ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 11 innings Tuesday night on a home run by Tyler Flowers. Chris Sale matched a major league record by striking out at least 10 in eight straight starts. Sale struck out 12 in eight innings Tuesday. The lefty tied the mark set by Pedro Martinez in 1999 with Boston.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed right-handed reliever Matt Belisle on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation. Right-hander Marcus Hatley’s contract was purchased from Triple-A Memphis. Reliever Jordan Walden was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel allowed seven hits in eight innings to lead the Houston Astros a 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. The performance comes after Keuchel threw a six-hit shutout in a win over the New York Yankees in his previous start. Keuchel struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter to lower his ERA to 2.03.