around the horn | Sunday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 8, Athletics 1

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Mike Trout hit his career-high 31st homer and drove in three runs, rookie Matt Shoemaker pitched seven shutout innings of five-hit ball, and Los Angeles Angels finished off a four-game sweep. The Angels won their sixth in row and own the best record in the majors at 83-53. Trout had a two-run single during a six-run second inning. Chris Iannetta homered and had three hits for Los Angeles, which has won 15 of 19. The A’s have lost 14 of 20.

Orioles 12, Twins 8

BALTIMORE

J.J. Hardy hit his fourth career grand slam during a seven-run sixth inning, Nelson Cruz connected for his major league-leading 35th home run and Ryan Flaherty also homered. Caleb Joseph had a career-high four hits for the Orioles, who lead the AL East lead by nine games over the Yankees.

White Sox 6, Tigers 2

CHICAGO

Jose Quintana allowed two runs over seven innings to earn his first win in more than a month. Adam Eaton doubled twice and scored two runs. Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3

TORONTO

Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game and the Toronto Blue Jays erased a three-run deficit. Derek Jeter had a chance to tie it for the Yankees in the ninth inning. With the sellout crowd of 45,678 on its feet, Jeter popped up with a runner on third for the final out in his last regular-season at-bat in Toronto. .

Rays 3, Red Sox 0

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Clay Buchholz threw a three-hitter to stop his string of seven starts without a win, leading Boston. Buchholz (6-8) walked none and struck out six. Only one runner reached second base during his second shutout this season.

Astros 3, Rangers 2

HOUSTON

Matt Dominguez hit a tying homer and Jose Altuve’s fourth hit drove in the go-ahead run as the Houston Astros rallied in the eighth inning to beat Texas.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 1, Marlins 0

ATLANTA

Alex Wood struck out 12 in eight dominant innings and Evan Gattis homered to help Atlanta beat Miami. The Braves, who have won four of five and 11 of 15, remained 11/2 games out of the second NL wild-card spot. Craig Kimbrel earned his major league-high 41st save in 45 chances.

Giants 15, Brewers 5

SAN FRANCISCO

Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer among his three RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering San Francisco past Milwaukee to match a season high with its sixth straight win. Madison Bumgarner (16-9) followed up his one-hit gem Tuesday against Colorado with seven strikeouts in six innings to win his third straight start. Hunter Pence extended his NL-leading hitting streak to 13 games with a third-inning RBI double, the first of his four hits. He doubled again in the fifth and added a seventh-inning triple. The Brewers lost their season-high fifth straight road game and dropped into a tie for the NL Central lead with St. Louis.

Cardinals 9, Cubs 6

ST. LOUIS

Matt Holliday hit his third home run in two games and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, rallying St. Louis past Chicago. Holliday had three hits and four RBIs for the Cardinals, who tied Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. Pat Neshek (7-1) earned the win and Trevor Rosenthal got his 40th save in 45 chances.

Dodgers 7, Padres 1

SAN DIEGO

Hyun-Jin Ryu came off the disabled list to pitch four-hit ball over seven innings, and Matt Kemp singled in the go-ahead run as Los Angeles avoided a three-game sweep in San Diego.

Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 2

PHOENIX

Chase Anderson pitched six strong innings in Arizona’s victory.

Mets 6, Phillies 5

NEW YORK

Anthony Recker snapped a sixth-inning tie with a three-run homer.

INTERLEAGUE

Mariners 5, Nationals 3

SEATTLE

Dustin Ackley homered and drove in four runs and the Seattle Mariners averted a three-game sweep, overcoming a pair of home runs by Bryce Harper to beat Washington. Nate Schierholz also homered for Washington. The NL East-leading Nationals hit 10 home runs in the series, one short of the Safeco Field record for a three-game set established by Cleveland in 2009. The Mariners trailed 3-1 in the fifth when Ackley hit a three-run homer off Tanner Roark (12-9).

Associated Press