(TSX / STATS) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Atlanta Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon won the American League Cy Young Award with the Los Angeles Angels in 2005, but his former club hasn't treated him too kindly the last couple times he has returned to Angel Stadium and faced them wearing an opposing uniform.
Colon gave up nine runs to the Angels on Tuesday, all in an ugly and decisive third inning that ultimately led to a 9-3 Los Angeles victory over Atlanta.
In his most recent previous start in Anaheim, three years ago while with the New York Mets, Colon also surrendered nine runs in a 14-2 loss.
Colon (2-6) wasn't solely to blame for the Braves' implosion Tuesday as the defense committed three errors, including one by Colon, which resulted in seven of the nine runs being unearned. The Angels had six hits in the inning, including a three-run homer by Albert Pujols, his eighth of the season and No. 599 of his career.
The home run, though, seemed to be lost in the morass that was the third inning.
"It was an inning that, I don't know if I've ever witnessed anything like that," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "And I've been at all the levels. That was, I don't know, it was a little bit of everything. I couldn't even count how many extra outs we gave."
Matt Kemp's two-run homer in the third gave the Braves a lead that lasted only until they came unglued in the bottom half of the inning.
Juan Graterol led off the Angels' third with a single but was forced out at second on Eric Young Jr.'s grounder to short. Probably the biggest play of the inning and the first of the three errors came next when second baseman Jace Peterson mishandled a grounder by Kole Calhoun in his haste to turn what would have been an inning-ending double play.
Instead, Pujols followed with his three-run homer, and the rout was just beginning.
There were also a couple of plays -- one by Colon and one by first baseman Matt Adams -- when indecision after fielding a grounder resulted in Angels baserunners safely advancing all around.
In all, the Angels sent 14 batters to the plate, and the inning ended when Luis Valbuena lined into a double play with the bases loaded. The nine runs were the most by the club in an inning all season and marked only the fourth time the Angels scored as many as nine runs in a game.
"It bothers you, because this is the major leagues. That shouldn't happen," Snitker said. "One thing these guys should be able to do is make plays, and we didn't. And it was a lot of people not making plays.
"Bartolo was throwing good, he had good movement on his fastball, he was looking like his old self there. And it just all went to ... it went south there."
Colon lasted 2 1/3 innings and gave up seven hits and one walk. He struck out two.
While Colon was making his 511th career start and 520th career appearance, Angels starter Parker Bridwell was making his first major league start. Bridwell got the victory after giving up three runs and six hits in six-plus innings.
Bidwell allowed three hits in the first inning but benefitted when right fielder Calhoun threw out Nick Markakis at the plate trying to score from second on a single by Adams.
Bridwell seemed to settle down after the first and allowed only a two-run homer to Kemp in the third inning and a solo homer to Tyler Flowers in the seventh before coming out of the game.
"The first thing that struck us all was his poise," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Bridwell. "He was not fazed by Kemp's home run, he was a little upset with his location, but great poise. He was calm and showed good stuff."
Bridwell pitched in two games out of the bullpen for the Baltimore Orioles last year, and it helped stave off some of the jitters that he might have been feeling.
"I kind of pride myself in not showing any emotion and going about my business pitch to pitch," Bridwell said. "If I can keep my poise, it keeps my mind clear and helps me execute pitches."
NOTES: Angels OF Cameron Maybin was not in the starting lineup because of a strained muscle in his side. He hurt himself making a running catch in Monday's game and is listed as day-to-day. Provided he is healthy, Maybin is expected to get most of the starts in center field with CF Mike Trout on the disabled list. Eric Young Jr. got the start in center on Tuesday. ... Angels INF Nolan Fontana was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake to make room on the roster for RHP Parker Bridwell. Fontana was up with the big club for only a week, getting into seven games (five starts) and hitting .056 (1-for-18), his one hit being a home run. ... Braves 2B Brandon Phillips missed his second game in a row with a contusion on his right knee. Phillips said he expects to be in the lineup Wednesday. ... Braves 1B Matt Adams has 10 hits since being acquired from the Cardinals in a trade May 20 to replace injured 1B Freddie Freeman. Six of those hits (three doubles, one triple and two homers) have gone for extra bases.
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Seager leads Mariners' rout of Rockies
(TSX / STATS) -- DENVER -- A Seattle Mariners road trip that began with a multitude of losses and a minimal number of runs ended exceedingly well Tuesday night.
The Mariners pounded the Colorado Rockies 10-3 to sweep the two-game series and win their third straight game, one shy of their season high.
The loss was the third in four games for the Rockies, who had led the National League West since May 3 but slipped into second place, a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Mariners banged out a season-high 19 hits, including homers by Kyle Seager, who had four RBIs, and Robinson Cano and a season-high-tying four hits from Jean Segura.
Seattle finished an arduous road trip that began with stops in Boston and Washington with a 4-4 record. In the four losses, the Mariners were shut out twice and twice scored one run.
"When you win a couple ballgames, people start feeling be_tter about themselves," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Not just our team, but all teams. They get caught up in the momentum, you start feeling better coming to the ballpark, and you start getting that feeling that we're going to win tonight, and we're going to score runs tonight.
"We certainly didn't have that feeling for about a seven- or eight-game stretch there. It was really a struggle. Nice to see our guys come out of it feeling good about themselves. They get to go home ... and hopefully keep it going there."
As they did while beating the Rockies 6-5 on Monday, the Mariners got five innings from their starter, this time left-hander Ariel Miranda (5-2), before turning matters over to their bullpen. But it wasn't a matter of Miranda being hit hard.
He gave up three hits and two runs in five innings with four walks. Miranda put the leadoff man on in four straight innings but escaped unscathed until DJ LeMahieu looped a broken-bat, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth to cut the Mariners' lead to 6-2.
"Miranda literally ran out of gas," Servais said. "Understanding the altitude here, he busted his butt down the line on a ground ball (in the second), and then he flies out (in the third) and was almost on second base. He can really run. Unfortunately, not the greatest idea for pitchers all the time."
Rockies starter Tyler Anderson (3-5) had gone 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in his previous four starts. However, he struggled with his command Tuesday while giving up a career-high-tying six runs -- three apiece in the second and third -- and a career-high 11 hits.
"Just didn't have very good command," Anderson said, "so a lot of things were up in the zone because I had a hard time throwing it so I had to go middle and hope for the best.
"You got to make quality pitches is how you get guys out. You don't get guys out by throwing balls in the middle. The hitters are too good."
Anderson issued his two walks in the second and paid for it. After a leadoff walk to Nelson Cruz, Seager belted his fifth homer. Anderson walked Guillermo Heredia, who scored when Mike Zunino followed with a double into the left field corner and Ian Desmond overran the ball.
Seager's two-run double in the third was the third straight hit to begin the inning, following Cano's single and a double by Ben Gamel. Heredia's single scored Seager.
"We were able to put pressure on guys," Seager said. "It's definitely good when you see runs scored, and you can breathe a little easier."
Cano led off the seventh with his 10th homer to make it 7-2. LeMahieu's grounder netted a run in the eighth and gave him a career-high-tying three RBIs.
Five singles in the ninth off Carlos Estevez, who was recalled Tuesday, brought home Seattle's final three runs and left Estevez with a pitching line that was far more damaging than it appeared.
"He wasn't hit hard," said Rockies manager Bud Black, who gave a blow-by-blow recount of each hit. "The modern-day exit velocity on those hits were not off the charts."
