Rockies Defeat Diamondbacks In The 10th – MLB Roundup For May 22nd

UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have been waiting all season for Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton to get hot. It happened last night as Trout hit for the cycle and Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the Angels 12-0 pounding of Seattle.

Trout reached on an infield single in the third inning, hit an RBI triple in the fourth and added a three-run double in the sixth before homering in the eighth. He finished with five RBIs while becoming the sixth player in Angels history to complete the cycle.

Howie Kendrick also hit a two-run homer, and Jerome Williams scattered six hits in eight innings as the Angels picked up their third straight win.

Also in the majors, the Yankees and Orioles went 10 innings for the second straight night before Nate McLouth hit a solo homer to give Baltimore a 3-2 win over New York. Chris Dickerson homered twice to help the Birds end a six-game losing streak.

Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Jeff Keppinger smacked a two-run homer as the Chicago White Sox won for the sixth time in eight games, topping Boston 3-1. Alex Rios extended his career-high hitting streak to 16 with a single and RBI double.

Luke Scott drove in two runs and Alex Cobb allowed a run and three hits over 6 1/3 innings to lead Tampa Bay to a 4-3 win at Toronto. Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings hit solo homers for the Devil Rays.

Oakland has a five-game winning streak after rookie Dan Straily allowed just two hits over seven innings of a 1-0 triumph at Texas. Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EH'-nehs SEHS'-peh-dehs) provided the scoring with a third-inning homer off Yu Darvish, who gave up five hits in six innings.

Max Scherzer (SHUR'-zur) is 6-0 after allowing just two hits while striking out seven over eight innings of the Tigers' 5-1 victory over the Indians, ending Cleveland's five-game winning streak. Miguel Cabrera homered for the fourth time in two games, a tiebreaking, two-run blast in the sixth.

Kansas City trailed 3-0 before scoring seven times over their final two at-bats to beat the Astros 7-3 in Houston and halt a four-game skid. Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single in a four-run eighth before George Kottaras worked out a bases-loaded walk.

Pablo Sandoval crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give San Francisco a 4-2 win over Washington. The Nationals were one out from a 2-1 victory until Gregor Blanco laced an RBI triple in the ninth.

Daniel Descalso hit his first grand slam and drove in a career-high five RBIs as St. Louis ripped San Diego 10-2. Descalso was hitting just .197 before going 3-for-3 with a walk and scored three runs.

Pinch-hitter Travis Snider launched a grand slam during a five-run sixth that carried Pittsburgh past the Chicago Cubs 5-4. The Pirates broke through against the Cubs' bullpen after Matt Garza held them to one hit over five shutout innings, his first outing in 10 months.

Atlanta beat Minnesota 5-4 on Freddie Freeman's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th, one inning after pinch-hitter Evan Gattis tied it witih a two-out homer. Freeman and Brian McCann each had two RBIs as the Braves dealt the Twins their seventh straight loss.

Zach Greinke (GREHN'-kee) suffered his first loss in 16 career decisions at Miller Park as Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning of Milwaukee's 5-2 triumph against the Dodgers. Five Brewers combined for five shutout innings to secure the team's fourth victory in its last 19 games.

Colorado beat Arizona 5-4 on Wilin Rosario's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. Tulowitzki hit a solo homer and had a double to raise his average to .406 at Coors Field this season.

David Wright's two-out error led to three unearned runs in the first inning of Cincinnati's 4-0 shutout of the New York Mets. Devin Mesoraco hit a solo homer and worked out a bases-loaded walk to support Mike Leake, who held the Mets to three hits in seven innings.

Ryan Howard returned to Philadelphia's lineup after a two-game absence and went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored in a 7-3 win at Miami. Delmon Young hit a solo homer and had two RBIs, while Tyler Cloyd limited the Marlins to two runs in seven innings after being recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley earlier in the day.

UNDATED (AP) — Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus (MATH'-yooz) has landed on the disabled list following his bout with a locker. Matheus broke his right pitching hand punching the locker after allowing five runs in one inning of Washington's 13-4 loss to the Padres in San Diego on Sunday.

The Nationals also sent outfielder Eury Perez to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled lefty Fernando Abad and right-hander Yunesky Maya.

Also in the majors, the Giants expect to be without starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong for the next two months. Vogelsong broke his pitching hand while at the plate during Monday's 8-0 win over Washington.

White Sox starting pitcher John Danks hopes to make his first start in over a year later this week. Danks has been recovering from shoulder surgery since last August and was optimistic following a bullpen session on Tuesday.

The Indians have placed first baseman Nick Swisher on the paternity list. He'll miss one to three days after his wife, JoAnna, gave birth to their first child, a girl.

And The Chicago White Sox have confirmed a Sports Business Journal report that chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has recommended a family succession plan that includes selling its interest in the franchise. Reinsdorf told the publication the plan he has recommended to his sons calls for the family relinquishing its stake in the White Sox while maintaining control of the NBA's Chicago Bulls.