NEW YORK -- Carlos Gomez and Evan Gattis both homered and drove in four runs, sending Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros to a 15-1 blowout of the New York Yankees that briefly got testy Tuesday night.
Keuchel (15-6) held New York scoreless for the second time this season and became the first 15-game winner in the American League.
Gomez busted out of a hitting slump along with several teammates and rankled the Yankees with his flashy style.
The center fielder jawed with players in New York's dugout after flipping his bat aside when he flied out in the sixth inning, then stood nose to nose with young catcher John Ryan Murphy before they were separated. Both benches and bullpens emptied, but the teams quickly went their respective ways without any pushing or shoving (see full recap).
Blue Jays rally in 9th to win
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Troy Tulowitzki had a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning before Adrian Beltre's throwing error allowed another Toronto run to score as the AL East-leading Blue Jays rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson walked two of the first three batters he faced. After pinch-hitter Justin Smoak flied out, Tulowitzki looped a single to left to tie the game 5-5. Josh Donaldson then hit a high chopper to Beltre, the four-time Gold Glove third baseman who fielded the ball before a wide throw to first base.
It was only the second blown save this season for Tolleson (5-3), who has 25 saves and had converted his last 12 chances.
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LaTroy Hawkins (3-1) gave up three singles in a scoreless eighth before Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 15th save in 16 chances (see full recap).
Zimmerman hits grand slam in Nationals' win
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over six innings, Ryan Zimmerman hit a grand slam and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 for their third straight victory.
Wilson Ramos also homered for the Nationals, who are chasing the first-place New York Mets in the NL East. Washington's three-game winning streak is its longest since an identical run bridging the All-Star break.
Strasburg (8-6) struck out seven and walked one. The right-hander retired the final 15 batters he faced following a second-inning homer by Jedd Gyorko.
Strasburg is 5-1 with a 1.51 ERA in his last seven starts and 5-1 in his career against the Padres (see full recap).
Braves make three errors in loss
ATLANTA -- The Colorado Rockies took advantage of Atlanta's shoddy defense, and then got the outs they needed during a spurt of wildness that could have let the Braves back in the game.
Chad Bettis pitched five solid innings in his return from the disabled list and the Rockies scored four unearned runs, snapping a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.
Bettis (6-4) allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four in his first big league start since July 18. He was coming back from right elbow inflammation.
"He picked up where he left off," manager Walt Weiss said (see full recap).