NOTES: Mariners RF Nelson Cruz left the game in the second inning due to right calf tightness. ... Rockies RHP Adam Ottavino (right shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, and RHP Carlos Estevez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Rockies CF Charlie Blackmon was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 28. He is second among NL outfielders in the first round of All-Star voting. ... Mariners RHP Felix Hernandez (right shoulder inflammation) threw all his pitches in his second bullpen session, a 30-pitch effort, and will next throw a two-inning simulated game. ... Mariners RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (right shoulder inflammation) felt much better throwing fastballs and changeups in his second 30-pitch bullpen session and is scheduled to incorporate all of his pitches in a third one. ... Mariners LHP James Paxton (left forearm strain) is scheduled to be reinstated Wednesday to start against the Rockies in Seattle. ... Rockies RHP Jon Gray (left foot stress fracture) is scheduled to throw his second bullpen session Wednesday without a walking boot.
The Mariners pounded the Colorado Rockies 10-3 to sweep the two-game series and win their third straight game, one shy of their season high.
The loss was the third in four games for the Rockies, who had led the National League West since May 3 but slipped into second place, a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Mariners banged out a season-high 19 hits, including homers by Kyle Seager, who had four RBIs, and Robinson Cano and a season-high-tying four hits from Jean Segura.
Seattle finished an arduous road trip that began with stops in Boston and Washington with a 4-4 record. In the four losses, the Mariners were shut out twice and twice scored one run.
"When you win a couple ballgames, people start feeling be_tter about themselves," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Not just our team, but all teams. They get caught up in the momentum, you start feeling better coming to the ballpark, and you start getting that feeling that we're going to win tonight, and we're going to score runs tonight.
"We certainly didn't have that feeling for about a seven- or eight-game stretch there. It was really a struggle. Nice to see our guys come out of it feeling good about themselves. They get to go home ... and hopefully keep it going there."
As they did while beating the Rockies 6-5 on Monday, the Mariners got five innings from their starter, this time left-hander Ariel Miranda (5-2), before turning matters over to their bullpen. But it wasn't a matter of Miranda being hit hard.
He gave up three hits and two runs in five innings with four walks. Miranda put the leadoff man on in four straight innings but escaped unscathed until DJ LeMahieu looped a broken-bat, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth to cut the Mariners' lead to 6-2.
"Miranda literally ran out of gas," Servais said. "Understanding the altitude here, he busted his butt down the line on a ground ball (in the second), and then he flies out (in the third) and was almost on second base. He can really run. Unfortunately, not the greatest idea for pitchers all the time."
Rockies starter Tyler Anderson (3-5) had gone 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in his previous four starts. However, he struggled with his command Tuesday while giving up a career-high-tying six runs -- three apiece in the second and third -- and a career-high 11 hits.
"Just didn't have very good command," Anderson said, "so a lot of things were up in the zone because I had a hard time throwing it so I had to go middle and hope for the best.
"You got to make quality pitches is how you get guys out. You don't get guys out by throwing balls in the middle. The hitters are too good."
Anderson issued his two walks in the second and paid for it. After a leadoff walk to Nelson Cruz, Seager belted his fifth homer. Anderson walked Guillermo Heredia, who scored when Mike Zunino followed with a double into the left field corner and Ian Desmond overran the ball.
Seager's two-run double in the third was the third straight hit to begin the inning, following Cano's single and a double by Ben Gamel. Heredia's single scored Seager.
"We were able to put pressure on guys," Seager said. "It's definitely good when you see runs scored, and you can breathe a little easier."
Cano led off the seventh with his 10th homer to make it 7-2. LeMahieu's grounder netted a run in the eighth and gave him a career-high-tying three RBIs.
Five singles in the ninth off Carlos Estevez, who was recalled Tuesday, brought home Seattle's final three runs and left Estevez with a pitching line that was far more damaging than it appeared.
"He wasn't hit hard," said Rockies manager Bud Black, who gave a blow-by-blow recount of each hit. "The modern-day exit velocity on those hits were not off the charts."
NOTES: Mariners RF Nelson Cruz left the game in the second inning due to right calf tightness. ... Rockies RHP Adam Ottavino (right shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, and RHP Carlos Estevez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Rockies CF Charlie Blackmon was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 28. He is second among NL outfielders in the first round of All-Star voting. ... Mariners RHP Felix Hernandez (right shoulder inflammation) threw all his pitches in his second bullpen session, a 30-pitch effort, and will next throw a two-inning simulated game. ... Mariners RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (right shoulder inflammation) felt much better throwing fastballs and changeups in his second 30-pitch bullpen session and is scheduled to incorporate all of his pitches in a third one. ... Mariners LHP James Paxton (left forearm strain) is scheduled to be reinstated Wednesday to start against the Rockies in Seattle. ... Rockies RHP Jon Gray (left foot stress fracture) is scheduled to throw his second bullpen session Wednesday without a walking boot.
Marrero helps Red Sox, Sale beat White Sox
(TSX / STATS) -- CHICAGO -- Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale was supposed to be the marquee performer when he faced his former team, the Chicago White Sox, for the first time on Tuesday.
But instead of shining, Sale got lit up -- and he still won.
Light-hitting Deven Marrero cracked a pair of home runs and had five RBIs, and the Red Sox went deep six times while outslugging the White Sox for a 13-7 victory.
Sale (6-2), who spent his first seven seasons with the White Sox, allowed six runs on 10 hits in five innings -- his shortest and shakiest outing this season. The lanky lefty, traded to Boston last December for four prospects, struck out nine to boost his major-league-leading total to 110.
"I had a bad night, I really did," Sale said. "I wasn't throwing a whole lot of strikes and was falling behind guys."
Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run home run and an RBI double, and Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a solo homer. Mitch Moreland had a two-run homer, Mookie Betts added a solo shot and Sam Travis had three hits in Boston's 16-hit onslaught.
"This ballpark played extremely small here tonight, but Chris Sale gave us everything he had to get through five innings to get a win for himself and us," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Good to see us swing the bats the way we did here tonight."
Sale added, "I didn't do a whole lot to help us win, and that says a lot about the guys behind me."
Marrero entered the game hitting .175 with a home run and six RBIs. He launched two- and three-run shots off struggling White Sox starter Jose Quintana for his first career multi-homer game.
"This game tonight delivered the unexpected," Farrell said. "The way this game was going, we needed every run we could score. But to see what (Marrero) and Jackie did at the bottom of the order was outstanding."
Marrero, who couldn't recall the last time he homered twice in game, connected on two Quintana curveballs.
Marrero called that "awesome" but was just as happy with being able to help pick up Sale and keep Boston ahead throughout the night.
"It felt good to have those bounce-back innings for Chris," Marrero said, "when we score, then they score and we score again. I think that kind of set the tone for the game and that we weren't backing down."
Boston's Craig Kimbrel got the final four outs for his 14th save.
Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer for Chicago, while Tim Anderson had a solo shot and two RBIs and Jose Abreu drove in two runs with a single. Leury Garcia and Melky Cabrera each had three hits of the White Sox's 14 hits.
Quintana (2-7) was hit hard for the second straight outing and lost his third straight decision. The left-hander allowed seven runs on 10 hits and was yanked with two outs in the third after Marrero's second homer.
"We're just going to have to keep grinding it out," manager Rick Renteria said. "It's not the stuff. It's the command and the execution.
"If we can get that back on track, I think Q's going to be who he is, which is a very effective major league pitcher."
Sale was a five-time All-Star with the White Sox, going 74-50 with a 3.00 ERA. He was dealt to Boston once Chicago committed to rebuilding.
Sale got a warm, but not rousing, standing ovation from the crowd of 21,852 when he took the mound in the bottom of the first. He recorded his first five outs on strikeouts.
The Red Sox staked Sale to a 4-0 lead in the second as they sent nine men to the plate.
After Travis and Bradley Jr. doubled, Marrero smacked a two-run shot to left-center. Betts, the next hitter, launched a home run to left as the Red Sox went deep back-to-back for the second time this season.
The White Sox closed the gap to 4-3 in the bottom of the second, doing all the damage after Sale fanned the first two hitters. Leury Garcia drove in one run and then Abreu knocked in two more, each with sharp singles.
Marrero lofted a three-run homer in the third to restore Boston's four-run lead and chase Quintana.
After Chris Young and Travis singled to open the inning, Quintana retired the next two hitters and was on the verge of escaping of the jam. However, Marrero hit a 3-2 curveball just over the railing in right-center.
Tim Anderson singled in Avisail Garcia from third in the bottom of the inning to cut Boston's lead to 7-4. Frazier's two-run homer to left with two outs in the fourth trimmed it to 7-6.
Bradley Jr. lined his three-run home run to right in the fifth to increase Boston's lead to 10-6.
Bogaerts' homer in the eighth made it 11-6. Anderson replied in the bottom of the inning.
Moreland hit a two-run shot in the ninth.
NOTES: Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list earlier on Tuesday with a left wrist sprain sustained during a collision with White Sox 1B Jose Abreu in Monday's series opener. An MRI revealed no structural damage. Pedroia is dealing with soreness and swelling, and his hand and forearm were bandaged in a splint as he talked to media before Tuesday's game. "It could have been a lot worse," Pedroia said. ... Josh Rutledge started at second base for Boston on Tuesday. ... Red Sox activated 3B Pablo Sandoval to take Pedroia's place on the 25-man roster. Sandoval missed 31 games with a right knee sprain. ... Before the game, Chicago manager Rick Renteria said RHP James Shields (strained right lat) and RHP Nate Jones (elbow nerve irritation) continue to progress through bullpen sessions, but he gave no timeline for rehab assignments or returns. ... Boston LHP Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 4.70 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-4, 4.41 ERA) in the series finale on Wednesday night.
But instead of shining, Sale got lit up -- and he still won.
Light-hitting Deven Marrero cracked a pair of home runs and had five RBIs, and the Red Sox went deep six times while outslugging the White Sox for a 13-7 victory.
Sale (6-2), who spent his first seven seasons with the White Sox, allowed six runs on 10 hits in five innings -- his shortest and shakiest outing this season. The lanky lefty, traded to Boston last December for four prospects, struck out nine to boost his major-league-leading total to 110.
"I had a bad night, I really did," Sale said. "I wasn't throwing a whole lot of strikes and was falling behind guys."
Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run home run and an RBI double, and Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a solo homer. Mitch Moreland had a two-run homer, Mookie Betts added a solo shot and Sam Travis had three hits in Boston's 16-hit onslaught.
"This ballpark played extremely small here tonight, but Chris Sale gave us everything he had to get through five innings to get a win for himself and us," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Good to see us swing the bats the way we did here tonight."
Sale added, "I didn't do a whole lot to help us win, and that says a lot about the guys behind me."
Marrero entered the game hitting .175 with a home run and six RBIs. He launched two- and three-run shots off struggling White Sox starter Jose Quintana for his first career multi-homer game.
"This game tonight delivered the unexpected," Farrell said. "The way this game was going, we needed every run we could score. But to see what (Marrero) and Jackie did at the bottom of the order was outstanding."
Marrero, who couldn't recall the last time he homered twice in game, connected on two Quintana curveballs.
Marrero called that "awesome" but was just as happy with being able to help pick up Sale and keep Boston ahead throughout the night.
"It felt good to have those bounce-back innings for Chris," Marrero said, "when we score, then they score and we score again. I think that kind of set the tone for the game and that we weren't backing down."
Boston's Craig Kimbrel got the final four outs for his 14th save.
Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer for Chicago, while Tim Anderson had a solo shot and two RBIs and Jose Abreu drove in two runs with a single. Leury Garcia and Melky Cabrera each had three hits of the White Sox's 14 hits.
Quintana (2-7) was hit hard for the second straight outing and lost his third straight decision. The left-hander allowed seven runs on 10 hits and was yanked with two outs in the third after Marrero's second homer.
"We're just going to have to keep grinding it out," manager Rick Renteria said. "It's not the stuff. It's the command and the execution.
"If we can get that back on track, I think Q's going to be who he is, which is a very effective major league pitcher."
Sale was a five-time All-Star with the White Sox, going 74-50 with a 3.00 ERA. He was dealt to Boston once Chicago committed to rebuilding.
Sale got a warm, but not rousing, standing ovation from the crowd of 21,852 when he took the mound in the bottom of the first. He recorded his first five outs on strikeouts.
The Red Sox staked Sale to a 4-0 lead in the second as they sent nine men to the plate.
After Travis and Bradley Jr. doubled, Marrero smacked a two-run shot to left-center. Betts, the next hitter, launched a home run to left as the Red Sox went deep back-to-back for the second time this season.
The White Sox closed the gap to 4-3 in the bottom of the second, doing all the damage after Sale fanned the first two hitters. Leury Garcia drove in one run and then Abreu knocked in two more, each with sharp singles.
Marrero lofted a three-run homer in the third to restore Boston's four-run lead and chase Quintana.
After Chris Young and Travis singled to open the inning, Quintana retired the next two hitters and was on the verge of escaping of the jam. However, Marrero hit a 3-2 curveball just over the railing in right-center.
Tim Anderson singled in Avisail Garcia from third in the bottom of the inning to cut Boston's lead to 7-4. Frazier's two-run homer to left with two outs in the fourth trimmed it to 7-6.
Bradley Jr. lined his three-run home run to right in the fifth to increase Boston's lead to 10-6.
Bogaerts' homer in the eighth made it 11-6. Anderson replied in the bottom of the inning.
Moreland hit a two-run shot in the ninth.
NOTES: Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list earlier on Tuesday with a left wrist sprain sustained during a collision with White Sox 1B Jose Abreu in Monday's series opener. An MRI revealed no structural damage. Pedroia is dealing with soreness and swelling, and his hand and forearm were bandaged in a splint as he talked to media before Tuesday's game. "It could have been a lot worse," Pedroia said. ... Josh Rutledge started at second base for Boston on Tuesday. ... Red Sox activated 3B Pablo Sandoval to take Pedroia's place on the 25-man roster. Sandoval missed 31 games with a right knee sprain. ... Before the game, Chicago manager Rick Renteria said RHP James Shields (strained right lat) and RHP Nate Jones (elbow nerve irritation) continue to progress through bullpen sessions, but he gave no timeline for rehab assignments or returns. ... Boston LHP Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 4.70 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-4, 4.41 ERA) in the series finale on Wednesday night.
Andrus (5 RBIs) powers Rangers past Rays
(TSX / STATS) -- ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers were finally able to put together a big comeback Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, with Elvis Andrus leading the charge.
The shortstop collected a career-high five RBIs as the Rangers rallied from to beat the Rays 9-5.
Before overcoming a 5-2 deficit Tuesday, Texas hadn't won a game in which it trailed by more than two runs. The Rangers also were 3-15 when trailing after six innings.
