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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[June 08, 2016] June 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games:

Twins 6, Marlins 4

Brian Dozier's walk-off homer in the 11th inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Dozier hit one deep to left off Miami right-hander Dustin McGowan (0-2) with two outs in the 11th to complete the Twins rally.

Minnesota (17-40) got a pair of homers from leadoff hitter Eduardo Nunez and another from Robbie Grossman. Left-handed starter Pat Dean allowed seven hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Twins, who are now 3-5 in interleague play. Lefty Buddy Boshers (1-0) pitched the 11th for the Twins to get the win.

The Marlins (30-28) lost for the third time in four games, despite the efforts of starter Adam Conley who struck out eight Twins and threw 100 pitches in 6 2/3 innings of work. It was the fourth time in his last six starts that Conley has pitched into the sixth inning or deeper.

Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2 (10 innings)

Ian Kinsler's bases-loaded single in the 10th inning completed a late rally as Detroit won its fifth straight by stunning Toronto at Comerica Park.

Justin Upton led off the bottom of the 10th with a single up the middle against Joe Biagini (3-2). Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked on a 3-2 pitch. Upton beat the throw to third base on Jose Iglesias' sacrifice bunt, loading the bases.

Kinsler followed with a bouncer over the head of third baseman Josh Donaldson.

Padres 4, Braves 3

Wil Myers singled home Alexei Ramirez with one out in the ninth to cap a two-run rally and give San Diego a walk-off win over Atlanta at Petco Park.

The loss was the sixth straight for the Braves. The Padres have won five of seven games on their homestand.

The Padres tied the score at 3-3 when catcher Derek Norris greeted Braves right-handed closer Arodys Vizcaino with a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth.

Reds 7, Cardinals 6

Joey Votto's solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Cincinnati to a wild victory over St. Louis at Great American Ball Park.

Adam Duvall hit a three-run home run and Billy Hamilton added a rare solo shot for the Reds, who won for the seventh time in 10 games since snapping an 11-game losing streak.

Votto's homer was his 11th of the season. It came on a 2-0 pitch from Kevin Siegrist, giving him five walk-off homers in his career.

Dodgers 4, Rockies 3

Trayce Thompson hit his second walkoff home run this season to give Los Angeles a win over Colorado at Dodger Stadium.

With two outs, Thompson teed off on Carlos Estevez's 97-mph fastball and drove it into the left-field stands for the walkoff win. Thompson has both of the Dodgers' walkoff homers this season.

Kenley Jansen (2-10) earned the win with one inning of scoreless relief. Estevez (1-3) took the loss.

Orioles 9, Royals 1

Mark Trumbo, Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Ryan Flaherty all homered as Baltimore handed Kansas City its sixth straight loss in a game that featured a huge fifth-inning brawl.

Trumbo finished the night 2-for-4 with four RBIs and now has 20 homers this season. He also had a two-run double during the four-run first inning as the Orioles took a lead they never lost en route to their third straight victory and sixth in seven games.

Davis, Jones and Flaherty all added solo homers. Trumbo and Davis hit back-to-back blasts after the melee in the fifth where Orioles shortstop Manny Machado raced to the mound after Royals starter Yordano Ventura hit him with a pitch on the left hip/lower back.

Brewers 5, Athletics 4

Chris Carter hit two home runs and Zach Davies took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as Milwaukee beat Oakland at Miller Park.

Coming off the best start of his career, when he spun eight shutout innings against the Cardinals with a personal-best nine strikeouts, Davies (4-4) picked up right where he left off against Oakland, facing just one over the minimum through his first five innings.

The only A's player to reach was Yonder Alonso, who drew a two-out walk in the second.

Pirates 3, Mets 1 (Game 2)

Juan Nicasio limited the struggling Mets to one run over five innings, backup catcher Chris Stewart had two key hits and Pittsburgh completed a doubleheader sweep of New York.

The Pirates had lost five of six before taking the opener, also 3-1, as left-hander Jonathon Niese gave up four hits over seven shutout innings in his first start against the team that traded him last winter. Jordy Mercer hit his first homer in PNC Park in 22 months.

