Baseball-Highlights of Saturday's MLB games

(Adds later games) Sept 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Saturday: - - - - Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0 Jake Arrieta allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arrieta, who threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers last Sunday, struck out seven and walked none in his majors-leading 18th victory of the season. The Cubs (77-57) are second in the National League Wild Card race behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. - - Rays 3, Yankees 2 Left-hander Matt Moore and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Moore allowed two runs and three hits in 4-2/3 innings, while Xavier Cedeno (4-1) earned the win after he struck out four in 1-2/3 scoreless innings. - - Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1 Jose Bautista homered and had two RBIs while David Price pitched seven innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles. Price (14-5) allowed three hits, four walks and one run while striking out eight to improve his record with the Blue Jays to 5-1 in seven starts. - - Brewers 8, Reds 6 (first game) Elian Herrera homered while Jean Segura and Domingo Santana both collected two RBIs to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a double header. - - Brewers 7, Reds 3 (second game) Elian Herrera hit a three-run homer while Shane Peterson added his first career home run as the Milwaukee Brewers claimed a double header sweep over the Cincinnati Reds with a 7-3 victory. Herrera, who also homered in the Brewers' 8-6 win in the first game, iced the victory for Milwaukee with a three-run shot off Jumbo Diaz in the ninth. - - Red Sox 9, Phillies 2 David Ortiz capped an eight-run fourth inning with his 496th career home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies. The designated hitter's home run was his 30th of 2015, setting a new franchise record with his ninth 30-homer season to pass the iconic Ted Williams, who had eight in 19 seasons. - - Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia pitched seven shutout innings to lift St. Louis to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, restoring the Cardinals' National League Central lead to 6-1/2 games. Garcia (8-4) gave up four hits, three to right fielder Sean Rodriguez, and walked one while striking out a season-high nine. - - Mets 7, Marlins 0 Catcher Travis d'Arnaud and shortstop Wilmer Flores homered on consecutive first-inning pitches while Bartolo Colon pitched a nine-hit shutout as the New York Mets routed the Miami Marlins. Colon (13-11), who did not issue a walk, won his third successive start. - - Twins 3, Astros 2 Left fielder Eddie Rosario delivered a two-run triple in the ninth inning in the Minnesota Twins' 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros. Rosario's hit to deep right field off Astros right-hander Luke Gregerson (7-3) scored Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe to give the Twins (70-65) the lead. Ervin Santana (4-4) allowed one run on six hits and two walks while recording 11 strikeouts in eight innings. - - Tigers 6, Indians 0 J.D. Martinez and Tyler Collins each hit home runs while Alfredo Simon and two relievers combined for a three-hit shutout to help the Detroit Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Simon (12-9) held the Indians hitless for 5-2/3 innings until left fielder Michael Brantley lined a 2-0 pitch into the right-field corner for a double. - - White Sox 6, Royals 1 Alexei Ramirez and Geovany Soto homered while left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven strong innings as the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1. Ramirez ripped a three-run blast in the fourth inning before catcher Soto connected in the seventh for his ninth home run of the season. Quintana (8-10) allowed seven hits in seven shutout innings. He walked none and struck out four. - - Nationals 8, Braves 2 Gio Gonzalez allowed just two hits in six shutout innings while center fielder Bryce Harper had a homer, two doubles and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves. Gonzalez (10-7) struck out 10 batters and walked four before Casey Janssen came on to pitch a scoreless seventh. It was the 12th time Gonzalez had recorded at least 10 strikeouts in a game. - - Giants 7, Rockies 3 Veteran Jake Peavy helped the Giants with the ball and bat to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 and break a seven-game losing streak. Peavy doubled twice, scoring one run in the fifth and driving in another in the sixth when the Giants increased their lead to 5-1. Peavy (5-6) also allowed four hits and one walk, with five strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings and gave up a two-run homer to third baseman Nolan Arenado. - - Dodgers 2, Padres 0 Left-hander Alex Wood shut out the San Diego Padres on three hits over seven innings while Andre Ethier scored both runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers won 2-0. The win was the Dodgers' 10th in their last 12 games and kept them 7-1/2 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the National League West. - - Rangers 2, Angels 1 Left-hander Derek Holland conceded just three hits in eight innings in the Texas Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Holland (3-1) retired 13 of 15 batters between the first and fifth innings, including eight in succession, collected five strikeouts and yielded just one run and two walks. Closer Shawn Tolleson recorded his 29th save by pitching a perfect ninth inning. - - Mariners 8, Athletics 3 Felix Hernandez pitched eight solid innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-3. Hernandez (16-8) gave up three runs on six hits, struck out nine, walked none and moved into a tie for the most wins in the American League with Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel. - - (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury)