around the horn | Thursday’s other MLB games

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 10, Cardinals 6

ST. LOUIS

St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright lost his glove trying to tag out Yoenis Cespedes and lost the game, too, when Alejandro De Aza homered and drove in five runs for New York. Seth Lugo (1-2) pitched five scoreless innings for his first big league win. The Mets took two of three to win their first series at Busch Stadium since 2008.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 6, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO

Albert Pujols reached the 100-RBI mark for the 13th time, the fifth player in history to achieve the feat, Mike Trout had three hits and drove in four runs, and Los Angeles beat Toronto. Jered Weaver pitched 52/3 innings to snap a three-start losing streak and help the Angels win consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 2-3.

Tigers 8, Twins 5

MINNEAPOLIS

James McCann had a three-run homer and finished with four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and Detroit completed a sweep for Minnesota’s seventh straight loss. The Tigers are 10-2 against the Twins this year. They have won eight in a row at Target Field. Norris (2-2) struck out five in 61/3 innings.

White Sox 7, Mariners 6

CHICAGO

Todd Frazier tied it with an RBI single in the seventh inning and lifted Chicago past Seattle with a line drive down the left-field line in the ninth. Adam Eaton led off the ninth with a bloop single off Nick Vincent (3-4) and went to second on Tim Anderson’s sacrifice. Jose Abreu was walked intentionally before Frazier’s liner over third scored Eaton.

Rays 2, Red Sox 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Enny Romero earned his first major league save, relieving with two outs in the ninth inning and fanning Boston slugger David Ortiz to give Tampa Bay a four-game split. After Tyler Sturdevant struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. to begin the ninth, Romero was summoned. Romero sent Ortiz to the ground with a high-and-tight 1-2 fastball, then got him to look at strike three.

INTERLEAGUE

Nationals 4, Orioles 0

WASHINGTON

Max Scherzer allowed two hits over eight innings, Bryce Harper had a two-run double and Washington avoided a four-game home-and-home sweep with a victory over Baltimore. Scherzer (14-7) struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. He retired 12 straight after Adam Jones’ fourth-inning double and 21 of 22 before Mark Trumbo’s leadoff single in the eighth.

Royals 5, Marlins 2

MIAMI

Alcides Escobar homered and drove in two runs to lead surging Kansas City past Miami. Salvador Perez and Kendrys Morales also drove in runs. The defending champion Royals have won 15 of 18 to pull within four games of the second AL wild card spot.

Associated Press