MLB roundup: Orioles belt seven homers in win

[June 03, 2016]  The Sports Xchange
 
 BALTIMORE -- Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, while Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo belted two homers apiece as Baltimore Orioles recorded a season-high seven in Thursday's 12-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Trumbo and Jones each hit two-run and solo shots but it was the Machado's homer in the seventh off Junichi Tazawa that snapped a 5-5 tie and gave Baltimore the lead for good.

Alvarez added his solo shot in the eighth which made it 9-5. Francisco Pena, in his first game with the Orioles, also hit a two-run homer later in the inning -- his first in the major leagues.

Jones hit his second later in the three-homer inning to make it 12-5. The Red Sox added two in the ninth.

The Orioles scored all 13 runs in Wednesday's victory without a homer, but got all 12 on Thursday via the long ball.

Mychal Givens (4-0) earned the victory with two innings of scoreless relief after starter Ubaldo Jimenez stumbled in the the sixth.

Diamondbacks 3, Astros 0

HOUSTON -- Zack Greinke delivered his best start of the season and Arizona averted a four-game series sweep with a victory over Houston at Minute Maid Park.

Greinke was masterful in seven scoreless innings, allowing just four hits -- all singles. He did not walk a batter and had a season-high 11 strikeouts.

The Astros proved helpless against Greinke as their season-best five-game winning streak ended. They pushed only two runners into scoring position against Greinke.

Cubs 7, Dodgers 2

CHICAGO -- Chicago smacked three home runs off rookie Julio Urias and never looked back while taking three of four games in the series.

Kyle Hendricks went eight innings for the Cubs before he was pulled for a pinch hitter. He allowed two runs, three hits and one walk with six strikeouts in his second straight game of eight or more innings.

Urias, who gave up three runs and five hits against the Mets in a 2 2/3-inning major league debut on May 27, lasted longer but was hit harder. He gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings against the Cubs, including three home runs.

Giants 6, Braves 0

ATLANTA -- Madison Bumgarner smashed the first of San Francisco's three fifth-inning homers and allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings as the Giants salvaged a split of a four-game series.

Bumgarner struck out 11 and walked two in winning his sixth straight decision and lowering his ERA to 1.91.

The homer by Bumgarner, a long blast into the left-field seats, was his second of the season and 13th of his career -- the most by an active pitcher. Joe Panik and Buster Posey followed with two-run shots to chase Braves rookie starter Aaron Blair.

Brewers 4, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA -- Chase Anderson won for just the second time in his last 10 starts as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia, its eighth straight victory in Citizens Bank Park.

Chris Carter and Jonathan Villar homered for Milwaukee, which won its second straight.

Anderson, who began the night 1-6 with two no-decisions since winning his first start of the season, went 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run and three hits while striking out six. He didn't walk a batter, but he did hit one, while improving to 3-6.

Indians 5, Royals 4

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on an RBI triple by Francisco Lindor and a sacrifice fly by Mike Napoli to beat Kansas City at Progressive Field.

Trailing 4-3, the Indians' ninth-inning rally began with a single by Carlos Santana off Joakim Soria (2-2). Santana's hit was bobbled by right fielder Paulo Orlando, with the error allowing Santana to go to second.

The win went to Tommy Hunter (2-1), who pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. The loss snapped Kansas City's six-game losing streak.

Marlins 4, Pirates 3 (12 innings)

MIAMI -- Christian Yelich hit a two-out, walk-off double in the 12th inning to lead Miami over Pittsburgh at Marlins Park.

The Marlins are 3-0-2 in four-game series this season, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers and taking three of four from the Tamp Bay Rays and the Pirates.

For Pittsburgh, it was more than just the three straight losses to end this series, pushing the Pirates to eight games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

The bigger issue for the Pirates was the four starters who left due to injuries -- catcher Francisco Cervelli (right foot), center fielder Andrew McCutchen (right thumb), first baseman David Freese (right wrist) and shortstop Jordy Mercer (left elbow). All but McCutchen were hit by pitches.

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

DETROIT -- Jacoby Ellsbury drove in three runs, including a two-run triple during a four-run seventh, and New York halted a three-game losing streak by holding off Detroit at Comerica Park.

The game was a makeup of an April 10 postponement.

Rob Refsnyder contributed two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Yankees. Dellin Betances (2-2) got the win in relief, allowing one run and one hit in 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. Aroldis Chapman collected his eighth save despite allowing a run.

Detroit loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth before J.D. Martinez hit into a double play. Chapman then retired Miguel Cabrera on a groundout.

Twins 6, Rays 4

MINNEAPOLIS -- Byung Ho Park had a career-high three hits and Eduardo Nunez had an inside-the-park home run to lead Minnesota to a win over Tampa Bay at Target Field.

The Twins pounded out 15 hits as a team as every player in the lineup had at least one knock; Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.

Evan Longoria had a pair of hits, including a two-run homer, as Tampa Bay lost its fifth consecutive game.

Reds 11, Rockies 4

DENVER -- Cincinnati stumbled into Coors Field with 12 losses in 13 games. It put that agonizing stretch behind it and won their first road series of the season by pounding Colorado.

The victory gave the Reds three wins in the four-game series and back-to-back victories for the first time since they tied their season-high with a three-game winning streak May 4-6.

The Reds pounded Rockies starter Eddie Butler, driving him from the game in a six-run fifth where the big blow was a three-run homer by Eugenio Suarez.

The Reds hit four homers. Suarez had his first two-homer game and set a career-high with 10 total bases. He also tied his career-highs in hits (3) and RBIs (4).

Mariners 16, Padres 13

SAN DIEGO -- Seattle rallied from a 10-run deficit after five innings to defeat San Diego in the highest scoring game in the history of Petco Park.

The Mariners scored 14 runs over two innings -- five in the sixth and nine in the seventh -- after falling behind 12-2 when the Padres scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Seattle sent 13 hitters to the plate against three Padres relievers in the decisive seventh inning getting the nine runs on eight hits, a walk and a hit batter. The Mariners had seven straight singles after two out.

Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee each had four RBIs for the Mariners.

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