Cardinals Sweep Cubs,, Winning Streak Now at Six Straight

Every five or 10 minutes while the game was on hold, Carlos Martinez went to the indoor batting cage to stay loose. The only concession the St. Louis Cardinals made to a lengthy rain delay was perhaps shortening the right-hander's outing by one inning.

"Carlos was great, he stayed focused," manager Mike Matheny said. "He was conscientious about staying in there and keeping his arm ready and it showed. He was ready."

The 23-year-old Martinez was stingy before and after the break, and the Cardinals hit a season-high six doubles to sweep the Chicago Cubs with a 4-1 victory Sunday night that extended their winning streak to six games.

"He's just looking untouchable," said rookie Xavier Scruggs, who had an RBI single for his ninth hit in five games. "He always had the fastball in the minors when I was playing with him, but now he's got a whole arsenal that's just disgusting."

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Some players go years without hitting a game-ending home run. Detroit rookie James McCann has done it twice in the past six weeks.

McCann's solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning completed a dramatic Detroit comeback, and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Detroit trailed 4-0 before scoring four runs in the eighth off Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija.

It was McCann's third homer of the year and his first since May 21, when the Detroit catcher went deep in the 11th inning to beat Houston.

"I think he's been doing a great job," teammate Victor Martinez said. "He's been catching great games, he's been swinging the bat pretty good. At this point I don't think anybody is surprised what he's doing. The guy can hit."

Martinez had the game's other big hit -- a three-run double that tied it in the eighth.

Sunday, June 28 Scoreboard

Washington 3, Philadelphia 2

Toronto 3, Texas 2

Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 4

New York Mets 2, Cincinnati 1 (F/13)

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Miami 0

Boston 5, Tampa Bay 3

Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1

Baltimore 4, Cleveland 0

Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 3

Houston 3, New York Yankees 1

Los Angeles Angels 3, Seattle 2 (F/10)

Kansas City 5, Oakland 3

San Francisco 6, Colorado 3

Arizona 6, San Diego 4

New York Mets 7, Cincinnati 2

Philadelphia 8, Washington 5

Baltimore 8, Cleveland 0

St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Monday, June 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Texas at Baltimore, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Arizona 8:40 p.m.

New York at Los Angeles, 9:05 p.m.

Colorado at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.