Beltran, Astros open floodgates vs. Twins
Carlos Beltran homered and singled during an 11-run burst in the eighth inning against Minnesota’s beleaguered bullpen, and Houston overwhelmed the Twins 16-8 in a matchup of AL division leaders.
The Astros combined for eight hits, two walks, a hitter batter and a balk in the eighth to rally from an 8-2 deficit. The Twins tried three pitchers in the inning, a day after they used eight relievers in a 15-inning loss to Tampa Bay.
• Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 3 — At Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning, lifting Pittsburgh over Arizona in a wild ending.
McCutchen sent a 1-1 pitch from Archie Bradley (1-1) over the right field wall to cap off a back-and-forth ninth. It was the eighth homer this season for McCutchen, who was recently dropped to sixth in the batting order for the first time in his career.
• White Sox 5, Red Sox 4 — At Chicago: Boston lefty David Price had an uneven season debut while Melky Cabrera homered and drove in four runs, helping Chicago rally.
• Orioles 3, Yankees 2 — At Baltimore: Dylan Bundy allowed two runs over seven innings in another strong start at Camden Yards, and Baltimore beat New York to snap a seven-game losing streak.
• Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1 — At St. Louis: Chase Utley, Cody Bellinger and Logan Forsythe hit solo home runs, leading Rich Hill and Los Angeles over St. Louis for its fifth straight victory.
Hill (2-2) recovered from a bout of wildness in his last start to pitch five innings, giving up one run and two hits. In his previous outing, also against the Cardinals, he permitted five runs on four hits and seven walks in four innings.
• Padres 5, Cubs 2 — At San Diego: Rookie Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam off Kyle Hendricks and San Diego handed Chicago its fourth straight loss.
The defending World Series champion Cubs have lost six straight road games. They were coming off a three-game sweep at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Mariners 6, Rockies 5 — At Denver: Sam Gaviglio pitched into the sixth inning to get his first career victory, and Seattle used six relievers to beat Colorado.
Danny Valencia had three hits and Kyle Seager had a key double to help Gaviglio (11) get the milestone in his fourth appearance and third start.
• Mets 4, Brewers 2 — At New York: Hours after the Mets ticketed him for the bullpen, rookie Robert Gsellman pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and had two RBIs to lead New York past Milwaukee.
• Rays 10, Rangers 8 — At Arlington, Texas: Tim Beckham hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh as Tampa Bay scored five runs in a span of three pitches to end Texas’ eight-game home winning streak.
Steven Souza Jr. had four hits with four runs scored for Tampa Bay, while Evan Longoria’s four RBIs included a two-run homer.
• Tigers 10, Royals 7 — At Kansas City, Mo.: Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez each drove in three runs as Detroit came from behind to beat Kansas City.
• Blue Jays 17, Reds 2 — At Toronto: Troy Tulowitzki hit his fourth career grand slam and Marcus Stroman won his fifth straight decision to help Toronto rout Cincinnati.
• Braves 6, Angels 3 — At Anaheim: Matt Adams and Danny Santana had two-run doubles during a six-run third inning to help Atlanta overcome Albert Pujols’ 598th career homer and beat Los Angeles.
The Angels placed two-time AL MVP Mike Trout on the disabled list for the first time in his career before the game, and the center fielder will need surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. He’s expected to miss six to eight weeks.
• Marlins 4, Phillies 1 — At Miami: Edinson Volquez pitched six innings to earn his first win of the year after seven losses, and Miami forged its first two-game winning streak since April 23.