KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lorenzo Cain capped a three-run ninth inning with a two-out single to left, bringing home Mike Moustakas and giving the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Tanner Roark lasted into the eighth inning for Washington, but he was relieved by Felipe Rivero with runners on the corners and one out. Eric Hosmer grounded into a fielder's choice to make it 6-4.
Rivero got through the rest of the inning and turned the lead over to Jonathan Papelbon (1-1), who served up back-to-back singles to start the ninth. After Omar Infante struck out, Moustakas came on to pinch hit and guided a single through the left side to knot the game 6-all.
Alcides Escobar kept the line moving with a single to center, and Cain ripped a liner into the gap in left-center to keep the Royals from losing for the seventh time in eight games.
Chien-Ming Wang (1-0) earned the victory with a scoreless ninth inning.
Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy hit early home runs, and Jayson Werth hit one late for Washington. The Nationals coaxed across three runs in the sixth inning, giving them what looked like an insurmountable lead against the sluggish Kansas City offense.
Luke Hochevar allowed those three runs in his only inning of work, the reliever following another subpar outing by Chris Young. He lasted 42/3 innings to put a massive burden on his bullpen.
After falling behind on Rendon's home run in the first, the Royals answered with three runs in the third inning. Escobar tied the game with his RBI single, and hot-hitting Hosmer's two-out, two-run jab through the right side of the infield gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead.
BREWERS 5, ANGELS 4 Chris Carter hit two long home runs and drove in three as host Milwaukee rallied to beat Los Angeles.
DODGERS 10, RAYS 5 Trayce Thompson, Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig hit home runs as visiting Los Angeles pulled out of an offensive funk with a victory over Tampa Bay.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ASTROS 6, TWINS 4 Jason Castro and George Springer hit home runs and Houston held on for a victory over visiting Minnesota.
WHITE SOX 4, RED SOX 1 Jose Quintana pitched eight crisp innings for his third consecutive victory, and host Chicago cooled off Boston.
BLUE JAYS 3, RANGERS 1 (10) Justin Smoak's first two home runs of the season, a tying drive in the ninth inning and two-run shot in the 10th, led Toronto over visiting Texas.
ORIOLES 4, YANKEES 1 Mark Trumbo hit two home runs, Chris Tillman scattered five hits over seven innings and host Baltimore extended New York's losing streak to six games.
INDIANS 7, TIGERS 3 Francisco Lindor hit a three-run home run, scored three times and fell a triple short of the cycle, leading host Cleveland to a victory over Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PHILLIES 1, CARDINALS 0 Aaron Nola threw seven innings and Ryan Howard hit a home run to lead visiting Philadelphia to a victory over St. Louis. Philadelphia has won seven of eight while St. Louis has lost five of six.
CUBS 7, PIRATES 1 Jake Arrieta scattered two hits in seven shutout innings as visiting Chicago defeated Pittsburgh.
GIANTS 3, REDS 1 Jeff Samardzija went eight innings and visiting San Francisco rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to beat Cincinnati.
BRAVES 3, METS 0 Matt Wisler wiped out host New York with eight innings of one-hit ball and Mallex Smith hit a home run off a scuffling Matt Harvey, sending Atlanta to a victory.
MARLINS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 4 Ichiro Suzuki's two-run pinch-hit single put host Miami ahead in the sixth inning and rallly past Arizona.
Sports on 05/04/2016