D-backs recall Edwin Escobar from Triple-A Reno

Diamondbacks Press Release.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) recalled LHP Edwin Escobar from Triple-A Reno, as announced by D-backs Sr. Vice President & General Manager Dave Stewart. Following last night's game, OF Peter O'Brien was optioned to Reno.

Escobar, 24, is making his D-backs debut after being claimed off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on April 29. In 8 games (6 starts) with Reno and Triple-A Pawtucket this season, he was 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA (13 ER in 32.0 IP).

Escobar entered 2014 ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the San Francisco Giants' organization, and later in the season, participated in the Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game at Target Field.

O'Brien, 25, was recalled from the Aces on May 27 and appeared as a pinch-hitter that night vs. San Diego.

MLB Transactions from May 29, 2016

Kansas City Royals recalled Tony Cruz from Omaha Storm Chasers.
Kansas City Royals optioned Peter Moylan to Omaha Storm Chasers.
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Archie Bradley from Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned Dominic Leone to Reno Aces.
San Diego Padres recalled Leonel Campos from El Paso Chihuahuas.
San Diego Padres placed RHP Cesar Vargas on the 15-day disabled list. Right elbow soreness.
Milwaukee Brewers sent LHP Will Smith on a rehab assignment to Biloxi Shuckers.
New York Yankees sent RHP Luis Severino on a rehab assignment to Tampa Yankees.
Seattle Mariners transferred RHP Evan Scribner from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right lat strain
Texas Rangers traded 3B Patrick Kivlehan to Seattle Mariners for Player To Be Named Later.
New York Mets optioned Matt Reynolds to Las Vegas 51s.

Baseball Capsules (May 30, 2016)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Starlin Castro's two-run, seventh-inning homer off Jake Odorizzi was the Yankees' only hit of the game, enough to give New York a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

According to Baseball Reference data going back to 1913, the Yankees' only other one-hit win was when Charlie Mullen had an RBI single to beat Cleveland in six innings in a doubleheader nightcap on July 10, 1914.

Nathan Eovaldi (6-2) gave up one run and six hits in six innings to win his career-best fifth consecutive start and beat Odorizzi (2-3).

Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman each pitched a perfect inning and combined for seven strikeouts. Chapman got his seventh save.

DODGERS 4, METS 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez snapped a ninth-inning tie with a two-run single off suddenly struggling closer Jeurys Familia, and Los Angeles beat New York.

Curtis Granderson hit a tying triple for the Mets immediately after Clayton Kershaw was lifted with two outs in the eighth. But the Dodgers quickly regrouped for their sixth victory in seven games since losing four straight.

Kershaw struck out 10, walked none and capped a magnificent May with another sublime performance.

Adam Liberatore (1-0) got the win. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save.

Familia (2-1) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 3

TORONTO (AP) — Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double off Drew Storen in the 11th as Boston avoided a three-game sweep.

Blake Swihart drew a one-out walk against Gavin Floyd (2-4) to start the rally.

Clay Buchholz (3-5) pitched one inning in his first relief appearance since Aug. 17, 2008.

Koji Uehara finished for his first save as Boston became the first AL team to reach 30 wins.

ORIOLES 6, INDIANS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hyun Soo Kim's first major league home run broke a seventh-inning tie against Jeff Manship (0-1), and Nolan Reimold added a leadoff homer in the ninth.

Chris Tillman (7-1) allowed three homers and four runs in six innings but improved to 6-0 in his last seven starts. Darren O'Day worked out of bases-loaded, one-out trouble in the eighth, and Zach Britton got out of a jam in the ninth for his 14th save.

Mark Trumbo hit a three-run double in the first.

NATIONALS 10, CARDINALS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg (9-0) won his 12th consecutive decision dating to last season, pitching six innings of one-run ball as Washington salvaged a four-game split.

Strasburg improved to 12-0 in 15 starts since losing to the Mets on Sept. 9, and the Nationals have won all 15 of those games. The 12 consecutive winning decisions is a franchise record for a starter, breaking a mark shared by Livan Hernandez (2005) and Dennis Martinez (1989).

