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Seattle Mariners placed CF Leonys Martin on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 26, 2016. Strained Left Hamstring
Seattle Mariners recalled Stefen Romero from Tacoma Rainiers.
Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 25, 2016. Sprained Right Index Finger
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned Andrew Chafin to Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned Evan Marshall to Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Peter O'Brien from Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Dominic Leone from Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Silvino Bracho from Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks activated RHP Josh Collmenter from the 15-day disabled list.
RF Jose Bautista roster status changed by Toronto Blue Jays.
2B Rougned Odor roster status changed by Texas Rangers.
Tampa Bay Rays sent Jake Goebbert outright to Durham Bulls.Atlanta Braves recalled LF Adonis Garcia from Gwinnett Braves.
St. Louis Cardinals sent SS Jhonny Peralta on a rehab assignment to Springfield Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Michael McKenry to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers transferred RHP Yimi Garcia from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right biceps soreness.
Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Julio Urias from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Texas Rangers recalled 2B Jurickson Profar from Round Rock Express.
Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Ryan Lavarnway to a minor league contract.
RHP Shawn Tolleson roster status changed by Texas Rangers.
Oakland Athletics optioned Matt McBride to Nashville Sounds.
Oakland Athletics activated C Josh Phegley from the 15-day disabled list.
Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Erik Kratz to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Angels sent Lucas Luetge outright to Salt Lake Bees.
Philadelphia Phillies sent LHP Mario Hollands on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies sent LF Cody Asche on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Rubby De La Rosa on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 26, 2015. Right Elbow Inflammation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Piscotty hit a grand slam off Max Scherzer during a five-run third inning and Jaime Garcia quieted the Washington Nationals lineup as the St. Louis Cardinals won 6-2 on Friday night.
Coming off consecutive ineffective starts, Garcia (4-4) held Washington to two runs and seven hits over seven innings.
Scherzer (5-4) allowed two earned runs in each of his previous three starts including his 20-strikeout gem on May 11 in a victory over Detroit. That version didn't show early against St. Louis. He walked four batters and allowed five runs, all by the third inning.
Danny Espinosa's second home run in as many games broke up Garcia's shutout bid in the fifth. Bryce Harper went 1 for 4 after hitting the go-ahead home run in Washington's 2-1 series-opening win Thursday.
Greg Garcia homered for St. Louis.
METS 6, DODGERS 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson homered leading off the bottom of the ninth to give New York the victory.
Chase Utley, who was booed all night in his return to Citi Field, hit a tying three-run double off Jeurys Familia with two outs in a four-run ninth inning for the Dodgers.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the first against Julio Urias and chased the 19-year-old after 2 2/3 innings in his major league debut.
But in a non-save situation, Familia (2-0) failed to hold a 5-1 lead.
New York moved back into the NL East lead, by percentage points over Washington.
ROYALS 7, WHITE SOX 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Hosmer had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs as Kansas City rallied.
The White Sox used five pitchers in the Royals' four-run seventh with Matt Albers (1-4) taking the loss. The inning included Brett Eibner's double, his first major league hit, and Whit Merrifield's two-run single.
Royals starter Danny Duffy retired the first 16 batters he faced on 59 pitches before giving up five runs on his next 17 pitches.
Peter Moylan (2-0) picked up the victory with a scoreless seventh.
ANGELS 7, ASTROS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout had a three-run double and Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in a big third inning to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros.
The home run was the 570th of Pujols' career, moving him past Rafael Palmeiro and alone into 12th on baseball's all-time list. Pujols is now three behind Harmon Killebrew for 11th.
Matt Shoemaker (3-5) struck out 11 without walking a batter, holding the Astros to seven hits, all singles. He left after allowing two hits with one out in the ninth. Cam Bedrosian gave up a two-run single to Colin Moran.
Right-hander Matt Fiers (3-3) took the loss.
PIRATES 9, RANGERS 1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathon Niese outpitched Cole Hamels with six strong innings, ending the Texas left-hander's career-best winning streak at 12 games in Pittsburgh's interleague victory.
