Austin Jackson hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, marking the first time since Major League Baseball expanded to 30 clubs that all 15 home teams won on the same day.
Jackson’s single off reliever T.J. McFarland (0-2) down the right-field line scored Logan Morrison from third and finished off the major league schedule for the night.
The last time home teams went undefeated on a day with more than one game was an 8-0 record on Aug. 28, 2008 — although road squads were 7-0 on April, 2, 2013, according to STATS.
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Arizona and Tampa Bay joined the majors in 1998, bringing the total to 30 teams.
STATS said the best performance by home teams had been 11-0, accomplished six times — three in the 1800s. The most recent occasion was Sept. 16, 1989.
CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3
In St Louis, Missouri, Carlos Martinez was strongest at the end of his eight innings, while Jason Heyward had two hits and two RBIs, helping St Louis edge Pittsburgh in a matchup of the National League’s top two teams.
Yadier Molina tied it with a sacrifice fly and rookie Stephen Piscotty singled in the go-ahead run on consecutive at-bats off Jeff Locke (6-7) in the fifth inning. Kolten Wong singled twice for his first multi-hit game of the month, while Piscotty had three hits.
Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth for his 34th save in 36 chances. The Cardinals lead the Pirates by six games in the NL Central and are 6-5 in the season series with seven of the games decided by one run and five in the final at-bat.
INDIANS 5, YANKEES 4, 16 INNS
In Cleveland, Michael Brantley’s RBI single with one out in the 16th inning lifted Cleveland to a victory over skidding New York, who lost their fourth straight and had its lead in the AL East over Toronto trimmed to a half-game.
Brantley hit a hard single off Branden Pinder (0-2) that first baseman Mark Teixeira could not handle and easily scored Jose Ramirez from second base. Brantley’s clutch hit ended the 5 hour, 4-minute game and triggered just the second walk-off winning celebration by the Indians this season.
Austin Adams (2-0) worked a perfect inning and combined with seven other Cleveland pitchers to record 16 strikeouts.
CUBS 6, BREWERS 3
In Chicago, Anthony Rizzo and Jorge Soler each drove in two home runs, while Dan Haren picked up his first victory for the Cubs as Chicago won for the 11th time in 12 games.
The Brewers, last in the NL Central, announced earlier in the day that Doug Melvin is moving into an advisory role after 13 years as general manager.
Meanwhile, the Cubs continue to roll.
Haren (8-7), acquired from Miami on July 31, pitched into the sixth.
Rizzo had two hits, including an RBI double, and drew a bases-loaded walk. He is 19 for 42 in his past 12 games.
Soler extended his hitting streak to 10, and Chicago took advantage of three errors along with some wild pitching on the way to yet another win.
In other MLB action, it was:
‧ Dodgers 5, Nationals 0
‧ Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2
‧ Royals 6, Tigers 1
‧ Mets 4, Rockies 0
‧ Twins 3, Rangers 2
‧ Giants 3, Astros 1
‧ White Sox 3, Angels 0
‧ Padres 11, Reds 6
‧ Rays 2, Braves 0
‧ Marlins 5, Red Sox 4, 10 inns
‧ Diamondbacks 13, Phillies 1
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