around the horn | Monday’s MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Cleveland

Brandon Guyer scored when first baseman Brock Holt threw away Roberto Perez’s bunt in the ninth inning, lifting Cleveland over Boston on Monday night in a matchup of first-place teams. After Guyer’s leadoff double against Brandon Workman (0-1), Holt fielded the bunted ball and tried to throw out Guyer at third. Guyer slid into the bag as the throw skipped past third baseman Rafael Devers, then got to his feet and raced across home plate. Perez had a three-run homer in the second inning. The inning ended when shortstop Francisco Lindor ran down Mookie Betts’ popup in center field with his back to home plate.

White Sox 7, Twins 6

Chicago

Yolmer Sanchez homered and drove in four runs, Jose Abreu hit his 25th of the season and Chicago held on to beat Minnesota in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. Carlos Rodon (2-4) pitched effectively into seventh inning for the fifth straight outing to earn his first win since July 3. The left-hander allowed two runs and four hits in 61/3 innings while striking out nine. Jorge Polanco hit a three-run homer for the Twins off Derek Holland to cut it to 7-6 in the eighth. Holland was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning during his second relief appearance. Juan Minaya pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.

Orioles 7, Athletics 3

Baltimore

Adam Jones hit a pair of home runs, Jonathan Schoop added a three-run shot and Baltimore beat Oakland on Monday night. Wade Miley held the A’s to two runs on five hits and four walks over six-plus innings to pick up his first win at Camden Yards since June 17. Miley is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA against Oakland this season. Jones tied a career high with four hits and is one home run shy of reaching 25 for the seventh consecutive season. Zach Britton got the final out with two runners on for his 11th save this season and his 60th in a row. Baltimore beat Chris Smith (0-3) for the second time in 12 days.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5 12 innings

Pittsburgh

Yasiel Puig homered in the 12th inning, helped the Los Angeles Dodgers top Pittsburgh on Monday night. Puig drove a 1-0 pitch from rookie Dovydas Neverauskas (1-1) over the wall in center for his 22nd of the season. The Pirates threatened in the bottom half, putting runners on first and second with two out, but Ross Stripling retired Max Moroff on a liner to right for his second save. Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam off Gerrit Cole in Los Angeles’ five-run seventh, and Luis Avilan (2-1) pitched one inning for the win. The Dodgers avoided taking a second consecutive loss for the first time since losing two straight to Atlanta on July 20 and 21. The Pirates have lost seven of their past nine games.

Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2

New York

A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and Arizona snapped a three-game skid with a victory over the New York Mets on Monday night. J.D. Martinez had an RBI single and left fielder David Peralta threw out the potential go-ahead run at the plate for the Diamondbacks, who began the day with a 21/2-game lead over Milwaukee for the second NL wild card. They are 4-0 against the Mets this season and have won nine of 10 meetings over the last two years. Pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco walked to start the 10th. One out later, Pollock sent a 94 mph fastball from Eric Goeddel (0-1) over the center-field fence to put the Diamondbacks back in front after they squandered a 1-0 lead in the seventh. Fernando Rodney gave up a leadoff homer to Michael Conforto before getting three outs for his 28th save in 33 tries. Jimmie Sherfy (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth for his first major league win.

INTERLEAGUE

Mariners 6, Braves 5

Atlanta

Andrew Albers worked into the sixth inning for his second straight win since coming up from the minors, leading Seattle to a victory over Atlanta on Monday night. Albers (2-0) also had the first hit and RBI of his career — in his first big league at-bat. The 31-year-old left-hander beat his former organization, having spent most of the season at the Braves’ Triple-A club. He was called up by Seattle to make a start four days later, working six strong innings in a 3-1 win over Baltimore.

Associated Press