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Saturday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Royals 2, Astros 1, 10 Innings

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Alcides Escobar singled home Paulo Orlando with two outs in the 10th inning to lift Kansas City. Orlando singled off Will Harris (4-3) with one out and stole second before Escobar’s game-winning looper to shallow right gave the Royals the win and snapped the Astros’ five-game winning streak. Kelvin Herrera (2-2) pitched a scoreless 10th to pick up the victory.

Orioles 5, Rays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Chris Davis hit his fifth career grand slam and Miguel Gonzalez took a shutout into the eighth inning as Baltimore snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay. Gonzalez (9-6) allowed one run and five hits over 7 2/3 innings to win for the third time in his last four starts. The right-hander didn’t issue a walk and struck out five. Davis hit his 22nd homer of the season after J.J. Hardy, Jonathan Schoop and David Lough singled to load the bases against Erasmo Ramirez (8-4) in the third inning.

Tigers 5, Red Sox 1

BOSTON

Nick Castellanos drove in three runs with a solo homer and double, Alfredo Simon pitched six solid innings and Detroit bounced back after consecutive extra-inning losses with a victory over Boston. Former Red Sox left fielder Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homer and threw out a runner at the plate.

Yankees 8, Twins 5

MINNEAPOLIS

Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in a game for the fifth time in his career and keyed a ninth-inning rally against All-Star closer Glen Perkins, sending New York over Minnesota. The Yankees trailed 5-0 early. Rodriguez hit Perkins’ first pitch for a tying homer, and John Ryan Murphy later connected for a three-run shot. Rodriguez hit 452-foot solo homer in the fourth and a 422-foot drive that made it 5-3 in the seventh. His 424-foot homer in the ninth cleared the center field wall.

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6

SEATTLE

Chris Colabello’s two-run, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning gave the Blue Jays a victory over Seattle. Josh Donaldson opened the ninth with a walk off Carson Smith (1-3). Jose Bautista then doubled into the right-field corner. It extended Bautista’s streak of reaching base against the Mariners to 36 games, including 33 with a hit.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

ST. LOUIS

Pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty got his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Carlos Martinez outdueled former teammate Shelby Miller. The Cardinals won their fifth in a row despite getting just two hits. They lead the majors with a 63-34 record. Martinez (11-4) made his first post-All-Star break start and allowed six hits in eight innings with six strikeouts and one walk, which was intentional. He worked the last four innings and took the loss in an 18-inning setback to the Mets on Sunday.

Mets 15, Dodgers 2

NEW YORK

Michael Conforto went 4 for 4 for his first big league hits and Kelly Johnson homered into the upper deck in his Mets’ debut, powering New York past Los Angeles. Lucas Duda homered twice for the Mets in their highest-scoring game since April 2013, and their biggest run total ever against the Dodger. Slumping at the plate most of the season, the Mets erupted for 21 hits, their most since 2010. Conforto, playing his second game in the majors, doubled twice and scored four runs. Kirk Nieuwenhuis got four hits and drove in four runs.

Reds 5, Rockies 2

DENVER

Johnny Cueto shrugged off trade rumors and pitched eight scoreless innings while Todd Frazier connected for his 100th career home run. Billy Hamilton had three hits and scored twice for the Reds. Cueto (7-6,) whose name has come up repeatedly in potential trade-deadline deals, put on a dominating display in hitter-friendly Coors Field, limiting the power-hitting Rockies’ lineup to four singles before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He struck out five and walked one in a performance sure to heighten attention ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.

INTERLEAGUE

Giants 2, Athletics 1

SAN FRANCISCO

Madison Bumgarner hit a home run and pitched seven innings for his third consecutive win. Matt Duffy added a tiebreaking single in the sixth while helping the defending World Series champs to their 10th victory in 11 games. Bumgarner homered on a 3-2 pitch from A’s starter Chris Bassitt (0-3) in the third.

Associated Press