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American League

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1

BOSTON

Dustin Pedroia drove in three, Drew Pomeranz pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Boston beat Toronto. Pomeranz (10-4) allowed an unearned run over 62/3 innings to win his fourth straight decision. Pedroia and Deven Marrero each had two-run singles with two outs in the second inning to provide all the offense the Red Sox needed. Pedroia has six RBIs in the series, which concludes Thursday. Aaron Sanchez (1-3) gave up five runs, six hits and five walks in four innings.

Twins 6, Yankees 1

MINNEAPOLIS

Miguel Sano hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios went strong into the seventh inning and Minnesota beat New York to win its first home series against the Yankees in nine years. Berrios (9-3) allowed only one run, his fewest in 11 starts, on a two-out single by Brett Gardner in the seventh before being removed. Berrios improved to 6-0 in seven afternoon turns this season and helped drop the Yankees to 0-8-2 in their past 10 series.

Mariners 4, Astros 1

HOUSTON

James Paxton had another strong start against Houston and rookie Ben Gamel powered the offense with a two-run homer to give Seattle a win over the Astros. Paxton (9-3) allowed six hits and one run in seven innings, after not allowing a run in his previous two starts against Houston this season. It’s the fourth straight win for Paxton, who struck out seven.

Orioles 10, Rangers 2

BALTIMORE

Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and scored three runs and Baltimore beat faltering Texas. Trey Mancini contributed two hits in a seven-run seventh inning, including a bases-loaded triple, and Jonathan Schoop finished with three hits and three RBIs. Having thus far outscored Texas 25-4 in the series, the Orioles will attempt to complete a four-game sweep on Thursday.

Athletics 7, Rays 2

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Sonny Gray struck out six pitching into the seventh in what might have been his final home start in Oakland if the club tries to deal him before the trade deadline, and the Athletics rallied in the fifth inning to beat Tampa Bay. Matt Joyce hit a towering homer to the right-field seats in the eighth for Oakland. Gray (6-4) won his third straight start and fourth in five. When speculation arose from the White Sox side before his Friday outing that the right-hander had been scratched because of a possible deal, the A’s quickly announced that he was indeed taking the mound for his scheduled outing.

National League

Rockies 18, Padres 4

DENVER

Nolan Arenado lined three homers as part of his five-hit afternoon and tied a career-high with seven RBIs, helping the Colorado Rockies complete a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres. Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon also homered on a scorching day when the Rockies had a season-high 21 hits.

Cubs 8, Braves 2

ATLANTA

Mike Montgomery hit his first home run and allowed two hits and one run in six innings to lead streaking Chicago over Atlanta. Javier Baez hit a three-run homer in the eighth for Chicago, which stretched its season-best winning streak to six games since the All-Star break. The Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Braves.

Phillies 10, Marlins 3

MIAMI

Daniel Nava tied a career high with four hits and Philadelphia had a season-best 20 hits to beat Miami and win a road series for only the third time this season. Nava singled in each of his first four at-bats, drove in two runs and increased his average to .300. The Phillies completed a 3-3 trip but still have the worst record in the majors. Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hit his 30th homer to forge a tie with the Yankees’ Aaron Judge for the major league lead in homers.

Mets 7, Cardinals 3

NEW YORK

Jacob deGrom pitched into the seventh inning and won his career-best seventh straight start and New York beat St. Louis. New York jumped on Mike Leake (6-8) for seven runs in the first two innings and cruised from there behind deGrom (11-3) to snap a three-game losing streak.

Associated Press