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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Royals 6, Yankees 0

NEW YORK

Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers for Kansas City. On a rainy, misty evening, Paulino (2-1) became the first starter to pitch shutout ball against the Yankees in consecutive outings since Boston’s Josh Beckett on April 10 and May 14 last year, according to STATS LLC.

Red Sox 8, Orioles 6

BALTIMORE

David Ortiz homered in the sixth inning to start Boston’s comeback from a three-run deficit, and the Red Sox got three hits from Will Middlebrooks. Dustin Pedroia had two RBIs and Mike Aviles scored the go-ahead run in the seventh to help Boston secure its ninth win in 11 games.

Blue Jays 6, Rays 2

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Kyle Drabek overcame command issues to win for the first time on the road this season and Yunel Escobar hit a tie-breaking homer for Toronto. Drabek (4-4) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 7, Rockies 4

MIAMI

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam off Jamie Moyer in a five-run fourth inning, and Mark Buehrle was dominant after a shaky first. Austin Kearns tied a career-best with four hits for the Marlins, whose 15-5 record in May leads the majors.

Reds 4, Braves 1

CINCINNATI

Right-hander Mike Leake hit his first career homer — part of three solo shots in a row by Cincinnati — and allowed only two hits over eight innings. Drew Stubbs hit two of the career-high four homers allowed by Atlanta starter Mike Minor (2-4).

Nationals 2, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA

Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead Washington. Gonzalez (6-1), a former Phillies farmhand, struck out seven of the first nine batters and finished with nine strikeouts. That upped his total to 35 over his last four starts, all wins, in 25 innings.

Cardinals 4, Padres 3

ST. LOUIS

Tyler Greene hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman’s two-run double in the top half, as St. Louis snapped a four-game losing streak. Jaime Garcia allowed two runs and struck out seven in seven-plus innings for the Cardinals.

Astros 8, Cubs 4

HOUSTON

Jason Castro and Chris Johnson each hit three-run homers and Bud Norris threw seven scoreless innings to give Houston the victory. Castro’s home run came in the second inning and Johnson added his in the third, to hand the Cubs their season-high seventh loss in a row. Jed Lowrie homered for the second straight game, hitting a solo shot in the seventh inning to give the Astros three homers in a game for the second time in three games. Norris (5-1) allowed five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. He has allowed just one earned run in his current four-game winning streak. Cubs starter Matt Garza (2-2) yielded five hits and season-high seven runs in three innings.

Associated Press