CARDINALS 5, CUBS 3
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez had his second consecutive two-hit game, Tommy Pham kept up his strong start to the season and St. Louis beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Saturday.
In a rematch of the season opener, Martinez (3-3) again topped Jon Lester (1-2). Martinez allowed 3 runs, 5 hits and 4 walks over 6 2/3 innings, striking out 7.
Top Cubs prospect Ian Happ homered off Martinez in the seventh for his first hit in his major league debut.
Martinez scored Pham on a squeeze bunt in the third inning. Lester tried to field the ball and flip it home, but the attempt came up short while Martinez took second with nobody covering.
Martinez also doubled leading off the fifth inning. In his previous start May 8, he drove home four runs and had two hits, including a double.
Pham had two hits, two RBIs, a walk and a stolen base. The outfielder is batting .387 with seven extra-base hits in eight games since being recalled from Class AAA this month.
Seung Hwan Oh pitched the ninth, giving up a two-out single before picking up his 10th save in 11 opportunities.
Lester labored, throwing 112 pitches in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed 6 hits and 4 runs -- 3 earned -- walked 4 and struck out 9.
St. Louis went ahead 3-1 in a two-run fourth inning. Jedd Gyorko led off with a home run, and Yadier Molina followed with a single and then stole his 50th career base. Pham singled Molina home after Greg Garcia's sacrifice bunt.
Chicago went up 1-0 in the second when Lester, batting eighth, hit a long drive off the wall in center for a two-out double that scored Javier Baez.
Happ was called out for interference on a hard slide into second base in the fifth inning. On a grounder by Anthony Rizzo, Happ slid past the bag while shortstop Aledmys Diaz fielded a flip from Martinez, and Rizzo was ruled out at first because of the violation. Kyle Schwarber had scored from third base, but that run was nullified by the double play.
GIANTS 3, REDS 1 Brandon Belt and Justin Ruggiano homered, Matt Moore pitched into the eighth inning and host San Francisco beat Cincinnati in a matchup of weary teams.
NATIONALS 6, PHILLIES 4 Fresh from getting a $21.6 million deal for the 2018 season, Bryce Harper hit a game-ending home run with two outs in the ninth inning that sent Washington over visiting Philadelphia.
BRAVES 3, MARLINS 1 Julio Teheran allowed three hits over six scoreless innings and Atlanta beat host Miami. Teheran (3-3) struck out 4 and walked 2 while throwing 94 pitches.
BREWERS 11, METS 4 Travis Shaw capped Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning with a three-run home run, helping the Brewers beat visiting New York.
DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 0 Alex Wood struck out 10 in six innings and drove in a run with a well-placed bunt on a squeeze play, leading Los Angeles past host Colorado.
PIRATES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Trevor Williams pitched five strong innings and visiting Pittsburgh snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Arizona.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RED SOX 6, RAYS 3 Chris Sale struck out 12 while pitching seven solid innings and Mookie Betts hit a two-run home run, leading Boston to a victory over visiting Tampa Bay.
BLUE JAYS 7, MARINERS 2 Jose Bautista hit a three-run home run, and host Toronto beat Seattle for its sixth victory in seven games. TWINS 4, INDIANS 1 Jose Berrios pitched neatly into the eighth inning in his first start of the season and visiting Minnesota beat Cleveland.
ROYALS 4, ORIOLES 3 Nate Karns struck out a career-high 12 in five innings, Eric Hosmer reached base four times and host Kansas City beat Baltimore.
RANGERS 6, ATHLETICS 5 Elvis Andrus and Nomar Mazara had consecutive two-RBI hits as Texas rallied earlier this time, beating visiting Oakland for its season-best fifth consecutive victory.
TIGERS 4, ANGELS 3 J.D. Martinez powered up in just his second game of the season, hitting his second home run of the game in the ninth inning to lift Detroit over host Los Angeles.
INTERLEAGUE
WHITE SOX 5, PADRES 4 Yolmer Sanchez singled with one out in the bottom of the ninth to score Tyler Saladino and give Chicago a victory over visiting San Diego.
Sports on 05/14/2017