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Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[May 17, 2017] May 16 (The Sports Xchange)

Orioles 13, Tigers 11 (13 innings)

Chris Davis homered in consecutive at-bats in extra innings, and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Detroit Tigers for a 13-11 win Tuesday.

Davis hit a solo home run in the 12th and a tiebreaking two-run shot in the 13th off Francisco Rodriguez after both teams scored three times in the 12th.

Mark Trumbo hit a two-out, game-tying home run in the ninth, and J.J. Hardy also homered for Baltimore.

Detroit's J.D. Martinez hit two home runs, including a grand slam off Brad Brach in the seventh.

Astros 12, Marlins 2

Dallas Keuchel became the first seven-game winner in the major leagues as Houston coasted to a rout of Miami.

Keuchel allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. He has won nine straight decisions since last August and lowered his ERA to 1.84.

Jake Marisnick and Brian McCann drove in four runs apiece as Houston raised the best record in the majors to 28-12. Miami lost for the 16th time in 20 games as Tom Koehler was tagged for eight runs and seven hits in three innings.

Angels 7, White Sox 6 (11 innings)

Albert Pujols' bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning capped a two-run rally that gave Los Angeles a win over Chicago.

Cameron Maybin's fifth hit of the game was the key to in the decisive comeback, a bloop double that drove in Danny Espinosa to tie the game 6-6.

After Mike Trout was walked intentionally to load the bases, Pujols hit the ball over the drawn-in outfield to end it.

The White Sox scored three in a wild ninth inning to extend the game, then took a 6-5 lead in the 11th on Tim Anderson's home run.

Rockies 7, Twins 3

Gerardo Parra and Charlie Blackmon homered as Colorado defeated Minnesota.

Blackmon drove in three runs while starter Kyle Freeland allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.

Byron Buxton homered for Minnesota. Phil Hughes allowed five runs and eight hits in five-plus innings.

Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4

Yasmany Tomas homered and Paul Goldschmidt stole home as Arizona edged struggling New York.

Zack Greinke allowed four runs and five hits to win his fourth straight start as Arizona won its 17th home game.

Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera homered for the Mets, who dropped their sixth straight game.

Giants 2, Dodgers 1

Ty Blach allowed one run in seven innings and San Francisco edged Los Angeles.

Brandon Belt homered as San Francisco won its fifth straight despite going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

Rich Hill allowed one run and six hits in five innings, and Chris Taylor homered for Los Angeles.

Brewers 6, Padres 2

Jimmy Nelson took a shutout into the sixth inning and Milwaukee scored five runs in the first inning to beat San Diego.

Nelson allowed two runs and seven hits as Milwaukee won for the seventh time in nine games. Manny Pina hit a two-run double to cap the five-run inning.

Clayton Richard allowed six runs and 10 hits in six innings and Wil Myers homered for San Diego.

Athletics 9, Mariners 6

Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning as Oakland beat Seattle.

Mark Canha added a three-run home run in the ninth, and Ryon Healy also homered as Oakland rallied after blowing a three-run lead.

Nelson Cruz homered in the first inning and Kyle Seager homered in the eighth to give Seattle a short-lived 5-4 lead.

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Rockies 7, Twins 3

A big sixth inning helped Colorado beat Minnesota in the opening game of a series between two first-place teams.

With the game knotted at 3-3, Colorado scored four times in the sixth off Twins starter Phil Hughes and reliever Tyler Duffey.

Charlie Blackmon delivered the biggest blow of the inning, as his two-run homer gave the Rockies a four-run advantage.

Rangers 5, Phillies 1

Yu Darvish struck out nine in seven strong innings as Texas reached .500 for the first time this season by beating Philadelphia.

Darvish allowed one run and four hits to help Texas win its seventh straight game. He also became the sixth Japanese pitcher in major league history to reach 50 career victories.

Mike Napoli hit a two-run home run for Texas while Freddy Galvis hit an RBI single for Philadelphia.

Nationals 8, Pirates 4

Bryce Harper hit his 13th home run and Ryan Zimmerman delivered a two-run double to lead Washington to a win over Pittsburgh.

Jayson Werth went 3-for-5 and Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs and four hits in six-plus innings.

Josh Harrison homered for Pittsburgh while starter Chad Kuhl allowed six runs and 10 hits in four-plus innings.

Cubs 9, Reds 5

Kyle Schwarber hit a 462-foot home run as Chicago beat Cincinnati.

Rookie Ian Haap and Addison Russell also homered for the Cubs. Starter John Lackey allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Zack Cozart, Joey Votto and Tucker Barnhart homered for Cincinnati.

Braves 9, Blue Jays 5

Freddie Freeman hit his 14th home run to power Atlanta to a two-game sweep of Toronto.

Freeman hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning while Matt Kemp drove in four runs.

Kevin Pillar homered for the Blue Jays while starter Marco Estrada allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings.

Rays 6, Indians 4

Corey Dickerson hit two of Tampa Bay's five home runs in a victory over Cleveland.

Colby Rasmus, Derek Norris and Tim Beckham also homered for Tampa Bay, which won despite striking out 16 times.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run home run for the Indians.

Yankees 7, Royals 1

CC Sabathia allowed five hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and New York beat Kansas City.

Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer and Chris Carter added a two-run shot for the Yankees.

Whit Merrifield drove in Kansas City's lone run. Starter Jason Hammel allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.

Red Sox 6, Cardinals 3

Mookie Betts led off the game with a home run and added another RBI to lead Boston to a victory over St Louis.

Eduardo Rodriguez (2-1) allowed three runs and five hits over six innings to earn the victory. It snapped a string of three consecutive starts in which he got a no-decision despite allowing a total of five runs in 18 innings in those games.

Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his 12th save in 13 chances.

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