Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

Sept 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games: - - - Rays 11, Orioles 2 J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run homer and drove in six runs while starter Drew Smyly threw seven shutout innings as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to an 11-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. The Rays (66-66) won their third straight game while the Orioles (63-69) dropped their sixth in a row. Baltimore now has lost 12 out of its last 13 games thanks to a pair of these six-game losing skids. - - - Yankees 3, Red Sox 1 Stephen Drew delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning and New York earned a 3-1 victory over Boston at Fenway Park. Drew, whose defense helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2013, started the season slowly but has the hot bat of late for the Yankees. He is 6-for-8 with four runs and six RBIs his past three games, including a 4-for-4 day in New York's 20-6 win at Atlanta on Sunday. - - - Blue Jays 5, Indians 3 (10 innings) Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning as Toronto defeated Cleveland 5-3. With his homer against right-hander Bryan Shaw (3-3), Goins extended his career-best hit streak to 11 games. Yan Gomes tied the game 3-3 with his second homer in the game with one out in the ninth against right-hander Roberto Osuna. - - - Marlins 7, Braves 1 Rookie Justin Nicolino pitched seven scoreless innings, his fourth consecutive quality start, and Miami notched a win over Atlanta at Turner Field. Nicolino (3-2) scattered six hits, walked two and struck out three. It matched the seven scoreless innings he threw in his major league debut against Cincinnati on June 20. - - - Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 4 (Game 1) Newcomer Phil Gosselin hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as Arizona beat Colorado in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The Diamondbacks acquired Gosselin from the Braves in late July when he was recovering from surgery on his fractured left thumb. He was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list on Monday and that night went hitless in his Diamondbacks debut. - - - Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 3 (Game 2) Arizona struck for four runs in the seventh to defeat Colorado 5-3 and sweep their split doubleheader. Pinch hitter Aaron Hill doubled home two runs and AJ Pollock hit a two-run homer as the Diamondbacks capitalized on spotty relief pitching by Scott Oberg and Jairo Diaz to sweep their second doubleheader this season at Coors Field. - - - Phillies 14, Mets 8 Darin Ruf collected a career-high six RBIs and Philadelphia rode an eight-run sixth inning to a win over New York at Citi Field. The Phillies won for just the third time in nine games, while the Mets had a two-game winning streak snapped. - - - Cubs 5, Reds 4 Kyle Schwarber provided the go-ahead runs with a two-run homer in the seventh inning as Chicago rallied past Cincinnati. The left fielder's 13th homer of the season came on a 3-2 pitch from Reds right-handed reliever Burke Badenhop and drove in Dexter Fowler. The win was the second in three games for the Cubs while the Reds dropped their second in three games and sixth in eight games. - - - Brewers 7, Pirates 4 Jimmy Nelson allowed one run in seven innings and Milwaukee got an early jump on right-hander Gerrit Cole in a victory over Pittsburgh at Miller Park. Nelson (11-10) won for the sixth time in his past nine starts, scattering four hits while striking out six and issuing no walks. - - - Twins 8, White Sox 6 Eduardo Escobar had three hits as Minnesota scored three eighth-inning runs to erase a late deficit in a win over Chicago at Target Field. Minnesota led 4-0 in the early going then coughed up that lead in the middle innings, eventually ceding the lead on a two-run homer by Chicago's Avisail Garcia in the sixth inning. - - - Tigers 6, Royals 5 Ian Kinsler drove in three runs, and Justin Verlander pitched impressively into the seventh inning in Detroit's triumph over division-leading Kansas City. Kinsler, who batted .362 with 18 RBIs in August, hit a two-run homer in the seventh off right-hander Miguel Almonte, who was just called up from Triple-A Omaha. - - - Cardinals 8, Nationals 5 Brandon Moss belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the St Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals. Pinch-hitter Cody Stanley lashed a two-out double down the left-field line off reliever Casey Janssen (1-4). After center fielder Tommy Pham coaxed a walk, Moss drilled a 1-0 pitch over the center-field wall for his third homer since being acquired from Cleveland at the end of July. - - - Mariners 7, Astros 5 Logan Morrison delivered his third career pinch-hit home run and Carson Smith suppressed yet another Houston rally attempt in Seattle's win at Minute Maid Park. Morrison snapped a 5-5 deadlock with his two-out, two-run shot to right off Astros right-hander Pat Neshek (3-4) in the eighth inning. - - - Dodgers 2, Giants 1 Joc Pederson homered and Zack Greinke delivered another solid outing, leading Los Angeles to a victory over San Francisco before 48,060 at Dodger Stadium. Greinke (15-3) allowed a run on five hits with five strikeouts and a walk in 7 1/3 innings. He is 7-0 in nine career starts against San Francisco. - - - Angels 6, A's 2 Right-hander Matt Shoemaker pitched seven strong innings, Kole Calhoun hit his 21st home run, and Los Angeles snapped its four-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over Oakland. - - - Rangers 8, Padres 6 Shortstop Elvis Andrus' seventh-inning single broke a tie and lifted the Texas Rangers past the San Diego Padres for an 8-6 win. The Rangers scored three runs on Andrus' hit, which followed singles by first baseman Prince Fielder and third baseman Adrian Beltre and an intentional walk to second baseman Rougned Odor by reliever Shawn Kelley. (Editing by John O'Brien)