MLB roundup: Indians extend win streak to eight
By The Sports Xchange
DETROIT -- Carlos Carrasco pitched a four-hit shutout while getting two home runs from Francisco Lindor and one each from Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes on Saturday to help the surging Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 victory that was their eighth straight win overall and eighth in as many games with the Detroit Tigers.
Carrasco (3-2) only saw two Detroit runners get as far as second base -- on doubles in the first and fifth innings -- as he struck out seven and walked one. He threw 117 pitches in his third career shutout.
Cleveland jumped on Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez right away, getting two solo home runs in the first inning en route to a 4-0 lead. Santana whacked a hanging 0-1 slider for his 16th home run of the season and third from the leadoff spot. Two batters later, Lindor ambushed a flat 2-1 spitter for his ninth home run of the year.
Lindor added his second of the game and 10th this season in the eighth, a long fly ball to right off Mark Lowe. Lowe also gave up Gomes' home run, his eighth of the season, with one out in the ninth.
Mets 1, Braves 0 (11 innings)
ATLANTA -- Pinch hitter Kelly Johnson hit a solo home run to lead off the 11th inning and give New York a shutout win over Atlanta at Turner Field.
Johnson, who was acquired from the Braves on June 8, hit a 3-1 pitch from reliever Dario Alvarez off the top of the right-field fence to break a scoreless tie. It was Johnson's third homer of the year, his second with Mets.
Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless bottom of the 11th to earn his league-leading 26th save.
Marlins 9, Cubs 6
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour drove in three runs each as Miami defeated Chicago at Marlins Park.
The Marlins entered the fifth inning trailing 4-3 but took control with a four-run inning. Martin Prado had a tying single, Stanton had a go-ahead single and Bour had an RBI double.
Marlins closer A.J. Ramos, who inherited one runner in the ninth, got the last two outs for his 24th save of the season. Dating to last season, he has 33 consecutive saves, which ties Steve Cishek for the franchise record.
Miami has won two of three games in the series, which concludes Sunday. Chicago has suddenly slumped, losing five of its past six games.
Brewers 6, Nationals 5
MILWAUKEE -- Chris Carter hit a three-run homer and Matt Garza picked up his first victory of the season as Milwaukee extended Washington's losing streak to a season-high seven games.
Jonathan Villar had three hits and stole his 26th base of the season and Aaron Hill had two hits for the Brewers, who won their third in a row.
Milwaukee inflicted most of its offensive damage against Nationals right-hander Gio Gonzalez (3-7), who lasted just three innings and allowed six runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five. Back-to-back singles by Villar and Hill set the stage for Carter's first-inning blast -- his 19th of the year -- that gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead.
Yankees 2, Twins 1
NEW YORK -- Starlin Castro's ground ball off shortstop Eduardo Escobar's glove allowed the tiebreaking run to score with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting New York over Minnesota.
The Yankees went ahead in the eighth against Ryan Pressly (2-4). Alex Rodriguez, who heard boos for two strikeouts and flied out to right on a 3-and-0 count for the final out of the fifth, opened the inning with a slow roller that went for an infield hit when third baseman Eduardo Nunez could not make a play.
Brian McCann's single into right field put runners at first and third for Mark Teixeira. Batting from the left side of the plate, Teixeira fouled off four straight full count pitches before hearing boos for a strikeout on the 10th pitch. On the next pitch with the Twins playing the infield in, Castro hit a hard grounder that deflected off the front of Escobar's glove for an error, allowing pinch runner Aaron Hicks to score the tiebreaking run.
Orioles 5, Rays 0 (Game 1)
BALTIMORE -- Kevin Gausman pitched 7 2/3 innings of four-hit ball to pick up his first win this season as Baltimore extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to nine games in the first game of a doubleheader.
Gausman (1-5) struck out seven without a walk, tying a career-high with 113 pitches. He lowered his ERA from 4.37 to 3.93.
J.J. Hardy, Manny Machado, Adam Jones and Jonathan Schoop each had two hits for the Orioles.
Orioles 8, Rays 6 (Game 2)
BALTIMORE -- Chris Davis homered and later singled in the go-ahead run, and Matt Wieters banged out two homers as Baltimore hit four blasts overall en route a victory over Tampa Bay to complete a sweep.
The Orioles have won four straight games, including the first three of this series and sit a season-high 14 games over .500. Tampa Bay has dropped 10 in a row.
