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Thu Sep 14 201701:40MLB roundup: Indians notch AL-record 21st straight win
CLEVELAND -- Jay Bruce and Roberto Perez each homered as the Cleveland Indians set an American League record with their 21st consecutive win, a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.The 2002 Oakland Athletics previously held the AL record with a 20-game winning streak.The Indians are also tied with the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest winning streak in major league history. The longest is 26 games by the 1916 New York Giants, although there was a tie game during that streak.Mike Clevinger (10-5) gave up one earned run in 5 2/3 innings. Cody Allen pitched the ninth inning to earn his 27th save.Twins 3, Padres 1 (10 innings)MINNEAPOLIS -- Eddie Rosario's two-run, two-out homer in the 10th inning sent Minnesota past San Diego.Joe Mauer hit a one-out single, and Rosario followed with a towering homer to right field off rookie Phil Maton (3-1) on a 2-0 count. Matt Belisle (2-2) pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings for the Twins, who have won two in a row and five of their past seven.The Padres left two runners on after Austin Hedges hit his 17th homer of the season in the eighth to tie the score. San Diego stranded two more in the eighth.Cubs 17, Mets 5CHICAGO -- Jon Lester improved to 3-0 since returning from the disabled list, with a steady six-inning outing as Chicago routed New York.Lester (11-7) allowed two runs on six hits in his 29th start of the season and third September appearance. Albert Almora Jr. came off the bench to hit a three-run homer and a three-run triple for the Cubs. Javier Baez went 4-for-5 with a home run in Chicago's 16-hit attack.Mets starter Matt Harvey (5-5) gave up five runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. He slipped to 1-2 since an Aug. 27 return from the disabled list.Yankees 3, Rays 2NEW YORK -- Jaime Garcia allowed one run but came an out shy of qualifying for a win as New York scored in the top of the second inning and held on to defeat Tampa Bay in a game relocated to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma's impact on Florida.The Yankees improved to 9-4 in 13 games since getting swept by the Indians at home Aug. 28-30.Garcia joined CC Sabathia as the second Yankees starting pitcher to get pulled just shy of qualifying for a win in the series. In each instance, it was so they would not face Tampa Bay slugger Evan Longoria for a third time.Phillies 8, Marlins 1PHILADELPHIA -- Rhys Hoskins hit his 17th home run in his 33rd career game, setting another record as the fastest player to do so, and Odubel Herrera also went deep to lead Philadelphia past Miami.With the Phillies ahead 3-1 and Freddy Galvis on first after hitting a popup that fell in for a hit in right field, Hoskins belted an elevated fastball by Dan Straily (9-9). An inning later, Herrera's two-run blast to the upper deck in right field upped the lead to 7-1.That support was more than enough for Aaron Nola (11-10), who struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings.Athletics 7, Red Sox 3BOSTON -- Rookie Matt Olson's two-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that led Oakland to its sixth victory in seven games.The last-place Athletics, who lost to first-place Boston on Tuesday after sweeping four games from the first-place Houston Astros, scored six runs in the first three innings against Boston's Doug Fister (5-8) and never trailed.Oakland's Jed Lowrie hit a triple, a double and a single, drove in two runs and scored two against one of his former teams. Olson hit his 18th homer in only 49 games. Rookie Jharel Cotton (8-10) worked the first five innings, allowing three runs and six hits.Brewers 8, Pirates 2MILWAUKEE -- Chase Anderson worked 5 1/3 innings and Brett Phillips drove in three runs to lead Milwaukee past Pittsburgh.Anderson (10-3), pitching on three days' rest for the first time in his career, held the Pirates to two runs (one earned) and seven hits and a walk while striking out a pair. Phillips collected two hits and set a career high with three RBIs.Tyler Glasnow (2-7), back in the big leagues for the first time in three months, walking six batters -- one intentionally -- while allowing five runs in 2 2/3 innings. Andrew McCutchen hit his 25th home run of the season and 200th of his career for Pittsburgh.Reds 6, Cardinals 0ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Tyler Mahle maneuvered his way through five scoreless innings to pick up his first big league win as Cincinnati blanked St. Louis.Eugenio Suarez's fifth-inning grand slam was the game's biggest hit. Mahle (1-2) scattered four hits, walked three and fanned four in his fourth start since being called up last month from Triple-A Louisville.Jack Flaherty (0-1) absorbed the loss in his third big league outing. Flaherty lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.Mariners 8, Rangers 1ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mike Leake remained perfect since coming to Seattle after defeating Texas in a key game in the American League wild-card race.The Mariners moved a half-game ahead of the Rangers in the logjam for the second wild-card spot. Mike Zunino hit two home runs to run his season total to 23, and Jean Segura clubbed another for Seattle.Leake (10-12) improved to 3-0 since coming to the Mariners in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in late August. The 29-year-old right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits. He struck out five and walked one.Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1TORONTO -- The Orioles scored two unearned runs in the first inning, and Kevin Gausman made them stand up by pitching seven strong innings as Baltimore ended a six-game losing streak.Gausman (11-10) allowed one run and had six strikeouts, improving to 3-0 in six starts against Toronto this season. Darren O'Day tossed a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts, and Zach Britton overcame a single in the ninth to earn the save.Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman (11-8) allowed six hits, three walks and two unearned runs while striking out seven in six innings. Stroman has not won since Aug. 16, a span of five starts.Braves 8, Nationals 2WASHINGTON -- Matt Kemp hit a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh inning, and Luiz Gohara earned his first major league win as Atlanta cruised past Washington.Lane Adams was 3-for-4 and scored twice for the Braves. It was Kemp's 19th homer of the year and seventh of his career. Gohara (1-1) yielded two runs (one earned) and six hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and no walks.Max Scherzer (14-6) had his worst outing of the season, giving up seven runs and seven hits in six-plus innings. He finished with six walks and seven strikeouts.White Sox 5, Royals 3KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Adam Engel and Tyler Saladino, two batters hitting less than .200, combined to drive in three runs as Chicago defeated Kansas City.Avisail Garcia and Jose Abreu drove in runs in the ninth to snap a 3-3 tie. Garcia's single scored Yoan Moncada, while Abreu's sacrifice fly got Tim Anderson home.Juan Minaya (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.