Baseball-Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games

July 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games. - - - Rockies 8, Dodgers 7 The Colorado Rockies survived a bullpen meltdown and held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday and break a five-game losing streak. Jorge De La Rosa (9-6) allowed three hits and two runs in the first inning but then pitched five hitless innings. He left after throwing 100 pitches, 20 in the first, and handed the bullpen an 8-2 lead. It nearly vanished as the Dodgers erupted for five runs in the seventh. Adam Ottavino snuffed out the rally, helping the Rockies win for just the third in 19 games and end a six-game losing streak against the Dodgers. - - - Giants 5, Padres 3 (10) Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer off San Diego reliever Dale Thayer in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants victory over the Padres. Belt, who returned from the disabled list on Friday after missing 50 games with a broken thumb, followed a leadoff double by right fielder Hunter Pence with a 406-foot line drive into the right field stands on a 2-2 pitch. The win stopped a three-game skid for the Giants, who were 6-18 in their past 24 games. San Diego's winning streak ended at five games. - - - Braves 10, Diamondbacks 4 The Atlanta Braves spotted the Arizona Diamondbacks three runs in the first inning and stormed back to extend their winning streak to nine games with a decisive victory. The Braves, who slugged their way to the National League East title a year ago, are proving they can win with or without the home run this season. Left-fielder Justin Upton's two-run home run in the sixth inning broke a stretch of 47 innings without a homer by the Braves and was only their third during the winning streak. - - - Twins 2, Yankees 1 (11) The Minnesota Twins, backed by a quality start from Yohan Pino and five scoreless innings of relief, beat the New York Yankees in 11 innings. Left fielder Josh Willingham scored the winning run on an errant throw by Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli. The Twins had lost their previous seven home matches against the Yankees. - - - Pirates 3, Phillies 2 Edinson Volquez pitched seven strong innings to win his third straight start and Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a narrow victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Volquez (7-6) won for the sixth time in his last eight decisions after beginning the season 1-4. The Pirates won for the 12th time in their last 16 games, while the Phillies dropped their eighth in nine games. - - - Marlins 6, Cardinals 5 The Miami Marlins left it late to beat the St. Louis Cardinals. The Marlins were down 5-4, before Casey McGehee capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a single to right that scored Donovan Solano from first base to tie the game, and McGehee later scored on a pinch single by Jeff Baker for the win. The Marlins claimed their 15th comeback victory this season, but their first when trailing after eight innings. - - - Mariners 3, White Sox 2 (14) Brad Miller drove in the winning run with a ground-rule double in the top of the 14th inning and the Seattle Mariners outlasted the Chicago White Sox. Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez and White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana did not allow any runs through seven, but neither factored into the final decision thanks to some late-inning drama. It was only Seattle's second win in nine road games against the White Sox. - - - Brewers 1, Reds 0 Matt Garza tossed his fourth career complete-game shutout and third baseman Aramis Ramirez drove in the lone run with an RBI single in the first inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez drove in the lone run with an RBI single in the first inning, as Milwaukee (52-36) halted a four-game losing streak. - - - Nationals 13, Cubs 0 Gio Gonzalez won his third straight start with eight scoreless innings and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman had four hits and three RBIs as the Washington Nationals crushed the transitioning Chicago Cubs. Washington (47-39) posted a season-high 19 hits and matched the largest margin of victory by shutout in franchise history and tied the biggest winning margin ever for the Nationals. The Cubs (38-47) had their four-game winning streak halted just hours after the team traded away veteran pitchers Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija. - - - Rangers 5, Mets 3 Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Texas Rangers snapped a pair of losing streaks with a win over the New York Mets. The Rangers (38-49) ended a six-game losing streak. They also halted a 10-game road losing streak, the longest since a franchise-record 12-game skid in 2003. - - - Rays 7, Tigers 2 Kevin Kiermaier had two triples to drive in three runs, and Chris Archer checked Detroit on six hits over 8 1/3 innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays hand the Tigers their second straight loss. Archer (5-5) kept Detroit scoreless until catcher Alex Avila hit his sixth home run of the season, with two outs in the seventh. - - - Indians 7, Royals 3 Michael Bourn homered and rookie left-hander T.J. House pitched into the seventh inning to earn his first major league win as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals. - - - Red Sox 3, Orioles 2 (first game) Jonathan Herrera drove in the winning run on a pinch single with one out in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a doubleheader. Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings and shortstop Stephen Drew hit his first home run of the season as the Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak. - - - Orioles 7, Red Sox 4 (second game) Nelson Cruz hit his 27th home run of the season as part of a career-high five-hit night that powered the Baltimore Orioles to a win over the Boston Red Sox and salvaged a split of the doubleheader. (Editing by Andrew Both)