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Davis powers O’s over Tigers in 13 r Astros coast on

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Chris Davis homered in consecutiv­e at-bats in extra innings, and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Detroit Tigers for a 13-11 win in 13 frames on Tuesday night.

Davis hit a solo home run in the 12th inning and a tie-breaking two-run shot in the 13th off Francisco Rodriguez after both teams scored three times in the 12th.

Mark Trumbo hit a two-out, game-tying home run in the ninth, and J.J. Hardy also homered for Baltimore.

Detroit’s J.D. Martinez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh.

Astros 12, Marlins 2

Dallas Keuchel became the first seven-game winner in the major leagues as Houston coasted to a rout of Miami.

Keuchel allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. He has won nine straight decisions since last August and lowered his ERA to 1.84.

Jake Marisnick and Brian McCann drove in four runs apiece as Houston raised the best record in the majors to 28-12.

Miami lost for the 16th time in 20 games as Tom Koehler was tagged for eight runs and seven hits in three innings.

Angels 7, White Sox 6 (11)

Albert Pujols’ bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning capped a two-run rally that gave Los Angeles a win over Chicago.

Cameron Maybin’s fifth hit of the game was the key to in the decisive comeback, a bloop double that drove in Danny Espinosa to tie the game 6-6.

After Mike Trout was walked intentiona­lly to load the bases, Pujols hit the ball over the drawn-in outfield to end it.

The White Sox scored three in a wild ninth inning to extend the game, then took a 6-5 lead in the 11th on Tim Anderson’s home run.

Rockies 7, Twins 3

Gerardo Parra and Charlie Blackmon homered as Colorado defeated Minnesota.

Blackmon drove in three runs while kyle Freeland allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.

Byron Buxton homered for Minnesota. Phil Hughes allowed five runs and eight hits in five-plus innings.

Diamondbac­ks 5, Mets 4

Yasmany Tomas homered and Paul Goldschmid­t stole home as Arizona edged struggling New York.

Zack Greinke allowed four runs and five hits to win his fourth straight start as Arizona won its 17th home game.

Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera homered for the Mets, who dropped their sixth straight game.

Rangers 5, Phillies 1

Yu Darvish struck out nine in seven strong innings as Texas reached .500 for the first time this season by beating Philadelph­ia.

Darvish allowed one run and four hits to help Texas win its seventh straight game. He also became the sixth Japanese pitcher in major league history to reach 50 career victories.

Mike Napoli hit a two-run home run for Texas while Fredy Galvis hit an RBI single for Philadelph­ia.

Nationals 8, Pirates 4

Bryce Harper hit his 13th home run and Ryan Zimmerman delivered a two-run double to lead Washington to a win over Pittsburgh.

Jayson Werth went 3-for-5 and Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs and four hits in sixplus innings.

Josh Harrison homered for Pittsburgh while starter Chad Kuhl allowed six runs and 10 hits in four-plus innings.

Cubs 9, Reds 5

Kyle Schwarber hit a 462-foot homer as Chicago beat Cincinnati.

Rookie Ian Haap and Addison Russell also homered for the Cubs. Starter John Lackey allowed three runs and seven hits in 51/3 innings.

Zack Cozart, Joey Votto and Tucker Barnhart homered for Cincinnati.

Braves 9, Blue Jays 5

Freddie Freeman hit his 14th home run to power Atlanta to a two-game sweep of Toronto. Freeman hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning while Matt Kemp drove in four runs.

Kevin Pillar homered for the Blue Jays while starter Marco Estrada allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings.

Yankees 7, Royals 1

CC Sabathia allowed five hits in 62/3 scoreless innings and New York beat Kansas City.

Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer and Chris Carter added a two-run shot for the Yankees.

Whit Merrifield drove in Kansas City’s lone run. Starter Jason Hammel allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.

Red Sox 6, Cardinals 3

Mookie Betts led off the game with a home run and added another RBI to lead Boston to a victory over St Louis. Eduardo Rodriguez allowed three runs and five hits over six innings to earn the victory. It snapped a string of three consecutiv­e starts in which he got a no-decision despite allowing a total of five runs in 18 innings in those games.

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