Andrew McCutchen had one of four home runs for the Pirates, who won their fifth straight and spoiled Jeff Banister's first game against the organization he spent his first 29 years in pro baseball with before becoming Texas manager last season.
Hamels (5-1) gave up eight hits and six runs — five earned — in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest outing since the start before throwing a no-hitter in his final appearance for Philadelphia last July 25. He came to the Rangers in a trading deadline deal six days later.
Niese (5-2) threw five shutout innings before Adrian Beltre's leadoff homer in the sixth.
BLUE JAYS 7, RED SOX 5
TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and drove in five runs as Toronto snapped a five-game home losing streak.
The reigning AL MVP was 4 for 5, starting the scoring with a first-inning solo shot, and then providing the winning margin with a two-run drive, his 13th of the year in the eighth.
Justin Smoak added a solo shot in the fifth inning. Joe Biagini (2-1) got four outs and Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Koji Uehara (2-2) worked the eighth inning for the Red Sox, allowing Ezequiel Carrera — starting for the suspended Jose Bautista — to reach on a bunt before surrendering the home run to Donaldson.
CUBS 6, PHILLIES 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge Soler, David Ross and Kris Bryant hit long home runs to back Jon Lester and lead Chicago to a victory on a rainy afternoon.
The big drives helped the Cubs win their third straight after dropping eight of 12, and they came before two late delays — for 56 minutes in the top of the seventh inning and for 37 minutes at the start of the ninth.
Soler broke a 1-1 tie with his shot halfway up the video board in left leading off the fourth. Ross added a three-run homer off the Nuveen sign beyond the left-field bleachers in the inning to give the Cubs a 5-1 lead, and Bryant chased Adam Morgan (1-3) with a towering shot to start the fifth.
Lester (5-3) rebounded from his shortest start of the season by giving up two runs — one earned — and six hits while pitching into the seventh.
BRAVES 4, MARLINS 2
ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Markakis hit a tie-breaking, two-run single off third baseman Martin Prado's glove with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning to give Atlanta a rare home win.
The Braves snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to only 3-20 in home games. They began the day tied with Minnesota for the majors' worst record.
Ian Krol (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning and Arodys Vizcaino pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances.
Only an overturned call kept the eighth inning alive and made the decisive at-bat by Markakis possible.
His liner off David Phelps (3-3) was initially ruled an error on Prado before it was changed to a hit.
BREWERS 9, REDS 5
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Hill hit two solo homers, Jonathan Lucroy added a solo shot and drove in three runs, and Milwaukee outslugged Cincinnati, handing the Reds their 11th straight loss.
The Brewers chipped away at an early three-run deficit before surging ahead with a four-run fourth. Hill homered to left off John Lamb (0-3) to lead off the inning, and Lucroy capped the scoring with an RBI ground-rule double.
Hill's second homer came in the fifth off reliever Dayan Diaz for a three-run lead.
Hill and Jonathan Villar both had three hits, two runs and two RBIs to support starter Zach Davies (2-3).
YANKEES 4, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez homered for the first time since coming off the disabled list and Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings for New York.
Rodriguez returned Thursday after missing three weeks with a strained right hamstring. His sixth homer of the season and 693rd overall came off Chris Archer during a three-run sixth.
Tanaka (3-0) scattered two hits and struck out four to run his career-best unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive starts, dating to last season.
Kirby Yates allowed Steve Pearce's two-out solo homer in the ninth before Aroldis Chapman got the final out.
Carlos Beltran homered in the eighth for the Yankees.
Archer (3-6) allowed four runs — one earned — and four hits in eight innings for the Rays.
ORIOLES 6, INDIANS 4
CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Davis' RBI double broke a seventh-inning tie, Manny Machado went 4 for 5 and Baltimore Orioles ended a four-game losing streak.
Mark Trumbo followed Davis' clutch hit with a two-run homer, his AL-leading 15th of the season, and a lineup tweak by Orioles manager Buck Showalter woke up a slumbering offense that scored nine runs in its losing streak.
Dylan Bundy (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings for his first major league win. Zach Britton pitched a perfect ninth for 13th save.
