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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[September 14, 2016] Sept 13 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games:

Padres 6, Giants 4

Rookie Ryan Schimpf belted a two-out, two-strike, three-run home run in the ninth inning Tuesday night, capping a five-run rally that lifted the San Diego Padres to a stunning, 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Home runs by Angel Pagan and Gorkys Hernandez helped the Giants take a 4-1 lead into the ninth.

However, the fifth Giants pitcher, Hunter Strickland, gave up three singles and a bases-loaded walk to Wil Myers with one out, allowing the Padres to creep within 4-2. Strickland got Yangervis Solarte to ground out, scoring Jon Jay, before rookie left-hander Steven Okert was summoned from the bullpen to face the lefty-hitting Schimpf.

Seeking his first career save, Okert got his rival in a 1-2 hole before Schimpf unloaded on the potentially game-ending pitch, launching it into the bleachers in right-center field for a three-run homer.

Yankees 3, Dodgers 0

Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius homered on consecutive pitches with one out in the seventh inning, lifting New York to a victory over Los Angeles.

Ellsbury capped a nine-pitch at-bat by lifting a full count curveball from Ross Stripling into the second deck in right field. Gregorius batted for Ronald Torreyes and sent Stripling's fastball into the right-center field seats.

The Yankees won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Diamondbacks 11, Rockies 4

Jean Segura hit two home runs, and Brandon Drury went deep for the second straight game in Arizona's victory over Colorado.

Segura, Yasmany Tomas and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits apiece, and Segura, Tomas and Welington Castillo had two RBIs each as Arizona won consecutive home games for the first time since July 16-17.

Segura homered in a four-run first inning after Colorado scored three runs in the top of the frame off Robbie Ray (8-13), who gave up four runs and struck out seven in five innings.

Marlins 7, Braves 5

Ichiro Suzuki, not showing his age at 42, reached 900 multi-hit games in majors with his 26th of the season and second in as many games as Miami defeated Atlanta.

Suzuki, who has 3,027 career hits in the majors, recorded a triple and single to lift his average .304, drew a walk, scored two runs and delivered an RBI the day after a three-hit game.

Matt Kemp hit his 31st homer and Freddie Freeman reached 30 for the first time in a three-RBI game for the Braves. Christian Yelich was 2-for-3 with a double, drew two walks, drove in two runs and scored one for the Marlins.

Reds 6, Brewers 4

Joey Votto homered and Adam Duvall doubled twice and drove in two runs, lifting Cincinnati over Milwaukee at Great American Ball Park.

Votto went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, raising his batting average to .318 after a slow start to the season.

Cincinnati's five-game winning streak matches its longest of the season.

Chris Carter, Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar homered for Milwaukee which has dropped five of its last six to the Reds.

Twins 8, Tigers 1

Jorge Polanco drove in a career-high four runs and Kyle Gibson pitched eight strong innings, carrying Minnesota over Detroit at Comerica Park.

Polanco had a two-run homer and two-run single among his three hits. Gibson posted his first victory in five starts by holding the Tigers to one run on five hits while striking out four.

Twins second baseman Brian Dozier extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games with three hits and also scored twice. Kennys Vargas supplied two hits and a solo homer, while Robbie Grossman added two hits and two RBIs for the Twins.

Rays 6, Blue Jays 2

Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Steven Souza Jr. hit a solo shot, Drew Smyly won his fifth consecutive decision, and Tampa Bay defeated Toronto.

The victory gave the Rays the season series over the Blue Jays at 10-8 with the rubber match in the current three-game series to be played Wednesday afternoon.

Russell Martin hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays.

Athletics 5, Royals 4

Khris Davis homered again and Yonder Alonso hit a pinch two-run double with two out in a four-run eighth inning as Oakland topped Kansas City.

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Royals starter Danny Duffy gave up a home run to Ryon Healy to lead off the eighth and after he walked Brett Eibner with one out, rookie left-hander Matthew Strahm relieved him. After Strahm gave up an infield single to Chad Pinder, Joakim Soria was summoned to protect a 3-2 lead.

Instead, Soria surrendered the two-run double to Alonso and a run-producing single to Marcus Semien. Soria has blown seven saves, matching his career worst, in eight opportunities.

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Sean Rodriguez's opposite-field, three-run blast off of Philadelphia closer Jeanmar Gomez propelled Pittsburgh to a much-needed victory at Citizens Bank Park.

With the Phillies ahead 3-2, Gomez, who worked Monday night in a non-save situation, walked Francisco Cervelli to start the top of the ninth inning. Shortstop Jordy Mercer then rocketed a double the other way to the corner in right field, putting runners at second and third with nobody out for Rodriguez.

Mets 4, Nationals 3 (10 innings)

Rookie T.J. Rivera hit a solo homer on an 0-2 pitch from closer Mark Melancon with one out in the top of the 10th as New York beat Washington.

It was the first homer in the career of Rivera, who had three hits and three RBIs. Jerry Blevins fanned Daniel Murphy for the final out of the game with Jayson Werth, who had singled, on base to get the save.

The second-place Mets are nine games back of the first-place Nationals, and New York will aim for its seventh straight series win Wednesday.

Orioles 6, Red Sox 3

J.J. Hardy and Nolan Reimold each slugged homers as Baltimore posted a victory over Boston at Fenway Park.

Hardy's three-run blast was his 10th homer of the year, while Reimold's two-run bomb was his sixth. Jonathan Schoop was 3-for-5 and socked his 24th homer, a solo shot in the ninth.

The Orioles pulled into a tie for second place in the American League East with the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost at home to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

Rangers 3, Astros 2

Elvis Andrus delivered a game-tying, two-out triple in the ninth inning and Jurickson Profar followed with an RBI single to lift Texas over Houston at Minute Maid Park.

The Rangers rallied against Astros closer Ken Giles, whose strikeout of Rougned Odor proved decisive when Odor reached on a wild pitch.

Astros catcher Jason Castro socked a leadoff home run in the sixth inning off Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin.

White Sox 8, Indians 1

Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Chicago relied on a season-best, seven-run inning to pull away from Cleveland.

Todd Frazier and Carlos Sanchez also drove in two runs apiece as the White Sox erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning. Chicago won for the fifth time in its past seven games.

Brandon Guyer finished 1-for-2 with a solo home run to lead the Indians. Jason Kipnis added a pair of doubles for Cleveland, which dropped its second straight game.

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Alex Reyes worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings and Brandon Moss cracked a tie-breaking two-run homer to lift St. Louis past Chicago at Busch Stadium.

Reyes relieved ineffective Jaime Garcia and overcame six walks, allowing only one hit and striking out four as he beat Chicago in relief for the second time this year. Reyes stranded 10 baserunners in his outing, leaving the bases loaded in the second and fourth.

Another rookie, Matt Bowman, followed Reyes with two perfect innings. Kevin Siegrist, pitching the ninth because regular closer Seung Hwan Oh is battling a groin injury, earned his second save by retiring the Cubs in order.

Mariners 8, Angels 0

Behind Taijuan Walker's first career shutout and three homers, Seattle beat Los Angeles for its season-high seventh straight win.

Walker was sensational, allowing just three hits and striking out 11 batters to match a career high in winning his second straight start.

The Angels' first hit came when Kole Calhoun found a hole on the right side, through the Mariners' shift, for a clean single to lead off the seventh. The Angels' first base runner came in the sixth when Kaleb Cowart reached on Ketel Marte's two-out throwing error. (Editing by Simon Jennings)

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