AROUND THE HORN

AROUND THE HORN

Saturday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 12, Orioles 4

NEW YORK

Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge and thundering New York picked up right where they left off the previous night, steamrolling past Baltimore for their fourth straight victory. Gardner homered twice from the leadoff spot and had his first four RBIs of the season. Austin Romine, the No. 9 batter, also went deep and knocked in five runs. Judge, not to be outdone, clocked his latest colossal homer and scored four times as New York won its 14th in 17 games to boost the American League’s best record to 15-7. Right-hander Michael Pineda (3-1) did not allow an earned run in 51/3 innings, striking out eight.

White Sox 6, Tigers 4, 10 innings

DETROIT

Melky Cabrera led off the 10th inning with a homer against Justin Wilson and Avisail Garcia added an RBI triple, lifting the White Sox to their sixth straight win. Jose Abreu homered twice in his return to the lineup for Chicago. Detroit has lost four in a row. The White Sox held onto a two-run lead in the 10th with David Robertson (1-0) making the most of a chance to pitch a second inning after losing a two-run advantage in the ninth.

Blue Jays 4, Rays 1

TORONTO

Justin Smoak had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak. Smoak went 3 for 3 and scored twice. Toronto’s Francisco Liriano (2-2) allowed one run and four hits in five-plus innings. Roberto Osuna got three outs finished for his second save. Tampa Bay right-hander Matt Andriese (1-1) gave up four runs in seven innings. Rays outfielder Steven Souza left in the seventh after being hit on the back of the left hand by a pitch. X-rays were negative and Souza is day to day.

Athletics 2, Astros 1

HOUSTON

Khris Davis clubbed his 10th home run to back a solid start by Andrew Triggs and Oakland beat Houston to snap a five-game skid. Oakland ended a 10-game losing streak against the Astros, which was the longest in franchise history against Houston. Jed Lowrie put Oakland up 1-0 in the fourth with a homer to right field off Joe Musgrove (1-2), and Davis gave the Athletics an insurance run when he connected against Will Harris with two outs in the eighth. Triggs (4-1) gave up five hits while setting career highs with seven innings and nine strikeouts.

Rangers 6, Angels 3

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Carlos Gomez’s seventh-inning home run gave him his second career cycle and Yu Darvish allowed two runs in six innings while throwing 125 pitches as Texas beat Los Angeles. Rougned Odor hit a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Gomez needed only four at-bats for his first cycle since May 7, 2008, with the Minnesota Twins. He doubled in the first inning, singled in the third and tripled in the fifth off starter Jesse Chavez (2-4). He hit a first-pitch fastball from Jose Valdez onto the hill behind center field in the seventh for a two-run homer.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 5, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON

Michael Conforto hit two home runs and slumping Jose Reyes also connected, leading the Mets to the victory. The banged-up Mets had lost six in a row when they began this series at Nationals Park against the team with the best record in the majors. Behind their power and bullpen, the Mets beat Washington for the second straight day. Hansel Robles (4-0) came in to start the sixth and retired five of the six batters he faced, striking out four. Jerry Blevins then took over and fanned Bryce Harper. Jeurys Familia, pulled Friday night in the ninth while Washington tried to rally, retired three straight hitters to earn his first save of the season.

Braves 11, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE

Matt Kemp homered three times and drove in five runs, helping surging Atlanta pound Milwaukee. Atlanta collected a season-high 20 hits in its fourth straight victory. Dansby Swanson also homered, and Jaime Garcia (1-1) pitched six innings for his first win with the Braves after spending the first eight years of his career in St. Louis. Kemp connected in the fifth, seventh and eighth for his first game with three homers. He became the first Braves player to accomplish the feat since Mark Teixeira in 2008.

INTERLEAGUE

Cubs 7, Red Sox 4

BOSTON

Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer, and Miguel Montero and Ben Zobrist had solo shots, helping Chicago rebound from a series-opening loss with a victory over Boston. Kris Bryant had two hits and scored twice for Chicago, backing a decent start by former Red Sox righty John Lackey. Lackey (2-3) gave up four runs in six innings, snapping his string of losses in three straight starts. He was part of Boston’s 2013 World Series title team. Hanley Ramirez and Andrew Benintendi had solo homers for the Red Sox, who have the majors’ fewest homers. Steven Wright (1-3) gave up five runs and seven hits in 61/3 innings. Wade Davis pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

Associated Press