NEW YORK (AP) — Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered three times to help the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.
Nieuwenhuis homered twice off Diamondbacks starter Rubby De La Rosa (6- 5), in the second and third innings and once off reliever Randall Delgado in the fifth. His homer off Delgado rang off the right field foul ball and drew a curtain call from the cheering crowd of 28,259.
A’s 2, Indians 0
CLEVELAND (AP) — All- Star Sonny Gray pitched a two-hit shutout and allowed only three base runners, leading the Athletics to a win over the Indians on Sunday.
Gray, who lowered his ALbest ERA to 2.04, walked one and struck out six. Only three outs were recorded by outfielders in his third career shutout.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 5
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco capped another late rally, driving in Jung Ho Kang with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh past St. Louis.
Rays 4, Astros 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Moore got his first win since elbow surgery with help from the Tampa Bay bullpen and the Rays completed a threegame sweep by beating the Astros.
Moore (1-0) allowed three runs and five hits over five innings to get his first victory since Sept. 29, 2013 at Toronto. It was his third start after missing almost 15 months due to the surgery.
Marlins 8, Reds 1
MIAMI (AP) — Dan Haren repeatedly pitched out of jams and allowed only one run in six innings to help the Marlins beat the Reds.
The Reds stranded seven runners in scoring position against Haren, and threatened in all but one inning he worked. They went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position against the righthander.
Nationals 3, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Max Scherzer ended his impressive first half with another dominant performance, taking a three-hitter into the ninth inning to lead the Nationals to a victory over the Orioles.
Twins 7, Tigers 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Gibson won his fourth straight start, throwing seven strong innings, and rookie Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer to lead the Twins to a win over the Tigers.
Royals 11, Blue Jays 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paulo Orlando broke a tie with an eighth inning homer and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer as the Royals defeated the Blue Jays after blowing a sevenrun advantage Sunday.
Cubs 3, White Sox 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched a two-hitter and also homered to lead the Cubs to a win over the White Sox.
Arrieta (10-5) struck out nine — including all three batters in the ninth — in his second complete game win of the season.
Padres 2, Rangers 1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyson Ross pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings as the Padres edged the Rangers.
Ross (6-7) extended his homerless streak to 86 2-3 innings over 14 starts, the current longest streak in the majors.
Giants 4, Phillies 2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Susac hit a threerun homer to back Chris Heston’s superb start, and the Giants rolled past the last-place Phillies.
Angels 10, Mariners 3
SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Iannetta hit a two-run home run and David Freese added a two-run double as part of a six-run sixth inning, and the Angels entered the All-Star break in first place in the American League West after a win over the Mariners.
Dodgers 4, Brewers 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez hit a tworun homer to put the Dodgers ahead in the eighth inning, and NL West-leading Los Angeles beat the lastplace Brewers.
The Dodgers took two out of three from the Brewers to go into the All-Star break with a 51-39 record.
Rockies 11, Braves 3
DENVER (AP) — All-Star Troy Tulowitzki homered, Charlie Blackmon had three hits and drove in four runs and the Rockies beat the Braves to complete a fourgame sweep.
Drew Stubbs also went deep for the Rockies, who took four from Atlanta for the first time in team history.
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