Monday's MLB roundup

June 16, 2015 at 5:52AM
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) sits in the dugout after giving up five runs in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
It was a rough Monday for White Sox rookie lefthander Carlos Rodon, who gave up five first-inning runs and left after retiring only 11 batters against the Pirates, who got eight shutout innings from Francisco Liriano. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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INTERLEAGUE

Mets snap Blue Jays' streak at 11

• NEW YORK 4, TORONTO 3 (11): Wilmer Flores' single capped a two-out, two-run rally in the 11th inning for the Mets, who won at home and ended the Blue Jays' team record-tying 11-game winning streak Monday night. The Blue Jays trailed 2-1 in the ninth before Jose Bautista tied it with his second home run of the game. Toronto took the lead in the top of the 11th.

• PITTSBURGH 11, WHITE SOX 0: Francisco Liriano gave up two singles in eight dominant innings, and the host Pirates ran their winning streak to five. Liriano struck out 12 and walked one as Pittsburgh lowered its ERA to 2.79. Josh Harrison and Starling Marte each had four of Pittsburgh's season-high 18 hits. The White Sox didn't record a hit until Melky Cabrera's single leading off the fifth.

• KANSAS CITY 8, MILWAUKEE 5: The Royals won in manager Ned Yost's first regular-season game in Milwaukee since being fired by the Brewers late in the 2008 season, but they needed Wade Davis to save it after closer Greg Holland allowed three runs and four hits in the ninth without recording an out.

• ARIZONA 7, L.A. ANGELS 3: Robbie Ray took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, including a three-run homer, in Anaheim, Calif.

• SEATTLE 5, SAN FRANCISCO 1: Kyle Seager hit his 11th home run, a solo shot in the eighth, and Taijuan Walker struck out six in seven innings for the visiting Mariners.

• OAKLAND 9, SAN DIEGO 1: Stephen Vogt's eighth-inning grand slam secured the A's victory in San Francisco.

• ATLANTA 4, BOSTON 2: Two days after picking up his first career save in an emergency relief appearance, Williams Perez pitched six shutout innings in leading the Braves to victory.

• TAMPA BAY 6, WASHINGTON 1: Erasmo Ramirez won for the sixth time in seven starts for the Rays in St. Petersburg. Fla. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria left because of a bruised left wrist after being hit by a Taylor Hill pitch in the fifth.

• HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 3: George Springer homered twice and made two nifty catches in right field and Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer for the Astros in Houston. Dallas Keuchel (8-2) retired the first 15 Colorado batters.

• MIAMI 2, N.Y. YANKEES 1: The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez pinch hit and flied out to end the game in his homecoming, and the Marlins escaped with a one-run victory. Rodriguez remained five hits shy of 3,000. Derek Dietrich's first homer of the season put Miami ahead in the seventh against Masahiro Tanaka.

• BALTIMORE 4, PHILADELPHIA 0: Wei-Yin Chen pitched eight innings of four-hit ball, Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer and the host Orioles sent the Phillies to their seventh loss in a row. Chen's eight innings tied a career high and marked the longest stint by an Orioles starter this month.

• DETROIT 6, CINCINNATI 0: Anibal Sanchez was outstanding for a second consecutive start, throwing a two-hit shutout against the visiting Reds. Sanchez struck out seven and did not allow a baserunner after the fourth inning. Cincinnati starter Jon Moscot had to leave the game in the first after dislocating his non-throwing shoulder while tagging out a runner.

• TEXAS 4, L.A. DODGERS 1: Yovani Gallardo pitched seven scoreless innings, Rougned Odor had three hits with a two-run single in his return to the majors and the host Rangers beat the Dodgers. Odor was recalled from Class AAA Round Rock when outfielder Delino DeShields (hamstring) was put on the disabled list.

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Los Angeles Dodgers Andre Ethier during an at batt in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Los Angeles Dodgers Andre Ethier during an at batt in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
New York Mets Wilmer Flores (4) reactD after hitting an 11th-inning, walk-off, RBI single lifting the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game in New York, Monday, June 15, 2015. The Mets victory ended the Jays winning streak at 10. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The Mets’ Wilmer Flores was understandably excited after his 11th-inning, walk-off single ended the Blue Jays’ 11-game winning streak. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera snags a grounder hit by Cincinnati Reds' Brennan Boesch during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2015, in Detroit. Boesch was out at first. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera snared a grounder to rob former teammate Brennan Boesch. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Detroit Tigers' Anthony Gose is caught in a run down by the Cincinnati Reds' Jon Mascot, who was hurt on the play, during first inning action on Monday, June 15, 2015, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/TNS)
Detroit’s Anthony Gose was caught in a rundown by Cincinnati starting pitcher Jon Moscot, who injured his left shoulder on the play and was headed to the disabled list. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler tags out the Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto during second inning action on Monday, June 15, 2015, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/TNS)
The Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler tags out the Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto during second inning action on Monday, June 15, 2015, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/TNS) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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