AROUND THE HORN

AROUND THE HORN

Wednesday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 7, Yankees 6

NEW YORK

Dellin Betances forced in the go-ahead run with four walks in the eighth inning, and Toronto beat New York after wasting a five-run lead. Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning off Michael Pineda, who also allowed Kevin Pillar’s leadoff homer in the fourth. Russell Martin tied the score 6-6 with a seventh-inning homer against Chad Green, then walked to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth.

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Sonny Gray pitched six mostly sharp innings to beat Chicago for the second time in two weeks and Oakland defeated the White Sox. Jed Lowrie added three hits and two RBIs, Bruce Maxwell doubled in two runs and Jaycob Brugman homered to help the A’s to their second straight home win following eight consecutive losses at the Coliseum. The win was manager Bob Melvin’s 499th with the A’s and the 992nd of his career.

Angels 2, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS

Parker Bridwell pitched six scoreless innings, Kole Calhoun hit his 12th home run of the season and Los Angeles avoided a road sweep with a victory over Minnesota. Bridwell (3-1) was strong throughout, out-dueling Twins All-Star Ervin Santana while scattering four hits and stranding seven on base. Cameron Maybin completed a double steal in the sixth, stealing home as Calhoun took second and giving the Angels a two-run cushion that helped end their three-game losing streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 9, Cardinals 6

ST. LOUIS

Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, recording his 22nd career multihomer game, and Marcell Ozuna and Justin Bour also hit home runs as Miami beat St. Louis. Stanton went 3 for 4 and also walked while driving in four runs. He has five hits in his last two games after starting the Marlins’ road trip in a 1-for-17 funk. Dustin McGowan (5-0) gave up a run in 11/3 innings of relief, while David Phelps and Kyle Barraclough each pitched a scoreless inning. AJ Ramos earned his 15th save in 16 attempts.

Rockies 5, Reds 3

DENVER

Jon Gray hit his first career homer an estimated 467 feet — the farthest by any Rockies player this season — and pitched effectively into the sixth inning as Colorado beat Cincinnati. Pat Valaika had a career-high three hits, including a two-run homer and a run-scoring single with two outs in the eighth. Gray’s two-run homer in the second was the longest among pitchers since MLB’s Statcast began tracking distances in 2015.

INTERLEAGUE

Cubs 7, Rays 3

CHICAGO

Jon Jay connected for his third career pinch-hit homer and Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking two-run single an inning later, helping Chicago rally for a victory over Tampa Bay. The Cubs appeared to be headed for their sixth loss in eight games before Jay drove a 1-2 pitch from Erasmo Ramirez (4-3) over the wall in left-center for a tying three-run shot with two out in the sixth inning. Jay then popped out of the dugout for a curtain call, obliging the crowd of 39,855 on a picturesque day at Wrigley Field.

Brewers 4, Orioles 0

MILWAUKEE

Matt Garza pitched into the seventh inning and Keon Broxton hit a two-run homer to lift Milwaukee to a three-game sweep of Baltimore. Garza scattered five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 61/3 innings for his first scoreless outing of the season. Oliver Drake, Jared Hughes and Corey Knebel completed the shutout with 22/3 innings. Garza (4-4) ran into trouble in the second inning after the Orioles loaded the bases with no outs.

Giants 5, Tigers 4

DETROIT

Ty Blach took a shutout into the seventh inning, and San Francisco held off a late Detroit rally. The Giants led 5-0 before Detroit scored four times in the seventh. Blach (6-5) was pulled after allowing a two-run single to Victor Martinez, and San Francisco needed three relievers to get through the inning. The Giants used five relievers in all, with Hunter Strickland pitching the eighth and Sam Dyson finishing for his third save.

Astros 10, Braves 4

ATLANTA

George Springer drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Josh Reddick and Marwin Gonzalez each had three RBIs and streaking Houston beat Atlanta. Houston has won four straight and 12 of 15 to improve to 58-27 overall, best in the majors. One night after beating the Braves 16-4, the Astros got another big night from the top of their order.

Associated Press