Los Angeles: Jose Iglesias beat out a single to first with two outs in the ninth to score Tyler Collins from third to cap a two-run rally that gave the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and extend their winning streak to five games.
James McCann tied the score at 2-2 with a line single to left on a 1-2 pitch by Houston closer Will Harris, who got the first two outs of the ninth but then walked Justin Upton and gave up a single to center to Collins.
Collins advanced to third after McCann’s hit when left fielder Alex Bregman’s throw was offline and bounced away from catcher Evan Gattis for an error.
Meanwhile, Colin Rea threw only 3 1/3 innings in his Miami debut and left with a sore right elbow, casting a pall over the Marlins 11-0 victory over the Cardinals.
The Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki, who needs two hits to reach 3,000, entered the game as a defensive replacement and went 0-for-2.
Rea pitched well, retiring 10 of the 11 batters he faced, including four by strikeout. He allowed no runs, just a soft single in the third.
Cleveland also hit four home runs and Josh Tomlin pitched seven strong innings in a 6-3 win over the A’s.
Jason Kipnis, Jose Ramirez, Abraham Almonte and Mike Napoli all homered in support of Tomlin, who in seven innings gave up two runs and six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Rookie Dillon Overton started for Oakland and gave up five runs on 10 hits, including three home runs, in 3 1/3 innings.
