Baseball-Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games

(Adds late game) April 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games: - - - Diamondbacks 7, Giants 6 (12 innings) Third baseman Aaron Hill smacked a two-out, two-run double to break a tie in the top of the 12th inning, lifting Arizona to a 7-6 victory that extended San Francisco's losing streak to seven games. After blowing leads in the ninth and 10th innings, the Diamondbacks (5-5) finally put the Giants away. The loss was the fourth in a row at home for the Giants, who became the first team in the majors to lose eight games. The 3-8 start matches the worst in the club's West Coast history. - - - Twins 8, Royals 5 The Minnesota offense belted 14 hits in an 8-5 win against Kansas City. Five Twins had at least two hits, including first baseman Kennys Vargas, who blasted a two-run homer in the second inning to erase an early 2-0 deficit. Twins left-hander Tommy Milone (2-0) earned the win, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks over 5-1/3 innings. - - Mets 7, Marlins 5 First baseman Lucas Duda remained red-hot at the plate as the New York Mets beat Miami 7-5 for their fifth consecutive victory, their longest winning streak in nearly two years. Duda finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles as the Mets (7-3) recovered from a three-run deficit. It was Duda's third successive game with at least two extra-base hits. - - Nationals 5, Phillies 2 Right-handed starter Doug Fister allowed just one earned run while center fielder Michael A. Taylor hit a tie-breaking homer in the fifth inning as Washington beat nemesis Cole Hamels and Philadelphia 5-2. Hamels (0-2) is now 15-9 in his career against the Nationals. - - Cardinals 4, Brewers 0 St Louis scored in each of the last three innings and blanked Milwaukee 4-0. Starter John Lackey (1-0) worked seven innings for the win, scattering five hits and walking one while striking out eight. Lackey recorded a strikeout in every inning and retired the last seven hitters he faced. - - Rays 4, Blue Jays 2 Right-hander Chris Archer allowed two hits and struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings as Tampa Bay beat Toronto 4-2. Infielder Tim Beckham hit a two-run home run as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning to support Archer (2-1). - - - - (Compiled by Andrew Both, editing by Sudipto Ganguly)