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Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

April 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games. - - - A's 10, Angels 9 (11 innings) Third baseman Josh Donaldson's RBI double off right-hander Yoslan Herrera in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Oakland A's to a victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The teams combined for 28 hits Tuesday in a game where no lead was safe. The Angels led 6-3 after the fourth inning before the A's (10-4) rallied for a 9-6 lead in the eighth. Angels (6-8) center fielder Mike Trout's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 9, sending it into extra innings. - - - White Sox 2, Red Sox 1 Alexei Ramirez scored the game-winning run for the second straight game, racing home from second on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts to lead Chicago past the Boston Red Sox. Ramirez ended the game with his score in the ninth after also delivering a walk-off home run Sunday as the White Sox beat Cleveland. Ramirez has a 14-game hitting streak for the White Sox (8-6) who have won three straight. The defending world champion Red Sox (5-9) have now lost three straight. - - - Cardinals 6, Brewers 1 Shelby Miller struck out seven in six effective innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Jhonny Peralta and Matt Holliday homered for the Cardinals (9-5) who also got two RBIs from Mark Ellis. Brewers starter Marco Estrada (1-1) gave up three runs on five hits as Milwaukee (10-4) lost a second straight game after winning nine straight. - - - Mets 9, Diamondbacks 0 Mets center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis celebrated his return to the major leagues with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs in New York's victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nieuwenhuis singled home a run for the Mets (7-7) in their three-run first inning, and he hit a two-run home run in a six-run third after being recalled from the minor league earlier in the day. Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia (2-0) gave up two singles in five scoreless innings before leaving when he a blister toe on the middle finger of his pitching hand. - - - Rangers 5, Mariners 0 Robbie Ross Jr. earned his first win as a starter by throwing 7 2/3 scoreless innings to beat Seattle. Ross, who spent his first two major league seasons in the bullpen, allowed five hits and no walks to the Mariners (7-6). Back-to-back solo home runs by first baseman Prince Fielder and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff gave Ross a two-run cushion in the second inning as Texas (7-7) cruised. - - - Marlins 11, Nationals 2 Giancarlo Stanton hit a massive three-run homer, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals to snap an eight-game losing streak. Stanton's first-inning blast to center off Stephen Strasburg was measured at 457 feet, the longest ever allowed by the Nationals (8-6) right-hander. Stanton, who added a two-run double in the fifth for Miami (6-9), had five RBIs on the night, giving him a Major League-leading 21 for the season. - - - Rockies 3, Padres 2 Wilin Rosario broke up a 2-2 tie with a bases-loaded, two-out infield single in the fifth and the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres. Rosario finished 3-for-4 as Colorado (7-8) dropped the Padres to 6-8. The Padres scored two runs on four consecutive hits in the first inning before Colorado right-hander Juan Nicasio (2-0) recorded his first out. Nicasio and four relievers then held San Diego scoreless the rest of the way. - - - Blue Jays 9, Twins 3 Toronto scored five runs in the sixth inning to power them to a victory over Minnesota. Trailing by two runs entering the sixth, the Jays (8-6) strung together five straight hits and took advantage of an error to chase Minnesota (6-7) starter Phil Hughes. Brett Lawrie added a ninth-inning grand slam and had five RBIs while center fielder Jose Bautista had three hits and an RBI. - - - Royals 4, Astros 2 Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura worked seven strong innings and posted his first career victory in the Kansas City Royals' win over the Houston Astros. Ventura (1-0) made his season debut a week ago against the Tampa Bay Rays and did not factor in the decision. Omar Infante homered and had two RBIs for the Royals (5-7). - - - Reds 7, Pirates 5 (Second game) Todd Frazier and starting pitcher Mike Leake hit two-run homers, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Catcher Devin Mesoraco went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Cincinnati (5-9), including a two-run single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. First baseman Joey Votto went 4-for-4 with a walk and RBI. Pittsburgh fell to 7-6. - - - Pirates 8, Reds 7 (First game) The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds completed their suspended game after it was halted Monday because of rain after six innings with the game tied 7-7. Catcher Russell Martin's RBI single in the top of the seventh inning drove home the eventual winning run. (Editing by Jahmal Corner)