Cleveland scored in the second, fourth and fifth to tie the game, but Machado doubled off Zach McAllister (2-2).
ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 2
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Chatwood threw seven masterful innings, Charlie Blackmon had one of Colorado's three run-scoring doubles and the Rockies beat San Francisco to end the Giants' 10-game winning streak against NL West teams.
It was San Francisco's longest streak versus the division since capturing 10 straight in August 1982.
Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story had RBI doubles in a game that was delayed 42 minutes at the start by weather.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain left in the second inning with a strained right hamstring. He was replaced by Albert Suarez (1-1), who took a grounder off the left leg in the third but stayed in the game.
Chatwood (6-3) found success at Coors Field after being so dominant on the road. He scattered four hits, walked none and allowed one unearned run.
PADRES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 3
PHOENIX (AP) — Yangervis Solarte homered from both sides of the plate and the San Diego Padres used 18 hits to rout the Arizona Diamondbacks and snap a four-game losing streak.
Matt Kemp and Derek Norris each hit a home run and drove in three, and Wil Myers added an RBI double for the Padres, who won for just the third time in their past 11 games.
Christian Friedrich (1-1) threw seven shutout innings, allowing three hits with five strikeouts and a walk for San Diego.
Arizona starter Robbie Ray (2-4) lasted only 4 2/3 innings, allowing five runs and nine hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. Brandon Drury and Jake Lamb homered for Arizona, which has dropped four straight.
TIGERS 4, ATHLETICS 1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Castellanos homered and Cameron Maybin doubled in a run, giving rookie Michael Fulmer more than enough support in the Detroit Tigers' victory over the Oakland Athletics.
James McCann and J.D. Martinez also drove in runs for the Tigers, who have won nine of 11. Ian Kinsler was a home run shy of the cycle.
Fulmer (4-1) retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced, with Khris Davis' single with two outs in the second inning the only smudge of an otherwise dominating performance. He gave up three hits over 7 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out three.
A's starter Sean Manaea (1-3) gave up three runs on nine hits in six-plus innings.
TWINS 7, MARINERS 2
SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Grossman's bases-loaded double keyed a five-run third inning and Pat Dean pitched effectively for seven innings for his first major league victory to pace the Minnesota Twins past the Seattle Mariners.
Dean (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out eight and walked none in his second start and fourth appearance since being called up May 11.
Seattle ace Felix Hernandez (4-4), who entered with a 2.21 ERA, was tagged for six runs on eight hits in six innings.
Miguel Sano and Joe Mauer each had solo homers for the Twins, while Franklin Gutierrez homered for Seattle in the first innings.
Milwaukee Brewers placed LHP Chris Capuano on the 15-day disabled list. Left elbow soreness
Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Steve Tolleson to a minor league contract.
Miami Marlins signed free agent C Carlos Corporan to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Braves recalled Chris Withrow from Gwinnett Braves.
Atlanta Braves optioned Casey Kelly to Gwinnett Braves.
Milwaukee Brewers recalled David Goforth from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Miami Marlins placed RHP Bryan Morris on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 25, 2016. Lumbar disc herniation.
Chicago Cubs sent C.J. Riefenhauser outright to Iowa Cubs.
Chicago White Sox sent Daniel Fields outright to Charlotte Knights.
New York Yankees released CF Slade Heathcott.
Kansas City Royals recalled Brett Eibner from Omaha Storm Chasers.
Kansas City Royals placed 3B Mike Moustakas on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 23, 2016. Torn right ACL.
Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Luis Avilan to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
New York Yankees placed LHP Chasen Shreve on the 15-day disabled list. Left shoulder AC joint sprain.
New York Yankees selected the contract of Richard Bleier from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
New York Yankees optioned 2B Rob Refsnyder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Miami Marlins sent LHP Tim Berry outright to Jupiter Hammerheads.
New York Yankees activated DH Alex Rodriguez from the 15-day disabled list.
Atlanta Braves sent RHP Jim Johnson on a rehab assignment to Rome Braves.
St. Louis Cardinals recalled Greg Garcia from Memphis Redbirds.