Andrus changed all of that with two big swings. He tied the game at 5-5 with a three-run homer off Danny Farquhar in the bottom of the seventh. Then, in the eighth inning, he capped a four-run rally off Chase Whitley (1-1) with a two-run single to left.
"(The win) was a good one, especially the way things were going through the middle innings," said Andrus, who went 3-for-5. "Everybody thought we were out of it, but that was not the case. We were able to come back, knowing and believing that we can turn the game around at any point."
The Rangers led 2-0 early but found themselves in a 5-2 hole after five innings as the Rays rapped three homers off Texas starter Nick Martinez.
Tampa Bay was forced to extend its bullpen because Matt Andriese exited after just 1 2/3 innings with a strained groin. That worked until the seventh when Andrus hit his two-run homer off Farquhar, the fourth of six Tampa Bay pitchers.
The Rangers took the lead in the eighth on a bases-loaded single from outfielder Jared Hoying off Whitley. Shin-Soo Choo, who led off the first with a homer, pushed the lead to 7-5 with a sacrifice fly ahead of Andrus' third hit of the night.
"We needed a game like that where we fought all the way to the end," Hoying said. "We put together great at-bats all night. We got some stuff to break through. We had runners on. Elvis hit that big three-run home run. That was unbelievable. Then he had those two RBIs there, and that kind of sealed the deal. Elvis was outstanding tonight."
The rally made a winner of Keone Kela (2-1), who pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Whitley allowed four hits and four runs in an inning.
The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on Choo's homer and an RBI single from Nomar Mazara.
Tampa Bay scored four times off Martinez in the third inning. Daniel Robertson opened the inning with a solo homer and Steven Souza Jr. closed the scoring with a two-run shot that put the Rays up 4-2.
The Rays, who lead the majors with 79 home runs, got another from Kevin Kiermaier in the fifth to push the advantage to 5-2.
"That was a tough loss, but I think you can pull a lot of positives from it," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "The way the bullpen really stepped up after Andriese's injury. Found their way to kind of navigate their way through that game. We asked a lot of those guys, and they really stepped up for us."
Andriese is hoping he can avoid the disabled list after his early exit.
"I'll see how it feels," he said. "I'll get some treatment on it. We've got a couple days off before my next start, so we'll go from there. This is not something you can really prevent. I went through my normal routine."
Tim Beckham had three of the 10 Tampa Bay hits. The Rangers finished with 11 hits, with Joey Gallo and Mazara each collecting two.
NOTES: The Rays recalled RHP Hunter Wood from Double-A Montgomery and RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Triple-A Durham for bullpen depth. Hu threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings Tuesday, and Wood retired the only batter he faced. To make room for the duo, the Rays put OF Peter Bourjos on the disabled list with tennis elbow and optioned RHP Jose De Leon to Triple-A Durham. ... The Rangers decided to start RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx on Wednesday. It will be his first major league start. He will oppose Rays RHP Chris Archer. ... Texas 3B Adrian Beltre took over sole possession of 34th on the all-time hit list with his sixth-inning double. Beltre has 2,944 career hits.
The shortstop collected a career-high five RBIs as the Rangers rallied from to beat the Rays 9-5.
Before overcoming a 5-2 deficit Tuesday, Texas hadn't won a game in which it trailed by more than two runs. The Rangers also were 3-15 when trailing after six innings.
Andrus changed all of that with two big swings. He tied the game at 5-5 with a three-run homer off Danny Farquhar in the bottom of the seventh. Then, in the eighth inning, he capped a four-run rally off Chase Whitley (1-1) with a two-run single to left.
"(The win) was a good one, especially the way things were going through the middle innings," said Andrus, who went 3-for-5. "Everybody thought we were out of it, but that was not the case. We were able to come back, knowing and believing that we can turn the game around at any point."
The Rangers led 2-0 early but found themselves in a 5-2 hole after five innings as the Rays rapped three homers off Texas starter Nick Martinez.
Tampa Bay was forced to extend its bullpen because Matt Andriese exited after just 1 2/3 innings with a strained groin. That worked until the seventh when Andrus hit his two-run homer off Farquhar, the fourth of six Tampa Bay pitchers.
The Rangers took the lead in the eighth on a bases-loaded single from outfielder Jared Hoying off Whitley. Shin-Soo Choo, who led off the first with a homer, pushed the lead to 7-5 with a sacrifice fly ahead of Andrus' third hit of the night.
"We needed a game like that where we fought all the way to the end," Hoying said. "We put together great at-bats all night. We got some stuff to break through. We had runners on. Elvis hit that big three-run home run. That was unbelievable. Then he had those two RBIs there, and that kind of sealed the deal. Elvis was outstanding tonight."
The rally made a winner of Keone Kela (2-1), who pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Whitley allowed four hits and four runs in an inning.
The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on Choo's homer and an RBI single from Nomar Mazara.
Tampa Bay scored four times off Martinez in the third inning. Daniel Robertson opened the inning with a solo homer and Steven Souza Jr. closed the scoring with a two-run shot that put the Rays up 4-2.
The Rays, who lead the majors with 79 home runs, got another from Kevin Kiermaier in the fifth to push the advantage to 5-2.
"That was a tough loss, but I think you can pull a lot of positives from it," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "The way the bullpen really stepped up after Andriese's injury. Found their way to kind of navigate their way through that game. We asked a lot of those guys, and they really stepped up for us."
Andriese is hoping he can avoid the disabled list after his early exit.
"I'll see how it feels," he said. "I'll get some treatment on it. We've got a couple days off before my next start, so we'll go from there. This is not something you can really prevent. I went through my normal routine."
Tim Beckham had three of the 10 Tampa Bay hits. The Rangers finished with 11 hits, with Joey Gallo and Mazara each collecting two.
NOTES: The Rays recalled RHP Hunter Wood from Double-A Montgomery and RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Triple-A Durham for bullpen depth. Hu threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings Tuesday, and Wood retired the only batter he faced. To make room for the duo, the Rays put OF Peter Bourjos on the disabled list with tennis elbow and optioned RHP Jose De Leon to Triple-A Durham. ... The Rangers decided to start RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx on Wednesday. It will be his first major league start. He will oppose Rays RHP Chris Archer. ... Texas 3B Adrian Beltre took over sole possession of 34th on the all-time hit list with his sixth-inning double. Beltre has 2,944 career hits.
Severino, Yanks shut down O's
(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he feels good each time Luis Severino takes the mound.
The 23-year-old right-hander justified that confidence once again.
Severino had another dominant outing, Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday each hit a pair of solo homers and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Tuesday night.
"It's never an easy game when we play them," Girardi said about Baltimore. "They're a very good team and they're very explosive. You never really feel it's safe."
The Yankees can hand Baltimore just its second series loss at Camden Yards this season in the finale Wednesday. The Orioles have been hampered by their starting pitching and lost eight of their past nine games.
Severino (4-2) allowed one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. He has given up three or fewer runs in each of his past five starts and has been a key for New York's resurgence.
Gardner set the tone for the Yankees when he hammered Chris Tillman's third pitch of the game over the right-field fence. It was his eighth career leadoff homer. Two batters later, Holliday hit another solo shot and Baltimore never recovered.
Gardner and Holliday have 11 home runs apiece on the season.
"When you have a guy up and down the lineup that can hit homers, it puts a lot of pressure on the other team," Holliday said. "Having a guy that can start the game with a home run is a nice weapon."
