Major League Baseball results | Wednesday
Cardinals 3, Tigers 2 (10)
ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and scored the gameending run on Lars Nootbaar’s single in the 10th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday.
Nootbaar lined a two-out single to right field off Michael Fulmer (5-6) in the 10th to score Goldschmidt, who had been intentionally walked.
Tigers pinch-hitter Harold Castro tied it 2-2 in the ninth with a soft single to center off closer Alex Reyes, who blew his third save in 31 chances.
Astros 6, Royals 5 (10)
HOUSTON — Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI in his first action in more than two months, and he scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a groundout by Jake Meyers to lift Houston over Kansas City.
Kyle Tucker singled with no outs in the 10th to send automatic runner Bregman to third. Meyers then hit a comebacker that struck pitcher Joel Payamps (0-3) and pulled him toward first base. Payamps tossed the ball to first for the meaningless out as Bregman slid home.
Kendall Graveman (5-0) struck out one in a scoreless 10th.
Whit Merrifield hit a grand slam with two outs in the seventh to put the Royals up 5-3.
Cubs 5, Rockies 2, 1st game Rockies 13, Cubs 10 (10),2nd game
CHICAGO — Ryan McMahon lofted a two-run homer in the 10th inning, Brendan Rodgers followed with a two-run double that gave him five RBIs for the game, and Colorado split a doubleheader with Chicago.
The Cubs won the opener 5-2 in a tidy 2 hours, 9 minutes, thanks to Patrick Wisdom’s tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning.
The nightcap lasted exactly twice as long — 4:18. McMahon hit a high drive to left field off Jake Jewell (0-2) for his 19th homer. Rodgers, who hit a tworun homer in the first inning, ripped his double down the left-field line.
In the opener, Wisdom took Austin Gomber (9-8) deep to left.
Reliever Codi Heuer (5-2) got four outs for the win. Adam Morgan pitched a perfect seventh for his first save.
Rays 7, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA — Francisco Mejia hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, Brandon Lowe connected for his 30th of the season and AL East-leading Tampa Bay beat slumping Philadelphia.
The Rays have won eight of nine. Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins homered for the Phillies, who have lost six of eight.
Mejia broke a 4-4 tie with no outs in the ninth, driving an 0-2, 96-mph fastball from Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (10-9) into the second deck in right.
Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1
TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and Toronto beat Chicago.
After Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray matched his career high by striking out 14 over seven innings, Tim Mayza (4-1) worked a perfect eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his 13th save in 14 chances.
White Sox left-hander Aaron Bummer (2-5) struck out the first two batters he faced in the eighth before giving up singles to Teoscar Hernández, pinchhitter Breyvic Valera, and Kirk.
Giants 3, Mets 2
NEW YORK — Jake McGee induced a game-ending popup from Pete Alonso with the bases loaded, and San Francisco turned five double plays to beat freefalling New York.
Brandon Crawford hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning after New York manager Luis Rojas gave starter Taijuan Walker an aggressive hook.
In the ninth, McGee jammed Alonso with a 1-2 fastball and his soft flare was caught easily on the infield by second baseman Tommy La Stella. It was McGee’s 29th save.
Indians 7, Rangers 2
CLEVELAND — Franmil Reyes drove a 451-foot home run into the left field bleachers, one of four homers by Cleveland against Texas.
Reyes’ blast off Wes Benjamin in the seventh landed about two-thirds of the way up the bleachers and was his 23rd of the season.
Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH — Carson Kelly and Pavin Smith homered and Arizona rallied against Pittsburgh’s bullpen.
Kelly’s homer came in the seventh against Pittsburgh reliever Anthony Banda (2-1) to give the Diamondbacks the lead for good. Smith took Nick Mears deep in the sixth.
Twins 9, Red Sox 6 (10)
BOSTON — Josh Donaldson hit a tworun homer to lead off the 10th after Boston rallied from a four-run deficit to send the game into extra innings, and Jake Cave added a three-run shot for Minnesota.
Donaldson and Jorge Polanco homered for the second straight game, and Miguel Sanó hit a 495-foot homer that is the longest in the majors this year and one of the longest in the history of Fenway Park.
Marlins 4, Nationals 3 (10)
MIAMI — Jorge Alfaro singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and Miami beat Washington to snap an eight-game skid.
Right fielder Jesús Sánchez threw out automatic runner Carter Kieboom at home plate as he attempted to score from second on Riley Adams’ single in the top of the 10th.
Brewers 4, Reds 1
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 in six shutout innings and Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead over Cincinnati to 9 1/2 games.
Avisaíl García hit an RBI double and made two big defensive plays in right field for the Brewers, who have won 12 of 15.
Woodruff (8-7) permitted only four hits and retired 13 straight batters during one stretch. He struck out four Reds, including Joey Votto, two times each.