Petit sparkles as Yankees thrash Tigers 13-4

Gregorio Petit of the New York Yankees.Agencies/New YorkGregorio Petit’s three-run double highlighted a six-run first inning as the New York Yankees chased Tigers starter David Price early in a 13-4 win over the Tigers.Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius drove in two runs apiece for New York (8-7) while Mark Teixeira added a three-run homer in the seventh.Left fielder Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers (11-4).Mets 3, Braves 2Lucas Duda’s RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the sizzling New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.Wilmer Flores finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Mets (12-3), who have won 10 straight games.The Braves (8-6) have lost six of their last nine.Rays 7, Red Sox 5Down 5-1 in the sixth inning and in danger of a fifth straight loss, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox.The Rays (7-8) tied the score with four runs in the sixth inning, then jumped ahead in the seventh on a double-play groundout and a solo home run by outfielder Jake Elmore.Boston fell to 9-6.Cardinals 7, Nationals 5Kolten Wong had three hits, including a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 7-5.Wong also had a two-run home run in the second inning while Matt Adams drilled a solo homer in the ninth for the Cardinals (9-4).The Nationals (7-8) lost for the second time in six games.Twins 3, Royals 0Mike Pelfrey gave the Minnesota Twins (6-9) a rare quality start and Brian Dozier stroked two hits, drove in a run and scored a run in a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals (11-4).Pelfrey gave up five hits, walked two and hit two before turning the lead over to the bullpen in the eighth inning.Reds 2, Brewers 1Billy Hamilton scored on an eighth-inning wild pitch, giving Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee.Cincinnati (8-7) pitcher Johnny Cueto allowed a run on five hits over eight innings to get the win, and Aroldis Chapman earned his fourth save.White Sox 6, Indians 0First baseman Jose Abreu drove in three runs and the Chicago White Sox got a solid outing from ace Jeff Samardzija in a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians (5-9).Samardzija tossed six innings in the win while Abreu finished with a double and a home run for the White Sox (6-8).Blue Jays 4, Orioles 2Justin Smoak and Devon Travis each hit two-run homers as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2.Designated hitter Jimmy Paredes hit a two-run homer for the Orioles (7-8). Toronto improved to 8-7.Pirates 4, Cubs 3Gregory Polanco hit his first home run of the season and made a pivotal catch to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-3.Polanco’s homer increased the Pirates’ (7-8) lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning.The Cubs (8-6) scored twice in the eighth to cut the deficit.Marlins 6, Phillies 1Jarred Cosart pitched six strong innings and the Miami Marlins benefited from some loose play by the Philadelphia Phillies to win 6-1 and end a five-game losing streak.Miami (4-11) scored four unearned runs off reliever Ken Giles in the eighth, courtesy of two errors as Philadelphia fell to 5-10.Giants 3, Dodgers 2Joe Panik’s sacrifice fly to center field scored pinch runner Gregor Blanco in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing the San Francisco Giants to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.The game began as a duel between left-handers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (9-5) and Madison Bumgarner of the Giants (6-10). Kershaw struck out nine and allowed two runs in six innings while Bumgarner also allowed two and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.A’s 9, Angels 2Sonny Gray conceded just two hits in his seven innings and retired the final 14 batters he faced in the Oakland Athletics’ 9-2 rout of the Los Angeles Angels.Right fielder Josh Reddick and first baseman Ike Davis each went 3-for-5 while designated hitter Billy Butler hit a home run and drove in four runs, as the A’s (8-8) amassed a season-high 18 hits.Mariners 3, Astros 2Starting pitcher J.A. Happ took the win as the Seattle Mariners (6-9) beat Houston 3-2 to end the Astros’ four-game winning streak.Happ (1-1) earned his first win as a Mariner after allowing two earned runs on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings as the Astros’ (8-7) run came to an end.Rockies 5, Padres 4After tying the game on Corey Dickerson’s second homer of the game in the eighth, the Rockies won it 5-4 in the ninth on a single by pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso.San Diego (10-6) had scored a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to take the lead before Colorado (8-7) hit back.