Lance Lynn pitched six scoreless innings, while Matt Holliday had four RBIs, including a three-run homer, to lead the St Louis Cardinals past the Cleveland Indians 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Lynn (2-3) held Cleveland to four hits and struck out nine. He received plenty of help from his offense, who scored all of their runs with two outs.
Holliday, who has reached base safely in each of his 30 games this season, had an RBI single in the fifth inning and put the game away in the eighth with his three-run blast off Scott Atchison.
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Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter, returning after missing three games because of fatigue, was two for five, including an RBI single.
Carlos Carrasco (4-3) allowed four runs in 6-2/3 innings as the Indians failed again to win consecutive games. Cleveland have won two straight once, the second and third games of the season.
DODGERS 11, MARLINS 1
In Los Angeles, Andre Ethier went five for five with a homer and three RBIs as Los Angeles easily overcame a mammoth home run by Giancarlo Stanton that left Dodger Stadium to beat Miami for a fifth straight victory.
Howie Kendrick had four hits and also went deep as the Dodgers roughed up recent teammate Dan Haren in his return to Los Angeles. The two-time defending National League West champions (22-10) pounded out a season-high 21 hits and improved to 15-2 at home.
Every starting position player for the Dodgers had a hit by the sixth inning.
Just recalled from the minors, Mike Bolsinger (1-0) pitched 5-2/3 effective innings for the win. He allowed five hits and one run.
ROYALS 7, RANGERS 6, 10 INNINGS
In Arlignton, Texas, Alex Gordon hit a home run on the first pitch of the 10th inning in Kansas City’s victory over Texas.
Gordon greeted reliever Stolmy Pimentel (0-1) by pulling a ball into the seats down the right-field line.
Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas also homered for the American League Central leaders, who had gone ahead on an RBI groundout by Lorenzo Cain in the ninth. Adrian Beltre’s two-out RBI single in the bottom half tied the game again.
After Greg Holland (1-0) took over in the ninth and blew his first save in seven chances this year, the right-hander returned to throw a perfect 10th. It was his first outing this season that lasted more than one inning.
TIGERS 2, TWINS 1, 10 INNINGS
In Detroit, Michigan, Ian Kinsler’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted Detroit to victory.
Anthony Gose hit a one-out double off Ryan Pressly (1-1), while Kinsler followed with a flare that dropped into shallow center field.
Angel Nesbitt (1-1) pitched the 10th for his first career win.
J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning and Minnesota tied it in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Torii Hunter.
Alfredo Simon allowed a run and six hits in 7-2/3 innings for the Tigers. He struck out six and walked one.
Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson was impressive as well, allowing a run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out six.
RAYS 4, YANKEES 2
In St Petersburg, Florida, Evan Longoria hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly during a two-run eighth inning as Tampa Bay rallied late to beat New York.
In other games on Tuesday, it was:
‧ Diamondbacks 14, Nationals 6
‧ Blue Jays 10, Orioles 2
‧ Giants 8, Astros 1
‧ Athletics 9, Red Sox 2
‧ Mariners 11, Padres 4
‧ Angels 5, Rockies 2
‧ Reds 4, Braves 3
‧ Pirates 7, Phillies 2
‧ White Sox 4, Brewers 2
‧ Cubs 6, Mets 1
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