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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Astros 15, Orioles 8

BALTIMORE

Jose Altuve homered and had five RBIs, and Houston beat Baltimore despite allowing four home runs in the first inning. Altuve became the first Astro to have 20 homers and 20 steals in a season since Carlos Beltran in 2004. George Springer went 4 for 5 with a homer and the Astros also got long balls from Evan Gattis and Teoscar Hernandez in ending a five-game losing streak. The Orioles became the first team in the modern era (since 1900) to open a game with four home runs before making an out.

Athletics 9, White Sox 0

CHICAGO

Kendall Graveman faced one batter over the minimum while throwing a two-hitter, Khris Davis hit his 31st home run and Oakland beat Chicago to hand James Shields his 15th loss. Graveman (9-8) allowed leadoff singles to Jose Abreu in the third and Adam Eaton in the seventh. Both were immediately doubled off first on line drives. Justin Morneau reached on an error by first baseman Yonder Alonso in the eighth. Graveman struck out five and needed 97 pitches for his second complete game of the season. Stephen Vogt and Yonder Alonso also homered to help the A’s snap a five-game losing streak.

Rangers 6, Rays 2

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Adrian Beltre led off consecutive innings with home runs and Cole Hamels didn’t give up a hit until the sixth in Texas’ victory over Tampa Bay. Beltre’s 20th and 21st home runs of the season gave him 434 for his career, moving him into a tie with Juan Gonzalez and Andruw Jones for 45th place, Beltre also had two singles. Hamels had retired 14 straight, striking out seven, when Corey Dickerson singled with two outs in the sixth for Tampa Bay’s first hit. Steven Souza Jr.’s 12th home run got the Rays on the board in the eighth.

Red Sox 10, Tigers 2

DETROIT

David Ortiz homered and Rick Porcello pitched seven innings in his return to Comerica Park in Boston’s victory over Detroit. Porcello, who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Tigers and moved to Boston before the 2015 season, was pitching in Detroit for the first time since the trade. Porcello (17-3) gave up two runs — one earned — four hits and two walks while striking out eight. His only major mistake was J.D. Martinez’s two-run homer in the second inning. Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered for Boston, and Hanley Ramirez drove in four runs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 9, Dodgers 2

CINCINNATI

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen also hit a three-run shot, and Cincinnati beat Los Angeles to snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers. Tim Adleman pitched into and out of trouble in his first start since May 19 and added his first career hit and runs batted in as the Reds matched their season high with a fourth consecutive win and first against the Dodgers since Aug 13, 2015. Adleman (2-1), who was sidelined with a strained left oblique, allowed five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in five scoreless innings. He also hit Joc Pederson twice with pitches.

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3, 11 innings

PHILADELPHIA

Randal Grichuk homered early, then hit an RBI double in the 11th inning that sent St. Louis over Philadelphia for their fifth straight win. Jedd Gyorko hit a tying, two-run homer with one out in the St. Louis ninth. The Cardinals tied a major league record with multiple home runs in nine consecutive games. Jhonny Peralta led off the 11th with a double and, two batters later, Grichuk doubled to the wall in left-center off Frank Herrmann (0-1). Seung Hwan Oh (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth and 10th to earn the victory. Alex Reyes blanked the Phillies in the 11th for his first save.

Nationals 7, Braves 6

ATLANTA

Clint Robinson hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth and Washington recovered after giving up a three-run lead to beat Atlanta. Robinson’s single to left field off Jim Johnson (2-6) drove in pinch-runner Pedro Severino from second base. Severino replaced Wilson Ramos, who singled. The Nationals led 6-3 in the eighth before the Braves took advantage of throwing errors by shortstop Danny Espinosa and third baseman Anthony Rendon to score three runs. Freddie Freeman’s two-run double off Koda Glover (1-0) tied it.

Associated Press