BALTIMORE — Mark Trumbo, Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Ryan Flaherty all homered as the Baltimore Orioles handed the Kansas City Royals their sixth straight loss, 9-1, in a game on Tuesday that featured a huge fifth-inning brawl.
Trumbo finished the night 2-for-4 with four RBIs and now has 20 homers this season. He also had a two-run double during the four-run first inning as the Orioles (34-23) took a lead they never lost en route to their third straight victory and sixth in seven games.
Davis, Jones and Flaherty all added solo homers. Trumbo and Davis hit back-to-back blasts after the melee in the fifth where Orioles shortstop Manny Machado raced to the mound after Royals starter Yordano Ventura hit him with a pitch on the left hip/lower back.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2 (10th inning)
DETROIT — Ian Kinsler’s bases-loaded single in the 10th inning completed a late rally as Detroit won its fifth straight by stunning Toronto at Comerica Park.
Justin Upton led off the bottom of the 10th with a single up the middle agaisnt Joe Biagini (3-2). Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked on a 3-2 pitch. Upton beat the throw to third base on Jose Iglesias’ sacrifice bunt, loading the bases.
Kinsler followed with a bouncer over the head of third baseman Josh Donaldson.
Brewers 5, Athletics 4
MILWAUKEE — Chris Carter hit two home runs and Zach Davies took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as Milwaukee beat Oakland at Miller Park.
Coming off the best start of his career, when he spun eight shutout innings against the Cardinals with a personal-best nine strikeouts, Davies (4-4) picked up right where he left off against Oakland, facing just one over the minimum through his first five innings.
The only A’s player to reach was Yonder Alonso, who drew a two-out walk in the second.
Pirates 3, Mets 1 (Game 2)
PITTSBURGH — Juan Nicasio limited the struggling Mets to one run over five innings, backup catcher Chris Stewart had two key hits and Pittsburgh completed a doubleheader sweep of New York.
The Pirates had lost five of six before taking the opener, also 3-1, as left-hander Jonathon Niese gave up four hits over seven shutout innings in his first start against the team that traded him last winter. Jordy Mercer hit his first homer in PNC Park in 22 months.
Mets left-hander Steven Matz (7-2) had lost only once previously in the majors before dropping the first game, while Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom (3-2) had lost only once this season before giving up three runs over six innings in the second.
Pirates 3, Mets 1 (Game 1)
PITTSBURGH — Former New York Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese limited his former team to four hits in seven shutout innings, Jordy Mercer hit his first homer in his home park in 22 months and Pittsburgh beat New York in the first game of a doubleheader.
Niese (6-2), traded by the Mets to Pittsburgh six months ago for second baseman Neil Walker, was in control from the start — allowing multiple base runners in an inning only once.
Niese struck out two, walked two and got 14 outs on ground balls in outdueling Mets left-hander Steven Matz (7-2), who lost for only the second time in 15 career starts.
Reds 7, Cardinals 6
CINCINNATI — Joey Votto’s solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Cincinnati to a wild victory over St. Louis at Great American Ball Park.
Adam Duvall hit a three-run home run and Billy Hamilton added a rare solo shot for the Reds, who won for the seventh time in 10 games since snapping an 11-game losing streak.
Votto’s homer was his 11th of the season. It came on a 2-0 pitch from Kevin Siegrist, giving him five walk-off homers in his career.
Phillies 3, Cubs 2
PHILADELPHIA — Jerad Eickhoff snapped a personal two-game losing streak and reliever Jeanmar Gomez escaped jams in the final two innings as Philadelphia beat Chicago.
Ryan Howard homered for Philadelphia, which won for just the third time in 12 games.
Eickhoff (3-8) went seven innings, allowing one run and two hits while striking out eight and walking two. He retired 10 straight hitters between the first and fourth — six via strikeout.
Yankees 6, Angels 3
NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran hit a two-run home run, Michael Pineda pitched a season-high seven innings, and New York defeated Los Angeles at Yankee Stadium.
Beltran homered for the second night in a row, and Starlin Castro also went deep for the Yankees, who have 22 homers in their past 11 home games. Austin Romine and Alex Rodriguez added RBI singles, and Rob Refsnyder contributed a sacrifice fly as New York beat the Angels for the seventh consecutive time at home.
Pineda (3-6) took a shutout into the fifth inning. He wound up allowing three runs and four hits while finishing seven innings for the first time since July 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays.