Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

June 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Wednesday: Marlins 2, Nationals 1 The Miami Marlins, who were being no-hit and shut out for 7 1/3 innings by Max Scherzer, rallied to defeat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Wednesday. Scherzer (8-5) had his attempt at a third career no-hitter broken up by backup catcher A.J. Ellis, who hit a comebacker for an infield single with one out in the eighth inning. Diamondbacks 16, Rockies 5 Brandon Drury had four hits and drove in a career-high six runs, Nick Ahmed homered and Arizona used a 10-run fourth inning to beat Colorado. David Peralta had four hits, Paul Goldschmidt had three and Taijuan Walker (6-3) went six innings and added a single to help the Diamondbacks end the Rockies' six-game winning streak. Walker allowed three runs and struck out eight. Dodgers 8, Mets 2 Rich Hill allowed one run in five innings and Yasiel Puig hit a three-run homer as Los Angeles won its sixth straight game. The Dodgers moved into first place in the National League West, a half-game ahead of the Colorado Rockies. Since May 25, the Dodgers are 20-6. They are 28-10 in home games this year. Braves 5, Giants 3 (11 innings) Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to give Atlanta the victory over San Francisco. Nick Markakis walked with one out, and Kemp connected on a 0-1 pitch for an opposite-field homer to right field off Cory Gearrin (1-2). It was Kemp's 12th home run of the season and his seventh career game-ending hit. Yankees 8, Angels 4 Austin Romine tied a career high with three hits, including a two-run double in the sixth inning, as New York snapped a seven-game losing streak. Romine's fifth career three-hit game helped the Yankees stop their longest losing streak since April 2007 and avoid dropping an eighth straight game for the first time since Aug. 19-26, 1995. Astros 5, Athletics 1 Mike Fiers pitched six strong innings for his fourth consecutive victory, Carlos Correa hit his 14th home run, and Houston continued its mastery of Oakland. Fiers (5-2) allowed one run on three hits, struck out five and walked three as he beat the Athletics for the first time in seven career starts (1-2). Evan Gattis and Jake Marisnick each had two RBIs for the Astros. Correa went 2-for-5 with a solo shot and scored twice. Mariners 7, Tigers 5 Robinson Cano broke a 4-4 tie with a two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning and Nelson Cruz followed with a run-scoring single as Seattle won its fourth straight game. The Mariners' Mitch Haniger led off the seventh with a home run to left field, his sixth homer of the season, to even the score at 4-4. Seattle didn't have a baserunner for the first five innings against Justin Verlander. Royals 6, Red Sox 4 Salvador Perez went 3-for-3 with a grand slam as Kansas City rallied to defeat Boston. Perez homered in the eighth inning after Red Sox relievers Matt Barnes and Robby Scott (0-1) walked the bases loaded with nobody out. Perez worked the count full before propelling a Scott pitch out to left, scoring Jorge Bonifacio, Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer. Indians 5, Orioles 1 Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs, and Carlos Carrasco threw six-plus solid innings as Cleveland defeated Baltimore. Lindor's homer was the big hit in a three-run fifth inning against Orioles starter Kevin Gausman (3-7), which gave the Indians a lead they never lost. Roberto Perez lined an RBI double just before the home run. Brewers 4, Pirates 3 Domingo Santana hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning as Milwaukee rallied past Pittsburgh. The Pirates' Trevor Williams cruised through his first six innings, leading 3-1, before giving up a single to Keon Broxton and a double to Orlando Arcia to open the seventh. Tony Watson came on to face pinch hitter Eric Thames, who drove in Broxton to make it a one-run game. Twins 4, White Sox 2 Jose Berrios allowed two runs and four hits in eight strong innings and Miguel Sano's solo blast in the third inning gave Minnesota the lead for good. Berrios (7-1), who was 3-7 with an 8.02 ERA in 14 starts for Minnesota as a rookie in 2016, struck out eight and walked one. Brandon Kintzler pitched a scoreless ninth for his 19th save in 22 opportunities. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 5 Darwin Barney capped Toronto's six-run first inning with a two-run homer and the Blue Jays hung on to defeat Texas. Justin Smoak got the Jays on the board with an RBI single off Tyson Ross (1-1) and, two batters later, Steve Pearce added an RBI double. Ryan Goins followed with a two-run double before Darwin Barney capped the inning with his blast. Padres 3, Cubs 2 Wil Myers scored on an eighth-inning bases-loaded walk as San Diego beat Chicago to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Cubs reliever Koji Uehara filled the bases in the Padres' eighth, then walked Luis Torrens with two outs to bring in Myers from third for the go-ahead run. Cardinals 7, Phillies 6 (10 innings) Tommy Pham hit two home runs, including a game-tying blast in the ninth inning, as St. Louis erased a 5-0 deficit to defeat Philadelphia. The Cardinals took the lead when Jose Martinez led off the 10th inning with a double and advanced to third on a balk by Edubray Ramos (0-6). Martinez scored when Ramos made an errant pickoff throw to first base. Yadier Molina added an RBI single. Rays 8, Reds 3 Erasmo Ramirez dominated early and Tampa Bay's bats broke open a close game, getting four runs in the sixth on the way to a victory over Cincinnati. The Rays won two of three vs. the Reds, and Ramirez (4-2) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Up only 3-2 in the sixth, Tampa Bay got two-out RBI singles from Corey Dickerson and Steven Souza and a two-run double by Logan Morrison.