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Sat Jul 22 201723:58MLB roundup: Rizzo rallies Cubs past Cardinals
CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs scored three runs to rally in their 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Wrigley Field.The Cubs tied the score in the eighth with Ben Zobrist's RBI double and Kris Bryant's broken-bat, RBI single.Paul DeJong and Randal Grichuk hit back-to-back home runs off Jon Lester (7-6) in the eighth inning to put the Cardinals ahead. DeJong smacked a two-out solo shot to left field for his 11th of the season before Grichuk connected on his 11th.St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings before being charged with two runs in the eighth. He gave up four hits and no walks and struck out three.Indians 2, Blue Jays 1 (10 innings)CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor's home run leading off the bottom of the 10th inning lifted Cleveland over Toronto.Lindor hit a 3-2 pitch from reliever Danny Barnes (2-3) over the right field wall for his 15th home run. Bryan Shaw (3-4) got the last out of the top of the 10th inning to get the win.Indians starter Danny Salazar, in his first major league appearance since June 3, allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, with eight strikeouts and no walks. He had been sidelined since June 6 with right shoulder soreness.Mets 6, Athletics 5NEW YORK -- Wilmer Flores' walk-off homer in the ninth inning capped a stirring comeback by New York, which scored the final six runs to stun Oakland.Flores' line-drive homer into the left field seats off Simon Castro (0-1) gave the Mets their fourth straight win. New York tied the score in the eighth when Travis d'Arnaud doubled with two outs and scored on Lucas Duda's pinch-hit RBI single.Flores doubled and Jay Bruce homered to start the Mets' four-run sixth inning. One out later, Jose Reyes legged out a triple. D'Arnaud followed with an RBI single and scored on a two-out double by Michael Conforto.Brewers 9, Phillies 8PHILADELPHIA -- Domingo Santana hit the tiebreaking single with one out in the top of the ninth inning as Milwaukee blew a seven-run lead but snapped a six-game losing streak.Ryan Braun returned after missing three games with a sore wrist and drove in four runs for the Brewers by going 3-for-3 and finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Milwaukee's Brent Suter scattered five hits and allowed one run in six solid innings.Jacob Barnes (3-1) gave up a three-run homer to Cameron Rupp in the eighth to forge an 8-8 deadlock, but Santana quickly helped the Brewers recover with a base hit off closer Hector Neris (2-4).Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 3PHOENIX -- Bryce Harper homered and doubled and Tanner Roark held Arizona to two runs in seven innings as Washington edged Arizona.Roark (8-6) gave up three hits while striking out 11 and walking one. Anthony Banda (0-1) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut with five strikeouts and zero walks.Harper hit his 25th homer, a solo shot deep into the right-field pavilion in the first inning. The homer extended Harper's hitting streak to 15 games, the longest active run in the majors.Astros 8, Orioles 4BALTIMORE -- Marwin Gonzalez belted a pinch-hit, three-run homer off Darren O'Day, sparking a five-run sixth inning that gave Houston the lead for good en route to a victory over Baltimore.The Orioles took a 4-1 lead into the sixth, but Chris Tillman gave up a two-run homer to Yuli Gurriel that was originally ruled a double. After a review, it was changed to a home run.Francis Martes (3-0) relieved Collin McHugh and picked up the win thanks to 2 1/3 innings of hitless relief. McHugh pitched in his first game of the season (elbow impingement) and sailed through the early going until giving up two-run homers to Adam Jones and Jonathan Schoop in the fifth that gave Baltimore its 4-1 lead.Pirates 7, Rockies 3DENVER -- Rookie German Marquez stymied Pittsburgh for seven innings and won his third straight start to lift Colorado.Closer Greg Holland pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to earn his 31st save in 32 opportunities. It was Holland's fourth save where he pitched more than one inning, something he hadn't done before this season in nearly six years.Marquez (8-4) gave up three hits and two runs in seven innings before a sell-out crowd of 48,235 at Coors Field. He walked two and struck out a career-high tying nine for the third time this season and second time in as many starts.Rangers 4, Rays 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- For the second night in a row, Texas rallied from a late two-run deficit as a fielding error doomed Tampa Bay.Mallex Smith let a line drive from Adrian Beltre go off his glove in deep center field for an error with two outs in the sixth inning, allowing two runs to score and putting the go-ahead run in scoring position. Tampa Bay's Chris Archer (7-6) compounded the problem with two wild pitches, allowing Beltre to score.Andrew Cashner (5-8) was the beneficiary, allowing three runs and four hits in six innings to win for the second time in three starts. Archer struck out 11 while allowing four runs (one earned) and four hits in seven frames.Twins 6, Tigers 5MINNEAPOLIS -- Kyle Gibson dazzled for seven innings before tiring late and rookie Zack Granite had his first career three-hit game as Minnesota held off Detroit.Max Kepler, Eddie Rosario and Jason Castro each had two hits for the Twins, who built a 6-0 lead before the Tigers' late five-run eighth inning. Gibson (6-8) pitched a season-high 7 1/3 innings with three runs allowed on five hits and three walks.Detroit's Jordan Zimmerman (6-8) lasted only 3 2/3 innings, yielding five runs, nine hits and four walks. Alex Presley had three hits for the Tigers and Justin Upton homered during the late rally.Royals 7, White Sox 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Salvador Perez hit a two-run blast and Mike Moustakas homered twice as Kansas City rallied past Chicago.Brandon Moss and Jorge Bonifacio added solo shots for the Royals. Scott Alexander (2-3) picked up the victory after replacing Jason Vargas in the sixth.Melky Cabrera went 4-for-4 with a home run and drove in both runs for the White Sox, who lost their eighth in a row.Marlins 5, Reds 4CINCINNATI -- J.T. Realmuto hit two two-run homers, including a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that propelled Miami past Cincinnati.Realmuto's homers, which give him 10 this season, went to left field and followed singles to center by Justin Bour while helping drop the Reds' record on its 10-game homestand to 1-8. Bour also turned in a key defensive play, snaring Patrick Kivlehan's line drive and doubling Eugenio Suarez off first base to end the eighth with a run in and the tying run at third base.Cincinnati has allowed 69 runs during the homestand, tying the franchise record for the most allowed in a homestand of 10 or fewer games.Giants 5, Padres 4 (12)SAN FRANCISCO -- Nick Hundley drove in Kelby Tomlinson with a single to the base of the fence in left field with two outs in the 12th inning, giving San Francisco a victory over San Diego.Eduardo Nunez drove in two runs with three hits and the Giants' bullpen pitched six innings of one-hit ball, helping San Francisco beat the Padres for only the second time in their last nine meetings at AT&T Park.Wil Myers homered for the second straight day for San Diego, which posted a 12-9, 11-inning victory over the Giants on Friday.