Aaron Hicks boosted the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single in the second, and Holliday added another run with his second homer an inning later.
Chase Headley gave New York a 5-0 lead with an RBI single in the third that chased Tillman (1-2), who has pitched past the fifth inning just once in five starts.
"They came out hacking and you were falling behind," Tillman said. "You're not putting yourself in good position to get the results you're looking for."
New York continued to pound Baltimore's pitchers, and Gardner got his second home run off Logan Verrett in the fourth. Later that inning, rookie Aaron Judge, who leads the team with 37 RBIs, increased the lead to 8-0 with a two-run double.
Trey Mancini managed three hits and gave the Orioles their first run with an infield single in the sixth. Joey Rickard and J.J. Hardy each had an RBI single in the eighth off Bryan Mitchell.
"Most of these games have been very close," Mancini said. "Sometimes, I think the pitching and hitting haven't matched up. A lot of the times maybe when the pitchers are doing well, the (hitters) are slacking a little bit and maybe vice-versa, but that's baseball, and that's going to happen a lot in the course of the season."
NOTES: Baltimore RHP Alec Asher (1-3) will start Friday against the Red Sox despite struggling in his previous outing. He allowed six runs on six hits over just two innings Sunday against the Astros. The Orioles will keep RHP Ubaldo Jimenez in the bullpen. ... Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury (concussion, sprained neck) was expected to do some running Tuesday and then possibly hit in the cage, manager Joe Girardi said. ... Orioles CF Adam Jones, who has been dealing with soreness in his left ankle and hip, missed his fourth straight game. An Orioles spokesman said Jones was held out because of the wet field conditions.
The 23-year-old right-hander justified that confidence once again.
Severino had another dominant outing, Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday each hit a pair of solo homers and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Tuesday night.
"It's never an easy game when we play them," Girardi said about Baltimore. "They're a very good team and they're very explosive. You never really feel it's safe."
The Yankees can hand Baltimore just its second series loss at Camden Yards this season in the finale Wednesday. The Orioles have been hampered by their starting pitching and lost eight of their past nine games.
Severino (4-2) allowed one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. He has given up three or fewer runs in each of his past five starts and has been a key for New York's resurgence.
Gardner set the tone for the Yankees when he hammered Chris Tillman's third pitch of the game over the right-field fence. It was his eighth career leadoff homer. Two batters later, Holliday hit another solo shot and Baltimore never recovered.
Gardner and Holliday have 11 home runs apiece on the season.
"When you have a guy up and down the lineup that can hit homers, it puts a lot of pressure on the other team," Holliday said. "Having a guy that can start the game with a home run is a nice weapon."
Aaron Hicks boosted the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single in the second, and Holliday added another run with his second homer an inning later.
Chase Headley gave New York a 5-0 lead with an RBI single in the third that chased Tillman (1-2), who has pitched past the fifth inning just once in five starts.
"They came out hacking and you were falling behind," Tillman said. "You're not putting yourself in good position to get the results you're looking for."
New York continued to pound Baltimore's pitchers, and Gardner got his second home run off Logan Verrett in the fourth. Later that inning, rookie Aaron Judge, who leads the team with 37 RBIs, increased the lead to 8-0 with a two-run double.
Trey Mancini managed three hits and gave the Orioles their first run with an infield single in the sixth. Joey Rickard and J.J. Hardy each had an RBI single in the eighth off Bryan Mitchell.
"Most of these games have been very close," Mancini said. "Sometimes, I think the pitching and hitting haven't matched up. A lot of the times maybe when the pitchers are doing well, the (hitters) are slacking a little bit and maybe vice-versa, but that's baseball, and that's going to happen a lot in the course of the season."
NOTES: Baltimore RHP Alec Asher (1-3) will start Friday against the Red Sox despite struggling in his previous outing. He allowed six runs on six hits over just two innings Sunday against the Astros. The Orioles will keep RHP Ubaldo Jimenez in the bullpen. ... Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury (concussion, sprained neck) was expected to do some running Tuesday and then possibly hit in the cage, manager Joe Girardi said. ... Orioles CF Adam Jones, who has been dealing with soreness in his left ankle and hip, missed his fourth straight game. An Orioles spokesman said Jones was held out because of the wet field conditions.
Bauer fans 14 as Indians top A's
(TSX / STATS) -- CLEVELAND -- When a team filled with strikeout pitchers faces a team with hitters that strike out a lot, the result is what occurred Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Lots of swinging and missing.
Trevor Bauer struck out a career-high 14, the most by an American League pitcher this season, and rookie Bradley Zimmer had a double, a home run and a career-high four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4.
Bauer (5-4) pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk. He and three relievers combined for 19 strikeouts, tying the franchise record for most whiffs in a nine-inning game.
Bauer, who threw 113 pitches, got stronger as the game progressed. He struck out the side in four of the seven innings he pitched, and he fanned 10 of the last 12 batters he faced.
"He was raring back and letting it go," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "He was being really aggressive, but he wasn't just throwing. He was pitching. That was impressive."
Indians pitchers are third in the league in strikeouts, while Oakland hitters have struck out the fourth-most times in the league.
A's manager Bob Melvin, who watched his team strike out 12 times in a 5-3 loss to the Indians on Monday, and 29 times in two days, could only shrug.
"They've got strikeout guys, and we do strike out some," Melvin said. "But recently we've been striking out too much. When we don't put the ball in play, we don't give ourselves a chance."
In one stretch, from the fifth through the seventh innings, the A's put only one ball in play.
"I like my strikeouts," Bauer said. "Half the balls they put in play were hits, so I decided after the fourth I just wasn't going to let them hit the ball anymore."
Melvin said, "We can't have strikeouts up and down our lineup."
The first four hitters in the Oakland lineup were a combined 3-for-18 with 13 strikeouts.
Oakland starter Sonny Gray (2-2) pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Jason Kipnis also homered, and Jose Ramirez had his third consecutive three-hit game for Cleveland. The Indians (27-23) won their third game in a row. The A's (22-29) have lost four straight.
Trailing 7-3, the A's scored an unearned run in the eighth inning off Bryan Shaw when third baseman Ramirez booted a ground ball for an error.
Zimmer's home run was a two-run blast off reliever Frankie Montas in the eighth inning.
Leading 1-0, Oakland boosted the margin to 3-0 in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Ryon Healy and a sacrifice fly by Matt Joyce.
Gray held Cleveland scoreless on two hits through the first three innings. however, in Gray's second trip through the order, Indians hitters did some damage. In the fourth inning, they scored four runs on four hits, the big blow being a two-run double by Zimmer that gave Cleveland a 4-3 lead.
The Indians continued to flex their muscles in the fifth inning, scoring three more times in a rally that began with Kipnis' sixth home run over the center field wall.
The last run of the rally scored on a wild pitch by Gray as the Indians' lead grew to 7-3.
That was when Bauer started to strike out almost everyone -- nine of the 10 hitters he faced in the fifth, sixth and seventh.
"When we got the lead, Trevor put his foot on the gas," Francona said.
Melvin said, "He was a different guy after they got the lead. He was re-invigorated. His velocity got better and his breaking ball got better."
Everything got better for Bauer and worse for the A's.
"He was throwing everything for strikes. I was confident in every pitch I called," Cleveland catcher Roberto Perez said.
