Boston Drops Rockies 5-3 – MLB Roundup For June 27th

UNDATED (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann and Lance Lynn entered Wednesday's major league action looking to become the National League's first 11-game winners of the season. Only Zimmermann succeeded.

Zimmermann improved to 11-3 by allowing three hits over seven innings of the Nationals' 3-2 triumph over Arizona. He allowed a pair of first-inning runs before limiting the Diamondbacks to one hit over his final six frames.

Tyler Moore hit a solo homer and Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') went 3-for-4 with a run scored.

The Nats are 12-3 when Zimmermann starts, 27-35 when he doesn't.

Lynn was tripped up by a four-run fourth that sent Houston to a 4-3 triumph over St. Louis. Homers by Yadier (YAH'-dee-her) Molina and Allen Craig put the Cardinals ahead 3-0 before Lynn was reached for four singles and two walks while the Astros sent nine men to the plate in the fourth.

Houston's bullpen tossed three shutout innings of one-hit ball after starter Erik Bedard gave up three runs and seven hits.

The outcome leaves the Cardinals in a first-place tie with Pittsburgh in the National League Central.

The Pirates are 18 games over .500 for the first time since 1992 after scoring twice in the ninth inning to beat Seattle 4-2. Jordy Mercer singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth before Travis Snider scored on a wild pitch. Neil Walker hit a two-run homer for the Pirates who own baseball's second-best record at 48-30.

Also in the majors, Mike Trout and Erick Aybar (EYE'-bahr) hit two-run homers in the Angels' 7-4 win over the Tigers in Detroit. Trout had three RBIs to help the Angels overcome back-to-back homers by Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera in the first inning.

Scott Kazmir took a no-hitter into the seventh, but the Indians blew a 2-0 lead and needed a two-run ninth to beat the Orioles 4-3 in Baltimore. Manny Machado led off the seventh with a double, the only hit allowed by Kazmir in seven innings.

Adrian Beltre (BEHL'-tray) and A.J. Pierzynski (peer-ZIHN'-skee) hit two-run doubles in the third inning of the Rangers' 8-5 win over the New York Yankees. Nelson Cruz added a solo homer and two RBIs as the Rangers won for the seventh time in nine games following a season-high six-game losing streak.

Kansas City beat Atlanta 4-3 on Alex Gordon's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Gordon went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two RBIs as the Royals won for only the second time in seven games.

R.A. Dickey allowed just two hits in his first complete game of the season as Toronto downed Tampa Bay 3-0. Jose Reyes went 0-for-4 in his first game since missing two months with a sprained ankle.

A.J. Griffin also fired a two-hitter and Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer as Oakland blanked Cincinnati 5-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Griffin struck out seven in his first career complete game.

Michael Cuddyer (kuh-DY'-ur) homered twice to stretch his career-high hitting streak to 23 games, but John Lackey struck out a season-high 12 over seven innings as Boston downed Colorado 5-3. Daniel Nava (NAH'-vah) drove in two runs and Shane Victorino had three RBIs as the Red Sox completed a two-game sweep.

Clayton Kershaw looked good in the Dodgers' 4-2 win over San Francisco, limiting the Giants to two runs and four hits while striking out seven in eight innings. Yasiel Puig (YAH'-see-ul pweeg) is hitting .435 after going 3-for-4 to help Los Angeles claim its fifth straight win.

Second baseman Logan Forsythe made two errors on a two-out grounder in the 13th inning, bringing home the tiebreaking and insurance runs in Philadelphia's 7-5 comeback win at San Diego. The Padres led 5-3 in the eighth until Delmon Young launched a two-run homer that forced extra innings.

Placido Polanco and Jeff Mathis hit their first homers of the season to help Miami overcome a 3-0 deficit in a 5-3 win over Minnesota. Polanco had gone 350 at-bats before homering for the first time since last June 4, and Mathis was hitting .096 in 52 at-bats this season before going deep.

Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run double and Scott Feldman tossed six innings in the Cubs' 5-4 win at Milwaukee. The Cubs had dropped nine straight and 19 of their previous 21 games to the Brewers in Milwaukee.

And Shaun Marcum was 0-9 with a 5.76 ERA before holding the White Sox to four hits over eight shutout innings of the New York Mets' 3-0 win at Chicago. The Mets put together a three-run fifth, scoring twice on an error by shortstop Alexei Ramirez before Eric Young's infield single brought home the final run.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will have season-ending surgery on his right wrist. Recovery time for the surgery is projected at six months. Teixeira was hurt while hitting off a tee March 5, when he was with the U.S. team at the World Baseball Classic.

In other major league news, Orioles pitching prospect Dylan Bundy also is headed for season-ending surgery. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter says the 20-year-old will undergo elbow ligament-replacement on Thursday. Selected fourth overall in the 2011 amateur draft, Bundy made it to the big leagues with last season but developed arm soreness during spring training this year and never threw in a game.

The Cleveland Indians have activated shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from the 15-day disabled list and designated infielder John McDonald for assignment. Cabrera strained his right quadriceps running out a grounder on June 3.

The Red Sox have activated right-hander Clayton Mortensen from the 15-day disabled list after optioning right-hander Pedro Beato to Triple-A. Mortensen had been placed on the DL on June 11 with a strained right groin.