Jul 5, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) and Miami Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna (13) celebrate Stanton’s two run home run against the New York Mets during the seventh inning at Citi Field. Photo Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning before putting the game out of reach with a monstrous three-run shot in the eighth inning of the Miami Marlins’ 5-2 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday.
Stanton’s first homer landed several rows back in the left-center field bleachers, and his second one landed in the second deck. The two-homer game was the first of the season for Stanton and the 17th of his career. The five RBIs were his most in a game since April 18, 2014.
Chen allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings.
Phillies 5, Braves 1
PHILADELPHIA — Zach Eflin pitched his first complete game, and four Philadelphia solo home runs were more than enough to deliver the rookie right-hander his first career win, topping Atlanta.
Peter Bourjos, Cody Asche, Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph all went deep for the Phillies, who won for the seventh time in eight games to creep closer to .500 with the All-Star break only five games away.
Eflin threw 92 pitches in nine innings, the first time in five career starts he got past the sixth. He gave up six hits but countered that with six strikeouts and no walks.
Reds 9, Cubs 5
CHICAGO — Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce each clubbed two-run homers as Cincinnati never trailed en route to a victory over Chicago.
Reds starter Brandon Finnegan worked five innings and broke a three-game losing streak for the win as Cincinnati evened the series at a victory apiece. Cubs starter John Lackey was hit for six early runs and took the loss in a six-inning outing, his third setback since June 20.
Cozart went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs, Billy Hamilton was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice while Bruce slugged a two-run homer in the ninth — his 18th — as the Reds snapped a two-game losing streak.
Blue Jays 8, Royals 3
TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Ezequiel Carrera added a solo shot, Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run blast and R.A. Dickey struck out eight in seven innings as Toronto defeated Kansas.
Cheslor Cuthbert, who had three RBIs, hit a two-run homer for the Royals.
Dickey allowed four hits, three walks and two unearned runs. Royals starter Chris Young gave up seven hits, including four home runs, and six runs in 2 1/3 innings.
Brewers 5, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON — Aaron Hill went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs and young right-hander Zach Davies allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings as Milwaukee beat first-place Washington, taking the first two games in the series.
Hernan Perez, the No. 6 batter in the order, smashed a two-run homer off starter Gio Gonzalez in the sixth to give the Brewers a 3-1 lead. It was the fourth homer of the season for Perez and just the fifth in 463 career at-bats.
Jonathan Lucroy added two hits for the Brewers and Daniel Murphy, Danny Espinosa and Anthony Rendon had two for the Nationals.
Indians 12, Tigers 1
CLEVELAND — Lonnie Chisenhall had four hits and three RBIs and Tyler Naquin and Carlos Santana homered as Cleveland continued its domination of Detroit at Progressive Field.
Cleveland is now 11-0 against Detroit this year and the Indians have outscored the Tigers 77-24. The first-place Indians, who went 22-6 in June and have won 16 of their last 18 games, lengthened their lead in the American League Central over the second-place Tigers to 7 1/2 games.
Carlos Carrasco gave up one run in six innings and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter to get the win. Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez was rocked for seven runs in less than five innings in taking the loss.