Jayson Werth connected for a pinch-hit grand slam. Wilson Ramos had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs. Bryce Harper hit an RBI single during a three-run fourth off Michael Wacha (2-6), who lost his sixth straight decision.

MARLINS 7, BRAVES 3

ATLANTA (AP) — Derek Dietrich hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and drove in four runs before getting hurt on a foul ball hit into Miami's dugout.

Dietrich's homer landed deep in the lower section of the right-field seats in the sixth, giving Miami a 3-1 lead. A former Georgia Tech star, Dietrich added a two-run double off Eric O'Flaherty in the seventh inning, then was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Christian Yelich in the ninth.

The team said X-rays were negative and Dietrich was to remain in Atlanta on Sunday night for further evaluations.

Tom Koehler (3-5) allowed three runs — two earned — three hits and five walks in seven-plus innings. Julio Teheran (1-5) gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.

BREWERS 5, REDS 4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy drove in three runs, giving him nine RBIs in the series and sending Cincinnati to its 12th loss in 13 games. Jonathan Villar scored three runs and drove in another and Milwaukee won for the fifth time in six games.

Jimmy Nelson (5-3) allowed two runs and six hits in 7 1/3 innings.

Jay Bruce homered for Cincinnati, which is 4-19 away from home.

Blaine Boyer threw a called third strike past pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco for his first save since May 30 last year. Brandon Finnegan (1-4) lost his fourth straight decision, allowing four runs, six hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings.

ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert drove in the go-ahead run with an infield hit in a three-run eighth.

Chicago wasted a 4-2 lead after failing to protect a 5-2 seventh-inning advantage on Friday and a 7-1 ninth-inning margin on Saturday. White Sox relievers allowed 17 runs, 15 hits and eight walks over 6 1/3 innings in the three-game series, and Chicago has lost 14 of its last 18 games after a 23-10 start.

Seeking to become the major leagues' first 10-game winner, Chris Sale left with a 4-2 lead after seven innings. Lorenzo Cain homered with one out off Nate Jones (2-1) to start the go-ahead rally.

Chris Young (2-5) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth, and Wade Davis thew a perfect ninth for his 14th save.

CUBS 7, PHILLIES 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer off Vince Velasquez (5-2) for a 5-0 lead in the third as Chicago completed a three-game sweep and won its fifth straight.

John Lackey (5-2) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings, sending Philadelphia to its seventh loss in nine games.

Velasquez allowed seven runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings as they Phillies were swept at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1995.

RANGERS 6, PIRATES 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Struggling sluggers Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland homered during a four-run fourth inning.

Martin Perez (3-4) gave up two runs in six innings and finished May with a 2.23 ERA.

Fielder ended a 34-game homer drought with his third of the season leading off the fourth. Moreland, who stopped a 1-for-27 skid with a homer Saturday, hit a three-run shot .

Pittsburgh lefty Francisco Liriano (4-4) had yet to give up a homer to a left-handed hitter this season.

TWINS 5, MARINERS 4

SEATTLE (AP) — Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano homered for his fourth straight game and Joe Mauer for his third as Minnesota completed a three-game sweep.

Mauer and Sano hit back-to-back home runs off Taijuan Walker (2-5) into the bullpens behind left field for a 3-2 lead in the fourth.

Ricky Nolasco (2-3) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings, and Kevin Jepsen got his sixth save despite allowing two runs.

ATHLETICS 4, TIGERS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Billy Butler had a two-run single in the sixth as Oakland rallied.

A's starter Rich Hill, who left the game with an apparent left shoulder injury, went 6 1/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. Hill (8-3) gave up two runs and five hits.

Mike Pelfrey (0-5) allowed three unearned runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 3

PHOENIX (AP) — Archie Bradley (4-5) struck out a career-high nine in 7 1/3 innings and Arizona had its second straight five-run second inning.

Recalled from Triple-A, Bradley (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and a walk. His innings total was his big league high.

Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and two RBIs. He is hitting .348 (14 for 46) in his last 13 games.

