SUNDAY’s OTHER MLB GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 3, Red Sox 0

BOSTON

CC Sabathia (8-3) allowed two hits over six innings, and Didi Gregorius hit a solo home run around the Pesky Pole in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Boston stranded 10 runners and went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, leaving the Red Sox 2 for 31 RISP in series and 2 for 51 against the Yankees this season. Rick Porcello (4-12) gave up three runs — one earned — and nine hits in six innings.

Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5

DETROIT

Miguel Cabrera walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, lifting the Tigers. With the score 5-all, Alex Avila was walked by Jeff Beliveau (1-1) leading off the 11th, Nicholas Castellanos reached on an error by third baseman Josh Donaldron and Lucas Harrell walked Justin Upton and Cabrera, Warwick Saupold (2-1) got the win with a scoreless 11th.

Mariners 7, White Sox 6

CHICAGO

Nelson Cruz homered on a 3-0 pitch from Chris Beck (1-1) leading off the 10th inning, his 19th home run this season, as Seattle overcame a 5-0 deficit and won its fourth straight. Chicago has lost four in a row. Nick Vincent (3-1) earned the win, and Edwin Diaz struck out Jose Abreu, Todd Frazier and Garcia — all swinging — for his 16th save.

Astros 5, Twins 3

HOUSTON

Mike Fiers (6-4) struck out a season-high 11 over seven innings, while allowing two runs and four hits. Nori Aoki had two hits and two RBIs. Kyle Gibson (5-8) yielded four runs and six hits in six-plus innings.

Royals 4, Rangers 3

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Texas right fielder Shin-Soo Choo lost Lorenzo Cain’s routine fly in the sun, and the ball glanced off his glove for a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the ninth as Kansas City stooped a five-game losing streak overall and a 12-game skid against Texas. Choo tried to shield his eyes, but even sunglasses didn’t help on Cain’s sliced flyball.

Angels 4, Rays 3

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Pinch-hitter C.J. Cron connected for a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the eighth off Adam Kolarek after Andrelton Simmons singled against Jumbo Diaz (1-4). Trailing 4-2, the Rays scored once in the ninth and loaded the bases with one out. Bud Norris got Tim Beckham to ground into a double play for his 14th save, ending Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 3, Marlins 2

MIAMI

Justin Turner homered and singled to increase his batting average to .374, and Los Angeles won for the 29th time in 33 games, including nine in a row. Five Los Angeles pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts with no walks. Kenley Jansen got the four outs for his 23rd save in as many chances as the Dodgers (64-29) climbed 35 games above .500 for the first time since 1977.

Nationals 14, Reds 4

CINCINNATI

Daniel Murphy hit two of Washington’s five home runs and had five RBIs. Adam Lind and Jose Lobaton added two-run shots and Anthony Rendon had a solo homer, his third home run in two games, to help the Nationals to their fourth straight victory.

Rockies 13, Mets 4

NEW YORK

Ian Desmond provided an instant spark for the slumping Rockies in his return from the disabled list, and Nolan Arenado hit one of Colorado’s three homers. Charlie Blackmon was credited with an inside-the-park home run — even though his drive actually cleared the orange line atop left-center field fence — and Gerardo Parra also went deep to help the Rockies win for just the sixth time in 21 games.

Braves 7, Diamondbacks 1

ATLANTA

Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and Brandon Phillips doubled three times as Atlanta completed a three-game sweep and sent Arizona to its season-high fifth straight loss. Jaime Garcia (3-7) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings as the Braves (45-45) reached .500 for the first time since April 17.

Phillies 5, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE

Rookie Nick Williams hit his first career grand slam — on lefty reliever Tyler Webb’s first pitch since he was acquired Thursday from the Yankees for minor league first baseman Garrett Cooper. Williams homered off Webb last month in the minors.

Padres 7, Giants 1

SAN DIEGO

Hector Sanchez and Corey Spangenberg each hit a three-run home run off Jeff Samardzija (4-11), who allowed seven runs and nine hits in six innings. Samardzija is tied with Colorado’s Tyler Chatwood for the most losses in the NL.

INTERLEAGUE

Cubs 8, Orioles 0

BALTIMORE

Jose Quintana dazzled in his debut for the Cubs, striking out a season-high 12 in seven innings to beat the Orioles for a three-game sweep. Acquired by the World Series champions during the All-Star break from the Chicago White Sox for a playoff push, Quintana (1-0) allowed three hits, walked none and joined Matt Garza as the only pitchers in Cubs history to fan 12 in their debut.

Associated Press