Cleveland's Rajai Davis had three hits, drove in three runs and scored four as the Indians crushed Cincinnati 13-1. Philadelphia remains level with the Mets in the tightly contested NL East after beating Miami, while the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs lost at Milwaukee. Paulo Orlando hit a two-run homer, tripled and had a two-run single for the Royals, while Eric Hosmer also hit a home run for the defending World Series champs. Houston's Evan Gattis celebrated his return to the majors with a two-run homer in the 11th inning that lifted the Astros over the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Scherzer was making his first start since matching the all-time record with 20 strikeouts in a game.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 01:48 UTC