ST. LOUIS -- This is what the St. Louis Cardinals had in mind when they acquired Brandon Moss at the non-waiver trade deadline.
"That's a long way to go," manager Mike Matheny said after Moss hit a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning for an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. "I know he's been pressing a bit to show what he can do, and I think we're seeing it."
After a slow start since coming from Cleveland, Moss is starting to put things together. All three homers with St. Louis have come in the last six games, and his drive off Casey Janssen (1-4) was his fifth career walk-off.
"I've hit some good ones, but this one definitely is up there just because of where I'm at and how hard it's been to get one here, and the timing of it," Moss said. "Definitely up there."
Mitch Harris (2-1) worked the last two innings, allowing two hits. He was among three minor league call-ups Monday.
Ryan Zimmerman homered and Anthony Rendon had a two-run double in a four-run third for Washington. The Cardinals scored three runs on one hit in the bottom of the third and tied it with two runs on one hit with an error in the eighth.
Mariners 7, Astros 5
HOUSTON -- Logan Morrison's tiebreaking pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning lifted Seattle past Houston.
The game was tied 5-5 when Morrison hit the third pinch-hit homer of his career, sending a pitch from Pat Neshek (3-4) into the seats in right field.
Franklin Gutierrez hit a solo homer in the second and Mark Trumbo added a two-run shot off the train beyond Houston's left-center field wall to give Seattle a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
Rangers 8, Padres 6
SAN DIEGO -- Elvis Andrus singled in the go-ahead run and then stole home to cap a four-run seventh inning, and Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer for Texas.
The seventh inning started with reliever Marc Rzepczynski (0-1) getting the first two outs before the Rangers broke a 4-all tie on Andrus' bases-loaded single off Sean Kelley. Two more runs scored on catcher Derek Norris' error on the play. Andrus capped off the inning with a straight steal of home.
Matt Kemp homered and drove in four runs for San Diego.
Dodgers 2, Giants 1
LOS ANGELES -- Zack Greinke beat Madison Bumgarner in a premier pitching matchup.
Greinke (15-3) allowed one run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings. He struck out five and walked one while improving to 7-0 in seven starts against the Giants since joining the Dodgers in 2012.
Bumgarner (16-7) gave up two runs and eight hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked one.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1
BOSTON -- Brett Gardner homered and Stephen Drew hit a two-run double as New York pieced together just enough offense to overcame Rick Porcello's career-high 13 strikeouts.
Porcello (6-12) scattered five hits over eight innings and the only earned run he allowed was Gardner's solo homer in the eighth. However, the Red Sox gave him little support at the plate, stranding seven runners.
Michael Pineda (10-8) pitched six strong innings for the Yankees, scattering four hits and striking out seven and Andrew Miller picked up his 29th save.
Blue Jays 5, Indians 3
TORONTO -- Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning and Toronto snapped Cleveland's six-game winning streak.
Yan Gomes hit two home runs and Michael Brantley also connected but it wasn't enough for the Indians.
Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion went 0 for 2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, ending his career-high hitting streak at 26 games.
Mark Lowe (1-2) got one out for the victory.
Phillies 14, Mets 8
NEW YORK -- Darin Ruf homered and had a career-high six RBIs, helping Philadelphia end its 10-game losing streak to New York.
Leadoff batter Darnell Sweeney drove in three runs for the last-place Phillies, who won for the second time in 15 meetings with the NL East leaders this season. Andres Blanco hit a two-run double and scored twice in an eight-run sixth, Philadelphia's biggest inning of the year. The Phillies scored the eight runs on only three hits.
Jeanmar Gomez (2-3) was credited with the win after yielding two runs and five hits in two innings.
Brewers 7, Pirates 4
MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson pitched seven dominant innings and Milwaukee hit Pittsburgh ace Gerrit Cole for five early runs.
Nelson (11-10) gave up four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out six.
The Brewers had four consecutive hits in the first off Cole (15-8). Ryan Braun drove in a run with a single and Adam Lind drove in two with a double as Milwaukee grabbed a 3-0 lead before Cole retired a batter. Jean Segura drove in another run in the inning on a two-out infield hit.
Cubs 5, Reds 4
CHICAGO -- Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning, and Kris Bryant had three hits to lead Chicago.
Schwarber sent a deep drive into the left-center field bleachers on a 3-2 pitch from Burke Badenhop (1-4). The blast scored Dexter Fowler, who had singled with two outs.
Bryant drove in two runs for Chicago.
Twins 8, White Sox 6
MINNEAPOLIS -- Miguel Sano's towering home run tied the game for Minnesota in the seventh inning, and two Chicago errors aided the go-ahead rally in the eighth.
Eduardo Escobar's leadoff double, his third hit, started the trouble for Zach Duke (3-5), who threw away a sacrifice bunt attempt by Kurt Suzuki for one run. Third baseman Tyler Saladino let a grounder go through his legs, and the Twins scored twice more on a single and a sacrifice fly.
Kevin Jepsen (3-6) pitched a perfect eighth inning for the win.
Tigers 6, Royals 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Justin Verlander threw his fifth consecutive quality start, and Ian Kinsler homered and drove in three runs for Detroit.
Verlander (3-6) limited the Royals to seven hits and four runs, two unearned, over 6 2-3 innings. He has a 0.76 ERA in his past five starts and the Tigers' lone two victories since Aug. 19, including a one-hit shutout of the Angels in his previous outing.
Johnny Cueto (2-4) allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings.
Angels 6, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kole Calhoun had three hits, including his 21st home run of the season, to back a strong start by Matt Shoemaker.
David Freese singled and scored in his return to the Angels' lineup after missing more than a month with a fractured right index finger. Carlos Perez added two hits while Mike Trout also singled and scored for the Angels.
Shoemaker (7-9) gave up five hits and one run over seven mostly crisp innings in his second start since coming off the disabled list.
Sports on 09/03/2015