UPDATE 1-Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

(Adds later games)
Aug 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League
Baseball games on Tuesday:
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Reds 3, Cardinals 2
Jay Bruce and Marlon Byrd both doubled in runs during a
three-run first inning while right-hander Anthony DeSclafani
recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lift the Cincinnati
Reds to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
DeSclafani (7-7) allowed two runs and seven hits with no
walks, while Aroldis Chapman recorded his 23rd save for
Cincinnati.
Third baseman Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run for St.
Louis.
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Blue Jays 3, Twins 1
Third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
homered while right-hander Marco Estrada pitched into the
seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota
Twins 3-1.
Estrada (9-6) allowed two hits, two walks and one run while
striking out five in 6-2/3 innings.
Twins right-hander Phil Hughes (10-6) allowed five hits,
including two home runs, two walks and three runs with three
strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings to take the loss that snapped a
string of six successive winning decisions.
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Royals 5, Tigers 1
Salvador Perez had three hits, including a two-run homer,
and three RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory
over the Detroit Tigers.
First baseman Eric Hosmer had two hits and scored twice
while left fielder Ben Zobrist and right fielder Alex Rios drove
in the other runs for the Royals.
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Mets 5, Marlins 1
Pinch hitter Eric Campbell sparked a four-run eighth inning
to lead the New York Mets to their fifth consecutive win, a 5-1
victory over the Miami Marlins.
Juan Lagares then followed with a two-run triple before
Curtis Granderson capped the rally with a run-scoring double.
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Cubs 5, Pirates 0
Jake Arrieta pitched seven innings of a four-hitter while
Anthony Rizzo tied a career high with four hits as the Chicago
Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 for their sixth straight
win.
Arrieta (12-6) allowed just two singles while striking out
five and walking three.
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Giants 8, Braves 3
Hunter Pence smashed a homer with two runners on to cap a
four-run eighth inning while third baseman Matt Duffy had a
four-hit game as the Giants produced an 8-3 victory over the
Atlanta Braves.
Shelby Miller was in line for his first victory since May 17
before the Braves relievers imploded.
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Yankees 13, Red Sox 3
Catcher Brian McCann drove in four runs as the New York
Yankees pulled away in the late innings for a 13-3 rout of the
Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees scored 12 runs after the fifth inning, including
nine runs in the seventh.
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Phillies 6, Dodgers 2
Rookie third baseman Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead grand slam
in the seventh inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the
Los Angeles Dodgers.
Franco's slam, off reliever Joel Peralta, was the first of
his career, and the second by a Phillies player this season. It
was also the first by a Phillies rookie since Ryan Howard hit
one against Atlanta on Sept. 21, 2005.
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Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 4
Wilson Ramos had a two-run bloop single to right field to
break a tie with one out in the eighth inning as the Washington
Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
His hit against reliever David Hernandez (0-2) drove in
first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and left fielder Jayson Werth,
whose double had sent Zimmerman to third.
Washington (55-50) snapped a four-game losing streak while
Arizona (51-54) lost for just the fourth time in 12 games.
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Rays 11, White Sox 3
The marquee pitching matchup between Chris Sale and Chris
Archer turned out to be one-sided in favor of Archer and the
Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3.
Archer struck out seven and yielded just one run on a solo
homer by Chicago third baseman Tyler Saladino in the third for
the win, but Sale was roughed up for seven runs in just 5-1/3
innings.
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Brewers 4, Padres 1
Right-hander Jimmy Nelson allowed just one unearned run over
6-2/3 innings as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing
streak with a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.
Nelson (9-9) came into the game having held opponents
scoreless for 14 consecutive innings and was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA
in his last seven starts.
He scattered three hits and did not walk a batter while
striking out four.
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Rangers 4, Astros 3
The Texas playoff push received another boost as the Rangers
returned to .500 with a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
Designated hitter Prince Fielder homered and starter Yovani
Gallardo (8-9) picked up the win.
Left fielder Josh Hamilton and second baseman Rougned Odor
each had two hits and an RBI.
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Mariners 10, Rockies 4
Nelson Cruz continued his home-run barrage as the Seattle
Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4.
Cruz, who has homered in five consecutive games, hit his
31st of the season off Scot Oberg in the seventh.
The Mariners scored seven runs in the final four innings.
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Athletics 5, Orioles 0
Rookie right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched seven shutout
innings while shortstop Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer to
lead the Oakland A's to a 5-0 victory against the Baltimore
Orioles.
Bassitt (1-4) gave up five hits, struck out a career-high
seven and walked two as he earned his first victory for Oakland.
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Indians 2, Angels 0 (12 innings)
Third baseman Giovanny Urshela hit a two-run home run in the
top of the 12th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 2-0 win
over the Los Angeles Angels.
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