ST. LOUIS -- Matt Carpenter hit a pair of home runs and Greg Garcia's bases-loaded walk capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning as St. Louis beat Colorado.
Carpenter went 4 for 5 with four RBIs after moving back to the leadoff spot. It was his first career multihomer game and he has a career-high 12 home runs this season.
Jhonny Peralta's two-run single off Rockies closer John Axford tied the game at 8-all and Garcia's walk scored Kolten Wong as the Cardinals recorded their seventh walk-off win of the season.
Axford (3-5) took his third loss in his last four outings.
Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez gave up five runs on 10 hits in five innings. Carlos Villanueva (4-3) earned the win.
Astros 3, Angels 0
HOUSTON -- Jason Castro hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 3-0 victory and a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
The win moves first-place Houston two games ahead of the Angels in the AL West.
It was 0-0 to start the bottom of the ninth inning. Jed Lowrie drew a walk off Jose Alvarez (2-2) with one out before a two-out single by Marwin Gonzalez. Castro then launched his two-out shot off Fernando Salas into the seats in right field to give Houston the win.
Luke Gregerson (4-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
Scott Kazmir allowed three hits and struck out five in 7 2/3 scoreless innings in the first start for the Astros in his hometown and his second since a trade from the Oakland Athletics.
Rangers 7, Yankees 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton delivered a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and Texas beat AL East-leading New York.
Hamilton also had a three-run homer for the Rangers, who scored the winning run after a wild ninth to split the four-game series.
Indians 3, Athletics 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Carlos Carrasco threw a two-hitter, Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer and Cleveland beat Oakland.
Francisco Lindor had two hits for the Indians, who won their second straight following a six-game losing streak.
Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
TORONTO -- Dioner Navarro hit a two-run home run, Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson added solo shots and Toronto beat Kansas City.
The Blue Jays, who acquired star pitcher David Price from Detroit earlier in the day, have homered in 12 consecutive games since the All-Star break, their longest streak of the season.
Red Sox 8, White Sox 2
BOSTON -- Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz each had three hits and Boston beat Chris Sale, snapping Chicago's seven-game winning streak.
Knuckleballer Steven Wright (4-4) pitched seven effective innings in Boston's third win in 15 games. Brock Holt had a two-run single in a four-run sixth.
Cubs 5, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE -- Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer with two out in the eighth inning, and Chicago beat Milwaukee.
The Cubs won for the third time in four games since they were swept in a weekend series against lowly Philadelphia. Rizzo finished with three hits and Dexter Fowler went 2-for-4.
Twins 9, Mariners 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Eddie Rosario finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in three runs to help Minnesota snap a four-game skid with a victory over Seattle.
Aaron Hicks and Brian Dozier also homered for the Twins, who had lost 10 of their previous 12 games. Phil Hughes (10-6) gave up five runs on 10 hits and struck out five in five innings and Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Reds 15, Pirates 5
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, powering the Reds to a victory that kept Pittsburgh winless in Cincinnati this season.
The Reds opened the season with a three-game sweep of the Pirates at Great American Ball Park. They improved to 4-0 on Thursday night by taking advantage of struggling A.J. Burnett (8-5), sending the Pirates to their most lopsided loss of the season.
Pittsburgh hadn't allowed so many runs since a 15-5 loss to Arizona on Aug. 17, 2013.
Tigers 9, Orioles 8
BALTIMORE -- Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three runs and Detroit beat Baltimore after shifting into rebuilding mode by trading two of their best pitchers.
Mired in fourth place in the AL Central, Detroit dealt starter David Price to Toronto and closer Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh the day before the non-waiver trade deadline.
Phillies 4, Braves 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown homered and Aaron Harang snapped his losing streak at eight starts, leading Philadelphia to a victory over Atlanta.
Carlos Ruiz had two RBIs and every Phillies starter had at least one hit as they won their 10th game in the last 12 since the All-Star break.
Harang (5-11) was making his first start since going on the disabled list on July 2 with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He allowed one run and nine hits with three strikeouts and one walk in five innings to earn his first victory since May 14.
Sports on 08/01/2015