National League

Cubs 7, Reds 2 (15)

Manager Joe Maddon's move was so wacky that even his own players laughed. And when it worked better than anyone could have imagined, the Cubs were celebrating again.

Kris Bryant singled home the tiebreaking run in the 15th inning, and Maddon used three pitchers in left field while beating Cincinnati on Tuesday night in the longest game of the season for both teams.

With the Cubs out of position players, relievers Travis Wood and Spencer Patton (1-0) alternated between left field and the mound in the 14th inning, which ended with Patton getting the final out. Wood then finished it off with reliever Pedro Strop in left.

"When I went out there to do it originally, the infielders were kind of giggling," said Maddon, who had never done anything like it as a manager.

It worked perfectly as things started falling in place for the Cubs again.

Bryant's only hit on Tuesday — a single off J.J. Hoover (1-2) — snapped the tie. Javier Baez added a grand slam in the 15th, the sixth career allowed by Hoover, which is a Reds record. Then it was just a matter of figuring out how to finish it off.

"For the left fielder to pitch to one batter and then go back — yeah, that's crazy," Baez said. "But we had fun."

The National League's top team went 1-6 last week but has pulled out of the downturn by winning the first two games of a series against the Reds. The Cubs hit five homers — three by Bryant — while taking the opener 11-8.

Eugenio Suarez singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth off Hector Rondon, his third blown save in 16 chances, setting the game on its meandering course.

"There were a lot of instances that suggest things were going to go our way, but we weren't able to get it done," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "That's a tough one, a really tough one."

Maddon had talked to Wood about playing left field in such a circumstance. The reliever hadn't played outfield since high school, but takes fly balls during batting practice to stay ready. None of the Reds hit the ball to left field with a Cubs reliever out there, which was a disappointment for Wood.

"It was definitely interesting, a lot of fun," Wood said. "I would have liked to have recorded an out."

Ben Zobrist led off the game with a homer off left-hander John Lamb. Left-hander Jon Lester singled home another run and allowed only one hit until the eighth inning, when Billy Hamilton homered. The Cubs' closer couldn't hold on.

A lot of the focus Tuesday was on Bryant, who was coming off a historic performance.

Bryant became the first major league player to hit three homers and two doubles in a game on Monday night. He set a Cubs record with 16 total bases and became the youngest Cubs player to hit three homers in a game since Ernie Banks did it in 1955, also at the age of 24.

Bryant broke his three-homer bat the first time up on Tuesday, cracking it on a groundout. The bat boy retrieved it and took it to the Major League Baseball authenticator, who labeled the bat and safely stored it. Bryant flied out, walked twice, fouled out with two runners aboard for the final out in the 10th, and struck out in the 13th before driving in the go-ahead run.

Dodgers 6, Brewers 5

Rookie Julio Urias battled through six innings for his first major league victory, Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and Los Angeles hung on for a victory over Milwaukee.

Dodger center fielder Joc Pederson crashed face first into the wall in deep center after catching Chris Carter’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth. Pederson crumpled onto the warning track. After several minutes, he got up with assistance of several teammates and head trainer Neil Rampe. Pederson walked off holding his chest and was replaced by Yasiel Puig.

Urias (1-2) walked a season-high six and struck out six in his seventh start overall and second against Milwaukee. The 19-year-old left-hander kept every Brewer hitless except for Ryan Braun’s two-run double in the third and Jonathan Lucroy’s double in the sixth.

Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 23 save in 26 chances.

Phillies 4, Diamondbacks 3

Arizona ace Zack Greinke left after two innings with tightness in his oblique muscle and Philadelphia rallied with two runs in the ninth inning to beat the Diamondbacks.

Andres Blanco had an RBI single and Frank Howard drew a bases-loaded walk off closer Brad Ziegler (2-3), who blew his second save in his last three tries after converting 43 in a row. Maikel Franco homered for Philadelphia.

Greinke, in search of his 11th win, hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score a run in the second and left after a few warmup pitches before the start of the third.

Hector Neris (2-3) pitched a scoreless eighth to get the victory as the Phillies won a series for the first time in 13 tries. Jeanmar Gomez tossed a perfect ninth for his 21st save.

Home runs by Yasmany Tomas and Jake Lamb put Arizona ahead 3-2 entering the ninth. Jimmy Paredes' pinch-hit double started the ninth-inning Philadelphia uprising.

American League

Twins 4, White Sox 0

Brian Dozier homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for his first victory of the season, and Minnesota blanked Chicago.

Dozier homered in his third straight game and extended his hitting streak to 10 games as the last-place Twins beat the White Sox for first time in seven tries. Gibson (1-5) struck out seven and walked one in his best performance since coming off the disabled list this month.

Ryan Pressly and Brandon Kintzler each got three outs to finish the six-hitter for Minnesota’s first shutout of the season.

Astros 7, Angels 1

Carlos Correa hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Houston beat Tim Lincecum and Los Angeles for its ninth win in 10 games.

Correa went 3 for 4 and matched his career high with four RBIs as Houston easily improved to 34-20 since May 1. The Astros also beat the Angels for the seventh straight time, their longest winning streak in the rivalry's history.

