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Baseball roundup: Clayton Kershaw rolls in his return for Dodgers

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw made his first start since March 22.AP

Clayton Kershaw pitched seven shutout innings in his first outing since Opening Day, and Hanley Ramirez and Drew Butera homered to help the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Nationals, 8-3, Tuesday night in Washington.

Kershaw was stubborn in his return, allowing nine hits, but striking out nine without a walk.

The two-time NL Cy Young winner had been on the disabled list for the first time in his career, sidelined by a strained back muscle after winning March 22 in the major league opener in Australia.

‘‘He shows you right away what you've been missing,’’ said manager Don Mattingly. ‘‘Just a guy that brings that to the table every five days. It’s a little reminder of who he is and what he means to you.’’

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Kershaw also scored the Dodgers’ first run in the sixth. He reached on a throwing error by Nationals starter Blake Treinen and came around on a single by Ramirez.

Pirates 2, Giants 1 — Starling Marte was called out at home, then ruled safe on a replay review with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting host Pittsburgh and ending San Francisco’s six-game winning streak.

With the game tied, 1-1, Marte tripled off the wall in right against Tim Hudson. Marte slid into third, got up, and bolted home when the relay from second baseman Ehire Adrianza skipped past third baseman Pablo Sandoval.

Sandoval recovered to throw home and plate umpire Quinn Wolcott initially ruled Marte out. A brief review showed Marte’s right hand touched the plate before Buster Posey tagged his chest.

Orioles 5, Rays 3 — Ryan Flaherty and Nick Markakis both drove in a run after a power outage delay in the eighth inning to help Baltimore win in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Blue Jays 6, Phillies 5 — Juan Francisco’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Toronto in Philadelphia. Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus went deep for the Blue Jays.

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Cody Asche hit a tying grand slam in the sixth to help the Phillies rally from a 5-0 deficit.

Indians 4, Twins 2 — Josh Tomlin earned his first major league win since 2012, pitching into the seventh inning and leading Cleveland past visiting Minnesota.

Tomlin allowed one run in 6⅔ innings. He missed most of last year while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Braves 2, Cardinals 1 — Justin Upton homered and scored the tiebreaking run on Chris Johnson’s eighth-inning single, and host Atlanta edged St. Louis to end a seven-game skid.

Braves righthander Gavin Floyd was impressive in his season debut, allowing one run on six hits in seven innings in his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2013.

Yankees 4, Angels 3 — Brian Roberts hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth to lift New York over host Los Angeles.

Mariners 8, Athletics 3 — Justin Smoak scored twice and drove in three runs to power visiting Seattle.

Marlins 3, Mets 0 — Henderson Alvarez pitched a six-hitter to help Miami win for the seventh time in eight games at home .

Tigers 11, Astros 4 — Miguel Cabrera homered and had four RBIs as Detroit routed visiting Houston.

Rockies 12, Rangers 1 — Carlos Gonzalez had five hits and three RBIs, Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 26 games, and Colorado amassed a season-high 21 hits in a rout of visiting Texas.

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White Sox 5, Cubs 1 — Gordon Beckham’s tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning helped the White Sox win at Wrigley Field.

Diamondbacks 7, Brewers 5 — Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning after Miguel Montero had a tying single, rallying Arizona in Milwaukee.

Royals 3, Padres 1 — Alex Gordon singled in the go-ahead run with one out in the 11th inning for visiting Kansas City, which beat San Diego to snap its five-game skid.