St. Louis Cardinals placed 3B Matt Carpenter on the paternity list.
Miami Marlins recalled Nick Wittgren from New Orleans Zephyrs.
NEW YORK (AP) — J.A. Happ pitched seven strong innings, Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis had two-out RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-1 on Thursday to win the three-game series.
CC Sabathia was the tough-luck loser for New York, allowing just two unearned runs. Alex Rodriguez went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first game since going on the disabled list May 4 with a strained right hamstring.
Happ (6-2) allowed one run on three hits in seven innings with five strikeouts and three walks. He has given up three earned runs or fewer in 19 of his last 20 starts.
Sabathia (3-3) retired the first seven batters before an error by shortstop Didi Gregorius on Travis' grounder with one out in the third. Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
NATIONALS 2, CARDINALS 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a slump-busting home run, Danny Espinosa also went deep and Washington got seven strong innings from right-hander Joe Ross.
Washington trailed 1-0 in the sixth inning before Harper ended a 4-for-33 skid with a no-doubt-about-it shot into the upper deck, far beyond the wall in right field. It was his 12th homer of the season, the first since May 13.
The light-hitting Espinosa snapped the tie in the seventh with a drive to right. Batting eighth, Espinosa came in with a .199 batting average and three home runs.
Both homers came off Mike Leake (3-4), who won his previous three starts while allowing only two runs over 21 innings.
Ross (4-4) gave up one run and six hits over seven innings.
ASTROS 4, ORIOLES 2
HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer homered twice and the Houston Astros set a major league record for strikeouts in a three-game series, finishing a sweep of Baltimore.
Houston starter Lance McCullers (1-1) allowed just one hit — a home run to Mark Trumbo — and had 10 strikeouts in five innings, helping the Astros break the major league record for strikeouts in a three-game series with 52. The previous mark was 47 by Washington earlier this season.
Ken Giles gave up an RBI single to Manny Machado in the ninth but still finished up for his first save of the season.
Baltimore's Kevin Gausman (0-2) allowed four runs and five hits — including three homers — in five innings.
BREWERS 6, BRAVES 2
ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Braun and Jonathan Villar homered and Milwaukee earned its first sweep in Atlanta.
The Brewers began the three-game series with a 6-14 road record, but they found the right matchup at Turner Field. Atlanta is 2-20 at home, worst in the majors.
Rain delayed the game 1 hour, 17 minutes in the seventh inning.
Wily Peralta (3-5) gave up seven hits and Carlos Torres pitched the last two innings to earn his second save.
Braves starter Matt Wisler (2-4) had a tough fourth, intentionally walking Martin Maldonado with two outs to get to Peralta, whose two-run bloop single made it 2-2.
Wisler allowed six hits, three runs, two walks and struck out seven in six innings.
ROCKIES 8, RED SOX 2
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez, Trevor Story and Dustin Garneau hit two-run homers and Colorado stopped Jackie Bradley Jr.'s 29-game hitting streak.
The win ended a three-game losing streak by Colorado and it ended a four-game winning streak for the Red Sox. Bradley's major league-best streak was halted when he went 0 for 4 after moving up to the leadoff spot for the first time this season.
Jon Gray (2-2) gave up a two-run home run to David Ortiz in the first, but pitched six scoreless innings before leaving in the eighth.
Clay Buchholz (2-5) took the loss. He pitched three perfect innings before things came apart in the fourth, when he gave up Gonzalez's homer with the other two coming the following inning.
PIRATES 8, DIAMONDBACKS 3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Harrison came off the bench to hit a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning put Pittsburgh ahead for good.
It gave the Pirates a 5-3 lead.
Reliever A.J. Schugel (1-1) got his first major league win after he had surrendered the lead inherited from starter Gerrit Cole in the top half of the inning. Schugel gave up a two-run single to Paul Goldschmidt in his only inning of work.
Arizona starter Patrick Corbin (2-4) took the loss. He was responsible for both runners that scored on Harrison's double, which was hit off reliever Jake Barrett.
Cole hit a 409-foot, three-run homer in the third inning to left-center field.
