Victor Martinez’s go-ahead sacrifice fly off Aaron Crow earned the Tigers a 3-2 win Tuesday night and made Max Scherzer the first Detroit starter with a 9-0 start since Vern Kennedy in 1938.

Cincinnati went deep four times and Tony Cingrani threw seven strong innings after his callup from Triple-A in the Reds’ 12-2 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night.

Tampa Bay came out swinging on Tuesday night en route to an 8-3 win over Boston at Tropicana Field, with homers from Desmond Jennings — who hit two — Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce.

Corey Kluber, who grew up in the Arlington area, turned in a solid outing en route to a 5-2 victory for the Indians, helping the club pull even with the Rangers in the series and end its eight-game losing skid.

Justin Morneau delivered a clutch base hit just when the Twins needed it most, as he drove in the eventual winning run in the eighth inning at Target Field on Tuesday, and Minnesota took Game 1 of a three-game Interleague set against the Phillies, 3-2.

The customary teammate beer shower awaited Michael Wacha as the Cardinals filed into the visitor’s clubhouse following a 9-2 victory over the Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night.

From the Giants’ perspective, the true outcome of their 8-2 loss Tuesday night to the Pirates won’t be known until Wednesday, when more is learned about the status of Marco Scutaro’s injured left pinkie.

Jason Vargas and Miguel Gonzalez did battle earlier this season in Anaheim, and Vargas shut out the Orioles. This time, Gonzalez and the Orioles got the last word, as they rallied to win, 3-2, on Tuesday at Camden Yards in a classic pitchers’ duel.

The night began with intoxicating anticipation, and ended in unbridled celebration at PNC Park. Gerrit Cole had not come to let anyone down, he wasn’t here to add another layer of baseball disappointment to a city a generation-deep in them. Instead, Cole blanked the Giants through the first six innings of his Major League debut Tuesday, earning the 8-2 victory and the city’s gratitude.

Giancarlo Stanton returned to the Marlins’ lineup on Monday, but saved the fanfare for Tuesday. The slugger hit a clutch two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to give Miami a 5-4 win against Milwaukee in front of 13,110 fans at Marlins Park.

Rajai Davis singled and scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to give the Blue Jays a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night in Chicago.

J.J. Hardy probably isn’t a big fan of Angels center fielders. Last year, on June 27, a likely Hardy home run was taken away by Mike Trout, who leaped off the rubberized track at Oriole Park to turn in what was arguably the best catch of 2012. On Tuesday evening, it happened again. Only this time, it was Peter Bourjos.

Yasiel Puig pulled up with a leg cramp in the second inning and was hit on the nose by a 92 mph fastball in the sixth, but the only thing that took the Dodgers outfielder out of Tuesday’s game was his ejection following a benches-clearing incident in the seventh.

A visit to renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews Monday confirmed the original diagnosis of prepatellar bursitis in Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper’s left knee.

Rehabbing Angels reliever Ryan Madson just wants to pitch again. And that got him thinking out loud on Tuesday, pondering something taboo, whether Human Growth Hormone — an illegal and banned substance — if allowed, could expedite his return to the mound and help him live up to his contract.

An underground pipe burst behind the pitcher’s mound at the Ballpark in Arlington on Tuesday, soaking the area and creating a sinkhole. The grounds crew was able to make repairs in time for the game, but it forced both the Rangers and Indians to cancel batting practice.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy expressed optimism Tuesday that Pablo Sandoval’s injured left foot will heal by the time the third baseman’s minimum stint on the disabled list ends, or shortly afterward. Sandoval officially went on the 15-day DL with a strained peroneal tendon in his foot.