Baseball roundup: Marcus Stroman pitches first shutout

Marcus Stroman pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game and Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays in an 8-0 win over the Cubs last night in Toronto. Stroman (10-5, 3.53 ERA), a former Patchogue-Medford High School star, struck out eight and walked none. He is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in his past three starts.

"It doesn't get any better than that," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "It was a dominating performance." Said Cubs manager Rick Renteria: "He's got a really good arm."

Stroman nearly was hit by Chris Coghlan's line drive leading off the game. The ball struck Stroman's glove and ricocheted to shortstop Jose Reyes.

"I was just happy it didn't hit my face," Stroman said, "and even happier that I was able to deflect it and Reyes was able to make a play."

Mariners 4, Astros 1:Brad Miller (three RBIs) tripled home two runs and scored on Austin Jackson's single in the eighth for host Seattle.

Tigers 9, Royals 5: Torii Hunter had two hits in a six-run third inning as host Detroit moved within a game of Kansas City.

Orioles 4, Red Sox 0: Miguel Gonzalez (9-7) went 61/3 innings for visiting Baltimore.

Angels 12, Indians 3: Jered Weaver became the AL's first 16-game winner as visiting Los Angeles won its fifth straight.

White Sox 5, A's 4: Tyler Flowers hit a walk-off homer in the 12th inning for Chicago.

Dodgers 9, Padres 4: Clayton Kershaw (18-3, 1.67) allowed one earned run in eight innings, striking out eight, and Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer for host Los Angeles.

Cardinals 5, Reds 0: Matt Carpenter had a two-run single in the seventh, Matt Adams added a three-run homer and Shelby Miller pitched seven innings for visiting St. Louis.

Nationals 2, Braves 1: Doug Fister (13-6) pitched seven shutout innings for host Washington.

Pirates 6, Phillies 4: Starling Marte hit a two-run homer for visiting Pittsburgh.

Marlins 6, Brewers 4: Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 37th homer for visiting Miami. -- AP