Late throwing error lifts Cardinals to win over Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Stephen Piscotty scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning after Carlos Martinez struck out a career-high 13, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Monday night.

NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 0 Tanner Roark threw seven impressive innings, Jayson Werth hit a solo homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies. METS 2, MARLINS 1, 10 INNINGS Yoenis Cespedes homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a victory over the Miami Marlins.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 1 Josh Donaldson hit his fourth homer in two days and Jose Bautista also went deep in support of Marco Estrada, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles.

RED SOX 9, RAYS 4 Rick Porcello became the majors’ first 18-game winner and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings in Boston’s victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3 Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a victory over the Chicago White Sox.

INDIANS 1, TWINS 0, 10 INNINGS Jason Kipnis’ 10th-inning single scored Chris Gimenez and gave the Cleveland Indians a victory over Minnesota, the Twins’ 11th straight loss.

ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 0 Jose Altuve homered and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics.

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