MLB roundup: Tigers' Martinez hits 3 homers vs. Yanks
By THE SPORTS XCHANGE
NEW YORK -- J.D. Martinez hit three home runs and drove in six runs as the Detroit Tigers roughed up Masahiro Tanaka and snapped a four-game losing streak with an 12-4 rout of the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Martinez hit his first home run during Detroit's four-run first when he drove a 0-1 fastball from Tanaka (4-3) to the loading dock over the left-center field wall. His second home run opened the fifth when he sent a first pitch curveball over the center field wall adjacent to Monument Park and that gave him his first career two-homer game.
Martinez became the first Tiger to get three home runs in a game since first baseman Miguel Cabrera on May 19, 2013, when he hit a 1-1 fastball from rookie reliever Danny Burawa into the first row of the second deck in right field with one out in the sixth.
Victor Martinez also homered and drove in four runs for the Tigers. In his third game off the disabled list, he hit a two-run home run with two outs in the first and added a two-run single in the second.
Indians 1, Rays 0
CLEVELAND -- David Murphy's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in the winning run as Cleveland shut out Tampa Bay.
Roberto Perez led off the bottom of the ninth with a single to left off right-hander Kevin Jepsen (1-5). Jason Kipnis singled to right, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. Perez went to third on the hit by Kipnis, Francisco Lindor flied out to left for the first out and Michael Brantley was intentionally walked, loading the bases. Murphy then hit a fly ball that was caught by center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, but the throw was a fraction of a second late to get the sliding Perez.
The win went to right-hander Cody Allen (1-2), who pitched the top of the ninth. Right-hander Cody Anderson, in his major league debut, was impressive, pitching 7 2/3 scoreless innings on six hits, with four strikeouts and one walk.
Reds 5, Marlins 2
CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer and rookie Michael Lorenzen settled down to turn in seven solid innings as Cincinnati bounced back to beat Miami.
Todd Frazier also hit a two-run homer, and Lorenzen helped himself with an RBI single as the Reds completed a 3-1 homestand in which one game was lost to rain.
Lorenzen (3-2) lasted seven innings for the second time this season, allowing seven hits and two runs with one intentional walk and five strikeouts.
Nationals 9, Pirates 2
WASHINGTON -- Yunel Escobar had two hits in the first inning, including a three-run homer, and Bryce Harper contributed to the record-setting frame with a two-run homer as Washington swept the three-game series.
Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez (5-4), who gave up five runs in his last start, allowed just four hits and no runs in seven innings before Matt Thornton took over in the eighth. First-place Washington has won seven in a row over the second-place Pirates.
The Nationals set a franchise record of 24 innings in a row without allowing a run when Thornton set down the side in the eighth. Corey Hart hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Felipe Rivero to ruin the shutout bid by a trio of lefties.
Phillies 9, Cardinals 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Adam Morgan made a successful major league debut and got some much-needed offense from a lineup that had been struggling for weeks, as Philadelphia salvaged the series finale with St. Louis.
Morgan (1-0), who was notified late in the week that he would be moving up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace right-handed pitcher Seth Rosin, exited the game to raucous applause after throwing 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits and striking out six batters on 78 pitches, 54 of which were strikes. He became the first Phillies starter to earn a win since May 23, a franchise-record span of 25 starts without a victory for the rotation.
The Phillies' offense made it easy for him, scoring more runs than it had in any game this season. The Phillies hit the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second inning in a big way, scoring three runs on Cardinals starter Michael Wacha (9-3).
Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9
TORONTO -- J.J. Hardy singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run ninth inning as Baltimore defeated Toronto.
Ryan Flaherty followed with a two-run triple against Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil (1-4.). The Orioles squandered a 7-0 lead and fell behind 9-7 before tying the game in the seventh on a single by Hardy.
Right-handed reliever Darren O'Day (4-0) earned the win for the second game in a row as the Orioles took the rubber match of the three-game series.
Cubs 8, Twins 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jake Arrieta threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just four hits and striking out seven as Chicago won the rubber match of a three-game series against Minnesota.
Arrieta improved to 7-5 and lowered his season ERA to 3.07. He retired 12 in a row between the fourth and eighth innings. The Cubs had 30 hits over the final two games of the series.
Anthony Rizzo had two hits, including a solo homer, and Dexter Fowler had a grand slam for the Cubs.
Red Sox 13, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- David Ortiz hit a milestone home run and Xander Bogaerts stroked three doubles and drove in three runs as Boston thrashed Kansas City Royals.
The Red Sox set season highs with runs, eight doubles and 13 extra-base hits. Left-hander Wade Miley (7-7) stymied the Royals on five hits, while striking out two and walking three in six scoreless innings.The Red Sox's 16-hit attack included three hits each by Mookie Betts, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia and Bogaerts.
Ortiz led off the fourth with his 476th career home run, passing Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 28th on the all-time list.
White Sox 3, Rangers 2 (11 innings)
CHICAGO -- Gordon Beckham hit his first career walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give the White Sox their second straight win after losing eight straight games.
Beckham, who had replaced Conor Gillaspie at third base in the 10th inning, launched the game-winning solo shot off Rangers reliever Alex Claudio (1-1).
White Sox reliever Jake Petricka (2-2) pitched out of bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the 11th to get the win.
The Rangers had tied the game 2-2 in the seventh inning on a solo home run by center fielder Leonys Martin.
Diamondbacks 7, Padres 2
PHOENIX -- Arizona All-Star candidates Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock had two-run singles, and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson struck out a season-high seven in the Diamondbacks' victory.
First baseman Goldschmidt and center fielder Pollock did their damage in a seven-run second inning off right-hander Andrew Cashner (2-9), who was victimized by two infield errors.
Hellickson (5-4) gave up two runs and six hits and did not walk a batter in six innings while making the fifth quality start in his last six. Hellickson also had an RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the second, the Diamondbacks' biggest inning of the season.
Andrew Chafin had a three-inning save for Arizona, which has won seven of its last 10 games.
A's 3, Angels 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Scott Kazmir gave up one run over 7 1/3 innings, and Oakland defeated Los Angeles at the O.co Coliseum, taking two of three games to win the series. Kazmir had lost four straight starts against the Angels, one of his three former teams, before ending that streak.
Albert Pujols hit his American League-leading 21st home run, a two-run shot in the eighth inning off closer Tyler Clippard, cutting Oakland's lead to 3-2.
Garrett Richards (7-5) gave up three runs on eight hits over seven innings as his two-game winning streak ended. It was his third straight quality start since allowing six runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning in an 8-2 loss to the Yankees on June 6.
Rockies 10, Brewers 4
DENVER -- Colorado ended a long, disappointing stretch of games with a one-sided win over Milwaukee that gave the Rockies their third victory in 12 games.
Charlie Blackmon had a season-high four RBIs, and Nick Hundley tied his career high with four hits. Troy Tulowitzki drove in three runs, and Nolan Arenado homered.
Chris Rusin rebounded from two poor starts to pitch six strong innings as the Rockies won the rubber game of the series, giving them consecutive victories for the first time since June 8-9.
Braves 1, Mets 0
ATLANTA -- Julio Teheran allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings while outdueling Matt Harvey in Atlanta's victory over New York at Turner Field.
The win gave Atlanta a sweep of the three-game series and handed New York its fifth consecutive loss. Atlanta pulled within a half-game of the Mets for second place in the National League East. The Braves trail the first-place Washington Nationals by two games.
The Braves broke the scoreless tie in the seventh inning. Ryan Lavarnway doubled high off the wall in left field with two outs and scored on a pinch-hit single to shallow center field by Pedro Ciriaco.
Astros 6, Mariners 2
SEATTLE -- Houston piled up 10 hits, including home runs from Colby Rasmus and George Springer, to snap its two-game losing streak with a win over Seattle.
Rasmus broke open a close game with a two-out, two-run shot off Seattle reliever Tom Wilhelmsen in the seventh inning, giving the Astros a 5-2 lead. Springer added a solo shot to lead off the ninth.
Seven different Houston players had hits in the win, with Springer going 3-for-5 and Rasmus added a pair of hits on a day when the Astros used six pitchers. The Houston bullpen allowed only one hit over the final 5 2/3 innings, with reliever Will Harris (4-0) earning the win.
Dodgers 10, Giants 2
LOS ANGELES -- Yasmani Grandal hit two of Los Angeles' four home runs in a rout of San Francisco in front of 53,509 at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers used the victory to extend their lead over the second-place Giants in the National League West to 1 1/2 games, and to salvage one contest in the three-game weekend series.
Grandal and Adrian Gonzalez each had three of the Dodgers' 16 hits. Gonzalez and Justin Turner added a homer apiece, with Turner driving in three runs.
