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Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning, sending Tuesday's game to extras. The Tigers eventually lost in 14.

Martinez hit his 20th homer of the year. He's homered in four of the last five games and has seven homers in the last seven. 

Martinez went 3 for 6 with two runs scored. 

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller went 2 for 4 at the plate during Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Padres.

His biggest hit came in the fourth inning when he hit a two-run home run off Ian Kennedy. It was his seventh home run of the season.

Prior to his two-hit game Tuesday, Miller was batting .211 with two doubles and three RBI in his last 11 games.

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter is getting the day off and is being held out of the starting lineup Tuesday against the White Sox. Carpenter had started five straight games, collecting just three hits in 21 at-bats over that span.

And, with a .222 batting average against left-handers this season, Carpenter will be shielded from one of the finest southpaws in the game, Chris Sale, who is starting on Tuesday.

Mark Reynolds is handling the hot corner while Xavier Scruggs handles first base on Tuesday.

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon provided his team's only run during a 7-1 loss to the Athletics on Monday. Blackmon led off the eighth inning with a home run off of Evan Scribner.

Blackmon, who had his hitting streak end Sunday, has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games. He has three of his 10 home runs in the last 15 games.

He is batting .316 (18 for 57) with a .596 slugging percentage, three home runs, 13 RBI, 10 runs, eight walks, 14 strikeouts and seven stolen bases in his last 15 games.

Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Monday. He was hitless in three at-bats and struck out once, but he also drove in a run.

Soler has been sidelined since early June due to a sprained ankle.

Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson slugged his 20th home run of the season Monday, but it was not enough as the Dodgers lost 10-6 to the Diamondbacks.

Pederson hit the solo shot off Allen Webster in the fourth inning. It was his only hit in four at-bats during the contest. He also walked once and scored two runs.

Prior to Monday's loss, Pederson was hitting .105 with one double and one RBI in his last six games.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley went 3 for 4 at the plate during Monday's 7-1 win over the Rays.

Brantley scored one run and drove in a run when he singled in Jason Kipnis in the first inning. He also walked once.

Prior to his three-hit game Monday, Brantley was hitting .219 with one double and two RBI in his last eight games.

Blue Jays utility player Ryan Goins drew his second start this season in left field on Monday against the Red Sox. He has also made 26 starts at second base and 26 starts at shortstop.

Since batting .429 (6 for 14) with one home run, three doubles and nine RBI in a three-game span from June 12-14, Goins is batting just .148 (4 for 27) with no extra-base hits and one RBI in his last 11 games.

The Indians were blanked in a doubleheader Sunday for the first time in 40 years, but left fielder Michael Brantley was like a radio disc jockey - he was cranking out the hits.

Brantley managed three singles in eight at-bats in an otherwise horrible day for his team. His current four-game hitting streak ended a 2-for-19 slide and left his slash line at .294/.367/.429. But he has not homered since May 14.

Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes went 0 for 4 in Sunday's win over the White Sox. 

Cespedes also committed his fifth error of the season. 

The hitless day ended an eight-game hitting streak for Cespedes. He hit .323 with .914 OPS over the streak.