DETROIT-Raul Mondesi hit 271 home runs in 13 major league seasons.
Eleven years after his career ended, his son is on the board.
The younger Raul Mondesi broke open a scoreless tie with a home run off Justin Verlander and the Kansas City Royals went on to a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
When Mondesi came up in the third inning, Verlander had retired all eight batters he had faced and appeared to be in dominant form once again.
Verlander's first pitch was a 94 mph fastball for a called strike, but the second was a hanging slider and Mondesi drove it just inside the right-field foul pole for his first career homer.
TWINS 4, BRAVES 2
ATLANTA-Ervin Santana has been a model of efficiency lately for the Minnesota Twins.
"Early on it was all about getting a run on the board and then watch Ervin go to work," manager Paul Molitor said. "He was just kind of on cruise control there for a while."
Santana scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings, Joe Mauer homered and the Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night.
In a matchup of the two worst teams in the major leagues, Minnesota improved to 48-71, four games better than the Braves.
RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 3
BALTIMORE-Mookie Betts is at his best when facing the Baltimore Orioles-especially in cozy Camden Yards.
Feasting again on Baltimore pitching, Betts homered twice and drove in five runs to carry the resurgent Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.
Betts hit a three-run drive in the fifth inning and added a tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh. He's batting .426 with 12 homers and 18 RBIs in 11 games against the Orioles this season.
REDS 6, MARLINS 3
CINCINNATI-Cutting down on batting practice is working for Tucker Barnhart.
Barnhart's first career grand slam capped the Cincinnati Reds' five-run first inning, giving Anthony DeSclafani all the support he needed to beat his former team in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.
"I haven't been hitting in the cage as much as I did early in the season," Barnhart said. "I just take batting practice and get loose."
Scott Schebler had three hits and Joey Votto a sacrifice fly as the Reds beat the Miami for the first time in five tries this season.
RAYS 15, PADRES 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Brad Miller hit two of the Tampa Bay Rays' five home runs in a 15-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
Evan Longoria had three hits and his 27th homer while tying Carl Crawford atop the Rays' career list with his 1,235th game played.
Nick Franklin and Corey Dickerson also homered, and the Rays won their third straight.
Franklin and catcher Luke Maile each had three of Tampa Bay's 16 hits, and Maile drove in four runs.
INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 1
CLEVELAND-Corey Kluber allowed one run in six innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox for the seventh straight time, 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Kluber (13-8) struck out seven and walked two, allowing his only run on Justin Morenau's one-out homer in the sixth. Kluber is 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in seven starts since a July 3 loss at Toronto.
Andrew Miller retired six straight batters, and Cody Allen pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in 25 chances to complete a seven-hitter.
DODGERS 15, PHILLIES 5
PHILADELPHIA-Chase Utley got curtain calls after each of his two home runs-including a grand slam-in his first game in Philadelphia since last season's trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Those cheers came after fans greeted him with a 1 1/2-minute ovation before he struck out leading off the Dodgers' 15-5 rout of the Phillies on Tuesday night.
Utley was a six-time All-Star in 13 seasons as Philadelphia's second baseman, helping the team win five straight NL East titles and the 2008 World Series. Fans showed their appreciation with a long cheer before he struck out in the first inning at Citizens Bank Park.
CUBS 4, BREWERS 0, 1st game
CUBS 4, BREWERS 1, 2nd game
CHICAGO-Jason Hammel threw seven innings of two-hit ball, Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall to make a remarkable catch of a foul ball, and the Chicago Cubs beat the banged-up Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Tuesday night to sweep a day-night doubleheader.
Javier Baez hit a two-run homer while Hammel (13-5) struck out seven to extend his scoreless streak to 22 innings.
Rizzo wowed the fans when the first baseman jumped on the wall with both feet, leaned into the crowd and made a one-handed grab of Keon Broxton's popup.
In the opener, Trevor Cahill came off the disabled list to throw five innings of two-hit ball in his first start in nearly 16 months in Chicago's 4-0 win.