Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[April 05, 2017]  April 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games:

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Jake Arrieta tossed six sharp innings, and the defending champion Chicago Cubs edged the St Louis Cardinals 2-1.

Jason Heyward had an RBI single and Javier Baez drove in a run with a safety squeeze.

Chicago center fielder Albert Almora denied a potential tying homer from Matt Adams in the seventh and third baseman Kris Bryant made a diving stop on Aledmys Diaz's grounder in the fourth.

St Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed two runs and three hits in five innings.

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

Justin Verlander struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings and Detroit hit three home runs to beat Chicago in the season opener for both teams.

JaCoby Jones, Nick Castellanos and Ian Kinsler hit home runs for the Tigers.

Chicago's Jose Quintana gave up six runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Yankees 5, Rays 0

CC Sabathia allowed three hits in five solid innings as New York blanked Tampa Bay.

Ronald Torreyes and Chase Headley hit home runs for New York. Dellin Betances worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth for the Yankees.

Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.

Astros 2, Mariners 1

Lance McCullers pitched six strong innings and Houston edged Seattle.

Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez delivered home runs for the Astros, who are 2-0.

Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.

Rockies 6, Brewers 5

Veterans Gerardo Parra and Mark Reynolds had three hits apiece as Colorado edged Milwaukee.

Parra and Reynolds combined for half of Colorado's 12 hits while veterans Mike Dunn and Greg Holland pitched perfect innings to preserve the win.

Ryan Braun hit his first home run of the season for Milwaukee while Travis Shaw drove in two runs.

Indians 4, Rangers 3

Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings as Cleveland beat Texas.

Carlos Santana hit a leadoff homer and added an RBI single for the Indians. Michael Brantley added an RBI single for Cleveland.

Joey Gallo hit a two-run home run for Texas, which is 0-2 for the first time since 2007. Left-hander Martin Perez allowed three runs in six innings.

Padres 4, Dodgers 0

Clayton Richard scattered five hits in eight outstanding innings as San Diego blanked Los Angeles.

Richard struck out five and recorded three double plays. San Diego's Yangervis Solarte homered and hit an RBI single, and Wil Myers scored a run and added a run-scoring single.

Los Angeles starter Kenta Maeda allowed three runs and six hits in five innings.

Giants 8, Diamondbacks 4

Gorkys Hernandez drove in a career-high four runs, and Brandon Crawford hit a solo home run as San Francisco defeated Arizona.

Hernandez hit a two-run single in the second inning and added a two-run double during a five-run fifth.

Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for Arizona.

Angels 7, Athletics 6

Danny Espinosa hit a three-run home run off Ryan Dull with one out in the top of the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied to beat Oakland.

Matt Shoemaker took a no-decision after allowing two runs and four hits in five innings seven months after sustaining a skull fracture when struck by a comebacker.

Ryon Healy and Jed Lowrie hit home runs for Oakland.

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