National League

Mets 9, Diamondbacks 0

A group of Mets players gathered around the television in the clubhouse to watch a replay of Kirk Nieuwenhuis' homer a couple of hours earlier.

Off the crack of the bat, one player shouted: "Get in the pool!"

Nieuwenhuis just missed a splashdown but was on the mark in his season debut.

Called up from the minors after Juan Lagares went on the disabled list, Nieuwenhuis had three hits, three RBIs and made a diving catch in center field to lead New York to a rout ofa struggling Arizona on Tuesday night.

"Three years ago, he was a guy people thought was going to be an offensive center fielder people thought could run, play the game the right way and had some power," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "But some injuries have kept him down a little bit. Hopefully this is his chance to come up and produce."

Struggling heading into the three-game series, the Mets have gotten hot in the desert.

New York had 13 hits to win the opener and had 12 more to ensure a winning record on its nine-game road trip.

Nieuwenhuis had the big highlight, a two-run homer to the pool deck at Chase Field in the Mets' six-run fourth inning off Bronson Arroyo (1-1). Eric Young Jr. had three hits and two RBIs, and Andrew Brown drove in two.

New York also got solid pitching, something that's been rare this season.

Jenrry Mejia (2-0) tossed five effective innings before leaving with a torn blister, combining with Gonzalez Germen and Kyle Farnsworth on a three-hitter for a second straight decisive victory over Arizona.

"It was a good win for us," Nieuwenhuis said. "Hopefully we can keep it going."

The Diamondbacks had another awful night on the mound, losing their seventh straight home game and eighth in nine at Chase Field.

Arroyo allowed 10 runs in less than four innings and Arizona has given up 38 — most of those by the starters — through the first five games of a homestand that ends Wednesday against the Mets.

At 4-14, the Diamondbacks have matched the worst start in team history (1998).

Mejia struggled with walks during his first two starts — nine in 11 innings — but was hitting his spots against the Diamondbacks. He was perfect through three innings and didn't allow a hit until Paul Goldschmidt sneaked a single inside third base with one out in the fourth.

Mejia escaped a jam in the fifth inning and got some defensive help from Nieuwenhuis, who made a sliding catch in center to rob Mark Trumbo of a hit.

Mejia tore a blister on his right index finger and didn't come out for the sixth after allowing two hits.

Arroyo got an extra day of rest between starts, but it didn't seem to do him much good.

New York jumped on him from the start, stringing together three straight singles and scoring three runs in the first inning. Nieuwenhuis capped the outburst with a run-scoring single up the middle.

It got much worse for Arroyo in the fourth.

Nieuwenhuis added his pool-deck homer to right-center and Young followed with a two-run single to left. New York scored another run on a single and error by center fielder A.J. Pollock and went up 9-0 on Brown's fielder's choice.

Arroyo allowed 10 runs and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings.

Reds 7-7, Pirates 8-5

Mike Leake doubled and hit a two-run homer Tuesday night, ending Gerrit Cole's winning streak and leading Cincinnati to a victory over Pittsburgh that completed two days full of homers and delays.

First, the NL Central rivals completed a game that was suspended in the sixth inning because of rain the previous night. Andrew McCutchen doubled and came around on Russell Martin's single in the seventh inning, giving the Pirates an win.

Leake (2-1) gave up three runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings for a split. The right-hander has won his last four starts against the Pirates. Jonathan Broxton pitched out of a two-on threat in the ninth, converting his first save chance.

Leake, who has the most hits by a major league pitcher since 2010, doubled and scored in the third. He hit his third career homer in the sixth off Cole (2-1), who had won his last six starts.

Todd Frazier hit his second homer in two games and Joey Votto had four hits.

Neil Walker hit three of Pittsburgh's seven homers in the two games.

The teams wore their customary uniforms for the completion of the suspended game, then switched to commemorative No. 42 Jackie Robinson jerseys for the later game, which started 5 minutes later than originally scheduled.

The teams put on a record-setting show Monday night before the game was suspended after six innings tied 7-all. They combined for 10 homers in those six innings, the most for a game in Great American Ball Park's 12 seasons.

When play resumed, McCutchen doubled off Sam LeCure (0-1).

Bryan Morris (2-0) gave up Mesoraco's tying solo homer in the sixth inning Monday night, but was still the pitcher of record. Jason Grilli pitched the ninth for his fourth save in five chances.

Marlins 11, Nationals 2

Giancarlo Stanton tied a career high with five RBIs, including a three-run homer off Stephen Strasburg, and Miami broke an eight-game losing streak by beating Washington.

Strasburg (1-2) allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings. He fell to 2-3 at Marlins Park with an ERA of 8.61.

Tom Koehler (2-1) yielded one hit and five walks in seven scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 1.89. The performance was a welcome change for a team that had an ERA of 6.12 during the losing streak.

Both benches and bullpens cleared briefly in the fourth inning when the Nationals' Ian Desmond and Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia engaged in a heated, nose-to-nose conversation at home plate.

Desmond became annoyed when he barely avoided being hit by an inside pitch from Koehler. The confrontation didn't escalate.

