Baseball roundup: Cubs club Braves' bullpen, win 14-10

Javier Baez hit a three-run double to highlight a big eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs erased an eight-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 14-10 on a cold, wet and windy Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Atlanta led 10-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning before the bullpen unraveled. The Cubs scored a run in the sixth and two in the seventh, then exploded for nine in the eighth inning to complete the comeback.

Baez found the gap in left-center field to clear the bases and tie the game 10-10, and Braves reliever Sam Freeman walked in two runs to give Chicago the lead in the eighth. The Cubs scored twice more on a wild pitch and an error. Chicago scored nine runs on just three hits in the eighth.

Albert Almora hit a solo home run and made a diving catch in the first inning to help the Cubs get out of a jam.

Diamondbacks 9, Dodgers 1

Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, including a two-run home run, and A.J. Pollock added two homers as visiting Arizona defeated Los Angeles for the 11th consecutive regular-season meeting.

The Diamondbacks also clinched their fifth consecutive series victory in five tries on a night when they lost a home run because of a baserunning snafu. Arizona's previous best for consecutive series victories at the start of a season was two.

The Diamondbacks' Deven Marrero appeared to hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning off Dodgers starter Rich Hill, but it was determined via replay that Marrero inadvertently passed Alex Avila near first base. Avila was retreating on Marrero's towering drive and seemed unsure if the ball was caught by Los Angeles left fielder Joc Pederson.

Mariners 10, A's 8

Mitch Haniger homered for the second consecutive night and drove in three runs as Seattle defeated visiting Oakland for its fourth win in a row.

Chasen Bradford (1-0) got the victory with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, and Edwin Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth for his AL-leading sixth save.

Seattle's Jean Segura, Kyle Seager and Daniel Vogelbach and Oakland's Mark Canha, Khris Davis and Stephen Piscotty also homered.

Brewers 5, Mets 1

Chase Anderson became the first Milwaukee starting pitcher this season to last into the seventh inning, allowing just two hits over 6 1/3 frames as the Brewers beat host New York.

The win by the Brewers (8-7) snapped a nine-game winning streak by the Mets (11-2), who are still off to the best 13-game start in franchise history.

The loss cost New York manager Mickey Callaway a chance to tie Joe Morgan (12-1 with the 1988 Boston Red Sox) for the best 13-game start ever for a rookie manager. Anderson (1-1) allowed one run, walked two and struck out five. He did not allow a hit for the opening 4 2/3 innings before Amed Rosario bounced an infield single behind second base.

Nationals 6, Rockies 2

Michael A. Taylor drove in the go-ahead run on a squeeze bunt, Moises Sierra added a two-run double in a four-run sixth and Max Scherzer gave Washington seven strong innings in a win over visiting Colorado.

The victory ended a three-game losing streak for Washington. The Nationals scored three runs in the first 23 innings of the teams' four-game series -- Colorado won the first two games and three straight overall -- until the four-run sixth.

Scherzer (3-1) gave up just one hit, striking out 11 and walking one. The right-hander threw 103 pitches, 70 of which were strikes, in another dominating performance. The lone hit he allowed was a two-run homer by Charlie Blackmon in the first.

Red Sox 10, Orioles 3

Hanley Ramirez launched a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs in his return to the lineup as host Boston spoiled Alex Cobb's debut with Baltimore.

Ramirez missed the series-opening 7-3 win with a bruised right wrist after being hit by a pitch in Thursday's game against the New York Yankees. He returned and hit third, going 2-for-5 with a strikeout. Boston's Andrew Benintendi also had three RBIs.

Cobb (0-1), a Massachusetts native who spent his first six major league seasons with Tampa Bay before signing with Baltimore, struggled mightily in a park in which he has fared well historically. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits -- including two homers -- and a walk in 3 2/3 innings.

Angels 5, Royals 3

Garrett Richards pitched five effective innings as visiting Los Angeles topped Kansas City.

