Aug 7, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Williams (57) delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at PNC Park. Photo Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
PITTSBURGH — Trevor Williams pitched one-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, and John Jaso smacked a pinch-hit, two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 at PNC Park.
George Kontos, in his Pittsburgh debut after being picked up off waivers Saturday, and Juan Nicasio each pitched a perfect inning in relief to complete the shutout. Nicasio earned his second save.
The Tigers’ only hit was a leadoff single by James McCann in the third.
Williams (5-4) walked two, struck out five and threw a career-high 107 pitches. Francisco Cervelli hit an RBI double in the second inning, and Jaso, batting for Williams, homered in the seventh.
Cardinals 11, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Carpenter, Kolten Wong and Paul DeJong homered as St. Louis blasted Kansas City.
Carpenter hit a three-run homer in a six-run fourth inning. Wong and DeJong hit two-run shots in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (8-9) gave up two runs on six hits over eight innings.
Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer and Brandon Moss hit solo homers for the Royals.
Reds 11, Padres 3
CINCINNATI — Patrick Kivlehan hit a grand slam, and Joey Votto, Adam Duvall, and Zack Cozart added two-run shots, lifting Cincinnati to victory in the opener of a three-game series.
Jose Pirela homered twice for the Padres.
Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin (11-8) allowed five earned runs and yielded more than three earned runs for the first time since May 23.
Nationals 3, Marlins 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pinch hitter Adam Lind hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning as Washington beat Miami.
Max Scherzer, who left his previous start with a sore neck in the top of the second, allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings but did not get a decision.
Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hit is major-league-leading 37th homer of the year. Marlins starter Chris O’Grady exited his sixth major league start in the second inning with a right oblique strain.
Twins 5, Brewers 4
MINNEAPOLIS — Jorge Polanco had four hits, and Eddie Rosario scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on a balk as Minnesota edged Milwaukee.
The Twins recovered from a 3-0 deficit a night after coming back from down five runs in a 6-5 win against the Texas Rangers.
Buddy Boshers (1-0) retired the only batter he faced for the win. Matt Belisle recorded his second consecutive save, and second of the season, as the Twins’ new closer.
