Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[June 01, 2016]  May 31 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games.

White Sox 6, Mets 4

Tyler Saladino reached base in all four plate appearances and hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning as Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak.

The White Sox came back from a 4-0 deficit to win for just the fourth time in their last 20 games. The Mets have lost three of four.

Rangers 7, Indians 3

Colby Lewis pitched six scoreless innings and Bryan Holaday and Jurickson Profar homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

Lewis pitched six shutout innings on two hits with two strikeouts and two walks. The only hits allowed by Lewis were a pair of third inning singles. He retired 18 of the 22 batters he faced.

Mariners 16, Padres 4

Seth Smith hit two of Seattle's five home runs in a 16-4 rout of San Diego.

The Mariners led 16-0 after scoring in each of the first five innings. Position playes Christian Bethancourt and Alexi Amarista combined to pitch a scoreless eighth inning Rangers 7, Indians for San Diego.

Astros 8, Diamondbacks 5

George Springer had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs and Luis Valbuena homered in Houston's win.

Springer hit a three-run homer in the second inning after Arizona took a 2-0 lead in the first. He also singled in a run in a four-run fourth off Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin.

Red Sox 6, Orioles 2

Mookie Betts homered three times and drove in five runs to back the pitching of Eduardo Rodriguez, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Tuesday night for their third consecutive win.

It was Betts' first career three-homer game, and his five RBIs were also a personal best as Boston increased its American League East lead to three games.

Marlins 3, Pirates 1

Jose Fernandez pitched seven scoreless innings and Christian Yelich broke up a scoreless duel with an RBI single to lead Miami over Pittsburgh.

The Marlins survived a shaky ninth inning from closer A.J. Ramos, who walked two batters and allowed a single as the Pirates loaded the bases with no outs. Gregory Polanco, who hit his first career grand slam on Monday, nearly got another as he flew out to the warning track in center field for a sacrifice fly.

Nationals 5, Phillies 1

Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead home run, one of four homers by the Nationals as Washington beat Philadelphia.

Jayson Werth, Danny Espinosa and Stephen Drew also connected for Washington, which won its third straight.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1

Kevin Pillar singled home the go-ahead run, Darwin Barney added a two-run single in the three-run seventh inning and Toronto defeated New York.

Toronto's J.A. Happ allowed four hits, two walks and one run in six innings. He struck out three and did not factor in the decision.

Giants 4, Braves 0

Jake Peavy celebrated his 36th birthday by throwing seven scoreless innings, getting a hit and scoring a run in San Francisco's win over Atlanta.

Peavy won for the first time since April 23 and earned his first career victory at Turner Field. He faced the minimum and allowed only one hit.

Dodgers 5, Cubs 0

Adrian Gonzalez's eighth-inning single broke a scoreless tie, and Los Angeles rolled victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Three Los Angeles pitchers combined on a one-hitter.

The loss snapped a streak for Chicago, which had recorded victories in 23 straight starts by Jake Arrieta. Arrieta, who pitched seven scoreless innings, had a personal 20-game win streak snapped with the no decision.

Cardinals 10, Brewers 3

Matt Carpenter had four hits including a pair of RBI triples and Jedd Gyorko hit his sixth home run of the season as St. Louis beat Milwaukee.

Carpenter finished a home run short of the cycle, scored four runs and drove in three as the Cardinals combined for 14 hits and broke open the game with five runs in the eighth inning.

Rockies 17, Reds 4

Colorado set a franchise record with 14 extra-base hits, including hitting seven home runs in a drubbing of Cincinnati.

Nolan Arenado hit two homers and drove in four runs. Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a homer for the second straight day and belted his first career grand slam in the seventh, tying his career high with five RBIs.

Royals 10, Rays 5

Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales combined to drive in nine runs as Kansas City breezed past Tampa Bay.

Cain homered and drove in four runs. Hosmer had three hits and drove in a pair of runs. Morales hit a two-run homer in the sixth and singled in another run in the five-run fourth.

A's 7, Twins 4

Danny Valencia homered, doubled and drove in three runs, powering Oakland to its fourth straight victory, a win against Minnesota at the Oakland Coliseum.

The A's beat the Twins for the second straight game and will go for the series sweep on Wednesday. Stephen Vogt went 3-for-5 with a two-run double in the eighth inning, extending Oakland's lead to 7-4. Vogt scored two runs.

Angels 11, Tigers 9

Los Angeles pounded out a season-high 17 hits but had to survive a late rally by Detroit before pulling out a win at Angel Stadium.

C.J. Cron's second homer of the night, a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth off Tigers reliever Mark Lowe, won it.

The Angels hit the ball hard from the outset, homering in each of the first three innings and grabbing a 9-2 lead after four innings.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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