NEW YORK -- Jameson Taillon carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his second major league start and picked up his first career win by allowing two hits in eight shutout innings on Tuesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-0 at Citi Field.Jung Ho Kang and Starling Marte hit two-run homers in the sixth and eighth innings, respectively, for the Pirates.Taillon, who made his major league debut against the Mets last Tuesday, was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game to fill the rotation spot vacated by injured Gerrit Cole. A six-pitch first inning against a depleted New York lineup missing five Opening Day starters provided an early hint that Taillon might flirt with history.The Mets' only base runners in the first six innings were Kevin Plawecki, who was hit by a pitch in the third, and Yoenis Cespedes, who drew a walk in the fourth. The closest Taillon came to giving up a hit was on slow rollers to first base by Curtis Granderson in the fourth and Alejandro De Aza and Asdrubal Cabrera in the sixth.Taillon's bid to throw the Pirates' first no-hitter since 1997 -- and to become the third pitcher in history to throw a no-hitter in his second career start -- ended in the seventh when Granderson led off with a clean single between second baseman Josh Harrison and shortstop Jordy Mercer, each of whom dived for the ball.Cubs 4, Nationals 3 WASHINGTON -- Albert Almora Jr. had an RBI double with one out in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie as Chicago beat the Washington in a matchup of division leaders.Sacrifice flies by Anthony Rendon and Ben Revere helped the Nationals rally from a 3-1 deficit in the late innings.Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez allowed three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Chicago's John Lacker gave up two run and four hits in six-plus innings in his 400th career start Orioles 3, Red Sox 2BOSTON -- Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Chris Tillman threw 120 pitches in seven strong innings and Baltimore held off Boston to reclaim first place in the American League East.Jonathan Schoop added a solo home run for the Orioles, who have won five of eight meetings and hold a one-game lead over the Red Sox. Tillman allowed one run and five hits to improve to 9-1 and Zach Britton struck out four to get a five-out save.Jackie Bradley Jr. homered for the Red Sox, who wasted a good outing from David Price. Price allowed three runs and five hits while getting 11 strikeouts in eight innings. Blue Jays 11, Phillies 3TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as Toronto rolled past Philadelphia.Ezequiel Carrera, Kevin Pillar and Edwin Encarnacion also homered for the Blue Jays (36-31), who have won four of their past five games. Cesar Hernandez homered for the Phillies (30-35), who have lost 14 of their past 18 games.Royals 3, Indians 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth and Kansas City beat Cleveland for its fourth straight victory. Joakim Soria picked up the win by pitching 1 2/3 innings as Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis were unavailable. Carlos Santana homered and Jason Kipnis had an RBI single for Cleveland. Josh Tomlin allowed a home run to Whit Merrifield among six hits in seven innings. Astros 5, Cardinals 2ST. LOUIS -- Doug Fister pitched 7 1/3 innings and had a two-run single to lead Houston past St. Louis. Fister posted his sixth straight win by allowing two runs and five hits. Colby Rasmus homered and Marwin Gonzalez added an RBI double for Houston.Jamie Garcia allowed eight hits and four runs (three earned) as St. Louis had its five-game winning streak stopped.Rays 8, Mariners 7ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Evan Longoria hit a three-run homer and Corey Dickerson had the tiebreaking single as Tampa Bay scored four times in the seventh inning to beat Seattle.Dickerson had three hits for the Rays, who matched their biggest comeback of the season by rallying from a four-run deficit. Seattle lost starter Taijaun Walker in the fourth inning with an aggravated Achilles tendon. Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer and Leonys Martin drove in two runs for the Mariners. Reds 3, Braves 1ATLANTA - Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Cincinnati held on to beat Atlanta.Bruce hit his 15th home run of the season and helped the Reds improve to 11-6 after an 11-game losing streak. Cincinnati secured the win when Blake Wood worked out of a bases-loaded jam with nobody out in the ninth.Julio Teheran allowed four base runners in seven innings and retired 20 of the last 22 batters he faced.Tigers 11, White Sox 8CHICAGO -- Justin Upton had four RBIs, James McCann drove in a pair of runs and Miguel Cabrera had four hits as Detroit beat Chicago.The Tigers scored seven runs over the third and fourth innings to build a 10-2 lead. Upton's two-run triple sparked a four-run fourth, which included a RBI double by J.D. Martinez, who had three hits.Tyler Saladino drove in four runs for the White Sox.