May 17, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson (57) pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
MILWAUKEE — Ben Zobrist broke up Chase Anderson’s no-hit bid with a leadoff double in the eighth inning and Jason Hayward and Kris Bryant hit back-to-back homers in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Chicago Cubs from falling 4-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night at Miller Park.
Anderson was perfect through 5 1/3 innings, allowing his first runner of the day on a one-out walk to Miguel Montera. He struck out his next two batters to get out of the inning, then worked a perfect ninth before Zobrist slapped Anderson’s first offering — his 88th of the night — off the wall in center.
The Cubs went down in order and Anderson got two quick outs in the ninth before Hayward hit his first home run of the season.
Indians 13, Reds 1
CLEVELAND — Danny Salazar pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and Cleveland’s offense pummeled Cincinnati pitching for the second consecutive night at Progressive Field.
In winning the first two games of the series, which will continue in Cincinnati on Wednesday and Thursday, Cleveland scored 28 runs on 36 hits.
Reds pitchers lead the National League in walks, and in Cleveland’s five-run fifth inning Tuesday night reliever Steve Delabar walked four consecutive batters with the bases loaded.
Cincinnati starter Alfredo Simon (1-4) was rocked for 10 runs on 14 hits in 4 1/3 innings. In the first two games of the series, the Reds’ starters, John Lamb and Simon, had an ERA of 18.36, having given up 17 runs on 24 hits in 8 1/3 innings.
Mets 2, Nationals 0
NEW YORK — Right-hander Noah Syndergaard struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as New York snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Washington at Citi Field.
Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto hit solo homers for the Mets, who won the first game of the season between the two teams expected to battle for the National League East title. New York pulled within a half-game of the division-leading Nationals.
Syndergaard allowed five hits and walked none in producing his seventh double-digit strikeout game in 32 career starts.
Mariners 10, Orioles 0
BALTIMORE — Nelson Cruz homered and had five RBIs, while Kyle Seager added a three-run shot, as Seattle continued its dominance on the road with a victory over Baltimore.
Wade Miley entered the game 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in three career starts against Baltimore. After a rocky first inning where he allowed two walks and loaded the bases, Miley settled down and retired 10 consecutive batters before Matt Wieters led off the fifth with a single to center.
Miley threw six innings of two-hit ball with a strikeout and three walks.
Robinson Cano went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs for the Mariners, who improved to 6-1 over the AL East.
Rays 12, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO — Brad Miller had three hits and three RBIs and Chris Archer pitched six innings as Tampa Bay defeated Toronto.
Taylor Motter, playing in just his second game, hit his first major league homer — a two-run shot in the ninth against Toronto right-hander Drew Storen as a pinch-hitter for Miller.
Motter was called up from Triple-A on Sunday and had his first major league hit in his first game on Monday.
Logan Morrison added two RBIs for the Rays who outhit the Blue Jays 17-5 in winning the first two games of the three-game series while giving the Blue Jays their fourth loss in a row.
Tigers 7, Twins 2
DETROIT — Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez clubbed back-to-back homers during a seven-run, seventh-inning outburst and Detroit won its third straight by overpowering Minnesota at Comerica Park.
The two-run shot by Kinsler, the Tigers’ leadoff hitter, gave him a team-high nine homers. Martinez, who had two hits, hit his eighth of the season.
Jose Iglesias contributed a two-run single and Miguel Cabrera had two hits, including a leadoff triple, during the Tigers’ big inning.
Phillies 3, Marlins 1
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez and five relievers combined for 17 strikeouts as Philadelphia beat Miami.
Tommy Joseph, installed in the cleanup spot by manager Pete Mackanin, went 3-for-4 with his first major league home run for Philadelphia, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Velasquez went five shutout innings to run his personal winning streak to three. He allowed three hits and struck out 10, his first double-figure strikeout game since he fanned 16 San Diego Padres in his second start of the season.
Pirates 12, Braves 9
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh built a 9-0 lead then held to beat Atlanta, ruining the debut of interim manager Brian Snitker.
The Pirates had a season-high 21 hits in winning their third straight game with everyone in the starting lineup having at least one.
John Jaso, Andrew McCutchen and Gregory Polanco also had three hits each. Matt Joyce, Josh Harrison and winning pitcher Juan Nicasio had two apiece.
Jaso, McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli drove in two runs.
Rockies 3, Cardinals 1
ST. LOUIS — Chad Bettis worked 6 2/3 solid innings night as Colorado extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over St. Louis at Busch Stadium.
Bettis didn’t allow a hit beyond the infield until St. Louis pieced together three two-out singles in the seventh, knocking him out after an RBI hit by pinch hitter Randal Grichuk.
The Rockies’ bullpen protected Bettis’ lead and win, although closer Jake McGee tightroped to his 13th save. McGee yielded a single and walk before fanning pinch hitter Jedd Gyorko to end it as the Rockies improved their mark away from Coors Field to 12-8.
Bettis gave up one run on five hits, issued two walks and fanned three for Colorado.
Royals 8, Red Sox 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Paulo Orlando went 3-for-4 with a home run and triple and drove in four runs and Yordano Ventura pitched effectively into the sixth inning as Kansas City topped Boston.
The defending World Series champion Royals won back-to-back games for the first time since April 21-22 and evened their record at 19-19. The Red Sox, who lead the majors with 233 runs, scored less than five runs for the first time in nine games.
Astros 6, White Sox 5 (11 innings)
CHICAGO — Evan Gattis drilled a two-run home run off Matt Albers in the 11th inning, leading Houston over Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field.
Gattis, the Astros’ designated hitter, was recalled from the minor leagues earlier in the day with the hope of adding some offensive punch to a struggling lineup. He went 2-for-4, and his homer made it 6-4, a cushion the Astros needed for the win.
The White Sox scored a run in the bottom of the 11th on a double by Adam Eaton, but Tony Sipp struck out Alex Avila to end the game and record his first save of the season.
Tyler White went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs for Houston, which lost its previous two games and three of the first four on a seven-game road trip.
