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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[September 07, 2016] Sept 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Tuesday:

Cardinals 9, Pirates 7

The St. Louis Cardinals lost an early five-run lead but rallied with three two-out homers in the ninth Tuesday at PNC Park for a 9-7 win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost their eight straight.

Brewers 12, Cubs 5

Wily Peralta worked into the eighth inning and Milwaukee collected 15 hits -- including home runs from Jonathan Villar and Ryan Braun -- in a drubbing of National League Central-leading Chicago at Miller Park.

Peralta allowed four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six to earn his second victory since being brought back from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Aug. 9.

Nationals 9, Braves 7

Pinch-runner Michael A. Taylor scored the go-ahead run on an error in the last of the eighth and Washington broke a tie with three runs that inning to beat Atlanta.

The first-place Nationals remained 8 1/2 games ahead of the New York Mets in the National League East. The Braves lost for just the second time in eight games one day after being eliminated from postseason play. Atlanta is 2-13 against Washington this year.

Orioles 11, Rays 2

Manny Machado hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, leading Baltimore over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.

The Orioles have won four of their last five and moved within one game of first-place Toronto, which lost 7-6 to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, in the American League East.

Mets 5, Reds 3

Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead two-run homer in seventh, one of four home runs hit by New York in a victory over Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.

Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, and Alejandro De Aza also went deep for New York.

Astros 4, Indians 3

Marwin Gonzalez's three-run home run off Corey Kluber in the second inning was the difference as Houston beat Cleveland at Progressive Field.

Kluber suffered his first loss since July 3. In 10 starts between losses he was 7-0 with a 1.94 ERA. Houston did all of its scoring in the second and third innings, but Kluber was otherwise very effective. He retired the last 10 men he faced.

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 6

Didi Gregorius hit the game-tying triple and scored the go-ahead run on Starlin Castro's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as New York held on for a victory over Toronto.

Gregorius, who had been in a 1-for-22 slump before his triple, helped give the Yankees their ninth win in 13 games. New York remained 3 1/2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the second wild card spot.

Phillies 4, Marlins 3

Adam Morgan snapped a nine-game losing streak and Odubel Herrera scored three runs to lead Philadelphia over Miami at Marlins Park.

Ichiro Suzuki pulled a two-run homer to right in the eighth inning to cut the Phillies' lead to 4-3. It was the first pinch-hit homer of a Suzuki career that includes more than 3,000 hits.

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White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Jose Abreu homered for the fifth time in seven games and Miguel Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning in his first start since coming off the disabled list as Chicago beat Detroit.

Chicago won just three of its last nine, but Detroit fell to 12-6 against the White Sox this season.

Royals 10, Twins 3

Kansas City scored seven runs in the ninth inning to break a tie game in a victory over Minnesota at Target Field.

The Royals loaded the bases with nobody out against Twins closer Brandon Kintzler before Drew Butera's one-out single through the hole between first and second scored the eventual winning run.

Giants 3, Rockies 2

Their offense was again marginal, but San Francisco scored an unearned run in the ninth to beat Colorado.

A's 3, Angels 2

Joey Wendle grounded a two-run single through a drawn-in infield to give Oakland the lead in a three-run eighth inning.

The Athletics overcame a strong pitching performance by Ricky Nolasco. Coming off a four-hit shutout of the Reds on Aug. 31, Nolasco retired the first 16 A's in order, and he took a shutout into the eighth inning.

Rangers 10, Mariners 7

Texas snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Seattle.

Nine of the Rangers' 15 hits went for extra bases, including home runs from Jonathan Lucroy and Elvis Andrus. Lucroy hit the go-ahead homer, a two-run shot in the fifth, while Andrus had four hits, two RBIs and three runs for the Rangers.

Red Sox 5, Padres 1

Rebounding right-hander Clay Buchholz allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings as Boston defeated San Diego at Petco Park to move back into a tie for the American League East lead.

Boston's win, coupled with Toronto's loss to the Yankees in New York, leaves the Red Sox and Blue Jays tied with 77-61 records as they prepare to meet in a three-game series this weekend in Toronto. The Baltimore Orioles trail the AL East co-leaders by one game.

Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 2

Five Los Angeles players drove in a run apiece in a win vs. Arizona at Dodger Stadium.

Justin Turner, pitcher Ross Stripling (who knocked in the go-ahead run), Yasmani Grandal, Josh Reddick and Andrew Toles each had an RBI for the Dodgers. Corey Seager and Turner collected two hits apiece. (Compiled by Amlan Chakraborty)

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