Thursday's slate of MLB action includes 13 games, three of those taking place during the day. Keep it here and we'll keep you updated on all the scores, news, and highlights form around the league.

Thursday's games

Brewers 2, Cardinals 1 (box score)
Rockies 5, Mets 4 (box score)
Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 8 (box score)
Pirates 6, Reds 0 (box score)
Indians 5, Yankees 1 (box score)
Tigers 7, Orioles 5 (box score)
Red Sox 9, White Sox 5 (box score)
Dodgers 7, Braves 4 (box score)
Rangers 4, Twins 1 (box score)
Rays 5, Astros 3 (box score)
Royals 6, Mariners 4 (box score)
Angels 5, Phillies 4 (box score)
Giants 11, 2 Athletics (box score)

Goldschmidt blasts D-Backs past Cubs

If you missed the D-Backs-Cubs game from this afternoon -- a game that, by the way, didn't end until around 9 p.m. ET due to rain delays -- then you missed a slobberknocker. The two sides combined for 18 runs on 24 hits.

Two players in particular had big days: D-Backs first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who homered three times and matched a career-high with six runs batted in, and Cubs catcher Willson Contreras, who hit two home runs and drove in six runs himself.

Goldschmidt's final home run was a clutch one. He broke an 8-8 tie in the ninth inning by lifting a Wade Davis fastball that was in on his hands. Recent addition J.D. Martinez then followed that up with a home run of his own, giving the Diamondbacks a two-run lead that Fernando Rodney was able to maintain in the bottom of the ninth. It was the 10th time in franchise history a player hit three home runs in a single game, and the first time since Jason Kubel in 2012.

The Cubs Twitter account had the tweet of the day:

Of course they won't -- Goldschmidt and the D-Backs are on their way to San Francisco. 

Mets lose in true Mets fashion

Perhaps more so than the average team, the Mets are known for losing games in inventive ways. Consider what happened on Thursday against the Rockies as evidence.

The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth tied 4-4 and hopeful of forcing extra innings. Yet things started ominously when Hansel Robles struck Jonathan Lucroy with a pitch, and got worse quickly. After Pat Valaika bunted Lucroy into scoring position, Terry Collins opted to intentionally walk Charlie Blackmon. That decision set up the double play, yet a subsequent walk to DJ LeMahieu loaded the bases with one out and brought Nolan Arenado at the dish.

You can guess what happened next. Go ahead. Yup, Arenado took a walk himself, despite having fallen behind 0-2 to begin the at-bat. As a result, the Mets lost in walkoff fashion -- and lost in walkoff fashion without allowing so much as a hit. Brutal.

Gray loses in Yankees debut

Sonny Gray was outdone in his Yankees debut by Indians ace Corey Kluber. You can read more about that game here.

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