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Monday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 7, Mariners 6

BALTIMORE

Adam Jones hit a milestone home run, Welington Castillo had three hits and two RBIs and Baltimore beat Seattle for its fifth straight victory. Chris Davis doubled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning for the resurgent Orioles, who climbed over .500 (66-65) for the first time since June 11. Jones’ solo home run in the fifth inning gave him 25 for an Orioles-record seventh consecutive season. He shared the mark of six with Cal Ripken Jr. “That’s some select company,” manager Buck Showalter said. With the score tied at 6, Trey Mancini led off the Baltimore seventh with a single off Emilio Pagan (1-3) and Davis followed with a liner into the right-field corner.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5

TORONTO

Christian Vazquez had four hits, including a two-run home run, Eduardo Nunez added a solo shot and Boston beat Toronto, snapping a four-game skid. Boston also overcame the latest stellar defensive play from Toronto center fielder Kevin Pillar, who dived to make a sensational catch on the warning track and take a hit away from Mookie Betts in the sixth. The crowd of 35,630 gave Pillar a standing ovation. Vazquez singled in the second and fifth innings, homered in the seventh and doubled in the eighth to help the AL East-leading Red Sox avoid their first five-game losing streak of the season. Drew Pomeranz (14-4) got the win and Craig Kimbrel gave up two runs before locking down his 30th save. Danny Barnes (2-5) took the loss. “Kevin never ceases to amaze with what he does out there,” manager John Gibbons said.

Rays 12, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY

The Kansas City Royals extended their scoreless streak to an AL record-tying 43 innings, getting shut out for a fourth straight game in a loss to Tampa Bay. The Royals haven’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday. Austin Pruitt (7-4) pitched six one-run innings for Tampa Bay, and Matt Andriese allowed one more hit while getting a three-inning save, his first this season. The Royals were two games out of first place on July 28 after a nine-game winning streak. Lucas Duda, Wilson Ramos and Logan Morrison went deep for Tampa Bay, with Duda getting his 25th and Morrison his 32nd of the season. Evan Longoria and Morrison hit back-to-back doubles after Duda’s shot in the third off Ian Kennedy (4-10).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 6, Braves 1

PHILADELPHIA

Rhys Hoskins ended his homer streak but did drive in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning double, Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings and Philadelphia beat Atlanta. Cameron Rupp homered for the Phillies, who have connected in 10 straight games and totaled 21 homers over that stretch. Rookie slugger Hoskins didn’t go deep after homering in five straight games while becoming the fastest ever to reach 11 home runs, doing it in 18 games and 64 at-bats. His double just inside the left-field line scored Nick Williams to put the Phillies ahead 2-1. That was enough for Nola (10-9), who rebounded from two straight subpar outings by allowing one run and five hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Lucas Sims (2-4) allowed four runs in 61/3 innings. “It was good to see Nola back on track,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. “He really dominated. I expect a good outing every time.”

Nationals 11, Marlins 2

WASHINGTON

Max Scherzer overpowered Giancarlo Stanton, Howie Kendrick hit a three-run triple and Washington beat Miami. Scherzer (13-5) allowed one run and five hits, including Christian Yelich’s home run, and had 10 strikeouts in his return from the 10-day disabled list. Stanton went 0 for 3 against Scherzer with two strikeouts and a groundball double play one day after becoming the first NL player to hit 50 home runs in a season since Prince Fielder in 2007. Jayson Werth had a two-run homer off Jose Urena (12-6). Matt Wieters added a two-run single in the decisive sixth for an 11-1 lead as Washington halted Miami’s four-game winning streak. Stanton batted .448 (13 for 29) with five home runs and 11 RBI last week. His 17 homers in August are one shy of the major league record of 18 set by Rudy York in 1937. “It was a great comeback,” Nationals manager said of Werth. “You couldn’t have drawn it up any better than that.”

Associated Press