innings, scattering two hits and two walks while striking out six in beating Los Angeles.

Hyun-Jin Ryu, in his first appearance in 640 days, struggled for the Dodgers in his return from shoulder surgery. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six runs on eight hits with two walks. He struck out four, but never did look comfortable.

The Padres, who have won 11 of their last 17 games, scored single runs in three of the first four innings and three in the fifth to take the first contest of the three-game series. Melvin Upton Jr. hit a homer and Alex Dickerson added a two-run triple for San Diego.

Braves 4, Cubs 3 (11 innings)

Tyler Flowers hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to lead Atlanta over Chicago.

Flowers' single to right field scored Freddie Freeman, who led off the inning with a walk. Nick Markakis powered the rest of the Braves' offense as he went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Atlanta snapped a four-game losing streak as part of a makeup contest from an April 30 rainout. The Braves notched their sixth extra-innings victory of the season. (Reporting by Nivedita Shankar in Bengaluru)

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