Lincecum (1-2) couldn't get through the fifth inning in his third start for the Angels, yielding seven hits, four walks and five runs. It was his second straight bumpy outing after a promising debut.

Scott Feldman (5-3) yielded three hits in five innings to win his first start since April 24 for the Astros.

Interleague

Orioles 11, Padres 7

Adam Jones hit a leadoff homer against his hometown team and Hyun Soo Kim and Chris Davis also homered for Baltimore, which beat San Diego for its sixth straight victory.

The Orioles lead the majors with 123 homers, including 54 in June.

Baltimore would have had a fourth homer but center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. leaped and reached over the fence to rob J.J. Hardy of a two-run shot in the second. Upton then doubled off Mark Trumbo at first.

Davis passed Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for sole possession of ninth place on the Orioles' all-time home run list with 180. He and Manny Machado had three hits apiece.

Athletics 13, Giants 11

Pinch-hitter Jake Smolinski hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during Oakland's five-run eighth inning.

The A's overcame a pair of three-run deficits to win their second straight game in the Bay Bridge Series and cap their best road trip in nearly three years.

Khris Davis hit his 19th homer, and Stephen Vogt, Billy Butler and Josh Phegley each drove in two runs to help the A's finish a 5-1 trip that started with three wins in four games against the Angels.

Zach Neal (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for his first major league win. Javier Lopez (0-2) allowed Smolinski's drive.

Indians 5, Braves 3

Carlos Santana hit a tie-breaking single in Cleveland’s three-run ninth inning, Corey Kluber allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Indians beat Atlanta for their 11th straight win.

The winning streak is Cleveland’s longest in 34 years.

Arodys Vizcaino (1-3) walked Tyler Naquin to open the ninth and then walked Juan Uribe on four pitches. With pinch-runner Rajai Davis at first base, pinch-hitter Michael Martinez struck out.

Vizcaino was in danger of issuing another walk when Santana lined a 3-1 pitch to right field, driving in Naquin from second base.

Braves shortstop Erick Aybar mishandled Francisco Lindor’s grounder for an error, allowing Davis to score. Jose Ramirez added a run-scoring single up the middle.

Kluber (8-7), coming off a shutout of Tampa Bay, didn’t allow a hit through five innings. The right-hander allowed two runs on three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.

Blue Jays 14, Rockies 9

Troy Tulowitzki homered to ignite a go-ahead, six-run fourth inning and the former Rockies star helped the Blue Jays win in Denver for the first time as Toronto beat Colorado in a game that began with a lengthy delay because of severe weather.

Rain and hail came down on Coors Field in a fierce, hour-long downpour, leading to heavy runoff into the Rockies' dugout and clubhouse tunnel that caused some flooding. Shovels, squeegees, brushes and an air blower were used to prepare the field, and the first pitch came at 9:21 p.m., after a delay of 2 hours, 41 minutes.

Both teams came out swinging, combining for 32 hits and 23 runs.

J.A. Happ (10-3) won his fourth straight, allowing five runs in five innings.

Trailing 4-1, Toronto broke through in the fourth, starting with Tulowitzki's drive off Eddie Butler (2-5) leading off the inning.

Cardinals 8, Royals 4

Just about everybody in the Cardinals lineup drove in a run, Michael Wacha was good enough on the mound and St. Louis held off Kansas City to even their four-game, two-city series.

Wacha (4-7) allowed four runs over six innings but, considering he served up nine hits and three walks, it could have been worse. It was his second straight win after dropping seven consecutive decisions.

His bullpen nearly gave it away: Seung Hwan Oh loaded the bases with one out in the ninth before getting pinch-hitter Alex Gordon to pop out and inducing Eric Hosmer into a routine fielder’s choice.

Yordano Ventura (6-5) allowed seven runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batter in 5 1/3 innings for the Royals.

Tigers 7, Marlins 5

Miguel Cabrera’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run fifth inning for Detroit, and the Tigers went on to beat Miami.

Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos also homered during Detroit’s big inning, which came after Adam Conley (4-5) had been dominant through four. Mike Pelfrey (2-7) allowed four runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, and that was enough for the win.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer for Miami.

Conley struck out six in the first two innings. He caught Cabrera looking in the first and swinging in the third, but when the Detroit slugger came up a third time, he hit a drive well beyond the fence in left-center field to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.

Four relievers finished the game for Detroit after Pelfrey’s departure. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a hitless ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.

Mariners 5, Pirates 2

Nelson Cruz hit his 20th home run of the season, Robinson Cano had three hits including an RBI single and Seattle beat Pittsburgh.

Cruz and Cano led Seattle's offense, which had 12 hits. Cano's two-out single in the fifth scored Franklin Gutierrez and gave Cruz the opportunity for his two-run homer into the second deck in left field that gave Seattle a 5-0 lead.

Cruz became the only current player with at least 20 home runs in every season since 2009. David Ortiz and Brian McCann can also reach that mark this season.

Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (7-6) took a shutout into the seventh inning before giving up a pair of runs. Iwakuma has pitched into the seventh in six of his past seven starts.

Jon Niese (6-6) allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings.