Baseball-Highlights from MLB games on Saturday

May 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Saturday: Tigers 9, Rangers 3 Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the Detroit Tigers halted the Texas Rangers' 10-game winning streak with a 9-3 thumping. Avila reached base four times and scored twice and drove in three runs. Cabrera returned to the lineup after missing three games with a mild oblique strain. Nicholas Castellanos supplied a three-run homer for the Tigers. Justin Verlander (4-3) collected the win, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out five in seven innings. Nomar Mazara had a two-run double and Jonathan Lucroy hit a solo homer for Texas (23-21). Indians 3, Astros 0 Mike Clevinger carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Cleveland's win over Houston. Making just his third start of the season and fourth appearance for the Indians, Clevinger (2-1) did not allow a hit until Jose Altuve opened the bottom of the seventh with a sharp single just inside third base. Clevinger tossed a career-high seven innings, allowing two hits and two walks with a career-best eight strikeouts. Astros right-hander Mike Fiers (1-2) gave up an RBI single to Jason Kipnis in the second inning and a titanic home run to Lonnie Chisenhall in the fourth. Rays 9, Yankees 5 Corey Dickerson hit two home runs and drove in four runs, lifting Tampa Bay over New York at Tropicana Field. The Rays have taken the first two games in the three-game series from their American League East rivals. Evan Longoria also homered against Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (5-3). The Yankees got a home run from Aaron Judge as part of a 2-for-3 day with three runs scored, but the Rays scored in their first five innings to put the game out of reach early. Athletics 8, Red Sox 3 Mark Canha, Khris Davis, Chad Pinder and Jed Lowrie each hit a home run, powering Oakland over Boston. Oakland trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the fifth inning but scored five runs as Canha, Davis and Pinder each hit monster home runs. Canha, who hit a walk-off homer in the 10th on Friday, launched a leadoff home run into the left field seats off reliever Ben Taylor (0-1) for his third blast of the season. Hanley Ramirez hit a solo home run and had two hits for the Red Sox. Reds 12, Rockies 8 Scott Schebler highlighted a six-run sixth inning with a go-ahead three-run home run, helping Cincinnati rally past Colorado. Eugenio Suarez and Devin Mesoraco also homered for Cincinnati, which erased a five-run deficit in the final three innings to snap a seven-game losing streak. Right-hander Asher Wojciechowski (1-0), promoted from Triple-A Louisville prior to the game, retired 11 straight batters, three via strikeout, to earn his first major league victory. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela delivered a two-run single. Pirates 6, Phillies 3 David Freese homered and Francisco Cervelli and Adam Frazier each drove in a pair of runs to back Ivan Nova as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia. Nova (4-3) won for the first time since April 29. The veteran right-hander pitched 7-1/3 innings, yielding three runs and nine hits. He struck out three and did not walk a batter. Vince Velasquez (2-4) took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits over 5-1/3 innings. Braves 5, Nationals 2 Rookie Rio Ruiz hit his first major league homer, and veterans Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers also went deep as Atlanta continued its power display against Washington. Atlanta's rain-interrupted victory was just the sixth win in the past 24 games against the Nationals. The homers by Ruiz and Kemp came against starter Max Scherzer, while Flowers connected off reliever Matt Albers. Mets 7, Angels 5 Terry Collins became the longest-tenured manager in New York history in winning fashion, as Michael Conforto scored three runs in a victory over Los Angeles at Citi Field. Collins improved to 499-514 in six-plus seasons as Mets manager. The franchise's previously longest-tenured manager was Davey Johnson, who guided New York from 1984 until May 1990. Orioles 7, Blue Jays 5 Welington Castillo homered for the third time in two games with a three-run shot in the seventh inning that gave Baltimore a victory over Toronto. Castillo's blast off Danny Barnes (0-2) gave the Orioles their 7-5 lead. He also homered twice in Baltimore's win on Friday, including a two-run walk-off shot in the 10th inning. Manny Machado (solo) and Mark Trumbo (two-run shot, three RBIs) homered earlier for Baltimore, who took a 4-1 lead against Toronto starter Mike Bolsinger. White Sox 16, Mariners 1 Avisail Garcia hit two home runs and two doubles, and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 16-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Garcia (4-for-5) posted a career high for hits. It got so bad for the Mariners that manager Scott Servais sent utility infielder Mike Freeman to the mound to pitch the ninth inning. Freeman allowed three consecutive singles to open the ninth, but allowed just one run on a sacrifice fly by Willy Garcia. Mike Pelfrey (1-4) pitched six innings, allowing one run on four hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out three. Diamondbacks 9, Padres 1 The Arizona Diamondbacks scored five runs in the opening inning from a two-run single by Paul Goldschmidt, an RBI double by Jake Lamb and a two-run homer by Chris Herrmann in their rout of the Padres. Left-hander Robbie Ray shut out the Padres on two singles and three walks over 7-2/3 innings in the Diamondbacks' victory. David Peralta led the 12-hit Arizona attack with four singles. Giants 3, Cardinals 1 (13 innings) Jeff Samardzija helped San Francisco outlast Carlos Martinez before emerging with a 3-1, 13-inning win at rainy Busch Stadium. Rookie third baseman Christian Arroyo snapped the scoreless tie with a bases-loaded, two-run double off the base of the left-center-field wall in the 13th, and Nick Hundley added a sacrifice fly. Samardzija gave up five hits and no walks while striking out eight. Marlins 10, Dodgers 6 J.T. Riddle homered and fell a triple shy of the cycle, helping the Miami Marlins end a five-game skid with a 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Riddle went 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-5 with a career-high three doubles and three RBIs for the Marlins (15-27). Marlins starter Dan Straily (2-3) did not allow a hit until Enrique Hernandez launched a solo home run with two outs in the fifth. Straily struck out eight, walked three and allowed three runs on four hits in 5-2/3 innings. Brewers v Cubs (postponed) The game between Chicago and Milwaukee at Wrigley Field was rained out. It will be made up on July 6. Royals v Twins (postponed) The game between Minnesota and Kansas City was postponed with rain in the forecast all day long. The contest will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday.