Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox Nab MLB Victories

The St. Louis Cardinals took clutch hitting to an extreme in Tuesday night's 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. St. Louis scored all its runs as the result of two-out hits, including a three-run homer in the eighth by Matt Holliday that broke the game open.

Matt Carpenter, returning after missing three games because of fatigue, was 2 for 5, including an RBI single that preceded Holliday's home run. Mark Reynolds added a two-run single in the second. Holliday, who had four RBIs, knows two-out hits that score runs can be especially deflating to the opposing team.

Lance Lynn (2-3) pitched six scoreless innings, holding Cleveland to four hits and striking out nine.

Cubs 6, Mets 1

Jake Arrieta was impressed with Noah Syndergaard. He already knew all about Kris Bryant. Arrieta pitched eight sparkling innings, Bryant homered for the second straight day and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Syndergaard's anticipated debut with a 6-1 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Arrieta (4-3) had a season-high 10 strikeouts and allowed one run and three hits. The right-hander had dropped each of his last two starts.

Showing off his electric fastball and sharp curve, Syndergaard had moments where he looked ready to join Matt Harvey on top of a fearsome rotation for New York. But the 6-foot-6 right-hander faded in the sixth and was charged with three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

White Sox 4, Brewers 2

The White Sox needed a throwback effort to snap an ugly road skid. Chris Sale provided a vintage performance. Sale struck out 11 in eight solid innings in his return from suspension to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Chicago ended a seven-game road losing streak despite another modest offensive effort. It didn't matter with Sale on the mound, as the lanky left-hander made every run count before David Robertson converted his sixth save to end it.

Sale (3-1) looked nothing like the pitcher who'd given up 13 runs over his previous two starts against Minnesota and Detroit in returning from a five-game suspension for his role in an April 23 brawl with Kansas City.

Tuesday, May 12 Scoreboard

St. Louis 8, Cleveland 3

Toronto 10, Baltimore 2

Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 2

Detroit 2, Minnesota 1

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3

Tampa Bay 4, New York Yankees 2

Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 1

Kansas City 7, Texas 6

Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee 2

San Francisco 8, Houston 1

Arizona 14, Washington 6
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Los Angeles Angels 5, Colorado 2

Oakland 9, Boston 2

Seattle 11, San Diego 4

Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Miami 1

Wednesday, May 13 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

St. Louis at Cleveland, 5;10 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

New York at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 6:50 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:05 p.m.

San Diego at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.