MARLINS 9, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jose Fernandez struck out 12 in seven innings Thursday and won his sixth straight start for Miami.
Fernandez (7-2) struck out eight of the last 10 batters he faced and struck out every hitter in the Rays lineup at least once. The 23-year-old right-hander from Tampa gave up six hits in beating his hometown Rays for the first time in three tries.
Adeiny Hechavarria and Chris Johnson homered for the Marlins, who won three of four in their annual series against the Rays.
Hechavarria's third home run drove in the final two runs of a three-run second inning off Rays starter Drew Smyly (2-6), who gave up five runs on six hits while striking out four in six innings. Johnson made it 5-0 with his second homer an inning later, Johnson's first hit in 22 interleague at bats.
Brandon Guyer homered off Fernandez in the third.
WHITE SOX, ROYALS, PPD
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox game at the Kansas City Royals was postponed because of rain on Thursday night.
No makeup date was announced, but it will not be rescheduled as part of this series.
It was the second rainout this season for the Royals.
White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez and Royals left-hander Danny Duffy, the two scheduled starters Thursday, will pitch Friday.
The White Sox are in first place in the American League Central, holding a two-game lead over the Royals and a half-game advantage over the Cleveland Indians.
Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Joshua Blanco to a minor league contract.
Atlanta Braves sent RHP Shae Simmons on a rehab assignment to Mississippi Braves.
Seattle Mariners recalled 2B Luis Sardinas from Tacoma Rainiers.
Atlanta Braves optioned Dario Alvarez to Gwinnett Braves.
Atlanta Braves claimed LHP Dario Alvarez off waivers from New York Mets.
Tampa Bay Rays designated 1B Jake Goebbert for assignment.
Tampa Bay Rays optioned Tim Beckham to Durham Bulls.
Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of RHP Ryan Garton from Durham Bulls.
Toronto Blue Jays optioned Pat Venditte to Buffalo Bisons.
Toronto Blue Jays activated 2B Devon Travis from the 15-day disabled list.
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Kyle Lobstein from Indianapolis Indians.
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Rob Scahill from Indianapolis Indians.
Pittsburgh Pirates placed LHP Tony Watson on the paternity list.
Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Arquimedes Caminero on the 15-day disabled list. Left quadriceps strain.
Oakland Athletics optioned 1B Max Muncy to Nashville Sounds.
Oakland Athletics optioned Daniel Coulombe to Nashville Sounds.
Oakland Athletics recalled Zach Neal from Nashville Sounds.
Oakland Athletics activated 2B Jed Lowrie from the 15-day disabled list.
Los Angeles Angels designated LHP Lucas Luetge for assignment.
Los Angeles Angels recalled Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake Bees.
St. Louis Cardinals transferred RHP Mitch Harris from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right elbow nerve entrapment
Los Angeles Angels sent LHP C.J. Wilson on a rehab assignment to Inland Empire 66ers.
Los Angeles Angels sent 2B Cliff Pennington on a rehab assignment to Inland Empire 66ers.
St. Louis Cardinals optioned Jose Martinez to Memphis Redbirds.
Kansas City Royals traded LF Jose Martinez to St. Louis Cardinals for cash.
Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Glen Perkins from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Left posterior shoulder strain.
Minnesota Twins placed RF Darin Mastroianni on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 22, 2016. Left oblique strain.
Minnesota Twins selected the contract of LHP Buddy Boshers from Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Brian Duensing to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers sent LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Tampa Bay Rays sent RHP Brad Boxberger on a rehab assignment to Montgomery Biscuits.
Detroit Tigers sent RHP Shane Greene on a rehab assignment to Toledo Mud Hens.
Cincinnati Reds sent RHP Anthony DeSclafani on a rehab assignment to Louisville Bats.
Seattle Mariners optioned Chris Taylor to Tacoma Rainiers.
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jake Arrieta remained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Wednesday.
Arrieta (9-0) joined the White Sox's Chris Sale as the only nine-game winners in the majors.
Arrieta allowed four runs in a regular-season game for the first time since June 16, 2015.
