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Monday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 7, Tigers 3

NEW YORK

Aaron Judge broke out of a slump with his 34th home run, regaining sole possession of the major league lead, and Chase Headley sparked New York past Detroit. Luis Severino beat Michael Fulmer in a matchup of young All-Stars on the mound, though neither was at his best. Hours after acquiring Sonny Gray from Oakland at the trade deadline, Headley put the AL East leaders ahead to stay with a two-run double in a four-run fourth inning. Todd Frazier followed with a two-run single, and Judge hit a solo shot in the fifth. Headley finished with three hits as New York won for the ninth time in 11 games. Severino (8-4) needed a career-high 116 pitches to get through five innings.

Orioles 2, Royals 1

BALTIMORE

Craig Gentry singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and Baltimore cooled off surging Kansas City. Manny Machado had two hits and scored a run for the Orioles, who have won three straight. Caleb Joseph got Baltimore going in the ninth with a one-out single off Joakim Soria (4-3). Ruben Tejada singled with two outs before Gentry hit a grounder up the middle that sent Joseph home from second base without a throw.

White Sox 7, Blue Jays 6

CHICAGO

Matt Davidson singled in Leury Garcia with two outs in the ninth inning for his second game-ending hit in as many days, and Chicago rallied to beat Toronto after losing top prospect Yoan Moncada to a right knee injury. Adam Engel sparked the winning rally with a one-out single against Roberto Osuna (3-2). Garcia then was hit by a pitch, putting runners on first and second. After Tyler Saladino struck out swinging, Jose Abreu tied it at 6 with a single to right. Davidson followed with another base hit.

Astros 14, Rays 7

HOUSTON

Jake Marisnick had three hits, including two homers, and a career-high five RBIs and Houston coasted.

Mariners 6, Rangers 4

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Robinson Cano had a two-run single in the ninth for Seattle. The Mariners trailed 4-0 after two innings before getting even against Cole Hamels. Cano lined a ball over the head of right fielder Shin-Soo Choo, getting two runs home before he was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. The hit came right after pitching coach Doug Brocail was ejected for arguing a balk called against Alex Claudio (2-1) that put runners at second and third. David Phelps (1-1) struck out five in 1 2/3 innings before Edwin Diaz pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save. Rougned Odor and Carlos Gomez homered for the Rangers, who had five hits in the first two innings against Felix Hernandez and then one the rest of the game. They struck out 13 times against four pitchers.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 1, Marlins 0

MIAMI

Washington lefty Gio Gonzalez lost his no-hit bid in the ninth inning when Dee Gordon led off with a clean single in the Nationals’ win. Gonzalez was pulled after Gordon hit a soft liner the opposite way to left-center field. He threw 106 pitches. “He was really focused and very calm — the best I’ve seen him,” manager Dusty Baker said. Gonzalez (9-5), who grew up in nearby Hialeah, walked three, hit a batter and struck out five. He retired 14 in a row during one stretch. Sean Doolittle relieved and got NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton to ground into a double play. After Christian Yelich beat out an infield single, Marcell Ozuna popped out, giving Doolittle his fourth save since being acquired from Oakland and seventh this season. Gonzalez’s wife is back in Washington and expected to deliver their second child at any time. “It was like, ‘All right, I’m exhausted, let’s go get the man and close this game out. I want to go home now,”’ Gonzalez said. “If it would have happened, it would have been beautiful. It didn’t happen, but we got the win. That’s the most important thing.” Jose Urena (9-5) matched zeroes with Gonzalez until the sixth, when Bryce Harper’s RBI single put the Nationals ahead. Urena allowed just three hits in eight innings.

Phillies 7, Braves 6

PHILADELPHIA

Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco hit homers, Nick Pivetta threw six sharp innings and Philadelphia beat Atlantao complete a four-game sweep. Pivetta (4-6) gave up one run and three hits, striking out five. Kurt Suzuki and Freddie Freeman went deep for Atlanta. Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz (9-6) allowed five runs and seven hits in four innings. The Phillies have won five in a row and are 10-6 since the All-Star break, but still own the worst record (39-64).

Associated Press