Richards (2-0) retired the first 12 batters he faced. He wound up yielding one run on one hit and three walks while striking out five. Luis Valbuena, Justin Upton and Mike Trout homered for the Angels.

The Angels have won seven straight while the Royals have dropped five in a row.

Rangers 6, Astros 5 (10 innings)

Ronald Guzman reached on a 10th-inning infield single with the bases loaded, capping Texas' rally from a five-run deficit to beat host Houston. Alex Claudio got the last out in the bottom of the 10th, stranding a pair of runners, for his first save.

Guzman plated Jurickson Profar with his sharp grounder off the glove of Astros right-hander Will Harris (0-1). Trailing 5-2 entering the eighth inning, the Rangers mounted a rally against Astros right-hander Brad Peacock, with Joey Gallo and then Guzman slugging home runs to erase that deficit.

Gallo bashed his fifth homer off the foul pole in right field, scoring Profar. Two batters later, Guzman golfed his first career homer just over the right field wall.

Pirates 1, Marlins 0

Pittsburgh bunted its way post host Miami in the ninth inning. With Starling Marte on third and Josh Bell on first, Corey Dickerson popped up a bunt that went over the head of Miami reliever Brad Ziegler to score Marte with the winning run. Marte had reached based with a one-out bunt earlier in the inning.

George Kontos (1-1) earned the victory as four Pittsburgh pitchers held Miami to six hits. Felipe Vazquez retired all three batters in the ninth to record his fifth save in five attempts.

The second game of the series was a pitchers' duel from the start between Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon and Miami's Trevor Richards. Taillon hurled six scoreless innings, giving up four hits in his third quality start of the season. Richards kept the Pirates off the board over seven innings in his best outing in the big leagues. He allowed just two hits, struck out two and walked one.

Phillies 9, Rays 4

J.P. Crawford homered and drove in two runs, and Jake Arrieta earned his first win as Philadelphia beat host Tampa Bay.

Crawford doubled in a run in a six-run second inning and hit his second homer in three games in the fourth as the Phillies stretched their winning streak to five games. They have won seven of eight. Odubel Herrera had three hits and Nick Williams had two hits for Philadelphia.

Arrieta (1-0) gave up seven hits and three runs (two earned) in 6 2/3 innings in his second start with the Phillies, whose starting pitchers have allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine of the past 10 games.

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

Greg Garcia hit two home runs and drove in three runs, and Miles Mikolas breezed through seven innings as visiting St. Louis beat Cincinnati.

Garcia, the only left-handed hitter in the Cardinals' starting lineup against left-hander Brandon Finnegan, hit a solo home run to right field in the second inning to extend the St. Louis lead to 2-0, then clubbed a two-run homer to right with two outs in the fourth inning to make it a 4-0 game.

Mikolas (2-0) needed only 83 pitches to help send the Reds to their seventh straight loss and 12th in their first 14 games. He gave up just four hits and two walks while striking out four.

Padres 5, Giants 4

Hunter Renfroe's go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning gave host San Diego a victory over San Francisco.

With San Francisco up 4-3, San Diego's Freddy Galvis led off the seventh with a single off Giants reliever Cory Gearrin (0-1). Renfroe followed with a home run to left.

Rookie reliever Adam Cimber (1-1) got credit for his first major league win. Brad Hand picked up his sixth save of the season and his second in as many nights by striking out all four Giants he faced.

Yankees-Tigers, ppd.

The scheduled game between host Detroit and New York was postponed due to inclement weather, with the contest rescheduled to be played as part of a split doubleheader on Sunday. The two teams will play at 1:10 p.m. ET as planned before starting the second game at 7:10 p.m. ET.

White Sox-Twins, ppd.

Host Minnesota and Chicago didn't play for a second straight day as a result of the snowstorm ravaging the Midwest. The makeup date will be announced at a later time.

Blue Jays-Indians, ppd.

Toronto and host Cleveland did not play their game due to bad weather. The game was rescheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET on May 3.

--Field Level Media