It's a big victory for the Orioles, who head out on a long West Coast trip after Sunday's series finale.
Blue Jays 10, White Sox 8
CHICAGO -- Edwin Encarnacion drove in four runs as Toronto outlasted Chicago.
The Blue Jays earned just their second victory in six games despite the White Sox's season-high seven home runs, all solo blasts. R.A. Dickey (5-8) gave up five runs -- four earned -- in 5 1/3 innings. Roberto Osuna earned his 15th save.
Miguel Gonzalez (1-3) allowed a season-high eight runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Rockies 11, Diamondbacks 6
DENVER -- Tony Wolters went 3-for-3 with a double and his first career home run to lead Colorado over Arizona.
Wolters had a career-high four RBIs and tied his career high with three hits as the Rockies broke a three-game losing streak and won for just the third time in nine games. The Diamondbacks lost for just the second time in nine games and fourth time in their past 14 games.
Padres 3, Reds 0
CINCINNATI -- Drew Pomeranz starred at the plate and on the mound, hitting a homer, driving in two runs and pitching seven shutout innings to lift San Diego over Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.
Pomeranz (7-7) allowed three hits as the Padres took the first three games of the four-game weekend series.
Pirates 6, Dodgers 1
PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen led a five-run sixth inning that powered Pittsburgh to a win against Los Angeles at PNC Park.
After the Pirates surrendered a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth, McCutchen cracked his second home run of the game, his 11th of the season, over the left-field wall with two men on and no outs in the bottom half of the inning. Right-hander Kenta Maeda, who allowed two hits in his previous five innings, served up a four-seam fastball that McCutchen turned into a 4-1 lead to chase Maeda from the game.
Saturday marked McCutchen's 11th career multi-home run game and his second of the season, with the other coming April 26 against the Colorado Rockies. McCutchen, the 2013 National League MVP, has struggled this season and particularly in recent weeks, as have the Pirates.
Astros 13, Royals 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Altuve homered and had two doubles in his career 15th four-hit game as Houston blasted Kansas City.
It was the second straight game the Astros scored 13 runs. They have won seven consecutive games and are 19-7 in their past 26 games.
The Royals used catcher Drew Butera in the ninth for the final two outs. It was the fourth time Butera has pitched in the majors, the previous being May 17, 2014 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona.
Phillies 3, Giants 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cameron Rupp capped a three-run seventh inning against San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner with a two-run home run, propelling the Philadelphia Phillies into a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (5-6) and three relievers combined to limit the Giants to six hits, helping the Phillies beat the Giants for just the second time in their last 10 meetings.
The loss denied manager Bruce Bochy an 800th win in his Giants career. He was attempting to become just the third in Giants history to achieve the milestone.
Bumgarner, who lost a 1-0 decision to Pittsburgh in his previous start, took a two-hit shutout and 2-0 lead into the seventh inning before the Phillies rallied.
Rangers 10, Red Sox 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas jumped on Boston starter Steven Wright and shaky defense for eight runs on the way to a victory over the Red Sox.
Wright (8-5), the American League ERA leader entering the game, was tagged for eight runs (three earned) in 4 2/3 innings as the Rangers broke open the game by scoring five unearned runs in the fifth inning.
Texas took a 3-1 lead against Wright in the bottom of the fourth on a homer from Ian Desmond and a two-run single from Mitch Moreland.
Mariners 5, Cardinals 4
SEATTLE -- Seattle jumped out to a big early lead and held on to beat St. Louis.
Six singles over the first two innings allowed Seattle to pull out to a 5-0 lead before the Cardinals rallied to get within a run in the fifth.
Seattle relievers Mike Montgomery, Edwin Diaz and Steve Cishek finished off the game with four shutout innings to make the lead hold up as St. Louis managed only three hits after chasing Seattle starter Nathan Karns (6-2) after the fifth.
Cishek gave up a one-out double in the ninth but got the final two outs to earn his 17th save of the season.
Athletics 7, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Coco Crisp collected three hits, including two doubles, drove in two runs and scored four times to lead Oakland to a victory over Los Angeles in front of 40,643 at Angel Stadium.
Danny Valencia added three hits and three RBIs with a two-run homer and a run-scoring single as the A's posted their third successive win and their fourth in five games.
Left-hander Dillon Overton won his major league debut despite allowing three home runs. In 5 2/3 innings, Overton permitted three runs, seven hits and two walks while collecting three strikeouts and throwing 108 pitches.