Mets left-hander Steven Matz (7-2) had lost only once previously in the majors before dropping the first game, while Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom (3-2) had lost only once this season before giving up three runs over six innings in the second.

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Pirates 3, Mets 1 (Game 1)

Former New York Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese limited his former team to four hits in seven shutout innings, Jordy Mercer hit his first homer in his home park in 22 months and Pittsburgh beat New York in the first game of a doubleheader.

Niese (6-2), traded by the Mets to Pittsburgh six months ago for second baseman Neil Walker, was in control from the start -- allowing multiple base runners in an inning only once.

Niese struck out two, walked two and got 14 outs on ground balls in outdueling Mets left-hander Steven Matz (7-2), who lost for only the second time in 15 career starts.

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Jerad Eickhoff snapped a personal two-game losing streak and reliever Jeanmar Gomez escaped jams in the final two innings as Philadelphia beat Chicago.

Ryan Howard homered for Philadelphia, which won for just the third time in 12 games.

Eickhoff (3-8) went seven innings, allowing one run and two hits while striking out eight and walking two. He retired 10 straight hitters between the first and fourth -- six via strikeout.

Yankees 6, Angels 3

Carlos Beltran hit a two-run home run, Michael Pineda pitched a season-high seven innings, and New York defeated Los Angeles at Yankee Stadium.

Beltran homered for the second night in a row, and Starlin Castro also went deep for the Yankees, who have 22 homers in their past 11 home games. Austin Romine and Alex Rodriguez added RBI singles, and Rob Refsnyder contributed a sacrifice fly as New York beat the Angels for the seventh consecutive time at home.

Pineda (3-6) took a shutout into the fifth inning. He wound up allowing three runs and four hits while finishing seven innings for the first time since July 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Rangers 4, Astros 3

Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Dallas Keuchel to send Texas to a victory over Houston.

With the victory, Texas is 8-0 against Houston this year and has won 12 consecutive games over the Astros at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

Desmond went 2-for-4 and Jurickson Profar extended his hitting streak to 11 games, matching the club's season high. Profar, making his professional debut at first base, also was 2-for-4, including a base hit in the eighth preceding Desmond's home run.

Nationals 10, White Sox 5

Anthony Rendon went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBIs, and Washington rolled to a win over Chicago.

Bryce Harper had a double and three RBIs for the Nationals, who compiled 12 hits and six walks. Washington won its second straight game and improved to 8-2 in interleague play.

Jose Abreu and Todd Frazier drove in two runs apiece to lead the White Sox. Chicago (29-29) dropped its fourth consecutive game and fell for the 19th time in 25 contests.

Diamondbacks 5, Rays 0

Jake Lamb and Paul Goldschmidt homered and right-hander Zack Greinke threw his fifth career shutout to help Arizona to a shutout victory over Tampa Bay at Chase Field.

Lamb's three-run homer in the fourth inning off left-hander Matt Moore (2-4) broke a scoreless tie, and Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the sixth inning gave Greinke plenty of cushion.

Greinke (8-3) gave up three hits, all singles, and struck out two in winning his fifth straight start. He walked two and did not allow a runner past first base while extending his scoreless innings streak to 16.

Red Sox 5, Giants 3

Xander Bogaerts blooped a two-run single to center field with one out in the 10th inning, delivering Boston a victory over San Francisco in the opener of a two-game interleague series.

The win was Boston's eighth in its last 10 matchups with the Giants and improved its all-time interleague record to 203-148, the second-best in baseball.

Backup catcher Sandy Leon led of the 10th with a double off the fifth Giants pitcher, right-hander Santiago Casilla (1-1).

Mariners 7, Indians 1

Wade Miley shaved off most of his grizzly beard before throwing seven shutout innings to lead Seattle to a victory over Cleveland.

Nelson Cruz hit two home runs as the Mariners snapped a four-game slide and ended Cleveland's season-long winning streak at six games.

Miley (6-2) bounced back from a rough outing his last time out to silence the Indians' bats for seven innings, allowing just four hits while striking out three.

(Editing by Simon Jennings)

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