AROUND THE HORN | Sunday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 8, Royals 7

Royals 9, Mariners 1

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Rookie Jakob Junis pitched eight sharp innings as Kansas City earned a split. Nelson Cruz homered twice and drove in four runs in the first game. Whit Merrifield homered in both games for the Royals.

Red Sox 6, White Sox 3

BOSTON

Chris Young hit two homers, including a tiebreaking three-run shot after the batter in front was walked intentionally, to lift the Red Sox. Young added an RBI double and had a solo homer to help the AL East-leading Red Sox complete a four-game sweep of the White Sox.

Orioles 12, Tigers 3

BALTIMORE

Jonathan Schoop, Chris Davis and Trey Mancini homered in succession during a four-run first inning for the Orioles. Joey Rickard and Manny Machado also connected for the Orioles, who led 8-0 after four innings and cruised to their seventh win in nine games. All five home runs were hit off Anibal Sanchez (3-2), who yielded a career-high tying eight runs and 10 hits in three-plus innings.

Twins 6, Rangers 5

MINNEAPOLIS

Max Kepler, Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario homered to help the Minnesota Twins dig out of a five-run hole. Jose Berrios (10-5) gave up five runs on six hits and struck out six in five innings, Trevor Hildenberger threw two innings of scoreless relief and Robbie Grossman drove in the go-ahead run for the Twins, who were missing slugger Miguel Sano for the second straight game because of a sore left hand. Adrian Beltre hit his 455th career homer and Joey Gallo also went deep for the Rangers.

Athletics 11, Angels 10

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Bruce Maxwell’s two-run single completed a dramatic five-run, two-out comeback in the eighth inning, and the Athletics stunned the Angels. The Angels led 10-5 after the sixth but couldn’t hold on against an A’s team that hammered them with 18 hits, including three home runs and seven doubles.

Astros 7, Blue Jays 6

HOUSTON

Juan Centeno hit an RBI single with two outs that capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning. Jose Altuve singled off All-Star closer Roberto Osuna (3-3) to begin the Houston ninth and one-out singles by Yuli Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez loaded the bases. Carlos Beltran grounded into a forceout that scored a run, and Alex Bregman hit a tying, two-run triple.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 9, Cubs 4

CHICAGO

Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Carl Edwards Jr. in Washington’s five-run eighth inning. Bryce Harper started the winning rally with a one-out infield single against Mike Montgomery. Ryan Zimmerman doubled against Edwards and Daniel Murphy was walked intentionally to load the bases.

Cardinals 13, Reds 4

CINCINNATI

Jose Martinez hit his first grand slam during the Cardinals’ nine-run fourth inning, and St. Louis overcame Adam Wainwright’s rough return from the disabled list, beating the Reds. St. Louis sent 13 batters to the plate for nine runs in the fourth, matching its biggest inning of the season. Martinez connected off Homer Bailey (3-6), who gave up a career-high 10 runs in only 31/3 innings. Bailey has been hit hard in his return from surgery to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow last February.

Marlins 4, Braves 1

ATLANTA

Jose Urena pitched six strong innings, Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and the Marlins avoided a three-game sweep with a victory over the Braves. Urena (10-5) won for the third time in four starts, allowing one run and three hits, walking one and striking out three. Lucas Sims (0-2), making his second career start, gave allowed four runs in six innings.

Phillies 3, Rockies 2

DENVER

Cameron Rupp hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, and the Phillies rallied to beat the Rockies.

Giants 6, Diamondbacks 3

SAN FRANCISCO

Jeff Samardzija pitched into the seventh inning to win his third consecutive start. Samardzija (7-11) allowed three runs on five hits before leaving after giving up a one-out single to Katel Marte then walking Chris Hermann in the seventh. Albert Suarez retired seven batters for his first career save.

Dodgers 8, Mets 0

NEW YORK

Justin Turner’s caught stealing turned into a two-out stolen base when a video review determined he reached around Amed Rosario to evade the rookie shortstop’s tag, sparking a three-run first inning that started the record-setting Dodgers to a rout.

INTERLEAGUE

Rays 2, Brewers 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Steven Souza Jr. homered off Milwaukee reliever Jacob Barnes leading off the ninth inning.

Associated Press