Drew Pomeranz (4-5) gave up a season-high six runs, five hits and four walks in five innings with nine strikeouts. His ERA, which had been second to the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw among qualifying pitchers, rose from 1.70 to 2.48.

Brad Ziegler pitched a hitless ninth for his ninth save. San Diego has lost six of seven and 10 of 13.

GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 3

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Pence had three of a record-tying eight doubles for San Francisco.

Pence's double in the eighth helped equal a mark accomplished four times since the Giants moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season. Denard Span hit his first homer since April 4 as part of a 17-hit attack.

Johnny Cueto (8-1) allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits to become the first Giants pitcher to win at least eight of his first 11 starts since Shawn Estes in 1997.

Chris Rusin (1-3) gave up six runs and 11 hits in five innings.

ASTROS 8, ANGELS 6

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Carlos Correa had a three-run homer off Mike Morin (1-1) in the 13th inning.

Correa got a run-scoring hit in the 13th inning for the second time in six games, following up his game-ending single against Baltimore on Tuesday.

Albert Pujols had three hits for the Angels, who blew an eighth-inning lead and stranded 14 runners while losing for the fourth time in five games.

Michael Feliz (3-1) pitched the 12th for Houston.

Mariners acquire INF Patrick Kivlehan from Texas Rangers

Mariners Press Release.

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today that the club has acquired infielder Patrick Kivlehan from the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. To make room on the Mariners 40-man roster, RHP Evan Scribner was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.

Kivlehan, 26, hit .184 (26x141) with 17 runs scored, 8 doubles, 1 home run, 16 RBI, 11 walks and 2 stolen bases in 36 games with AAA Round Rock this season. He has appeared in games at 3 different positions, including first base (16 GS), third base (16 GS) and designated hitter (4 GS). Kivlehan was the player to be named later from the November 16th trade with the Rangers in which the Mariners acquired outfielder Leonys Martin and right-handed pitcher Anthony Bass from Texas in exchange for right-handed pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen, outfielder James Jones and a PTBNL.

Kivlehan was the Mariners 4th round selection in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Rutgers University. In four minor league seasons in the Mariners organization, he hit .288 (507x1762) with 262 runs, 99 doubles, 16 triples, 70 home runs, 318 RBI, 54 stolen bases, a .352 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage in 461 games. In 2015, he hit .256 (121x472) with 58 runs, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 22 home runs, 73 RBI, 36 walks and 14 stolen bases in 123 games in his first full season with AAA Tacoma. He led the Rainiers in games played (123), while also finishing among the team leaders in home runs (T1st, 22), doubles (2nd, 25), RBI (3rd, 73), hits (3rd, 121) and walks (3rd, 36). His 22 home runs ranked T7th in the Pacific Coast League. He also participated for the U.S.A. in the Pan Am Games, hitting .342 with a team-leading 3 home runs.

Scribner, 30, has not pitched this season after being placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 3 (retroactive to March 25) with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle.

Scribner was 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA in a career-high 54 appearances for Oakland in 2015. He struck out 64 hitters in 60.0 innings pitched while walking just 4 (out of 238 batters faced). His 16-to-1 strikeout ratio last season led all Major League relievers, as did his 0.60 walks per 9.0 innings pitched. Scribner missed the month of September with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle.

Scribner has pitched in the Majors for parts of five seasons with Oakland (2012-2015) and San Diego (2011). In his big league career, he is 5-2 with a 4.21 ERA in 125 relief appearances. He's struck out 134 batters while walking only 27 in 147.2 innings pitched.

