Los Angeles Dodgers' second baseman Howie Kendrick (C) leaps after tagging out San Francisco Giants' Matt Duffy (L) trying to stretch out an infield single, with umpire Laz Diaz making the call during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday. — AP
NEW YORK — J.D. Martinez slugged three home runs and drove in six runs as Detroit drubbed Masahiro Tanaka and snapped a four-game losing streak with a 12-4 rout of New York in the American League Sunday.
Martinez, who had never hit more than one home run in a game, was joined in the home run column by Victor Martinez, who drove in four runs for the Tigers in his third game since coming off the disabled list.
Indians 1, Rays 0: David Murphy's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in the winning run as Cleveland shut out Tampa Bay.
The win went to reliever Cody Allen (1-2), who pitched the top of the ninth. Right-hander Cody Anderson, making his major league debut, was impressive in going 7-2/3 scoreless innings on six hits.
Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9: J.J. Hardy singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run ninth inning and Ryan Flaherty followed with a two-run triple against Blue Jays lefty Brett Cecil (1-4) as Baltimore defeated Toronto.
Right-handed reliever Darren O'Day (4-0) earned the win for the second game in a row as the Orioles took the rubber match of the three-game series.
Red Sox 13, Royals 2: David Ortiz hit a milestone home run and Xander Bogaerts had three doubles and three RBIs as Boston thrashed Kansas City. Ortiz led off the fourth with his 476th career home run, passing Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 28th place on the all-time list. In other games it was: White Sox 3, Rangers 2 (11 innings); Astros 6, Mariners 2; A's 3, Angels 2.
National League
Reds 5, Marlins 2: Jay Bruce snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer and rookie Michael Lorenzen settled down to turn in seven solid innings as Cincinnati bounced back to beat Miami.
Todd Frazier also hit a two-run homer, and Lorenzen (3-2) helped himself with an RBI single as the Reds completed a 3-1 homestand.
Nationals 9, Pirates 2: Yunel Escobar had two hits in the first inning, including a three-run homer, and Bryce Harper contributed a two-run homer in the frame as Washington swept the three-game series.
Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez (5-4) allowed just four hits and no runs in seven innings.
Phillies 9, Cardinals 2: Adam Morgan made a successful major league debut and got run-support from a lineup that had been struggling, as Philadelphia salvaged the series finale with St. Louis.
Morgan threw 5-2/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits and striking out six as he became the first Phillies starter to earn a win since May 23. Diamondbacks 7, Padres 2: Arizona All-Star candidates Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock had two-run singles in a seven-run second inning, and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson struck out a season-high seven in the Diamondbacks' victory.
Rockies 10, Brewers 4: Charlie Blackmon had a season-high four RBIs and Nick Hundley tied his career best with four hits to help Colorado beat Milwaukee for only their third win in their last 12 games. Elsewhere it was: Braves 1, Mets 0; Dodgers 10, Giants 2.
Inter-League
Cubs 8, Twins 0: Jake Arrieta threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just four hits and striking out seven as Chicago won the rubber match of a three-game series against Minnesota.
Arrieta (7-5) lowered his ERA to 3.07 as he retired 12 in a row between the fourth and eighth innings. Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and Anthony Rizzo added another homer for the Cubs. — Reuters
