Moss delivers in ninth inning for Cardinals
Brandon Moss had his first big hit with St. Louis, a game-ending single in the ninth inning, and Randal Grichuk had a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Moss’ one-out hit to left off reliever Scott Oberg (2-2) drove in Jason Heyward, who doubled with one out.
Closer Trevor Rosenthal (2-2) pitched a perfect inning for the win.
The Cardinals won nine of 12 and have a major league-best 40-16 mark at home. Colorado has lost four of five.
St. Louis jumped to a 2-0 lead on Grichuk’s home run off Colorado starter Yohan Flande in the fifth. It was Grichuk’s 12th homer of the season and fifth since the All-Star break.
Colorado tied it in the sixth on singles by DJ LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado and a run-scoring double by Ben Paulsen. Arenado then came home on a wild pitch by reliever Steve Cishek.
Miami 5, San Diego 2: Adeiny Hechavarria hit a three-run home run off Brandon Maurer with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins topped the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Sunday.
It was the first career walkoff homer for Hechavarria, the Marlins’ No. 8 hitter. It came after San Diego’s Alexi Amarista – the Padres’ No. 8 hitter – tied the game in the top of the ninth with a two-run homer off Marlins closer A.J. Ramos (1-3).
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2: Jace Peterson had three hits, including a three-run home run, and Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Chris Johnson, Jonny Gomes and Ryan Lavarnway all had an RBI for the Braves, who snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak while winning for just the second time in the last 15 road games to avoid a four-game series sweep.
Interleague
Texas 2, San Francisco 1: Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer and Martin Perez allowed only two hits to earn his first win in his comeback from Tommy John surgery as the Texas Rangers edged the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Sunday.
Perez (1-2) threw 8 1/3 innings, leaving after allowing a one-out, ninth-inning double to Angel Pagan. Sam Dyson earned his first career save, getting a game-ending double play after allowing a bases-loaded, RBI single to Buster Posey.
Houston 4, Arizona 1: Collin McHugh threw seven solid innings, and Carlos Gomez delivered a two-run, go-ahead single as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Sunday.
Evan Gattis added a solo home run in the fifth to give Houston the three-run lead.
American League
Toronto 5, Kansas City 2: Chris Colabello hit a two-run home run, R.A. Dickey threw seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in testy matchup Sunday, taking three of four from the AL’s top team.
Both benches and bullpens emptied after Toronto reliever Aaron Sanchez was ejected for throwing at Kansas City’s Alcides Escobar in the eighth. It was the climax of a game-long spat that began when Royals starter Edinson Volquez hit Josh Donaldson on the left arm in the first.
N.Y. Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 3: Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira homered against Jeff Samardzija, and the New York Yankees pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Sunday.
Stephen Drew added three hits and four RBI, helping the AL East-leading Yankees close out a 6-4 road trip – matching a season long. Ellsbury drove in three runs, and Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI.
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3: Asdrubal Cabrera had a game-tying RBI double and scored on James Loney’s single in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Seattle 4, Minnesota 1, 11 innings: Logan Morrison’s RBI double in the 11th inning broke the tie and Austin Jackson added a two-run double as the Seattle Mariners outlasted the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Sunday.