MLB Transactions from May 28, 2016

Detroit Tigers optioned Steven Moya to Toledo Mud Hens.
Detroit Tigers recalled Matt Boyd from Toledo Mud Hens.
Kansas City Royals activated RHP Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list.
Kansas City Royals optioned Brian Flynn to Omaha Storm Chasers.
Toronto Blue Jays activated RF Jose Bautista.
Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP Aaron Loup.
Toronto Blue Jays placed SS Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day disabled list. Right quad strain
Cleveland Indians sent RHP Carlos Carrasco on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
St. Louis Cardinals activated 3B Matt Carpenter from the paternity list.
St. Louis Cardinals designated SS Ruben Tejada for assignment.
Atlanta Braves placed SS Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list. Right foot contusion
Atlanta Braves recalled Aaron Blair from Gwinnett Braves.
San Diego Padres traded 1B James Loney to New York Mets for cash.
Texas Rangers activated RHP Yu Darvish from the 15-day disabled list.
Texas Rangers optioned Joey Gallo to Round Rock Express.
Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Tony Watson from the paternity list.
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Kyle Lobstein to Indianapolis Indians.
San Francisco Giants recalled Chris Stratton from Sacramento River Cats.
San Francisco Giants placed RHP Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list. Right hamstring strain
Atlanta Braves sent RHP Jim Johnson on a rehab assignment to Gwinnett Braves.
Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Julio Urias to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of RHP Casey Fien from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated CF James Ramsey for assignment.
San Diego Padres optioned LHP Keith Hessler to El Paso Chihuahuas.
San Diego Padres activated LHP Matt Thornton from the 15-day disabled list.
Los Angeles Angels designated SS Brendan Ryan for assignment.
Los Angeles Angels activated 2B Cliff Pennington from the 15-day disabled list.
Los Angeles Dodgers sent LF Alex Guerrero on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City Dodgers.

Baseball Capsules (May 29, 2016)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brett Eibner capped Kansas City's seven-run ninth inning with a game-ending RBI single, lifting the Royals to a stunning 8-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Jarrod Dyson was walked intentionally before Eibner drove a full-count pitch from Tommy Kahnle (0-1) off first baseman Jose Abreu and into right field. Drew Butera, who replaced Salvador Perez after the All-Star catcher got hurt in a collision, scampered home as Eibner was mobbed by his jubilant teammates near first.

Chien-Ming Wang (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. White Sox closer David Robertson began the ninth inning, but was pulled with two outs and charged with six runs and four hits.

Perez was injured in the ninth when third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert slid with a forearm and elbow into the left thigh of the All-Star catcher. Perez immediately raised his right arm, signaling for assistance. Two minutes later, Perez hobbled off the field with his arms draped over the shoulders of manager Ned Yost and an athletic trainer.

DODGERS 9, METS 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Utley hit a grand slam and a solo homer after Noah Syndergaard threw a 99 mph fastball behind his back, and Los Angeles went deep a season-high five times in routing New York.

In a scene that seemed inevitable since October, Syndergaard was immediately ejected following the third-inning pitch — almost certainly his shot at retaliation against Utley for the late takeout slide that broke the right leg of then-Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in last year's playoffs.

Plate umpire Adam Hamari tossed Syndergaard, sending Mets manager Terry Collins into a rage and his own ejection, but no trouble ensued between the teams.

Kenta Maeda (4-3) shook off an early line drive that appeared to hit him in the pitching hand and threw five shutout innings for the win.

Logan Verrett (3-2) relieved Syndergaard and gave up two runs in 3 2/3 innings for the loss.

CARDINALS 9, NATIONALS 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven gritty innings and made an ample contribution at the plate, hitting a two-run double to help St. Louis defeat Washington.

Matt Holliday homered for the Cardinals, who took control with a four-run second inning highlighted by Wainwright's fifth extra-base hit of the season.

With two on, two outs and a run in, Wainwright lined the first pitch from Gio Gonzalez (3-3) into the left-center gap. Matt Carpenter, activated from the paternity list before the game, followed with an RBI double for a 4-0 lead. That started Wainwright (5-3) on a path to his fifth straight win. The right-hander allowed four runs and six hits — including a career-record tying three home runs. He struck out five and walked none.

RANGERS 5, PIRATES 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out seven in five strong innings in his first start in the majors in almost 22 months, and Texas beat Pittsburgh.

The Japanese right-hander allowed three singles with a walk in his return from last year's Tommy John surgery, ending Pittsburgh's five-game winning streak.

Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer in the first inning off Juan Nicasio (3-3) to become the fourth third baseman with at least 1,500 RBIs, finishing with 1,501.

Mitch Moreland snapped a 1-for-27 skid with a solo home run in the fourth.

The "Yuuu" calls from a sellout crowd started early for Darvish, who last pitched in the big leagues on Aug. 9, 2014.

GIANTS 10, ROCKIES 5

DENVER (AP) — Buster Posey hit a pair of three-run homers, including a tiebreaking drive as part of a six-run eighth inning, and San Francisco rallied for the win.

The Rockies were limited to one run over six innings by Madison Bumgarner, but broke out in the seventh against five relievers for a 5-4 lead.

San Francisco responded with six runs in the eighth. Posey led the charge with a towering homer to right-center off Carlos Estevez (1-2).

Cory Gearrin (1-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his first win since May 28, 2013.

BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 9

TORONTO (AP) — Devon Travis drove in Russell Martin with a game-ending RBI single, helping Toronto rally for the win.

David Ortiz hit a tiebreaking homer for the Red Sox in the ninth, but the Blue Jays responded with two runs in the bottom half. After Boston closer Craig Kimbrel (0-2) retired Edwin Encarnacion and Michael Saunders, Justin Smoak singled on a line drive to center and Martin drove in pinch-runner Ezequiel Carrera with a tying double.

After Martin advanced on a wild pitch, Travis forced third baseman Travis Shaw to stretch to corral a shot, and though he tried to throw Travis out at first, his throw was dropped by Hanley Ramirez and Martin scored.

Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to a career-high 21 games with a homer off the top of the left-center-field wall in the fourth inning.

Gavin Floyd (2-3) pitched an inning for the win.

RAYS 9, YANKEES 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs, powering Tampa Bay to the victory.

Longoria had a sacrifice fly during a three-run first, boosted the lead to 5-0 with a two-run homer in the second and chased Michael Pineda with an RBI single in the fourth that made it 6-1.

Pineda (2-6) allowed six runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. His 6.92 ERA is the highest among 104 qualifying pitchers in the major leagues.

Matt Moore (2-3), winless in his six previous starts, gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings as the Rays won for the second time in eight games. New York lost for the third time in 10 games.

Carlos Beltran hit a solo homer off Moore in the fourth for his 2,500th hit.

REDS 7, BREWERS 6

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Votto scored the go-ahead run in the ninth after an inning-ending double play was overturned, and Cincinnati snapped its 11-game losing streak.

The Reds completed their comeback from a 6-1 deficit when umpires ruled after the review that infielder Scooter Gennett didn't have his foot on second while trying to turn a double play on Adam Duvall's bouncer.

The review came after manager Bryan Price, who was out of challenges, spoke to crew chief Jim Joyce. Cincinnati scratched its way for the go-ahead run off typically tough reliever Jeremy Jeffress (1-1).

Blake Wood (4-1) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Tony Cingrani gave up a two-out walk to Chris Carter in the ninth, but struck out pinch hitter Martin Maldonado to secure his fourth save.

CUBS 4, PHILLIES 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched a five-hitter for his second career complete game, leading the Cubs to their fourth straight win.

Hendricks (3-4) struck out seven and walked none. He was in line for his second career shutout before giving up a run in the ninth.

Dexter Fowler sparked a two-run first against Jerad Eickhoff (2-7) with his sixth home run.

Jason Heyward had two doubles for Chicago. Ben Zobrist had two hits, including an RBI double, to extend his streak to 14 games.

The Phillies lost for the sixth time in eight games.

ATHLETICS 12, TIGERS 3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Billy Butler, Khris Davis and Danny Valencia homered, and Oakland stopped a three-game losing streak.

Coco Crisp and Jake Smolinski each drove in two runs as the A's reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season.

Jesse Hahn (2-2) pitched six innings, giving up three runs to remain undefeated against the Tigers in three starts. He walked four and struck out five.

Warwick Saupold (1-1) got the loss. The Tigers had won nine of 11.

INDIANS 11, ORIOLES 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yan Gomes drove in three runs and Danny Salazar allowed two runs in six innings, leading the Indians to the victory.

Gomes' two-run single highlighted a four-run first, and he added an RBI single in the fifth. Mike Napoli drove in two runs for the Indians, who had 13 hits and moved into first place in the AL Central.