NOTES: Indians RHP Danny Salazar, recently moved from the rotation to the bullpen, will be available to pitch in relief for the first time Wednesday. ... Indians 3B Jose Ramirez's .376 batting average at Progressive Field is the highest home mark in the American League. ... The A's hit 74 home runs in their first 50 games, matching the franchise record for most home runs in the first 50 games of the season. The 2000 A's also hit 74 homers in the first 50 games. ... Oakland leadoff hitters are hitting .161, the lowest mark in the majors. ... LHP Sean Manaea, who will start Wednesday for the A's, has a streak of 14 consecutive games allowing five hits or fewer with two or more innings pitched. That is the longest such streak by an American League pitcher since at least 1913.
Trevor Bauer struck out a career-high 14, the most by an American League pitcher this season, and rookie Bradley Zimmer had a double, a home run and a career-high four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4.
Bauer (5-4) pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk. He and three relievers combined for 19 strikeouts, tying the franchise record for most whiffs in a nine-inning game.
Bauer, who threw 113 pitches, got stronger as the game progressed. He struck out the side in four of the seven innings he pitched, and he fanned 10 of the last 12 batters he faced.
"He was raring back and letting it go," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "He was being really aggressive, but he wasn't just throwing. He was pitching. That was impressive."
Indians pitchers are third in the league in strikeouts, while Oakland hitters have struck out the fourth-most times in the league.
A's manager Bob Melvin, who watched his team strike out 12 times in a 5-3 loss to the Indians on Monday, and 29 times in two days, could only shrug.
"They've got strikeout guys, and we do strike out some," Melvin said. "But recently we've been striking out too much. When we don't put the ball in play, we don't give ourselves a chance."
In one stretch, from the fifth through the seventh innings, the A's put only one ball in play.
"I like my strikeouts," Bauer said. "Half the balls they put in play were hits, so I decided after the fourth I just wasn't going to let them hit the ball anymore."
Melvin said, "We can't have strikeouts up and down our lineup."
The first four hitters in the Oakland lineup were a combined 3-for-18 with 13 strikeouts.
Oakland starter Sonny Gray (2-2) pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Jason Kipnis also homered, and Jose Ramirez had his third consecutive three-hit game for Cleveland. The Indians (27-23) won their third game in a row. The A's (22-29) have lost four straight.
Trailing 7-3, the A's scored an unearned run in the eighth inning off Bryan Shaw when third baseman Ramirez booted a ground ball for an error.
Zimmer's home run was a two-run blast off reliever Frankie Montas in the eighth inning.
Leading 1-0, Oakland boosted the margin to 3-0 in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Ryon Healy and a sacrifice fly by Matt Joyce.
Gray held Cleveland scoreless on two hits through the first three innings. however, in Gray's second trip through the order, Indians hitters did some damage. In the fourth inning, they scored four runs on four hits, the big blow being a two-run double by Zimmer that gave Cleveland a 4-3 lead.
The Indians continued to flex their muscles in the fifth inning, scoring three more times in a rally that began with Kipnis' sixth home run over the center field wall.
The last run of the rally scored on a wild pitch by Gray as the Indians' lead grew to 7-3.
That was when Bauer started to strike out almost everyone -- nine of the 10 hitters he faced in the fifth, sixth and seventh.
"When we got the lead, Trevor put his foot on the gas," Francona said.
Melvin said, "He was a different guy after they got the lead. He was re-invigorated. His velocity got better and his breaking ball got better."
Everything got better for Bauer and worse for the A's.
"He was throwing everything for strikes. I was confident in every pitch I called," Cleveland catcher Roberto Perez said.
NOTES: Indians RHP Danny Salazar, recently moved from the rotation to the bullpen, will be available to pitch in relief for the first time Wednesday. ... Indians 3B Jose Ramirez's .376 batting average at Progressive Field is the highest home mark in the American League. ... The A's hit 74 home runs in their first 50 games, matching the franchise record for most home runs in the first 50 games of the season. The 2000 A's also hit 74 homers in the first 50 games. ... Oakland leadoff hitters are hitting .161, the lowest mark in the majors. ... LHP Sean Manaea, who will start Wednesday for the A's, has a streak of 14 consecutive games allowing five hits or fewer with two or more innings pitched. That is the longest such streak by an American League pitcher since at least 1913.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale made a shaky return to his former home, but Deven Marrero hit two of Boston's season-high six home runs and the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 13-7 on Tuesday night.
Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Mitch Moreland also went deep. The Red Sox won for the seventh time in nine games after an anticipated duel between aces never materialized.
Sale (6-2) got a warm reception from the crowd and a rude welcome from his old team. The five-time All-Star gave up six runs and 10 hits — both season highs — over five innings in his first appearance against the White Sox.
Chicago left-hander Jose Quintana (2-7) got pounded for seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. It was his shortest outing since he lasted one inning against the New York Yankees on Sept. 2, 2013.
ANGELS 9, BRAVES 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 599th career homer during the Angels' nine-run third inning.
Pujols moved to the brink of his latest milestone with a three-run shot off Bartolo Colon (2-6) early in Los Angeles' biggest inning of the season.
The 37-year-old slugger has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this year. He can become the ninth player in baseball history, and fourth-youngest, to reach 600 homers with his next shot.
Parker Bridwell (1-0) earned his first major league win, pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning.
Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers homered for Atlanta.
DODGERS 9, CARDINALS 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chase Utley, Logan Forsythe and Chris Taylor combined to reach base 11 times and totaled six runs, helping the Dodgers rally for their sixth straight win.
Utley finished a homer shy of the cycle. Forsythe reached five times, including three walks, and Taylor reached three times.
Adrian Gonzalez's sacrifice fly and Utley's RBI double started the Dodgers comeback in the third. Enrique Hernandez tied it at 3 with a single, and Paul DeJong's throwing error on the same play scored Utley to give the Dodgers a 4-3 lead.
Brandon Morrow (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Michael Wacha (2-3) needed 77 pitches to get through three innings, the shortest outing for a St. Louis starter this season. The Cardinals have dropped 10 of 13.
NATIONALS 6, GIANTS 3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time since April 27 as Washington beat San Francisco.
Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner had three hits apiece for the NL East leaders, who won their fourth in five games. Jayson Werth added two hits and a bases-loaded walk, and Michael A. Taylor had two RBIs.
One night after a bench-clearing brawl that resulted in suspensions for Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper (four games) and Giants reliever Hunter Strickland (six games), the teams played without incident. Each player appealed his penalty.
The only reminder of the fight came when Harper was booed by the AT&T Park crowd every at-bat. The slugger went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and twice left the bases loaded. He was the only Washington starter without a hit.
Gonzalez (4-1) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings. He also singled home a run.
Koda Glover earned his seventh save in eight chances.
Giants starter Jeff Samardzija (1-7) gave up three runs and nine hits over four innings.
ASTROS 7, TWINS 2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Altuve had four hits and two RBIs, Mike Fiers struck out eight over six innings in his bid to retain a spot in Houston's banged-up rotation, and the major league-leading Astros earned their sixth straight victory.
Alex Bregman homered and drove in two runs, providing further support for Fiers (2-2) in his best of 10 starts this season.
Fiers fell behind 2-0 in the first when Eddie Rosario drew a bases-loaded walk and Byron Buxton followed with an infield single, but Astros hacked their way back against Jose Berrios (3-1).
Buxton had two hits and drove in a run. Berrios gave up five hits and four walks in five innings, the shortest of his four starts this year.
PADRES 6, CUBS 2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Hedges homered and drove in four runs, and the Padres handed the Cubs their fifth straight loss.
