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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 10, Yankees 6

DETROIT

Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera and Yankees catcher Austin Romine wrestled on the ground near home plate during the first of three bench-clearing altercations during the Tigers’ testy victory over New York. Five players were ejected, along with both managers and the Yankees’ bench coach. Justin Upton and James McCann homered for Detroit, and Gary Sanchez went deep for the Yankees, but that all became secondary on a day when the umpires had their hands full trying to maintain order. Shane Greene got five outs for his fourth save.

Rays 2, Blue Jays 0

ST. PETERSBURG

Alex Cobb and four relievers combined on a six-hitter and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made two spectacular catches to help Tampa Bay beat Toronto. Cobb, making his first start in 19 days, was taken out of the game in the fifth inning after throwing 94 pitches despite giving up no runs. Steve Cishek (2-0) got the win and Alex Colome pitched the ninth for his 38th save.

White Sox 5, Twins 1

CHICAGO

Derek Holland pitched six effective innings, Yolmer Sanchez homered and Chicago beat sloppy Minnesota. Holland (7-13) bounced back nicely from a string of bad outings, yielding one run and three hits in just his second win in two months. Pitcher Jose Berrios (11-6) and first baseman Mitch Garver each committed a costly error in the series finale, and the Twins’ lineup was shut down by Holland and three relievers.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 4, Cubs 2

CINCINNATI

Jose Peraza had a pinch-hit, bases-loaded double in the eighth inning, rallying Cincinnati to a victory over Chicago that avoided a series sweep. The Reds loaded the bases with two outs against Pedro Strop (3-4), putting together two hits and a walk. Peraza, who was 0 for 4 off the bench this season, doubled over the head of Ian Happ in center for a 3-2 lead. Strop let in another run with a wild pitch. Raisel Iglesias picked up his 24th save in 25 chances.

Marlins 9, Phillies 8

PHILADELPHIA

Giancarlo Stanton launched his major league-leading 47th home run, J.T. Realmuto hit an inside-the-park homer and the Miami Marlins overcame a five-run deficit to beat Philadelphia. Stanton led off the third inning with his 14th homer in August, extending his club record for most in one month. Realmuto tied it at 8 in the sixth inning with a two-run shot, which ricocheted off the wall in left-center and past center fielder Nick Williams. A.J. Ellis and Christian Yelich also homered for Miami. Jarlin Garcia (1-2) won in relief and Brad Ziegler picked up his eighth save.

Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2

NEW YORK

Robbie Ray returned to a big league mound for the first time since being hit in the head with a line drive last month, striking out nine in five innings and Arizona beat New York. Reinstated from the DL prior to the game, Ray (10-5) allowed one run and two hits. The All-Star left-hander struck out the side in the first and held the Mets hitless for three innings. He is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four starts against the Mets.

Padres 4, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS

Carlos Asuaje’s RBI single in the ninth inning gave San Diego the lead and Jose Pirela’s sacrifice fly proved to be the game-winner as the Padres rallied to beat St. Louis. Asuaje’s hit, his third of the game, off Zach Duke scored Jabari Blash. Neither Duke nor Sam Tuivailala (3-2) recorded an out in relief in the ninth for a Cardinals bullpen that surrendered 12 runs in seven innings during the series. Luis Perdomo gave up two runs in six innings, tying Jhoulys Chacin for the Padres team lead with 13 quality starts. Kirby Yates (3-4) pitched the Padres out of an eighth-inning jam and Brad Hand earned his 12th save in 16 attempts as the Padres won their first series at St. Louis since April 2011.

INTERLEAGUE

Rockies 3, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY

Pat Valaika hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning and Greg Holland finished for his 36th save in Colorado’s victory over Kansas City. Valaika snapped an 0-for-12 slide, driving a full-count pitch from Mike Minor (5-6) to left after Gerardo Parra singled. Holland worked a perfect ninth. He allowed Eric Hosmer’s game-ending, three run homer in the ninth inning Wednesday night and was 0-4 with three blown saves in his previous six appearances. Adam Ottavino (2-3) struck out two in a perfect seventh. The Rockies snapped a four-game losing streak with just their fifth victory in 17 games. Rookie Jake Junis limited the Rockies to one run and seven hits over 5 1-3 innings. He matched his career high with seven strikeouts and walked one. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three August starts, walking one and striking out 16 in 19 1-3 innings. Whit Merrifield and Brandon Moss led off the Royals’ first and second innings with home runs. It was Merrifield’s third career leadoff home run, all this season, and his eighth hit in 15 at-bats.

Associated Press