He became the first Cub to win his first nine decisions since Kenny Holtzman in 1967 and it is the best start to a season for the franchise since Jim McCormick went 16-0 in 1886.
Kris Bryant hit a three-run homer and Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist each drove in two for the Cubs.
Carlos Martinez (4-5) lost his career-high fifth straight start, giving up six runs in five innings.
BLUE JAYS 8, YANKEES 4
NEW YORK (AP) - Russell Martin hit his first two home runs of the season, Michael Saunders also went deep and Toronto finally broke out its big bats, halting New York's six-game winning streak.
Marco Estrada (2-2) took a two-hitter into the seventh inning and the last-place Blue Jays won for the fourth time in six games following an 0-5 slide.
Ivan Nova (3-2) threw well again but lost for the first time in four starts since moving from the bullpen to the rotation.
ASTROS 4, ORIOLES 3
HOUSTON (AP) - Evan Gattis hit a two-run homer and Luis Valbuena had a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth inning that gave Houston a win.
Baltimore tied the score 3-3 with a two-run sixth, and Valbuena homered for the second straight day with an opposite-field drive, two-out to left-center field off Tyler Wilson (2-3).
Houston starter Collin McHugh yielded three runs and eight hits while fanning a season-high 10 in 5 1/3 innings. Pat Neshek (2-0) got the last two outs of the sixth, and Luke Gregerson allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for his 10th save in 13 chances.
METS 2, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steven Matz pitched a career-high eight innings to win his seventh consecutive start for the New York Mets.
Matz (7-1) has a 1.13 ERA over his winning streak, not allowing a run in four of those starts.
David Wright hit his sixth homer of the season in the first and Rene Rivera singled in a run in the seventh to help New York take the decider of a three-game set.
Jeurys Familia worked out of trouble in the ninth for his 16th save.
Tanner Roark (3-4) allowed two runs - one earned - over seven innings for Washington.
RED SOX 10, ROCKIES 3
BOSTON (AP) - Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his major league-best hitting streak to 29 games, Xander Bogaerts homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and Boston got its fourth straight win.
Steven Wright (4-4) had another solid outing, giving up three runs, two earned. He has now given up three runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts.
Chad Bettis (4-3) held the Red Sox scoreless through three innings but was responsible for seven runs over the next two innings before getting pulled.
DODGERS 3, REDS 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead, two-run single with two outs in the fourth inning and Scott Kazmir struck out 12, lifting Los Angeles over Cincinnati to complete a three-game sweep.
The Dodgers have won four in a row overall and nine straight against the Reds, who extended their season-high skid to 10 games.
Kazmir (4-3) allowed one run and four hits in six innings. He struck out 12 for the third time in his career and first since Sept. 6, 2012, against the Mets, and walked two.
Kenley Janson retired the side in the ninth for his 14th save in 16 chances after blowing his previous two opportunities.
Dan Straily (2-2) took a perfect game into the fourth inning, when the Dodgers rallied for a 2-1 lead on Pederson's hit.
PIRATES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) - David Freese hit a long two-run home run to cap a four-run fifth inning, Sean Rodriguez also homered and Pittsburgh rallied.
Freese hit a 451-foot blast into the Pirates' bullpen in center field off Rubby De La Rosa (4-5) to put the Pirates ahead 5-4. They trailed 4-1 coming into the fifth but then Gregory Polanco hit an RBI double and Starling Marte drove in a run with a groundout.
Jeff Locke (3-3) gave up four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings for his first career victory against the Diamondbacks.
Mark Melancon worked around Chris Owings' second double of the game with two outs to pitch a scoreless ninth and get his 16th save in 17 opportunities.
MARLINS 4, RAYS 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Cole Gillespie had a late tiebreaking RBI single, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and Miami beatTampa Bay.
Miami took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when J.T. Realmuto singled, went to second on Chris Johnson's sacrifice bunt and scored on Gillespie's single off 30-year old Tyler Sturdevant (0-1), who made his major league debut Tuesday.
Kyle Barraclough (3-1) got two outs in the seventh to get the win. David Phelps allowed a single but struck out three in the eighth before A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth to record his 15th save.
