Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out:
Carlos Beltran | Cardinals 11, Royals 4
Beltran belted a pair of two-run doubles in his first two at-bats as the Cardinals banged out 17 hits and scored 10 runs in the first two frames to rout the Royals.
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A.J. Burnett | Pirates 4, Tigers 1A.J. Burnett recorded his seventh consecutive win after throwing six shutout innings of two-hit ball.
Josh Collmenter | D-backs 6, Cubs 1With Joe Saunders scratched just minutes before first pitch, Collmenter stepped in and fired four strong innings with six strikeouts to help the D-backs prevail.
Brandon Belt | Giants 5, A's 4Belt's two-run double off Oakland closer Ryan Cook tied the game in the Giants' four-run ninth.
Ike Davis | Mets 6, Yankees 4Davis belted a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning, powering the Mets past the Yanks.
Jason Hammel | Orioles 2, Nationals 1Coming off a one-hitter, Hammel allowed one unearned run over eight innings, reaching 19 straight frames without allowing an earned run, and tying a career high with 10 K's.
Ubaldo Jimenez | Indians 2, Astros 0Jimenez struck out eight over 6 2/3 scoreless innings for his seventh win.
Jair Jurrjens | Braves 4, Red Sox 1After a two-month demotion to the Minors, the righty allowed just one run over 7 2/3 frames in his return to the Majors.
Brett Lawrie | Blue Jays 12, Marlins 5Leadoff man Lawrie had three hits and scored a career-high four runs, sparking a series-opening rout in Miami.
Roy Oswalt | Rangers 4, Rockies 1In his Rangers debut, Oswalt improved to 9-2 with a 1.90 ERA against the Rockies, limiting Colorado to one run in 6 2/3 innings as Texas won its seventh game in a row.
Ben Revere | Twins 5, Reds 4Revere went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
Clayton Richard | Padres 9, Mariners 5Richard allowed three earned runs over 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts, but he made his biggest impact at the plate, hitting a two-run double in a five-run fourth inning that gave the Padres the lead for good and adding an RBI single in the fifth.
Mike Trout | Angels 8, Dodgers 5
Trout's homer put the Angels on top for good as they erased the Dodgers' five-run lead.
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Zack Greinke | Brewers 1, White Sox 0Greinke outlasted Chris Sale at U.S. Cellular Field with nine shutout innings, allowing three hits, striking out four and walking one, to improve his record to 8-2.
Brandon Belt | Giants 5, A's 4Belt's two-run double off Oakland closer Ryan Cook tied the game in the Giants' four-run ninth.
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