Cardinals Beat Giants, Arrieta Streak Comes To End

For the second straight day, the St. Louis Cardinals rallied against the hottest team in the majors. Aledmys Diaz, Matt Adams and Yadier Molina each had an RBI during a four-run sixth inning and the Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Sunday night.

"We never feel like we're out of it and tonight was a good example," said leadoff man Matt Carpenter, who had three hits and an RBI. "We can score a bunch of runs and we can do it in a lot of different ways."

On Saturday, they homered four times in nine at-bats and scored seven straight runs in a 7-4 victory. This time it was three hits, a walk, a hit batter and an error.

Starter Carlos Martinez said he stayed in the dugout after being taken out so he'd have a good view of the comeback.

"I feel I did a really good job of staying in the game and getting out of situations," Martinez said through an interpreter. "I'm always positive."

Carpenter is batting .429 (15 for 35) with eight extra-base hits since returning from paternity leave.

"This game's such a game of ups and downs and flows and hot streaks and cold streaks," Carpenter said. "I'm going through a stretch right now where I'm seeing the ball good."

The tiebreaking run came on an RBI fielder's choice with the bases loaded by Molina, who entered the at-bat in an 0-for-20 skid. Shortstop Brandon Crawford made an error on the play when he dropped the ball on the exchange trying to flip to second to start a double play.

Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 2

Jake Arrieta had been winning at such a remarkable rate it was almost jarring to see the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner lose a game. Yes, it finally happened.

Arrieta's franchise-record streak ended at 20 wins when Patrick Corbin and the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.

"Well, it was a good run," Arrieta said.

One that stretched over 24 regular-season starts since he took the loss in Cole Hamels' no-hitter for Philadelphia at Wrigley Field on July 25. Arrieta did lose to the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series last season and was 2-1 in the playoffs.

Arrieta (9-1) lasted five innings this time, allowing three runs and nine hits. He threw 108 pitches and struck out a season-high 12 while walking one.

The Cubs lost for only the second time in 12 games and finished 8-2 on their homestand. Both losses came in starts by Arrieta after they won 23 in a row with him on the mound.

"Obviously, Jake is a human. He's going to give it up sometimes," catcher Miguel Montero said.

Arrieta, however, had been unbeatable during a historic run that placed him among the game's best. The 20 consecutive winning decisions tied him with Roger Clemens (1998-99) for third-most in the majors since 1913.

The Diamondbacks -- who struck out a franchise record-tying 18 times -- took a patient approach at the plate and wound up with hits nine of the 10 times they put the ball in play against Arrieta.

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Justin Verlander pitched himself out of a third-inning jam Sunday. Two innings later, he was happy to escape another with the help of his defense. He went seven strong innings as the Detroit Tigers swept the Chicago White Sox with a 5-2 victory Sunday.

Alex Avila, who has caught more of Verlander's starts than any other player, opened the third with a walk and took third on Tyler Saladino's double. Verlander, though, got Adam Eaton to tap back to the mound before striking out Jason Coats and Abreu to end the inning.

"That early in the game, you just don't want to do something stupid," Verlander said. "You can't take the mindset that you are going to throw perfect pitches and end up with a disaster on your hands. I just kept making my pitches and got out of it without any damage."

The Tigers took advantage in the bottom half, with Cameron Maybin drawing a two-out walk and scoring on Miguel Cabrera's double. Two innings later, things played out even better for Detroit.

Sunday, June 5 Scoreboard

Cleveland 7, Kansas City 0

Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 2

Washington 10, Cincinnati 9

Miami 1, New York Mets 0

Baltimore 3, New York Yankees 1

Toronto 5, Boston 4

Philadelphia 8, Milwaukee 1

Los Angeles Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4

Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 5

Houston 5, Oakland 2

Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Texas 3, Seattle 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Atlanta 6

St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3

Colorado 10, San Diego 3

Monday, June 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

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