Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer stood next to manager Ned Yost in the dugout when Alex Gordon started the ninth inning with a single as the Royals trailed, 6-4, on Tuesday night.

Robinson Cano, Leonys Martin and Kyle Seager homered for the Mariners, backing a tremendous seven-inning performance from right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma to help Seattle secure an 8-2, series-clinching victory over the A’s at the Coliseum on Tuesday night.

A four-run Dodgers fifth broke open the first of their two-game Interleague series with the Rays, leading to a 10-5 win Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

Even after their starter, Nick Tropeano, gave up 1,272 feet worth of home runs at Miller Park on Tuesday night, the Angels found themselves with a premium opportunity to take control of their game against the last-place Brewers, with the bases loaded, none out and their deficit at only one run in the top of the seventh inning.

Here are the Top 6 GIFs from Tuesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBgifs.

Whether you prefer day games or night games, today’s Major League schedule has games — and aces — for you. The first seven games all will begin in the afternoon, with the Cubs’ Jon Lester, the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg and the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez among the pitchers slated to start.

The wins haven’t been coming as often as he’d like, so when the D-backs couldn’t hold a three-run lead over the Marlins in a 7-4 series-opening loss on Tuesday, it was especially tough for starter Patrick Corbin.

Right-hander Jake Arrieta’s incredible run continued on Tuesday night at PNC Park as the Cubs’ ace upped his record to 6-0 with a masterful seven shutout innings of two-hit baseball in a 7-1 win over the Pirates.

Jeff Samardzija pitched eight stellar innings and got picked up by another Reds bullpen stumble with two Giants runs in the top of the eighth for a 3-1 victory Tuesday.

Trayce Thompson, who Tuesday night drove in as many runs as the Dodgers scored in the previous three games combined (four), said he wasn’t shocked at the sudden offensive surge that powered the team to a 10-5 Interleague win over the Rays.

Lorenzo Cain singled with two out in the ninth inning, driving in Mike Moustakas, as the Royals rallied for three runs off Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon for a pulsating 7-6 win on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Maybe the Marlins have some home run threats besides Giancarlo Stanton after all. The long ball has certainly been a weapon for the club of late, and it showed again on Tuesday night. Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich each connected in Miami’s 7-4 win over the D-backs at Marlins Park.

After two solid frames to begin his first Major League start, Alex Meyer faltered in the third. He took the loss, and after the game was optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

As it turns out, all the Braves needed to silence the Mets’ homer-happy offense was a heavy dose of Matt Wisler. Backed by Mallex Smith’s first career homer, Wisler held the Mets hitless into the fifth inning Tuesday, and scoreless through eight in a 3-0 win at Citi Field.

The Giants’ go-ahead rally in Tuesday night’s 3-1 victory over the Reds featured more ingredients than Cincinnati-style chili (a mix of questionable nutritional value featuring spaghetti, meat paste and shredded cheese, to which beans and onions are often added).

Mallex Smith thought he had a pretty interesting story to tell after he was forced to exit his April 11 Major League debut because he busted his forehead open on his first stolen-base attempt. But that story has been trumped by the tale of his first career homer, which became a reality moments after he thought he’d recorded his first career triple

Mark Trumbo homered twice to back starter Chris Tillman’s seven strong innings in the Orioles’ 4-1 series-opening win over the Yankees on Tuesday night.