Live updates: Tuesday's all-interleague action

Welcome to a nice little Tuesday in Major League Baseball action. Due to the split interleague series this week, it’s getaway day, so we have several games in the afternoon, which is always a great thing.

Lots of intrigue both on and off the diamond, as there’s this pesky little FBI investigation going on. In here, we’re sticking to on-field, though. Several series stick out.

How about the Pirates going for their sixth straight win in the middle of an extended hot streak — they’ve gone 18-5 since May 21. They are facing the White Sox, who continue to struggle and have now lost four straight.

The entire AL East — well, save for the Red Sox — is worth watching, just because there are four teams within three games.

And how about the Arizona Diamondbacks? An afterthought in the NL West heading into the season, a win in Anaheim Tuesday evens them up at .500 (32-32) and would mark the fifth straight victory.

The Pirates are looking to stay hot. (USATSI)

Anywho, welcome to The Eye. It’s here that on a daily basis we build this thing throughout the day in hopes of giving you a one-stop destination to see everything that happened. Come back Wednesday morning for the full thing or stop back several times Tuesday. Your choice. Let’s get started.

Today’s MLB action (all times ET) (Full scoreboard)

Cardinals 3, Twins 2 (Box score): The Cardinals won their fifth straight game, as the St. Louis bullpen worked 2 2/3 scoreless behind a quality start by Michael Wacha. Matt Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a walk. Yadier Molina notched a double and a walk and threw out Byron Buxton on an attempted steal of second. The Twins, meantime, lost for the seventh time in eight games. The Cardinals moved to 26-7 at home.

Astros 8, Rockies 5 (Box score): Luis Valbuena homered twice and Hank Conger added one of this own. In a related matter, the Astros now lead the majors with 91 home runs as a team. The Houston bullpen worked a combined 4 1/3 scoreless, and the Astros this season are now 6-1 against the NL West. Carlos Gonzalez homered for the Rockies.

Athletics 6, Padres 5 (Box score): Ben Zobrist homered, and Billy Burns contributed two walks, a triple and a stolen base. The Padres lost their third game in a row — each loss coming with a different manager. In said losing effort, Matt Kemp hit his third homer of the season. Even after Tuesday’s win, the A’s are still just 5-18 this season in games decided by one run. Craig Kimbrel took the loss.

Giants 6, Mariners 2 (Box score): The Giants ended a nine-game home losing streak, thanks in part to 3 1/3 perfect innings from the bullpen. Tim Lincecum allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings, and Matt Duffy had three hits, including his sixth homer of the season. The Mariners dropped to 5-10 in June despite a quality start from J.A. Happ and a home run from Brad Miller.

Red Sox 9, Braves 4 (Box score): The Red Sox snapped a seven-game losing streak. The big story? Brock Holt’s efforts at the plate …

Boston starter Wade Miley pitched solidly, but the Sox won despite the fact that Koji Uehara gave up two runs on four hits in 1.0 inning of work. Mookie Betts went 3-for-5, and for the Braves Julio Teheran saw his 2015 ERA rise to 5.07.

Milestone Watch

Longest active hit streak: It’s Cubs rookie Kris Bryant at 11.

A-Rod watch: He’s at 2,995 hits.

Daily Awards

Early defensive play of the day

Carlos Correa with the range and arm.

#CorreaCannon pic.twitter.com/kzbkTKaIOo

— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) June 16, 2015

Weird batting line of the day

Through his second home run of the game, Luis Valbuena was hitting .189/.258/.438 with 16 homers.

Happy Birthday

Kerry Wood is 38 today. Anyone else feel old? Hey, it’s a GIF of his 20-K game.

Join us in wishing a happy 38th birthday to @KerryWood! http://t.co/BUAsbnmRUe pic.twitter.com/ixzgc63zkd

— #VoteCubs (@Cubs) June 16, 2015

Hack tweet of the day

in keeping with baseball tradition, a Houston exec should walk into the STL offices and hit their best front office guy with a fastball

— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) June 16, 2015

Hack tweet of the day, Part II

I just changed my password to: PujolsKnewTheSliderWasComingBeforeTheGameStarted

— Morgan Ensberg (@MorganEnsberg) June 16, 2015

Theft of the day

Billy Burns took extra bases (and probably a home run) away from Justin Upton (MLB.com video). Bonus, it was a double play.

Hail Mary of the day

It’s Nolan Arenado doing Nolan Arenado things …

Cycle of the day

As noted above, Brock Holt helped himself to one of each on Tuesday against the Braves …

More to come

Injuries, News & Rumors

Mariners’ Mark Trumbo (back) still not starting on Tuesday

Amidst slump, A’s shortstop Marcus Semien sitting on Tuesday

Cardinals SP Lance Lynn (forearm) plays catch on Tuesday

Twins ready to promote Miguel Sano to major-league roster?

Rockies’ Corey Dickerson (foot) starting as DH on Tuesday

Mariners’ Iwakuma ready for rehab assignment after sim game

Astros 2B Jose Altuve back from three-game absence

Giants OF Hunter Pence plays catch, ready for dry swings

Red Sox OF Shane Victorino could be close to rehab assignment

Rays 3B Evan Longoria doesn’t miss a game due to wrist injury

Braves SP Alex Wood OK after getting hit in head Tuesday

Giants SP Matt Cain likely to make at least two more rehab starts

Tigers might activate V-Mart during weekend series vs. Yankees

Blue Jays’ Devon Travis on track to return within the week

Rangers P Martin Perez expected to resume rehab on Monday

More player updates

Looking Ahead to Tomorrow’s MLB action (all times ET)

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