Hedges hit a two-run homer and a two-run double as the Padres clinched the three-game series against the struggling Cubs. Rookie Dinelson Lamet (2-0), one of San Diego's top prospects, struck out eight while pitching five innings of two-run ball.
Kyle Schwarber homered for Chicago, and Eddie Butler (2-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
INDIANS 9, ATHLETICS 4
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer struck out an AL-best 14 in seven innings, leading Cleveland to the win.
Bauer's career-best strikeout total was one shy of this season's major league-high of 15 by Washington's Stephen Strasburg against San Diego on Saturday.
Bauer (5-4) allowed three runs and seven hits with one walk. Four Cleveland pitchers combined to strike out 19, tying a franchise record for a nine-inning game.
Rookie Bradley Zimmer had a career-high four RBIs for the Indians, hitting a two-run double in the fourth and a two-run homer in the eighth.
Sonny Gray (2-2) allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings for Oakland, which dropped a season-high seven games below .500.
YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday each homered twice, Aaron Judge drove in two runs and the Yankees received a solid pitching performance from Luis Severino.
Gardner set the tone for the AL East leaders by connecting on the third pitch from Chris Tillman (1-2), who had not allowed a home run in his previous four starts this season.
Holliday went deep in the first inning and again in the third for his 22nd career multihomer game. Gardner's second solo shot sparked a three-run fourth that made it 8-0.
Severino (4-2) gave up one run and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Trey Mancini had three hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have lost eight of nine and 14 of 18.
METS 5, BREWERS 4, 12 INNINGS
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Bruce lined a game-ending single in the 12th inning and the Mets rebounded to beat the Brewers 5-4 after shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera allowed the tying runs to score in the seventh when he flubbed a bases-loaded popup with two outs.
Wily Peralta (5-4) pitched a perfect 11th in his fourth relief outing since he was dropped from Milwaukee's rotation in mid-May, but then allowed a single to pinch hitter T.J. Rivera leading off the 12th. Michael Conforto walked and Jose Reyes grounded into a forceout that left runners at the corners.
With the infield at double-play depth, Bruce singled up the middle to end a game that lasted 4 hours, 24 minutes.
Josh Smoker (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings in New York's third straight win.
The NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the seventh time in nine games.
MARLINS 7, PHILLIES 2
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit his third homer since moving into the No. 2 spot in the batting order, a change that has revived Miami, which won its third game in a row.
Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Marlins, whose modest winning streak is their longest since mid-April.
Stanton hit a two-run homer, his 14th, in a five-run third. Since he moved up to the No. 2 spot, Stanton is 12 for 29 (.414) with three homers and seven RBIs in seven games, and the Marlins are 5-2 while outscoring opponents 48-22.
Both starting pitchers departed with injuries. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez (2-5) left in the second inning because of a right elbow flexor strain, and Marlins left-hander Justin Nicolino exited after three scoreless innings due to a bruised left index finger.
Dustin McGowan (2-0) replaced Nicolino and allowed one run in three innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, PIRATES 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray pitched a four-hitter in his first career complete game.
Ray (5-3) struck out 10, walked none and threw 115 pitches. The left-hander set a career high by winning his third straight start and has pitched 23 2/3 scoreless innings during that run, all on the road, while also beating the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.
Chris Owings snapped a scoreless tie with a double in the sixth inning, and the Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak.
Ivan Nova (5-4) allowed three runs in seven innings, losing for the just the second time in nine starts.
ROYALS 1, TIGERS 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Skoglund pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his major league debut, helping the Royals beat Justin Verlander and the Tigers.
Skoglund, a 2014 third-round draft pick out of Central Florida, struck out five and walked one. The left-hander was promoted from Triple-A Omaha when the Royals placed Danny Duffy on the disabled list Monday with an oblique strain.
Verlander (4-4) left after seven innings, allowing one run and six hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Eric Hosmer hit a two-out RBI single in the sixth for Kansas City, and Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 14 opportunities.
MARINERS 10, ROCKIES 4
DENVER (AP) — Kyle Seager homered and drove in four runs for Seattle, and Robinson Cano also connected.
Jean Segura had four hits and Ariel Miranda (5-2) pitched five solid innings to help the Mariners sweep two games in Denver. It was just the Rockies' third loss in 17 series and first since April 24-27 against Washington. They also fell out of first place in the NL West, dropping a half-game behind the streaking Dodgers.
Ben Gamel, who replaced slugger Nelson Cruz in the second inning, and Guillermo Heredia each had three of Seattle's season-high 19 hits.
The Mariners jumped on Rockies lefty Tyler Anderson (3-5). Seager hit a two-run homer in a three-run second, and his two-run double in the third helped the Mariners go up 6-0.
RANGERS 9, RAYS 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elvis Andrus had a career-high five RBIs for Texas, including a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning.
Andrus' two-out drive deep into the visiting bullpen ended a stretch of five scoreless innings from the Tampa Bay bullpen after Matt Andriese left in the second with a mild groin strain.
Jared Hoying's liner off the top of the wall in right came with the bases loaded and one out in a four-run eighth against Chase Whitley (1-1), breaking a 5-5 tie. After a sacrifice fly from Shin-Soo Choo, Andrus' single to left scored two more.
Keone Kela (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth, and closer Matt Bush had a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.
BLUE JAYS 6, REDS 4
TORONTO (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning for Toronto, and Josh Donaldson belted an upper-deck drive.
All six Toronto runs came on homers. Jose Bautista and Russell Martin also connected for the Blue Jays, who have hit 47 homers in May.
Cincinnati's Zack Cozart hit two solo home runs and Joey Votto had a third.
Morales broke a 4-all tie with a two-run blast off Blake Wood (0-3), his 10th.
Joe Smith (1-0) worked one inning for the win and Roberto Osuna finished for his 10th save. Toronto has won seven of eight.
Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Mitch Moreland also went deep. The Red Sox won for the seventh time in nine games after an anticipated duel between aces never materialized.
Sale (6-2) got a warm reception from the crowd and a rude welcome from his old team. The five-time All-Star gave up six runs and 10 hits — both season highs — over five innings in his first appearance against the White Sox.
Chicago left-hander Jose Quintana (2-7) got pounded for seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. It was his shortest outing since he lasted one inning against the New York Yankees on Sept. 2, 2013.
ANGELS 9, BRAVES 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 599th career homer during the Angels' nine-run third inning.
Pujols moved to the brink of his latest milestone with a three-run shot off Bartolo Colon (2-6) early in Los Angeles' biggest inning of the season.
The 37-year-old slugger has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this year. He can become the ninth player in baseball history, and fourth-youngest, to reach 600 homers with his next shot.
Parker Bridwell (1-0) earned his first major league win, pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning.
Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers homered for Atlanta.
DODGERS 9, CARDINALS 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chase Utley, Logan Forsythe and Chris Taylor combined to reach base 11 times and totaled six runs, helping the Dodgers rally for their sixth straight win.
Utley finished a homer shy of the cycle. Forsythe reached five times, including three walks, and Taylor reached three times.
Adrian Gonzalez's sacrifice fly and Utley's RBI double started the Dodgers comeback in the third. Enrique Hernandez tied it at 3 with a single, and Paul DeJong's throwing error on the same play scored Utley to give the Dodgers a 4-3 lead.
Brandon Morrow (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Michael Wacha (2-3) needed 77 pitches to get through three innings, the shortest outing for a St. Louis starter this season. The Cardinals have dropped 10 of 13.
