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MLB roundup: Nationals beat Pirates, Strasburg stays perfect at 13-0

[July 16, 2016] The Sports Xchange

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg remained unbeaten and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Friday night.

Strasburg (13-0), who gave one run and three hits with six strikeouts in eight innings, plated the winning run in the four-run seventh.

Pirates starter Francisco Liriano gave up five hits and three earned run in six innings.

Tigers 5, Royals 4

DETROIT -- Justin Verlander tied his season high with 10 strikeouts and Victor Martinez knocked in the go-ahead runs with a rare infield hit.

Verlander reached the 10-strikeout mark for the fourth time this season while holding the Royals to two runs -- one earned -- and four hits in seven innings. Francisco Rodriguez notched his 25th save.

Ian Kinsler and Tyler Collins, who was recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day, had solo home runs for the Tigers.

Mets 5, Phillies 3

PHILADELPHIA - Neil Walker hit a three-run homer and Juan Lagares added a solo shot as New York opened the second half of their season with win.

Asdrubel Cabrera went 3-for-5 and Bartolo Colon earned his fifth victory in his last six decisions, helping the Mets snap a three-game losing streak.

Jeurys Familia, the last of five New York pitchers, worked a perfect ninth to earn his 32nd save. Familia, who leads the major leagues in that category, has converted his last 48 save opportunities.

Red Sox 5, Yankees 3

NEW YORK -- Steven Wright retired the first 14 hitters he faced and Boston hit three home runs off Michael Pineda.

Ryan Hanigan, Travis Shaw and Xander Bogaerts homered for the Red Sox, who beat the Yankees for the eighth time in the last 11 meetings and won for the eighth time in 10 games overall.

Carlos Beltran drove in two runs and Brian McCann had the other RBI for the Yankees.

Orioles 4, Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jonathan Schoop's solo homer in the eighth inning was the deciding run.

The Orioles have won five of six games and the Rays have lost seven straight and a franchise-record 23 of their last 26.

Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer (4-13) leads the majors with 13 losses and the Rays have just one win in his last 11 starts.

Cubs 6, Rangers 0

CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks allowed just three hits over six shutout innings while a five-run sixth lifted Chicago to the win.

The Cubs right-hander won his third straight and fourth in five starts. Rangers starter Martin Perez lost his second straight.

Texas, now 54-37, was 3-9 in its final 12 games leading up to the All-Star break.

Reds 5, Brewers 4

CINCINNATI -- Tucker Barnhart laced a go-ahead, two-run double down the left field line and Cincinnati snapped a three-game losing streak.

Reds All-Star Adam Duvall, who competed in the Home Run Derby, just missed hitting a three-run homer, settling for a run-scoring double that helped set up Barnhart's clutch, sixth-inning hit.

Jay Bruce, Cincinnati's other All-Star, added an RBI double in the seventh to help Anthony DeSclafani earn the win.

Indians 5, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Ramirez had a pair of hits and knocked in two runs and Carlos Carrasco pitched 6 2/3 strong innings to lead Cleveland to a win over Minnesota at Target Field.

Ramirez's RBI single to left field got the Indians on the board in the fourth inning and his run-scoring single in the sixth gave Cleveland the lead for good.

Carrasco struggled early, giving up a first-inning run, but retired eight-straight Twins until Brian Dozier's one-out solo homer in the fourth inning. He walked a man and hit another with a pitch but didn't allow another hit after Dozier's blast until a two-out double in the seventh inning ended his night.

Rockies 11, Braves 2

ATLANTA -- Carlos Gonzalez celebrated his 1,000th game with three hits and an RBI to spark Colorado to a win over Atlanta at Turner Field.

Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a walk, scored a run, drove in a run and threw out a runner at the plate.

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Teammate Nolan Arenado reached base five times with two singles, two walks and once on a wild pitch following a strikeout. He scored twice and drove in a run to extend his league-leading total to 71. Pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn put the game away with a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth off reliever Dario Alvarez. It was his eighth home run, the third as a pinch hitter.

Marlins 7, Cardinals 6

ST. LOUIS -- Scoring in each of the last four innings, Miami took advantage of St. Louis' shaky bullpen and defense notch the win.

Miguel Rojas' two-out, two-strike RBI single off closer Seung Hwan Oh scored Marcell Ozuna with the winning run.

Ozuna reached on a double that sailed over the head of center fielder Randal Grichuk, who appeared to have a routine play on the ball and couldn't come up with it.

Angels 7, White Sox 0

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Hector Santiago threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox Friday night at Angel Stadium.

Santiago (7-4) gave up five hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter to earn his third victory in his last three starts.

The Angels broke open a tight game when they batted around in the seventh inning and scored five runs. White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez (2-5) pitched well through six innings before the Angels knocked him out of the game in the seventh.

Astros 7, Mariners 3

SEATTLE -- George Springer made sure Houston came out of the All-Star Break the same way they went into it. Springer's leadoff home run in the top of the first inning opened the door for a big early lead, and the Astros held on for a win over Seattle.

Solo home runs by Springer and Marwin Gonzalez, wrapped around a five-run fifth inning, powered the Astros to a fifth consecutive win over the Mariners.

Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with a two-run double, while Gonzalez and Jake Marisnick also added a pair of hits for red-hot Houston, which has gone 17-5 since June 18.

Padres 4, Giants 1

SAN DIEGO -- Right-hander Andrew Cashner and three relievers held San Francisco to five hits, and solo homers by Adam Rosales and Wil Myers capped a four-run assault against Madison Bumgarner as San Diego defeated the Giants at Petco Park.

The win was the Padres' first this year in 10 games against the Giants, who entered the second half of the season with a major league-best 57-33 record. The Padres are 19-18 in their last 37 games.

Cashner, left-handed relievers Brad Hand and Ryan Buchter and closer Brandon Maurer retired 22 of the last 25 Giants they faced.

Dodgers 13, Diamondbacks 7

PHOENIX -- Chris Taylor had three hits including a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs in Los Angeles' victory over Arizona at Chase Field.

Taylor had a two-run triple in a five-run fourth inning for a 7-3 lead the Dodgers never lost, doubled and scored in the fifth and hit his slam -- his first career homer -- in a four-run sixth.

Justin Turner hit his 14th homer, Yasiel Puig had three hits and three RBIs and right-hander Bud Norris (5-7) got his first victory against the Diamondbacks in eight career decisions.

Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and his 16th homer and Jean Segura hit his seventh homer for Arizona, which has lost five in a row, seven of eight and 13 of 15. They are 15-33 at home.

Athletics 8, Blue Jays 7

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Khris Davis, Josh Reddick and Stephen Vogt hit home runs, powering Oakland to a victory against Toronto at the Oakland Coliseum.

Davis hit a two-run blast in the fifth inning, his 20th homer of the season. Vogt followed with a solo shot, his eighth home run. Reddick hit his sixth home run of the season, a solo blast in the third.

Davis went 3-for-4, drove in three runs and scored once, while Vogt went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored twice. Reddick went 2-for-2 with an RBI, walked twice and scored four runs, including the game-winner.

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