Cardinals 6, Brewers 1

Shelby Miller struck out seven and allowed three hits over six innings, and Mark Ellis had two RBIs in his return from the disabled list to lead St. Louis over Milwaukee.

Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta homered in the ninth for the Cardinals, who handed the Brewers their second straight loss following a nine-game winning streak.

Miller (1-2) routinely fired fastballs clocked in the mid-90s (mph) and gave up only a homer to Aramis Ramirez in the fourth. The Brewers have one run and six hits in the first two games of the series.

Marco Estrada (1-1) allowed three runs in six innings.

Rockies 3, Padres 2

Juan Nicasio pitched six solid innings and Colorado edged San Diego for a rare road victory.

Nicasio (2-0) allowed hits to his first four batters as the light-hitting Padres took a 2-0 lead. But the right-hander gave up just two hits after that and improved to 3-0 in six starts against San Diego with a 2.89 ERA.

LaTroy Hawkins, the fourth Rockies reliever, pitched the ninth for his second save. Colorado won for the third time in nine road games this season.

The Rockies scratched together a single run in three separate innings, including the go-ahead run in the fifth off Robbie Erlin (1-1).

American League

Rangers 5, Mariners 0

Prince Fielder and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit back-to-back homers, Robbie Ross limited Seattle to five singles in seven-plus innings and Texas beat the Mariners.

Fielder ended a 13-game homerless streak to start the season with his new team, hitting a line drive to right-center off former Texas first-round pick Blake Beavan (0-1) leading off the second inning. Two pitches later, Kouzmanoff went deep to left.

Kouzmanoff also had two doubles, the second one driving in two runs to put the Rangers up 4-0 in the eighth. Ross (1-0), a former reliever, got his first win as a starter in his third try as the Rangers recorded their third straight win by shutout and fourth in seven victories overall.

Fielder's homer drought was the second-longest of his career to start the season. He twice went 14 games before his first long ball — in 2008 and 2010.

Athletics 10, Angels 9 (11)

Josh Donaldson drove in Jed Lowrie with an 11th-inning double, and Oakland overcame Mike Trout's tying homer in the ninth to beat Los Angeles.

Lowrie led off the 11th with a single against Yoslan Herrera (0-1), the Angels' seventh pitcher. Donaldson hit a sharp grounder inside third base for the AL-leading A's, who have won four straight and eight of nine.

Jim Johnson (2-2) pitched two innings for Oakland, getting Howie Kendrick on a groundout with Trout and Albert Pujols in scoring position to end it.

Trout hit a two-run shot in the ninth for the Angels, who have lost three of four.

Both teams erased late three-run deficits during two dismal bullpen performances. The Angels trailed 9-6 in the eighth after leading 6-3 heading to the seventh.

Royals 4, Astros 2

Yordano Ventura threw seven strong innings for his first major league win to lead Kansas City over Houston.

Omar Infante homered and drove in two runs for the Royals.

Ventura (1-0), an elite prospect with a 100 mph fastball, allowed four hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts in his fifth major league start.

Infante hit a solo shot in the first off Lucas Harrell (0-3) as the Royals found some offense after managing just five runs combined while getting swept last weekend in Minnesota.

Carlos Corporan homered for the Astros.

Blue Jays 9, Twins 3

Jose Bautista had three hits and an RBI, and Brett Lawrie hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to help Toronto beat Minnesota.

Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and an RBI, and Aaron Loup (1-0) won in relief of starter Brandon Morrow, who lasted 3 2-3 innings on a 35-degree night at Target Field. The Blue Jays led 5-2 going into the ninth before Lawrie's drive off Jared Burton put it away.

Chris Colabello had three hits and Trevor Plouffe homered for the Twins, who had won three straight. Phil Hughes (0-1) watched an impressive start go to waste in Toronto's five-run sixth.

Rivera's son to play in NECBL

The son of Mariano Rivera, the retired Yankees legend considered the best relief pitcher in baseball, is playing for a collegiate summer program in New Hampshire.

Mariano Rivera Jr. will join the Laconia Muskrats this summer, part of the 12-team New England Collegiate Baseball League. The Mystic Schooners, who play their home games at Fitch High School, are in the NECBL.

He's a right-handed pitcher, like his dad.

Noah Crane, the Muskrats' general manager, tells New Hampshire Public Radio the 20-year-old Rivera Jr. is coming to the state because of the Muskrats' close relationship with Pat Carey, Rivera's coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. He says each year, the team has one or two of the school's players.

His dad, who retired at the end of last season, is Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader with 652 and won five World Series championships.

Moore to have elbow surgery, miss rest of season

Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore will miss the remainder of the season after opting to have elbow-ligament replacement surgery.

Dr. James Andrews is to operate next week on the 24-year-old pitcher, who made the AL All-Star team last year. Moore will be the first Rays pitcher to undergo Tommy John surgery since Jason Isringhausen in June 2009.

"I can't help out on the competitive side of this business right now," Moore said Tuesday before rain washed out the Rays' game at the Orioles.