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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Twins 13, White Sox 2

MINNEAPOLIS

Kennys Vargas went 4 for 4 with a three-run homer and four RBIs, rookie Byron Buxton had three hits in his first time batting leadoff in the majors, and Minnesota trounced Chicago. Joe Mauer homered to start a five-run fourth against starter John Danks (3-8), and Eduardo Nunez punctuated the inning with a two-out, two-run shot.

Blue Jays 8, Rays 5

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Jose Bautista hit his 15th homer during a four-run sixth inning for Toronto. Jose Reyes and Dioner Navarro also homered for the Blue Jays, who are 2-6 against Tampa Bay this season. Bautista’s leadoff shot against Matt Andriese (2-2) broke a 3-all tie. Reliever Ronald Belisario gave up the other three runs in the inning that included an RBI double by Chris Colabello.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 4, Dodgers 2

CHICAGO

Kris Bryant connected twice for his first career multi-homer game and Chicago beat Clayton Kershaw. Bryant hit a two-run drive in the third inning and a solo shot in the eighth. Matt Szczur had a solo homer against Kershaw after being promoted from Triple-A Iowa before the game for his fourth stint of the season with Chicago. The two homers off Kershaw (5-5) ran his total for the year to 11, two more than he allowed all of last season while becoming the NL MVP.

INTERLEAGUE

Phillies 11, Yankees 8

NEW YORK

Maikel Franco homered twice among his career-high four hits, drove in five runs and made a fabulous diving play at third base, helping Philadelphia snap a 12-game road skid. Franco’s fellow rookie teammate Cesar Hernandez doubled and had two RBIs and Ryan Howard had a two-run single for Philadelphia in a second straight offensive outburst against a top starter for the lowest scoring team in the major leagues. They chased Michael Pineda in the fourth inning. The Phillies beat Michael Wacha and St. Louis 9-2 Sunday. Ben Revere and Freddy Galvis each had three hits and everyone in the Phillies’ starting lineup had at least one hit except for the struggling Chase Utley.

Associated Press