Around the Horn

Around the Horn

Thursday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 13, Tigers 0

DETROIT

Albert Pujols became the third player with 2,000 career RBIs, hitting a solo homer in the third inning Thursday to help the Los Angeles Angels rout the Detroit Tigers. Ryan Carpenter (0-1) threw Pujols a fastball over the middle of the plate and the slugger sent the 2-0 pitch deep into the right-field seats. Luke Bard started for the Angels after a 53-minute rain delay and pitched one inning, allowing two hits. Felix Pena (2-1) followed and threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and striking out seven.

Yankees 3, Mariners 1

NEW YORK

J.A. Happ and four relievers combined on a two-hitter, Cameron Maybin contributed with his bat and glove, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees won for the fourth time in five games and headed to Tampa Bay to play the AL East-leading Rays for the first time this year. Domingo Santana homered with two outs in the ninth inning for Seattle, which has dropped nine of 11. The Mariners also lost second baseman Dee Gordon, who exited early after being hit around the right wrist by Happ’s pitch. Maybin flared a two-out RBI double in the second and made a sliding catch on Ryon Healy’s fly to right to begin the seventh. Gio Urshela added a two-run single in the eighth, an inning after entering for defense. Happ (2-3) gave up just one hit, a single by Tom Murphy in the fifth, and struck out seven.

Astros 4, Rangers 2

HOUSTON

Josh Reddick hit the tiebreaking RBI single and preserved Houston’s lead with a leaping grab over the wall in right field, and Wade Miley struck out seven in six solid innings as the Astros beat the Texas Rangers for their fifth victory in six games. Reddick’s single with two outs in the sixth scored Yuli Gurriel and gave the Astros a 3-2 lead. Michael Brantley pushed the lead to 4-2 with a bases-loaded walk off Jose LeClerc in the eighth. Jeanmar Gomez got George Springer to ground out to end the inning. The Rangers led off the ninth with a walk by Shin-Soo Choo, followed by a single from Elvis Andrus. Roberto Osuna struck out Nomar Mazara and Reddick robbed Hunter Pence of a possible go-ahead home run with a leaping grab over wall. Osuna struck out Joey Gallo to earn his ninth save.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 4, Marlins 1

CHICAGO

Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo homered and the Chicago Cubs won for the 10th time in 11 games. Bryant sparked a two-run first with his sixth homer in 12 games. Rizzo connected for the sixth time in 11 games with a two-run drive in the fifth against Trevor Richards. And the Cubs overcame another shaky outing by Yu Darvish. The four-time All-Star walked six — one shy of a season high — in just four innings, giving him 11 in his past two starts. Mike Montgomery (1-0) threw three-hit ball over five scoreless innings in his return from a strained lat muscle and the NL Central leading Cubs headed into a weekend series against second-place Milwaukee on a winning note.

Rockies 12, Giants 11

DENVER

Nolan Arenado homered among his three hits and Chris Iannetta hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning to lead the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants. Arenado reached base five times, starting with his 10th home run. Ian Desmond and Mark Reynolds also homered on a cold, sometimes wintry day at Coors Field. Colorado won despite two home runs and a career-best six RBIs by Giants first baseman Tyler Austin. He hit a two-run homer in the third inning and a three-run shot in the sixth off Bryan Shaw (2-0) to tie the game at eight. Iannetta put Colorado back in front against reliever Tyler Beede (0-1) in the sixth.

INTERLEAGUE

Reds 3, Athletics 0

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Derek Dietrich continued his power surge with another home run, his fifth in six games, and the Cincinnati Reds blanked the Oakland Athletics to snap a 10-game interleague losing streak. Tanner Roark and three relievers combined on a six-hitter to help the Reds avoid being swept by the A’s for the first time since 2004. It’s Cincinnati’s fourth shutout this season. Eugenio Suarez also went deep and doubled twice for the Reds.

Associated Press