NEW YORK — J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run homer and drove in six runs while starter Drew Smyly threw seven shutout innings as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to an 11-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Tuesday. The Rays (66-66) won their third straight game while the Orioles (63-69) dropped their sixth in a row. Baltimore now has lost 12 out of its last 13 games thanks to a pair of these six-game losing skids.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1: Stephen Drew delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning and New York earned a 3-1 victory over Boston at Fenway Park.
Drew, whose defense helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2013, started the season slowly but has the hot bat of late for the Yankees.
He is 6-for-8 with four runs and six RBIs his past three games, including a 4-for-4 day in New York's 20-6 win at Atlanta Sunday.
Blue Jays 5, Indians 3 (10 innings): Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning as Toronto defeated Cleveland 5-3.
With his homer against right-hander Bryan Shaw (3-3), Goins extended his career-best hit streak to 11 games.
Yan Gomes tied the game 3-3 with his second homer in the game with one out in the ninth against right-hander Roberto Osuna.
Twins 8, White Sox 6: Eduardo Escobar had three hits as Minnesota scored three eighth-inning runs to erase a late deficit in a win over Chicago at Target Field.
Minnesota led 4-0 in the early going then coughed up that lead in the middle innings, eventually ceding the lead on a two-run homer by Chicago's Avisail Garcia in the sixth inning.
In other games it was: Tigers 6, Royals 5; Mariners 7, Astros 5; Angels 6, A's 2.
National League
Marlins 7, Braves 1: Rookie Justin Nicolino pitched seven scoreless innings, his fourth consecutive quality start, and Miami notched a win over Atlanta at Turner Field.
Nicolino (3-2) scattered six hits, walked two and struck out three. It matched the seven scoreless innings he threw in his major league debut against Cincinnati on June 20.
Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 4 (Game 1): Newcomer Phil Gosselin hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as Arizona beat Colorado in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
The Diamondbacks acquired Gosselin from the Braves in late July when he was recovering from surgery on his fractured left thumb. He was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Monday and that night went hitless in his Diamondbacks debut.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 3 (Game 2): Arizona struck for four runs in the seventh to defeat Colorado 5-3 and sweep their split doubleheader.
Pinch hitter Aaron Hill doubled home two runs and AJ Pollock hit a two-run homer as the Diamondbacks capitalized on spotty relief pitching by Scott Oberg and Jairo Diaz to sweep their second doubleheader this season at Coors Field.
Phillies 14, Mets 8: Darin Ruf collected a career-high six RBIs and Philadelphia rode an eight-run sixth inning to a win over New York at Citi Field.
The Phillies won for just the third time in nine games, while the Mets had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Rangers 8, Padres 6: Shortstop Elvis Andrus' seventh-inning single broke a tie and lifted the Texas Rangers past the San Diego Padres for an 8-6 win.
The Rangers scored three runs on Andrus' hit, which followed singles by first baseman Prince Fielder and third baseman Adrian Beltre and an intentional walk to second baseman Rougned Odor by reliever Shawn Kelley. — Reuters
