AROUND THE HORN Thursday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 2, Tigers 1

DETROIT

Ben Gamel had an RBI single in the ninth inning to help Seattle beat Detroit. Kyle Seager doubled off Francisco Rodriguez (1-2) with one out, and Gamel followed with his hit to right-center field. Tony Zych (1-0) was the winner, and Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his third save. The Mariners closed the series with two one-run victories after falling 19-9 in the opener. Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma gave up an unearned run in 52/3 innings. He allowed three hits and a walk and struck out three.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 0

BOSTON

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and New York beat Boston for their fifth straight victory over the rival Red Sox. Tanaka (3-1) struck out three and threw only 97 pitches for his fifth career complete game and his 10th win in 11 decisions dating to last season. Aaron Hicks had two hits and scored twice, and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBIs. Tanaka retired the last 14 batters he faced and only allowed one runner to reach second base. Sale (1-2) allowed three runs — two earned — and eight hits in eight innings, striking out 10 and walking none.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 7, Mets 5

NEW YORK

Yoenis Cespedes limped off with a pulled hamstring, Matt Harvey was chased in the fifth inning as he made an emergency start in place of ailing Noah Syndergaard, and the New York Mets’ losing streak reached six with a defeat to the Atlanta Braves. Kurt Suzuki hit a three-run homer that finished Harvey (2-1), who allowed six runs in 41/3 innings and tied a career high with five walks. Syndergaard was scratched because of right biceps discomfort. While the right-hander hopes to pitch Sunday at Washington, Cespedes looks likely to be sidelined for an extended period.

Nationals 16, Rockies 5

DENVER

Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer as part of an 11-run seventh inning, Trea Turner enjoyed another big game at Coors Field and Washington routed Colorado. Turner proved to be a pitcher’s nightmare throughout the four-game series. He hit for the cycle on Tuesday, finished a triple shy of another cycle Wednesday and added a double and two singles in the finale. In all, he had seven extra-base hits, scored 10 runs and had 11 RBIs. Dodgers 5, Giants 1, 10 Innings

SAN FRANCISCO

Run-scoring singles by Andrew Toles and Justin Turner in the 10th inning led Los Angeles after pitcher Julio Urias made a solid start in his 2017 debut. The Dodgers, who had lost to the Giants in 10 innings the night before, loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th on two walks and an infield hit. Toles followed with a tie-breaking single, Kike Hernandez had a sacrifice fly and Turner extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI single. Chris Taylor drove in the fifth run with a bases-loaded walk. Kenley Jansen (1-0) got the win, striking out the side in the ninth inning, as the Dodgers managed a split of the four-game series.

Phillies 3, Marlins 2

PHILADELPHIA

Jeremy Hellickson allowed one run over six innings to lead Philadelphia to its sixth straight win. The Phillies started their streak with a win against the New York Mets, then swept a three-game set from Atlanta and took two in an abbreviated series with the Marlins. The Phillies (11-9) are two games above .500 for the first time this year. Hellickson (4-0), the 2011 AL Rookie of the Year with Tampa Bay, pitched like the ace the Phillies needed.

INTERLEAGUE

Cardinals 8-6, Blue Jays 4-4,

ST. LOUIS

Dexter Fowler, Greg Garcia and Matt Adams each had three hits as St. Louis beat Toronto to sweep a day-night doubleheader. The Cardinals won the opener in 11 innings on Matt Carpenter’s grand slam. St. Louis scored three times in the first inning of the nightcap. After Fowler and Garcia hit back-to-back singles, Matt Carpenter plated a run with a groundout and Stephen Piscotty hit an RBI sacrifice fly. Randal Grichuk followed with an infield single and scored on Matt Adams’ opposite-field double into the left field corner. Fowler added a solo home run, his third of the season, in the second inning. Matt Adams had an RBI single in the third. Piscotty had an RBI fielder’s choice in the fourth to make it 6-0.

Associated Press