Los Angeles Dodgers' shortstop Jimmy Rollins (Top) forces San Francisco Giants' Kelby Tomlinson out at second after trying to advance on a ball hit by Gregor Blanco during the fourth inning of their baseball game in Los Angeles Monday. — AP NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon threw eight shutout innings and singled and scored during a three-run fifth inning that lifted the New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. The Mets (73-58) won their second straight to ensure they would remain at least 5-1/2 games ahead of the Washington Nationals in the National League East. The Phillies (52-80) have lost six of their last eight. Rays 6, Orioles 3: Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made a spectacular catch above the outfield wall to rob Baltimore's Manny Machado of a home run as the Rays beat the Orioles 6-3. Indians 4, Blue Jays 2: Jerry Sands singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh, Danny Salazar pitched seven innings and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. The victory in the opener of a three-game series gave Cleveland (64-66) a six-game winning streak while the Blue Jays (74-57) finished August with a 21-6 record. Marlins 4, Braves 0: Miami center fielder Cole Gillespie homered off Atlanta right-hander Shelby Miller in the second inning, and the Marlins added three runs against the Braves bullpen for a 4-0 victory behind left-hander Chris Naverson. Naverson, making just his second start for Miami, allowed only two hits and two walks as the Marlins handed Miller (5-12) his 11th straight loss. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3: David Ortiz inched closer to the 500-home run club with his 495th career blast and Mookie Betts added a two-run shot as Boston squeaked past rival New York in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park. The designated hitter now has three homers in four games and 29 in 2015 while the young center fielder increased his season total to 13 as Boston ended the month on a high note. The last-place Red Sox went 15-12 in August, only their second winning month of the season. Astros 8, Mariners 3: Left-hander Dallas Keuchel matched the club record for consecutive home wins and received ample run support as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3 at Minute Maid Park. Keuchel (16-6) leads the American League in victories after allowing one run on six hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over seven innings. He earned his 13th consecutive win in Houston, a streak that matches one by Danny Darwin. Cardinals 8, Nationals 5: Scoring five two-out runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, St Louis administered a potentially crushing loss to Washington at Busch Stadium. It was the eighth win in nine games for the Cardinals, who have averaged 6.3 runs in this latest stretch of success. They entered the game scoring just over four runs per contest. Reds 13, Cubs 6: Pinch hitter Adam Duvall slugged a go-ahead home run in his first Cincinnati at-bat in a victory over Chicago. Duvall, called up from Triple-A Louisville earlier in the day, capped a four-run sixth with a two-run shot to left that also scored Tucker Barnhart and snapped a 5-5 tie. The Reds have now won two of their last three. The Cubs have dropped five of their last six. Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 4: Pinch hitter Ben Paulsen's two-run single capped the Rockies' four-run ninth inning, and Colorado rallied to beat Arizona. Paulsen delivered on an 0-2 pitch from Matt Reynolds for his second career walk-off hit. Diamondbacks closer Brad Ziegler entered with 22 consecutive saves but he could not add to his streak. Elsewhere it was: Padres 7, Rangers 0; Athletics 11, Angels 5; Dodgers 5, Giants 4 (14 innings). — Reuters
