Tyler Tolbert tied the major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances, helping the visiting Kansas City Royals storm back to beat the New York Mets 16-12 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Tolbert finished 5-for-6 with a two-run homer for the Royals, who overcame a trio of multi-run deficits to win their third straight game. New York held its biggest lead, 9-4, after four innings.
Tolbert went deep in the second inning, then singled in four straight at-bats
to tie the big-league record of going 12-for-12 in 12 plate appearances. The mark was set by Johnny Kling of Chicago's National League team in 1902 and matched by Walt Dropo of the Detroit Tigers in 1952. The streak ended when Tolbert flied out while leading off the ninth inning.
Kansas City's Lane Thomas went 3-for-4 with four RBIs while Nick Loftin finished 3-for-5 with a two-run homer. Salvador Perez and Michael Massey had two hits and two RBIs apiece as every Royals player finished with at least one hit.
Pirates 12, Braves 4
Ryan O'Hearn etched his name in the history books with three home runs and 10 RBIs in host Pittsburgh's win over Atlanta.
O'Hearn, who had his first career three-homer game, became the first Pirate to drive in 10 runs in a game. He is the 17th player to accomplish the feat since 1900. O'Hearn hit a grand slam off Braves starter Hurston Waldrep (0-1) in the bottom of the first and later hit a three-run home run off Waldrep in the third and another three-run home run off reliever Connor Thomas in the sixth.
Pirates ace Paul Skenes (7-8) ended his nine-start winless streak by throwing six innings of two-run ball. Waldrep gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Phillies 4, Reds 1
Kyle Schwarber drilled his major league-leading 31st home run and Zack Wheeler matched a career high with 14 strikeouts in seven innings to lead visiting Philadelphia past Cincinnati.
Wheeler (9-1) walked none, posting his fifth straight win since suffering his only loss of the season on May 29 to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. All-Star reliever Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save in 23 chances. He struck out three as Phillies pitchers fanned 18 batters in all.
Cincinnati starter and loser Andrew Abbott (5-5) retired the first seven batters he faced. But Derek Hill doubled and scored following a single and a ground out, then Schwarber hit his home run for a 3-0 lead. Abbott allowed just the three runs, striking out eight and walking none in six innings.
Rockies 4, Dodgers 3
Colorado scored two runs on an eighth-inning bunt by Jake McCarthy and rallied for a win in Los Angeles, the Rockies' first road win against the Dodgers in 12 tries.
McCarthy had a pair of RBIs without the aid of a hit and Michael Lorenzen gave up three runs (two earned) over six innings as Colorado won at Los Angeles for the first time since Sept. 21, 2024.
Juan Mejia (2-6) earned the victory with two scoreless innings and Jordan Romano got the save after retiring All-Stars Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman in succession with two runners on to end the game. Ohtani hit the 300th home run of his career and Justin Wrobleski gave up one run over seven innings as the Dodgers lost for just the fourth time in 15 games.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 (Game 1)
Christian Yelich's seventh-inning RBI double highlighted a 3-for-5 performance, and Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 without a walk as Milwaukee beat host St. Louis in the opener of a doubleheader.
Yelich doubled twice and drove in a pair as the Brewers posted a late rally for the second straight game and have now won seven of their last nine. Misiorowski (10-4) gave up three runs on as many hits, two of them homers, before retiring the final 14 batters he faced.
Jordan Walker got his 21st homer by turning on a 95-mph cutter from Misiorowski. Ivan Herrera also homered for the Cardinals, who got five innings of three-run work from Bruce Zimmermann in his team debut before Ryne Stanek (2-2) allowed the losing run.
Brewers 10, Cardinals 2 (Game 2)
Luis Lara drove in two runs in his major league debut as Milwaukee beat St. Louis to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Brewers starter Robert Gasser (2-3) allowed just four hits and a walk while lasting a personal-best 7 2/3 innings. His only blemish was a two-run home run by Nelson Velazquez in the sixth.
Joey Ortiz (2-for-4) homered to start a seven-run seventh inning that capped the game for the Brewers, who have won four straight and eight of 10. D Hunter Dobbins (1-1) gave up three runs in five-plus innings as the Cardinals took their fourth loss in a row.
Rays 6, Yankees 4
Hunter Feduccia and Yandy Diaz hit back-to-back homers in a four-run fourth inning, and Tampa Bay snapped a three-game winless skid by topping New York in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Diaz went 2-for-4 with the homer, two RBIs and a run. Victor Mesa Jr. (solo home run) and Richie Palacios (double, two runs) posted two hits apiece. Rays starter Ian Seymour (6-1) allowed three runs on five hits and recorded 12 of his 16 outs via strikeouts, setting a career high. Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth for his 24th save.
Ben Rice went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, hours after being named to the Home Run Derby, but the Yankees fell to 2-10 in the past dozen outings and struck out 17 times for the second straight night. Will Warren (7-4) surrendered six runs on seven hits (three homers) in four innings.
Tigers 6, Athletics 2
Colt Keith blasted a two-run homer in support of ace Tarik Skubal as host Detroit topped the Athletics.