Salazar (5-3) struck out five and walked two while rebounding from his worst start of the season.

Baltimore's Ubaldo Jimenez (2-6) was charged with six runs in 1 2/3 innings. Third baseman Pedro Alvarez's error in the first made three of the runs unearned.

BRAVES 7, MARLINS 2

ATLANTA (AP) — Gordon Beckham hit a three-run homer, Nick Markakis drove in two runs and Atlanta secured its first home series win of the season.

The Braves improved to a still-dismal 4-20 at Turner Field by winning the first two games of the three-game set. Atlanta rallied from a 2-0 deficit for the second straight day.

The Braves are 5-0 against the Marlins and 9-34 against all other teams. Atlanta swept a three-game series at Miami on April 15-17.

Atlanta took the lead by scoring three runs in the sixth off Jose Urena (1-1). Beckham hit his homer off Edwin Jackson after Jackson walked two batters in the seventh.

The Marlins committed three errors, including two by center fielder Marcell Ozuna.

Eric O'Flaherty (1-3) got the win.

ASTROS 4, ANGELS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel pitched seven innings to snap a personal five-game losing streak and Jason Castro hit a go-ahead two-run homer to lift the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Angels.

Keuchel (3-6) retired the final 18 batters he faced. He had not won a game since April 15 and entered this one with a 5.92 ERA. After giving up back-to-back solo home runs to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols in the first inning, Keuchel found his groove, allowing only one other hit. Luke Gregerson got his 11th save.

Jered Weaver (4-4) allowed four runs in six innings.

TWINS 6, MARINERS 5

SEATTLE (AP) — Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer in the first inning and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh and the Minnesota Twins won their third straight.

Kevin Jepsen pitched the ninth for his fifth save despite Seattle having the tying run at third base with no outs. Jepsen got a shallow popout from Dae-Ho Lee that was not deep enough to score Shawn O'Malley from third. Seattle then ran itself into a game-ending double play with O'Malley getting caught off third base and Kyle Seager tagged out trying to advance to second.

Ryan Pressly (2-3) won in relief, while Nick Vincent (2-2) took the loss.

Eduardo Nunez and Joe Mauer both hit their fifth home runs for the Twins. Nori Aoki and Luis Sardinas each hit solo homers for Seattle.

DIAMONDBACKS 8, PADRES 7

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered during a five-run second inning, Michael Bourn had three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres to end a four-game skid.

Goldschmidt also doubled and scored twice, and Bourn had a triple, a stolen base and two RBIs. Arizona knocked starter Cesar Vargas (0-3) out of the game in the second.

Zack Greinke (6-3) gave up a solo home run to Matt Kemp in the first, then held the Padres scoreless until the sixth. He allowed four runs on six hits and won for the fourth time in five starts, improving to 7-1 in 14 career starts against San Diego.

San Diego rallied for three runs off Brad Ziegler in the ninth, but Ziegler got a double play from Alexi Amarista to end it.

Mets acquire James Loney from San Diego

 Mets Press Release.

James Loney

The New York Mets today announced the club has acquired first baseman James Loney from the San Diego Padres in exchange for cash considerations.

Loney, 32, was hitting .342 (54-158), with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, two home runs and 28 RBI in 43 games with El Paso (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. He had .373 on-base percentage with San Diego's Triple-A affiliate. Tampa Bay released the lefthanded-hitter on April 3 and he signed with the Padres on April 8.

The 6-3, 235-pounder batted .280 (101-361) with 16 doubles, four home runs and 32 RBI in 104 games with Tampa Bay in 2015. He was the second-toughest player in the AL to strikeout at 11.41 plate appearances per strikeout (min. 300 plate appearances).

In 2014, he had a 73-game errorless streak at first base and collected a career-high 174 hits with the Rays.

In 10 seasons in the majors, Loney has hit .285 (1,334-4,680) with 251 doubles, 20 triples, 99 home runs, 635 RBI and compiled a .338 on-base percentage with the Dodgers, Rays and Red Sox.

In 22 career postseason games, Loney has hit .354 (28-79) with three home runs and 16 RBI.