Billy Hamilton dazzled on the basepaths but Todd Frazier had the biggest swing of the night with a go-ahead home run in the ninth as the Reds downed the Pirates, 6-5, on Tuesday at PNC Park.

Michael Wacha provided a quality start, and a collection of hitters provided two-out sparks in the Cardinals’ 5-2 win over the Mets in front of 42,209 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, giving St. Louis a season-best five-game winning streak.

The White Sox pummeled Giants starter Matt Cain on Tuesday, scoring eight runs in a three-inning span off the righty, to upend the Giants, 8-2, at U.S. Cellular Field.

A grand slam by Chris Davis and a two-run homer by Steve Pearce led Miguel Gonzalez to the victory in his return from the DL in a 7-5 O’s win over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night.

The first-place Kansas City Royals. Now there’s a combination of words rarely seen in recent years. Yet that became a reality when the Royals knocked off Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers, 11-4, on Tuesday night to take over the lead in the American League Central. The Tigers fell out of first place for the first time all season, now trailing by a half-game.

Mike Trout has been swinging a scorching-hot bat lately, and he took it to another level against the Indians on Tuesday night, hitting a couple of homers, driving in four runs and notching three hits while leading the Angels to a 9-3 win at Progressive Field.

Garrett Jones found a way to beat the shift on Tuesday night. Belt the ball out of the park. Jones hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning off Brian Schlitter that lifted the Marlins to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs at Marlins Park.

The Phillies are entering a strange area. They have won six of their last eight games following Tuesday night’s 5-2 victory over the Braves at Turner Field. They can sweep the series with a victory Wednesday afternoon before continuing their seven-game road trip Thursday in St. Louis.

After allowing a leadoff homer Tuesday night, Masahiro Tanaka settled in to throw six innings and earn his MLB-leading 11th win as the Yankees topped the Blue Jays, 3-1, at Yankee Stadium.

One day after Drew Pomeranz allowed eight runs in the worst start of his career, the A’s placed the left-hander on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right hand on Tuesday.

The tight-rope formula is one the Red Sox are all too familiar with of late. But at least the last two nights against the Twins, it has worked. Led by ace Jon Lester and the bullpen, Boston hung on for a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

Keeping up with a legendary forebear, Pirates rookie Gregory Polanco extended his career-starting hitting streak to seven games Tuesday night.

The Orioles got a big break in the top of the third inning on Tuesday night against the Rays, with Chris Davis awarded a grand slam after a crew chief review overturned the initial ruling of a double.

Texas Tech committed two errors, both of which led to Ole Miss runs, including the game-winner as Gatlin singled home Aaron Greenwood to lift the Runnin’ Rebels to a 2-1 walk-off victory at TD Ameritrade Park.

Jesus Montero and Robinson Cano each cracked a two-run home run and rookie Roenis Elias threw a seven-inning gem as the Mariners topped the Padres, 6-1, on Tuesday to sweep a two-game Interleague series at Safeco Field.

Giancarlo Stanton seemingly defied the laws of physics with his opposite-field home run off Jason Hammel on Monday night. In the first inning, the Marlins slugger blistered an opposite-field screamer that initially didn’t appear to have enough height to clear the fence down the line in right field. Yet it did, and Stanton had a two-run homer in a game the Cubs pulled out, 5-4, in 13 innings.

Tony Gwynn was regarded as both a Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame person. Yet there’s another meaningful element of Gwynn’s life and his death that has the potential to punctuate his legacy all the more.