NATIONALS 6, GIANTS 3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time since April 27 as Washington beat San Francisco.
Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner had three hits apiece for the NL East leaders, who won their fourth in five games. Jayson Werth added two hits and a bases-loaded walk, and Michael A. Taylor had two RBIs.
One night after a bench-clearing brawl that resulted in suspensions for Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper (four games) and Giants reliever Hunter Strickland (six games), the teams played without incident. Each player appealed his penalty.
The only reminder of the fight came when Harper was booed by the AT&T Park crowd every at-bat. The slugger went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and twice left the bases loaded. He was the only Washington starter without a hit.
Gonzalez (4-1) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings. He also singled home a run.
Koda Glover earned his seventh save in eight chances.
Giants starter Jeff Samardzija (1-7) gave up three runs and nine hits over four innings.
ASTROS 7, TWINS 2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Altuve had four hits and two RBIs, Mike Fiers struck out eight over six innings in his bid to retain a spot in Houston's banged-up rotation, and the major league-leading Astros earned their sixth straight victory.
Alex Bregman homered and drove in two runs, providing further support for Fiers (2-2) in his best of 10 starts this season.
Fiers fell behind 2-0 in the first when Eddie Rosario drew a bases-loaded walk and Byron Buxton followed with an infield single, but Astros hacked their way back against Jose Berrios (3-1).
Buxton had two hits and drove in a run. Berrios gave up five hits and four walks in five innings, the shortest of his four starts this year.
PADRES 6, CUBS 2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Hedges homered and drove in four runs, and the Padres handed the Cubs their fifth straight loss.
Hedges hit a two-run homer and a two-run double as the Padres clinched the three-game series against the struggling Cubs. Rookie Dinelson Lamet (2-0), one of San Diego's top prospects, struck out eight while pitching five innings of two-run ball.
Kyle Schwarber homered for Chicago, and Eddie Butler (2-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
INDIANS 9, ATHLETICS 4
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer struck out an AL-best 14 in seven innings, leading Cleveland to the win.
Bauer's career-best strikeout total was one shy of this season's major league-high of 15 by Washington's Stephen Strasburg against San Diego on Saturday.
Bauer (5-4) allowed three runs and seven hits with one walk. Four Cleveland pitchers combined to strike out 19, tying a franchise record for a nine-inning game.
Rookie Bradley Zimmer had a career-high four RBIs for the Indians, hitting a two-run double in the fourth and a two-run homer in the eighth.
Sonny Gray (2-2) allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings for Oakland, which dropped a season-high seven games below .500.
YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday each homered twice, Aaron Judge drove in two runs and the Yankees received a solid pitching performance from Luis Severino.
Gardner set the tone for the AL East leaders by connecting on the third pitch from Chris Tillman (1-2), who had not allowed a home run in his previous four starts this season.
Holliday went deep in the first inning and again in the third for his 22nd career multihomer game. Gardner's second solo shot sparked a three-run fourth that made it 8-0.
Severino (4-2) gave up one run and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Trey Mancini had three hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have lost eight of nine and 14 of 18.
METS 5, BREWERS 4, 12 INNINGS
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Bruce lined a game-ending single in the 12th inning and the Mets rebounded to beat the Brewers 5-4 after shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera allowed the tying runs to score in the seventh when he flubbed a bases-loaded popup with two outs.
Wily Peralta (5-4) pitched a perfect 11th in his fourth relief outing since he was dropped from Milwaukee's rotation in mid-May, but then allowed a single to pinch hitter T.J. Rivera leading off the 12th. Michael Conforto walked and Jose Reyes grounded into a forceout that left runners at the corners.
With the infield at double-play depth, Bruce singled up the middle to end a game that lasted 4 hours, 24 minutes.
Josh Smoker (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings in New York's third straight win.
The NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the seventh time in nine games.
MARLINS 7, PHILLIES 2
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit his third homer since moving into the No. 2 spot in the batting order, a change that has revived Miami, which won its third game in a row.
Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Marlins, whose modest winning streak is their longest since mid-April.
Stanton hit a two-run homer, his 14th, in a five-run third. Since he moved up to the No. 2 spot, Stanton is 12 for 29 (.414) with three homers and seven RBIs in seven games, and the Marlins are 5-2 while outscoring opponents 48-22.
Both starting pitchers departed with injuries. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez (2-5) left in the second inning because of a right elbow flexor strain, and Marlins left-hander Justin Nicolino exited after three scoreless innings due to a bruised left index finger.
Dustin McGowan (2-0) replaced Nicolino and allowed one run in three innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, PIRATES 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray pitched a four-hitter in his first career complete game.
Ray (5-3) struck out 10, walked none and threw 115 pitches. The left-hander set a career high by winning his third straight start and has pitched 23 2/3 scoreless innings during that run, all on the road, while also beating the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.
Chris Owings snapped a scoreless tie with a double in the sixth inning, and the Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak.
Ivan Nova (5-4) allowed three runs in seven innings, losing for the just the second time in nine starts.
ROYALS 1, TIGERS 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Skoglund pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his major league debut, helping the Royals beat Justin Verlander and the Tigers.
Skoglund, a 2014 third-round draft pick out of Central Florida, struck out five and walked one. The left-hander was promoted from Triple-A Omaha when the Royals placed Danny Duffy on the disabled list Monday with an oblique strain.
Verlander (4-4) left after seven innings, allowing one run and six hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Eric Hosmer hit a two-out RBI single in the sixth for Kansas City, and Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 14 opportunities.
MARINERS 10, ROCKIES 4
DENVER (AP) — Kyle Seager homered and drove in four runs for Seattle, and Robinson Cano also connected.
Jean Segura had four hits and Ariel Miranda (5-2) pitched five solid innings to help the Mariners sweep two games in Denver. It was just the Rockies' third loss in 17 series and first since April 24-27 against Washington. They also fell out of first place in the NL West, dropping a half-game behind the streaking Dodgers.
Ben Gamel, who replaced slugger Nelson Cruz in the second inning, and Guillermo Heredia each had three of Seattle's season-high 19 hits.
The Mariners jumped on Rockies lefty Tyler Anderson (3-5). Seager hit a two-run homer in a three-run second, and his two-run double in the third helped the Mariners go up 6-0.
RANGERS 9, RAYS 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elvis Andrus had a career-high five RBIs for Texas, including a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning.
Andrus' two-out drive deep into the visiting bullpen ended a stretch of five scoreless innings from the Tampa Bay bullpen after Matt Andriese left in the second with a mild groin strain.
Jared Hoying's liner off the top of the wall in right came with the bases loaded and one out in a four-run eighth against Chase Whitley (1-1), breaking a 5-5 tie. After a sacrifice fly from Shin-Soo Choo, Andrus' single to left scored two more.
Keone Kela (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth, and closer Matt Bush had a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.
BLUE JAYS 6, REDS 4
TORONTO (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning for Toronto, and Josh Donaldson belted an upper-deck drive.
All six Toronto runs came on homers. Jose Bautista and Russell Martin also connected for the Blue Jays, who have hit 47 homers in May.
Cincinnati's Zack Cozart hit two solo home runs and Joey Votto had a third.
Morales broke a 4-all tie with a two-run blast off Blake Wood (0-3), his 10th.
Joe Smith (1-0) worked one inning for the win and Roberto Osuna finished for his 10th save. Toronto has won seven of eight.
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