NEW YORK -- Max Scherzer struck out at least 10 batters for the fifth straight start and pitched eight strong innings as the Washington Nationals cruised to a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets.Scherzer allowed one run and four hits. After striking out one batter in the first three innings, Scherzer recorded nine of his final 15 outs on strikeouts.Matt Wieters and Michael Taylor homered in the third off Steven Matz. Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer while Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman produced RBI singles.Jose Reyes and Jay Bruce homered for the Mets. Matz allowed four runs and eight hits in seven innings.Dodgers 3, Reds 1CINCINNATI -- Alex Wood allowed a run in eight stellar innings to remain unbeaten and Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati. Wood allowed four hits, struck out and contributed an RBI single. He is the first Los Angeles pitcher to begin a season without a loss in 10 or more starts since Orel Hershiser began 1985 by staying unbeaten in 11 starts.Cincinnati's Tim Adelman allowed a homer to Joc Pederson and gave up two runs and five hits.Cubs 9, Pirates 5PITTSBURGH -- Pinch hitter Jon Jay hit the tiebreaking single as Chicago scored six times in the ninth inning and beat Pittsburgh.Willson Contreras started the rally with a game-tying double off Juan Nicasio. After Jay singled off Tony Watson, Anthony Rizzo delivered a two-run single and Addison Russell added a two-run double.Josh Bell hit his 12th home run and drove in three runs for Pittsburgh. Cardinals 11, Orioles 2BALTIMORE -- Matt Carpenter hit his 13th home run and St. Louis slugged five homers in a rout of Baltimore.Dexter Fowler, Paul DeJong, Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko also homered for St. Louis. Carlos Martinez allowed one run and four hits while striking out eight in six innings.Kevin Gausman was tagged for five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings as Baltimore lost for the eighth time in nine games.White Sox 11, Blue Jays 4TORONTO -- Melky Cabrera hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs as Chicago routed Toronto.Jose Abreu had two hits and drove in three runs for the White Sox, who totaled 14 hits. Jose Quintana allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.Kendrys Morales, Steve Pearce and Justin Smoak homered for the Blue Jays, who used six relievers after Joe Biagini lasted one-plus inning.Tigers 13, Rays 4DETROIT -- Ian Kinsler and Alex Avila homered and Detroit routed Tampa Bay.Nick Castellanos drove in four runs while Justin Upton had three RBI for the Tigers. Daniel Norris allowed three runs and eight hits in six-plus innings.Tampa Bay's Erasmo Ramirez was tagged for 10 runs (eight earned) and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4 PHILADELPHIA -- Gregor Blanco hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning off Aaron Nola as Arizona edged Philadelphia.Jake Lamb followed Blanco's homer with a sacrifice fly as Arizona won its fifth straight. Right-hander Patrick Corbin allowed two earned runs and five hits in six innings.Cameron Rupp homered for the Phillies while Nola allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.Marlins 5, Braves 0ATLANTA -- Justin Bour homered in his return from the disabled list as Miami blanked Atlanta.Bour tied Giancarlo and Marcell Ozuna for the team lead with his 17th homer in the fourth inning. Miami's Dan Straily pitched 6 1/3 innings and combined with three relievers on a four-hitter.Atlanta rookie Sean Newcomb allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.