Around the Horn

Around the Horn

Thursday’s MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 6, Orioles 5

DETROIT

Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer off Dylan Bundy to put Detroit ahead in the fifth inning, and the Tigers went on to a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run shot in the third for the Tigers, who ended a streak of eight straight quality starts by Bundy (5-2) to start the season. The Baltimore right-hander allowed six runs and eight hits in six innings. Jordan Zimmermann (4-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, and three relievers finished for Detroit. Alex Wilson pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Seth Smith homered for the Orioles. Baltimore led 3-0 before J.D. Martinez tied it with his fifth home run in six games. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera sat out with a strained oblique, and Baltimore’s Manny Machado was out with a sore finger.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 4, Padres 2

SAN DIEGO

Eric Sogard had his second four-hit game in three days and drove in three runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres. Sogard is hitting .476 (10 for 21) with two homers since he was called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Friday. He went 9 for 15 in the four-game series, including an RBI single in the fourth and a two-run single in the seventh on the 12th pitch of an at-bat against Kevin Quackenbush (0-1). Sogard, who walked in his final plate appearance, missed last season while recovering from knee surgery.

Cubs 9, Reds 5

CHICAGO

Javier Baez hit a grand slam, Kris Bryant homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago outscored Cincinnati 25-15 in the series and has 23 wins in its last 28 games against the Reds. Baez had three hits and a season-high five RBIs. He capped a five-run first inning against Amir Garrett (3-3) with his third career slam. Bryant hit his eighth homer this season in the fourth, a solo drive, and the Cubs took a 9-0 lead in the fifth. John Lester (2-2) improved to 11-0 in his last 15 regular-season home starts, allowing three runs and six hits in six-plus innings.

INTERLEAGUE

Rangers 8, Phillies 4

ARLINGTON

Ryan Rua hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and the Texas Rangers stretched their MLB-best winning streak to nine games with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Rangers swept through an eight-game homestand against three teams, only their second time in franchise history to do that. Philadelphia led 2-0 before Robinson Chirinos and Rougned Odor had consecutive two-out RBI singles off reliever Joely Rodriguez (1-2) in the fifth. Rua followed with his third homer, lining a shot that just cleared the 8-foot wall in right field. Martin Perez (2-5), finally getting some run support, struck out eight with no walks in seven innings. The Rangers have their longest winning streak since winning 12 in a row in July 2011. The only time they have won more was their team-record 14 in a row in May 1991.

Rockies 5, Twins 1, 1st game

MINNEAPOLIS

Nolan Arenado got Colorado going with a first-inning home run, Mark Reynolds added a two-run single and the road-tough Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a doubleheader. German Marquez (2-2) dodged trouble over five innings to limit the damage to a sacrifice fly by Brian Dozier, and the Rockies raised their record in away games to 13-5, the best mark in the major leagues. Greg Holland struck out Dozier to end the game for his franchise-record 18th consecutive save to start the season, after entering with runners at first and second. Charlie Blackmon and Ian Desmond drove in runs against Twins starter Ervin Santana (6-2), who took the mound with the major league lead in ERA (1.50).

Twins 2, Rockies 0, 2nd game

MINNEAPOLIS

Jose Berrios allowed two hits and struck out 11 over 72/3 innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies, salvaging a split of an interleague doubleheader between the first-place teams in the AL Central and NL West. The Twins scored just three runs in the doubleheader, but Berrios (2-0) made his scant support in the nightcap hold up with the best outing of his young career.

Associated Press