McCutchen hits 3 homers

DENVER — Slumping outfielder Andrew McCutchen hit three homers and drove in five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Tuesday night.

The perennial All-Star entered the game in a 3-for-23 funk on this road trip but rediscovered his swing. McCutchen hit solo shots in the first and second innings off starter Jorge De La Rosa. He also lined a three-run homer off reliever Christian Bergman in the sixth.

The major league record for homers in a game is four, which has been done 16 times and last by Josh Hamilton in 2012. McCutchen had a chance to equal the mark in the eighth but grounded out.

GIANTS 1, PADRES 0: Johnny Cueto pitched a sevenhitter for his seventh career shutout to outwork James Shields, and San Francisco beat visiting San Diego. Cueto (4-1) struck out a season-high 11 batters and walked one.

METS 4, REDS 3: Yoenis Cespedes returned from a leg injury to line a tying, three-run homer as a pinch hitter in the seventh, David Wright had a go-ahead single later in the inning, and host New York rallied past Cincinnati.

PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3: Andres Blanco’s three hits included a two-run homer, and he scored the go-ahead run on Maikel Franco’s seventh-inning double, helping Philadelphia edge Bryce Harper and host Washington.

CUBS 4, BREWERS 3: Addison Russell’s two-out, tworun triple in the sixth inning snapped a tie, and Chicago held off Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.

RANGERS 10, YANKEES 1: A.J. Griffin pitched eight strong innings, Mitch Moreland hit a bases-loaded two-run single during a five-run third, and host Texas beat New York.

CARDINALS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Carlos Martinez tossed eight shutout innings, Brandon Moss and Stephen Piscotty homered, and St. Louis won at Arizona.

RAYS 3, ORIOLES 1: Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer, and Tampa Bay beat visiting Baltimore.

WHITE SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 1: Chris Sale (5-0) pitched eight sharp innings to lead Chicago to a win at Toronto.

RED SOX 11, BRAVES 4: David Price matched his career high with 14 strikeouts, and Boston won at Atlanta.

ATHLETICS 5, TIGERS 1: Rich Hill allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings as Oakland won at Detroit.

TWINS 6, INDIANS 5: Miguel Sano singled in a run with one out in the ninth, giving host Minnesota a walkoff win.