Logan Morrison had three hits, including a homer, and three RBIs for the Rays.
INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 3
CHICAGO (AP) - Corey Kluber allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings and Cleveland roughed up a top White Sox pitcher for the second straight day.
After sending Chris Sale to his first loss after a 9-0 start, the Indians got three runs and five hits in six innings against Joel Quintana (5-4). Quintana's ERA, an AL-best 1.98 at the start of the day, rose to 2.22.
Before Tuesday, the White Sox had been 15-3 in games started by Sale and Quintana.
Melky Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Jose Abreu had three hits for the White Sox.
Kluber (4-5) allowed two runs - one earned - and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts. Cody Allen struck out two in a perfect ninth to remain perfect in 11 save chances.
RANGERS 15, ANGELS 9
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rangers rookie Nomar Mazara hit the longest home run in the major leagues this season, Rougned Odor drove in three in likely his last game before a suspension and Texas beat Los Angeles.
Mazara led off the second with a drive into the second deck of the right-seat seats that would have traveled 491 feet had it landed unimpeded, according to Major League Baseball's Statcast program.
Los Angeles had leads of 1-0 and 4-1 after its first two at-bats, but Hector Santiago (3-3) quickly gave those up each time.
Odor is awaiting the outcome of his appeal on an eight-game suspension assessed for punching Toronto slugger Jose Bautista during a brawl May 15. A decision is expected before Friday night's game.
Colby Lewis (4-0) got the win even though he failed to get through six innings for the first time in 10 starts this season.
TWINS 7, ROYALS 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Miguel Sano hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning after Minnesota lost an early lead, and the Twins staved off another series sweep.
Eduardo Nunez and Brian Dozier each homered, too, the first two batters to face Royals starter Dillon Gee (1-2) and just the fifth pair in Twins history to go deep in their first two plate appearances of the game.
Tyler Duffey (2-3) gave away a 3-0 lead during a five-run fourth by the Royals, but the right-hander hung around long enough to become the first Twins starter this season to record his second victory. The rotation has totaled six wins.
GIANTS 4, PADRES 3, 10 INNINGS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Brandon Crawford singled in Matt Duffy with two outs in the 10th inning, and surging San Francisco got its 13th win in 14 games.
Duffy singled off Brad Hand (1-2) with one out, pinch-hitter Hunter Pence popped out, Duffy advanced on a wild pitch and Crawford hit a 1-2 offering over center fielder Jon Jay as Duffy scored standing up.
San Francisco completed a three-game sweep, extended its winning streak to five and improved to 9-0 against the Padres this season.
Yangervis Solarte hit a tying, two-run homer off Josh Osich in the eighth.
George Kontos (1-1) retired two batters for the win.
PHILLIES 8, TIGERS 5
DETROIT (AP) - Odubel Herrera and Peter Bourjos homered off Anibal Sanchez, andPhiladelphia Phillies salvaged the finale of a three-game series.
Detroit had won eight of nine, including the first two games of this set, but Herrera's three-run drive put Philadelphia up 5-1 in the fourth. Aaron Nola (4-3) and the Phillies were able to hold on from there. Jeanmar Gomez pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 17th save in 18 chances.
Sanchez (3-6) allowed three earned runs and eight hits in six-plus innings. The Tigers made two errors in the fourth before Herrera's two-out homer, so three runs were unearned.
Philadelphia's Andres Blanco swiped home in the second as part of a double steal, with Bourjos taking second.
BREWERS 3, BRAVES 2, 13 INNINGS
ATLANTA (AP) - Jonathan Villar's run-scoring single in the 13th inning for Milwaukee sent Atlanta to another home loss.
Villar lined an 0-2 pitch into left field off Casey Kelly (0-2), who had been scheduled to start for the Braves on Saturday. Instead, he wound up going four innings after the Braves used up their entire bullpen by the end of the ninth.
Atlanta dropped to 2-19 at Turner Field.
Michael Blazek (3-1) picked up the win for the second night in a row. Carlos Torres earned his first save.
