AROUND THE HORN | Sunday’s other MLB Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox 7, Tigers 1
CHICAGO
White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito threw seven scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory. Giolito (1-1) allowed three hits in his second start with the White Sox after they acquired him in a December trade with Washington. Matt Davidson homered and Yolmer Sanchez had three hits for the White Sox, who have won four of five. Ian Kinsler hit his 14th home run for the Tigers, who lost for the 16th time in 21 games. Matthew Boyd (5-8) allowed five runs and seven hits in six innings.
Twins 7, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO
Byron Buxton homered three times and set a career high with five RBIs, powering the Twins to the win. Buxton had four hits, scored four runs and stole a base in his first career multihomer game. Kyle Gibson (8-10) pitched into the seventh inning as Minnesota earned a rare series victory north of the border. Minnesota has won a major league-best 15 games since Aug. 6. Nori Aoki homered for the Blue Jays, who have dropped seven of nine. Joe Biagini (3-9) allowed five runs and nine hits in 32/3 innings.
Yankees 10, Mariners 1
NEW YORK
Masahiro Tanaka finally flourished under the sun, Starlin Castro had four hits and the Yankees took advantage of a record five errors by the Mariners in the first inning. Mariners shortstop Jean Segura committed three early miscues — two on one play. Third baseman Kyle Seager and left fielder Ben Gamel also botched balls as the Yankees scored six runs, one earned, in the first inning against Andrew Albers (2-1). That made it an unusually easy afternoon for Tanaka (10-10), who entered 0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven starts during the day this season. He struck out 10 while pitching seven innings of one-run ball. Seattle’s five errors were the most in an inning in club history. The previous major league team to make five errors in one inning was the 1977 Chicago Cubs, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 1
BOSTON
Adam Jones and Trey Mancini hit back-to-back RBI doubles against Doug Fister in the first inning, and the Orioles held on for a three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Red Sox. One outing after his shocking one-hitter, in which he gave up a leadoff homer and held the Indians hitless the rest of the way, Fister (3-7) again struggled in the first inning before settling down. But this time the Red Sox couldn’t erase the early deficit, stranding 13 and batting 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position. It was the fourth straight loss for Boston, matching its longest losing streak of the season. Baltimore’s Wade Miley (8-10) allowed one run in five-plus innings. Brad Brach got the last five outs for his 17th save as the Orioles won their fourth in a row.
Astros 7, Angels 5
ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Brian McCann tripled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, rallying Houston to the road win. Jose Altuve sparked the winning rally with a two-out single against Cam Bedrosian (3-3). Josh Reddick then singled and Yuli Gurriel walked before McCann’s drive just got over a leaping Mike Trout in center field, giving Houston a 7-5 lead. The Angels loaded the bases against Ken Giles in the ninth, but designated hitter Albert Pujols flied out to center field to end the game. Joe Musgrove (6-8) got the win and Giles earned his 26th save.
Athletics 8, Rangers 3
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Matt Olson and Matt Chapman hit consecutive homers in the second inning, and the Athletics beat the Rangers to complete a three-game sweep.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 6, Padres 2
MIAMI
Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run to break an eighth-inning tie, helping Miami sweep San Diego. Stanton became the first National League player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for Milwaukee in 2007. Stanton’s 17th homer in August tied him for the second-most in MLB history in the month, behind Rudy York’s 18 in 1937. With the score 2-all, Dee Gordon singled to lead off the eighth. Stanton then drove a 2-1 pitch from Clayton Richard (6-13) into the hedge in center field. The All-Star slugger also walked, doubled home a run and singled in four plate appearances, hiking his average to .296. He increased his RBI total to 108, a career high.
Phillies 6, Cubs 3
PHILADELPHIA
Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered for the fifth straight game and made a diving catch to start a game-changing triple play in the fifth inning, leading Philadelphia to the victory. Nick Williams also connected for the Phillies, who have gone deep in nine straight games, hitting 20 homers over that span. Hoskins led off the eighth with a drive to left-center to give him 11 home runs in his first 18 games, becoming the fastest in major league history to reach 11 homers.
Diamondbacks 11, Giants 0
PHOENIX
Patrick Corbin pitched seven-plus innings in his fourth straight win, J.D. Martinez homered twice and Arizona pulled away for the victory. Paul Goldschmidt, Martinez and Daniel Descalso hit consecutive homers in Arizona’s nine-run eighth inning.
Mets 6, Nationals 5, 1st game Nationals 5, Mets 4, 2nd game
WASHINGTON
Sean Doolittle allowed a run before improving to 13-for-13 in save opportunities with Washington and the Nationals took advantage of four straight walks by Mets pitchers to salvage a doubleheader split. Doolittle gave up an RBI single to Jose Reyes with two outs in the ninth, but then got Juan Lagares to line out to left to stay perfect in save chances.
Rockies 3, Braves 0
ATLANTA
Jon Gray pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning and Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer, leading Colorado to the victory. Gerardo Parra had two hits and scored two runs as Colorado took two of three from Atlanta for its first road series win since also winning two of three at Washington from July 29-30.
INTERLEAGUE
Rays 3, Cardinals 2, 10 innings
ST. LOUIS
Logan Morrison hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning. Morrison drove a 97-mph fastball from Sam Tuivailala (3-3) into the right-center field bleachers with one out in the 10th for his 31st homer.
Associated Press