MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run double to propel the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon. After defeating the Cardinals 14-1 Tuesday, the Diamondbacks left seven runners on base, went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and hit into three double plays. Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (2-2) allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked two. JoJo Romero, Andrew Kittredge, Ryan Helsley

Mike Trout hit a leadoff home run and the Los Angeles Angels ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday night. The bottom four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — Logan O’Hoppe, Jo Adell, Luis Rengifo and Zach Neto — combined to go 8-for-14 with five runs and five RBIs. Angels starter Griffin Canning (1-3) allowed three runs

Byron Buxton tied the game with a ninth-inning leadoff homer and Alex Kirilloff delivered a game-ending RBI single with two outs to lift the host Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the reeling Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Minnesota scored two runs each in the eighth and ninth innings as the White Sox lost for the fifth straight game. Buxton, who had three hits, led off the ninth with a game-tying home run against

Mike Tauchman hit two home runs and drove in four runs, Cody Bellinger added a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros with a 7-2 win on Tuesday. Bellinger and Tauchman each homered against Astros starter J.P. France (0-3) during a five-run first inning for Chicago, which has won seven of its past 10 games. Jordan Wicks (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits in a season-high

Albert Suarez didn’t allow a run in 5 2/3 innings to extend his scoreless streak, but the Baltimore Orioles didn’t seal a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels until Craig Kimbrel struck out Mike Trout with the bases loaded to end the series opener on Monday in Anaheim, Calif. James McCann and Colton Cowser homered for the Orioles, who won their third game in a row and improved to 7-1 in their past eight

Nolan Gorman hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs and Paul Goldschmidt also went deep for the Cardinals, who snapped a four-game losing streak. St. Louis starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out seven. Ryan Helsley (2-2),

Keaton Winn pitched four-hit ball over six-plus innings, Michael Conforto homered against his former team and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series against the New York Mets with a 5-2 victory on Monday. Nick Ahmed and Matt Chapman contributed two-run hits, helping the Giants respond to a loss with a win for the sixth consecutive time. Pete Alonso hit his seventh home run of the season in the fifth inning to account

Zack Gelof hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning and the visiting Oakland Athletics eked out a 2-0 victory over the Yankees Monday afternoon in a game that featured a bizarre early ejection of New York manager Aaron Boone. After loading the bases in the eighth, Oakland finally broke through against Victor Gonzalez (1-1). After Gonzalez slipped trying to field an infield single by Abraham Toro, Gelof blasted a 2-2 sinker into the