Skubal (5-4) gave up one run on five hits in five innings. He allowed two walks and struck out nine in the Tigers' sixth victory in seven games. Matt Vierling supplied a two-run double, while Kevin McGonigle had two hits, scored a run and drove in another.
Henry Bolte homered for the A's, who have lost four straight and eight of their last nine. A's starter J.T. Ginn (7-5) gave up two runs and two hits in four innings, striking out four and walking two. Rookie Josh Kuroda-Grauer went 3-for-4 and now has 12 hits in his first 26 plate appearances (.409).
Twins 3, Guardians 1
Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, and Minnesota held on for a win over Cleveland in Minneapolis.
Austin Martin and Brooks Lee added one RBI apiece for the Twins, who took the opener of a three-game series for their third straight win. Twins right-hander Taj Bradley (8-3) allowed one run on three hits over seven innings.
Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer for Cleveland's only run. Chase DeLauter went 2-for-3 with a double for the Guardians, who saw Joey Cantillo (7-4) take the hard-luck loss after allowing two unearned runs on six hits in five innings.
Astros 6, Nationals 3
Jose Altuve homered for the second game in a row and Houston beat host Washington.
Altuve's 10th home run was the only extra-base hit for the Astros, who collected five singles, seven walks and two hit batters. Nick Allen drove in three runs with a single and a sacrifice fly and Christian Vazquez added two RBIs.
Washington's Jose Tena homered with one out in the ninth to make it 6-3 before Josh Hader locked down the save for Houston. James Wood also hit his 25th homer for the Nationals, finishing with two hits and two runs.
Marlins 6, Mariners 5 (10 innings)
Jakob Marsee hit a walk-off RBI single off the wall in right field in the 10th inning as host Miami blew a lead but rallied to defeat Seattle.
Marsee went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, with the game-winner coming off Michael Rucker (0-2). Heriberto Hernandez hit a solo homer in the eighth to tie the score at 5-5 after the Marlins squandered an early 4-0 lead. Miami starter Max Meyer, a first-time All-Star, allowed four hits and two runs in five innings.
The Mariners plated three runs in the eighth to take a 5-4 lead on a Cal Raleigh RBI double, Josh Naylor RBI single and a wild pitch. Seattle's streak of consecutive scoreless innings was broken at 25 as Miami plated two runs in the second, with Bryan Wood allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits over five innings.
Cubs 5, Orioles 2
Matthew Boyd fired six shutout innings and Alex Bregman drove in two runs as Chicago beat host Baltimore. Boyd (4-1) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out seven.
Miguel Amaya scored three runs and Dansby Swanson knocked in a run and joined Bregman, Amaya and Pete Crow-Armstrong with two hits apiece. Trent Thornton, the fourth reliever used by the Cubs, pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
Adley Rutschman had two hits and two RBIs for the Orioles, who began a six-game homestand prior to the All-Star break without producing an extra-base hit. Baltimore starter Shane Baz (4-9) took the loss as he was charged with three runs on six hits across six innings.
Red Sox 8, White Sox 1
Andruw Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela homered and Payton Tolle delivered six shutout innings to lift visiting Boston to a victory over Chicago.
Willson Contreras had a two-run, ninth-inning double among his two hits. Tolle (5-6) set the tone for the Red Sox pitching staff, scattering two singles over six innings. He allowed only one White Sox baserunner to reach scoring position, helping Boston stretch its winning streak to four while earning their ninth victory in the past 11 games.
White Sox starter Noah Schultz (2-6) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings, losing his fourth straight start. Sam Antonacci finished 3-for-4 to pace Chicago and stop a three-game hitless streak. Kyle Teel drove in the lone White Sox run on a seventh-inning force out.
Rangers 8, Angels 3
Alejandro Osuna lined a three-run homer to highlight a five-run eighth inning and Justin Foscue added a pinch-hit homer and an RBI single as host Texas rallied past Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington.
Elias Diaz also had two hits and Nicky Lopez drove in two runs for Texas, which won for the first time in four meetings against the Angels this season. Peyton Gray (4-0) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
Jo Adell had two hits for Los Angeles, which matched its season high with its seventh straight loss. Reliever Sam Bachman (1-2) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Padres 4, Diamondbacks 1
Jake Cronenworth blasted a three-run homer and German Marquez got his first win since April 25 as San Diego topped visiting Arizona on a night when every run was scored in the first inning.
Marquez (4-2) gave up an unearned run on three hits in five innings. Four relievers handled the final four innings, with Mason Miller coming on in the ninth for his 23rd save in as many chances.
Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen (3-9) yielded six hits and four runs in six innings. Max Kepler's bases-loaded walk in the first inning gave Arizona its lone run.
Blue Jays 9, Giants 3
Jonatan Clase hit a three-run homer in his first start of the season, Sean Keys contributed a two-RBI single to a five-run third inning, and Toronto evened its three-game series at San Francisco.
Ernie Clement had a three-hit game while Clase, Keys and Brandon Valenzuela collected two hits apiece for the Blue Jays, who had scored just one run total while losing their previous three games.
Toronto reliever Patrick Corbin (3-4) threw 2 1/3 innings of two-hit ball. Giants starter Trevor McDonald (3-7) lasted 2 1/3 innings and was charged with eight runs on 11 hits.
--Field Level Media
