Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

May 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games. Indians 6, White Sox 2 Chris Sale had his first off night of the season and Cleveland made Chicago pay. Cleveland scored a combined six runs between the third and fourth innings, all charged to Sale, and pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago for the top spot in the American League Central Indians starter Josh Tomlin (7-0) stayed perfect by allowing just two runs in eight innings to out-pitch Sale (9-1), who took his first loss of the season. Tomlin allowed a home run to Adam Eaton on his second pitch of the game, but yielded just one more run for his career-high seventh straight win. Nationals 7, Mets 4 Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 and improved to 8-0, and the first-place Washington Nationals hit a season-high five home runs in a 7-4 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday. Strasburg allowed four hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings before Felipe Rivero came on the seventh to fan pinch hitter Juan Lagares for the final out with two runners on base. Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy went deep against struggling Mets starter Matt Harvey (3-7). Red Sox 8, Rockies 3 David Ortiz continued the spectacular first half of his final season driving in four runs helping David Price win his third straight game. Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his career-high hitting streak to 28 games -- tied with Wade Boggs for fifth-best in team history -- while eammate Xander Bogaerts extended his to a career-high 17 in the win. Both had two hits, while Dustin Pedroia had three singles. Tigers 3, Phillies 1 Justin Verlander blanked Philadelphia on three hits over eight innings, Francisco Rodriguez let in a run but still recorded his 400th career save and Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs with a double plus a groundout in Detroit's win. Verlander struck out 10 and walked two, giving up a double in the first and a single in the second and then just one hit over his final six frames. His last pitch got his highest radar reading of the night, a 97 mph fastball that fanned Odubel Herrera. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0 Nathan Eovaldi allowed two hits in six-plus innings and New York reached the .500 mark. Carlos Beltran homered and drove in two runs for the Yankees, who won their sixth straight game and improved to 13-5 since May 6. Pirates 12, Diamondbacks 1 Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs and Pittsburgh roughed up Arizona. The Pirates put up four three-run innings against and matched a season-high 12 runs. With the Pirates up 11 in the eighth, reliever Arquimedes Caminero was ejected for hitting Nick Ahmed, the second batter he hit in as many innings. Arizona second baseman Jean Segura left the game after being hit on the left side of his head by a 96-mph fastball in the seventh. Cubs 12, Cardinals 3 Chicago wasted no time ending its season-high three-game losing streak. Jumping out to a 6-0 lead before the St. Louis got to the bat rack, Chicago became the first team to reach 30 wins. Jorge Soler led the offensive onslaught by reaching base four times and knocking in three runs, going 2-for-3 with two runs. Dexter Fowler went 3-for-6 with an RBI, while Kris Bryant and Addison Russell added two hits apiece for the Cubs, who outhit St. Louis, 15-7. Brewers 2, Braves 1 A career-best 12 strikeouts by Julio Teheran wasn't enough to get Atlanta interim manager Brian Snitker a victory in his first home game. Scooter Gennett drove in the tie-breaking run with a two-out single off reliever Bud Norris in the eighth inning and Milwaukee won. Rays 4, Marlins 3 Jake Odorizzi pitched five scoreless innings and drove in a run with his first career hit as Tampa defeated Miami. Odorizzi earned the win. Tom Koehler took the loss after allowing three runs in five innings. Royals 7, Twins 4 Lorenzo Cain had four hits and knocked in a pair of runs to lead Kansas City over Minnesota. Cain is the second Royal in as many nights to tie or surpass his career high in hits; Salvador Perez had five hits in Monday's 10-4 victory. Rangers 4, Angels 1 Nomar Mazara reached base four times and went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer in Texas' victory. Mazara's seventh home run of the season, a sixth-inning shot, was insurance and much-needed run support for Texas left-hander Martin Perez, who threw six shutout innings. Astros 3, Orioles 2 (13 innings) Tony Kemp smacked a leadoff triple in the 13th inning, and Carlos Correa drove him home with a walk-off single to lift Houston past Baltimore. Kemp, a rookie who made his major league debut on May 17, recorded his first career triple. Dylan Bundy (0-1) followed with intentional walks to George Springer and Jose Altuve to load the bases for Correa, who snapped an 0-for-15 drought with his hit to center field. Mariners 6, A's 5 Leonys Martin hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Seattle a win over Oakland. Martin hit a 1-2 pitch from Ryan Madson (2-1) over the right field fence to score Norichika Aoki, who doubled down the line in the previous at-bat. Giants 8, Padres 3 Buster Posey broke a tie with a run-scoring double in the sixth inning, and Brandon Crawford drove in four runs as San Francisco pulled away for a victory over San Diego. The Giants recorded their eighth consecutive win in the intrastate rivalry. Dodgers 8, Reds 2 Mike Bolsinger bounced back after his loss to earn his first big league win on Tuesday, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of the series at Dodger Stadium. Bolsinger (1-1) took a loss in Anaheim last week against the Angels in his major league debut and was immediately sent back down to Triple-A Oklahoma City. But after Ross Stripling was used in Sunday's 17-inning marathon contest in San Diego, Stripling was optioned to Triple-A and Bolsinger was brought back up. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Bolsinger could remain in the rotation if he pitched well enough and he made a case for himself with in his performance, giving up two earned runs on three hits, walked two and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)