Baseball-Highlights of Monday's MLB games

(Adds later games) June 27 (the Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Monday: Cubs 11, Reds 8 Kris Bryant had a historic night at the plate with three home runs, two doubles and six RBIs, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three homers and two doubles in a game. His 16 total bases were a franchise record. Bryant, who went 5-for-5, homered in consecutive at-bats, including a three-run homer in the fourth, then went deep again in the eighth when he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers off Ross Ohlendorf. Jake Arrieta (12-2) also homered as part of a 17-hit outburst by the Cubs as they overcame a rough outing for the right-handed ace. Making his first start against the Reds since no-hitting them on April 21, Arrieta gave up five earned runs and walked five in five innings. Rays 13, Red Sox 7 Tampa Bay ended its 11-game losing streak, tagging Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez for nine runs in the first three innings and cruising to a win. The Rays hadn't scored more than six runs during the losing streak, but had six hits in the first eight batters and a 9-0 lead after three. The Rays got a career-high five RBIs from designated hitter Nick Franklin, who got his first three hits of the season after being recalled Tuesday. Indians 8, Braves 3 Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis homered, Trevor Bauer turned in his sixth consecutive quality start and Cleveland stretched its winning streak to 10 games with an interleague victory over Atlanta. The three-run homer by Chisenhall and solo blast by Kipnis gave the Indians 21 homers during the winning streak, and they have outscored foes 68-22 over the 10 games. Nationals 11, Mets 4 Ben Revere had four hits and stole three bases, Danny Espinosa had three hits and drove in two runs and Anthony Rendon had two hits and drove in three as hit-happy Washington overcame an early 4-0 deficit to record a win against New York. The first-place Nationals are now four games ahead of the Mets, who won two of three in Washington last month. Washington tied a franchise record with six steals in the game and had 17 hits. Every starter in the Nationals starting lineup had at least one hit, while Bryce Harper had two hits after batting just .232 in his previous 15 games. Daniel Murphy added two hits for Washington to lift his average to .350. Royals 6, Cardinals 2 Danny Duffy pitched eight impressive innings and Kendrys Morales continued his torrid streak with four hits and two RBIs as Kansas City topped St. Louis Cardinals. Duffy's outing matched the longest of his career. He gave up two runs in the first inning and nothing after that. He allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked none. Duffy (3-1), who walked four in his previous start and lasted just 4-2/3 innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets, lowered his ERA to 3.24. Dodgers 5, Pirates 4 The Los Angeles Dodgers rode a four-run fifth inning to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who blew an early 4-0 lead as the Dodgers (42-36) ended an eight-game losing streak at PNC Park. Dodgers starter Scott Kazmir (6-3), one of six Los Angeles pitchers, allowed four runs on four hits in five innings. Kenley Jansen pitched in the eighth and ninth for his 22nd save. Pittsburgh starter Francisco Liriano (4-8) allowed five runs, four of them earned, on four hits in 4-1/3 innings. Rockies 9, Blue Jays 5 The Colorado Rockies erupted for six runs in the seventh inning Monday to beat the Toronto Blue Jays. The game was close for six innings with the Blue Jays building a 4-0 lead thanks to Devon Travis' homer in the first and Edwin Encarnacion's three-run shot with two outs in the sixth. Carlos Gonzalez lofted a three-run homer to right in the bottom of the innings and Nolan Arenado put the Rockies ahead 5-4 with a two-run single in the seventh. Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 0 Cesar Hernandez had three hits, including two hits and two RBIs in a six-run seventh inning, and Odubel Herrera tied a career high with four hits in Philadelphia's victory over Arizona. Hernandez singled off left-hander Robbie Ray (4-7) to open the seventh inning and scored on Cody Asche's hit-and-run double into the right-field corner to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead. Ray was removed with an apparent injury to his pitching hand, and the Phillies broke the game open with four more runs off relievers Jake Barrett and Josh Collmenter to make it 8-0. Maikel Franco and Hernandez had two-run singles in the seventh to complete the scoring for the Phillies. Athletics 8, Giants 3 Marcus Semien blasted a three-run homer off former trade partner Jeff Samardzija in a five-run second inning and rookie Daniel Mengden posted his first major-league win with 7-2/3 strong innings as Oakland blitzed San Francisco. Semien drove in four runs and Khris Davis two. Astros 4, Angels 2 Carlos Correa's sacrifice fly scored Jason Castro from third base in the top of the ninth inning, breaking a tie and helping lift Houston to a win over the Angels. The Astros rallied in the later innings after falling behind 2-0 through six innings. Mike Trout scored both runs for Los Angeles, hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning and scoring from second on a C.J. Cron single after reaching on a double in the sixth. Trout also had a double in the eighth. The Astros put together their winning rally in the ninth when Castro hit the first pitch of the inning by Fernando Salas for a double. A walk to George Springer and a single by Luis Vabuena loaded the bases for Jose Altuve. Rangers 9, Yankees 6 Texas was annoyed with one out in the top of the ninth inning when New York asked for the tarp to be put on the field because Aroldis Chapman could not grip the ball. Nearly four hours later, the dugout erupted in jubilation. Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus created the joy with two-run singles off Kirby Yates and the Rangers left Yankee Stadium with a win in a game that was twice delayed by rain for nearly four hours and ended 7-1/2 hours after the scheduled first pitch. Chapman took the mound with a heavy downpour and could not find the strike zone, prompting Yankees manager Joe Girardi to ask umpires to put the tarp on the field. Play was halted at 10:40 pm and the Rangers were angered. Players were yelling at umpires about how they had to pitch in the same conditions and Banister made his feelings known during an animated discussion with umpires that featured several hand gestures before he headed back to the clubhouse.