D.J. LeMahieu had three hits and scored twice to help the Colorado Rockies get a win in their first game after trading Troy Tulowitzki, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-2 on Tuesday night. LeMahieu extended his hitting streak to 18 games with an RBI double as part of a four-run first, tripled in the fifth and singled in the ninth to help Colorado won for the third time in five games. Daniel Descalso, who started at shortstop in this game, made a leaping grab of a line drive by Kris Bryant to end the seventh inning and strand two runners. Nolan Arenado had a two-run double and Nick Hundley added a run-scoring groundout in the first against Dallas Beeler (0-1). Yohan Flande (1-1) got his first career victory, giving up a run and four hits while walking three and striking out four in five innings.
In other Major League finals Tuesday:
— There’s now a two-way tie for first place in the American League West after the Houston Astros pounded the visiting Los Angeles Angels. Jose Altuve was 3-for-5 with a two-run double and a career-high five RBIs to lead the Astros’ assault in a 10-5 win over the Halos. Carlos Correa and Chris Carter homered to back a shaky Collin McHugh, who improved to 12-5 despite surrendering five runs on seven hits and four walks in just five innings. The Astros have won six of eight since a 2-9 skid allowed them to blow a five-game division lead and fall 1 1/2 games behind Los Angeles. The Angels have followed a seven-game winning streak with a 1-4 slide.
— Kansas City pulled out a 2-1 win at Cleveland on Eric Hosmer’s solo shot with two out in the ninth inning. The Royals’ bullpen tossed 4 1/3 shutout innings to send the Indians to their eighth straight loss, their longest home skid since 1975 at Cleveland Stadium. The Royals’ 16th victory in 21 games gives the AL Central leaders a nine-game bulge over Minnesota.
— Pittsburgh also belted a ninth-inning homer as Jung Ho Kang slammed a ball off the facing of the second deck to lead the Pirates to their fourth win in five games, 8-7 over the Twins. Gregory Polanco hit a three-run double in the eighth and scored on Neil Walker’s single for a 7-3 lead, but Minnesota tied the score in the bottom half. Francisco Cervelli added three hits in the Bucs’ major league-leading 11th interleague victory this year.
— Didi Gregorius laced a bases-loaded triple and Chris Young launched a grand slam while the Yankees put together an 11-run second inning to beat Texas 21-5. Young was 3-for-6 with five RBIs and four runs scored, while Brett Gardner was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, three ribbies and five runs scored to help the AL East leaders stay seven games in front of Baltimore. Reliever Diego Moreno claimed his first major league victory by tossing no-hit ball over 5 1/3 innings after starter Chris Capuano was tagged for five runs in the first.
— Baltimore made it four straight wins as Chris Davis homered twice and had five RBIs by the second inning of a 7-3 decision over Atlanta. Davis launched a three-run shot in the first inning before his second round-tripper put the Orioles ahead 5-2. Ubaldo Jimenez worked seven masterful innings, no-hitting the Braves after the first and retiring 18 of his final 20 batters.
— Philadelphia is 9-1 since the All-Star break after Adam Morgan worked six strong innings and Cody Asche had two RBIs in a 3-2 triumph at Toronto. Morgan gave up two runs and five hits in winning for the first time since his major league debut, June 21 against St. Louis. Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista left after an apparent right hamstring injury in the eighth.
— Rookie Noah Syndergaard was superb in the Mets’ 4-0 shutout of San Diego, surrendering only three hits and striking out nine in eight innings. Syndergaard retired his first 18 hitters before Will Venable led off the seventh with a single. Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson hit two-run homers for the Mets, who won their third in a row to climb within one game of the NL East-leading Nationals.
— Jose Fernandez improved to 15-0 lifetime in Miami by holding the Nats to a run and four hits in six innings of the Marlins’ 4-1 victory. Dee Gordon tripled and scored the go-ahead run in his return from the disabled list. Martin Prado had three hits as the Marlins dealt the Nationals their third loss in four games.
— Sonny Gray is 11-4 with a 2.17 ERA after tossing a three-hitter in Oakland’s 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Gray struck out nine and allowed just two runners to reach second base. Josh Reddick hit a solo homer for the A’s, who prevented the Dodgers from expanding their half-game lead over San Francisco atop the NL West.
— The Giants were 5-2 losers to Milwaukee as Adam Lind drove in a pair to help the Brewers end San Francisco’s six-game winning streak. Wily Peralta was 1-5 before carrying a shutout into the seventh inning. Losing pitcher Matt Cain was reached for four runs and eight hits in six frames.
— Mike Leake won his fourth consecutive start by scattering four hits in eight innings of Cincinnati’s 4-0 shutout of the Cardinals in St. Louis. Joey Votto hit a three-run homer off Jaime Garcia, who was back on the mound after coming off the disabled list before the game.
— Jose Abreu and Geovany Soto homered and drove in three runs apiece to power the White Sox to their sixth consecutive win, 9-4 at Boston. Jeff Samardzija gave up seven hits in eight-plus innings and carried a 9-2 lead into the ninth before tiring. Red Sox starter Wade Miley was tagged for seven runs over 5 2/3 innings after the team retired the jersey number of Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez.
— Curt Casali homered twice for the second straight night while going 3-for-4 with three RBIs in Tampa Bay’s 10-2 laugher against Detroit. Both of Casali’s blasts came off former Rays ace David Price, who fell to 9-4. Tim Beckham had two hits and four ribbies to support Jake Odorizzi, who held the Tigers to a run and six hits in six innings.
— David Peralta had three hits and was one of four Diamondbacks with two RBI’s in an 8-4 trouncing of Seattle. Ender Inciarte, Chris Owings and Nick Ahmed drove in two runs apiece in Arizona’s fourth consecutive win. Zack Godley gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings to move to 2-0.