Saturday’s MLB GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Royals 12, Indians 5

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Lorenzo Cain capped a six-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, Jason Hammel settled down after a shaky start and the Royals routed Cleveland. Whit Merrifield and Mike Moustakas had two-run doubles off Carlos Carrasco (5-3) during the Royals’ big inning, helping them overcome a 3-0 hole and ensure a series win over their division rival. Hammel (2-6) gave up homers to Carlos Santana and Bradley Zimmer in the third, but he retired 15 of his next 17 batters before giving way to Mike Minor with two outs in the seventh. Hammel struck out seven without a walk for his first win since beating Cleveland on May 5.

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 0

TORONTO

Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius all hit solo home runs in the eighth inning, leading Jordan Montgomery and New York over the Blue Jays. The Yankees tied the franchise record with four homers in an inning. Gardner led it off with a home run and then with two outs, Holliday, Castro and Gregorius connected in succession.

Tigers 10, White Sox 1

DETROIT

Jordan Zimmermann tossed six solid innings and the Tigers used four home runs to power past Chicago. Nicholas Castellanos and Alex Presley hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, and Alex Avila and Justin Upton also homered for the Tigers, who have outscored Chicago 25-6 in the first two games of the weekend series.

Astros 6, Rangers 5

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Carlos Beltran had three hits and drove in three runs as Houston extended its major league-best winning streak to nine.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE

David Price took a three-hitter into the eighth inning to earn his first win of the season while Hanley Ramirez homered and drove in three runs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 4, Pirates 2

NEW YORK

Neil Walker hit a two-run homer against his former team and the New York Mets also got long balls from Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores. Robert Gsellman (4-3) won his second consecutive start — likely his last before a move to the bullpen. Jerry Blevins worked around an error in a scoreless seventh, and manager Terry Collins called on Addison Reed to get the final six outs. The substitute closer, filling in for injured Jeurys Familia, pitched out of trouble for his eighth save in 10 chances.

Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 0

MIAMI

Edinson Volquez threw the sixth no-hitter in Marlins history, facing the minimum 27 batters and beating Arizona. Volquez (2-7) struck out 10, and the two baserunners who reached on walks were erased by double plays. He needed 98 pitches, the last of those striking out Chris Owings to complete the masterpiece. It was the Marlins’ first no-hitter since Henderson Alvarez pitched one against Detroit in 2013.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3

CHICAGO

Slumping Kyle Schwarber hit his first career grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally the Cubs. Schwarber, who entered batting .163 and was dropped to the ninth spot in the lineup, hit the first pitch of the at-bat from St. Louis starter Mike Leake (5-4) deep into the bleachers in left-center. Javier Baez also homered for Chicago, which has won two straight following a six-game skid.

Braves 6, Reds 5, 12 Innings

CINCINNATI

Matt Adams hit his first career grand slam and connected again for a solo shot in the 12th inning, powering Atlanta to a victory over Cincinnati that ended their three-game losing streak. Adams’ one-out homer off Blake Wood (0-4) saved the Braves after they blew a lead for the second day in a row. It was Adams’ fourth career multi-homer game.

Phillies 5, Giants 3

PHILADELPHIA

Ben Lively pitched seven strong innings in his major league debut.

Rockies 10, Padres 1

SAN DIEGO

Nolan Arenado hit his 14th homer, Ian Desmond added a grand slam and Colorado stopped the Padres’ season-high, five-game winning streak. Tyler Chatwood (5-7) rebounded from his worst start of the season, allowing four hits over eight innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. Chatwood also had a pair of hits as the Rockies won for just the second time in six games.

Dodgers 10, Brewers 8

MILWAUKEE

Chris Taylor hit a go-ahead grand slam off Carlos Torres in a five-run ninth inning, and Los Angeles rallied late for the second straight day to beat the Brewers. Los Angeles led 4-3 in the seventh when Chris Hatcher walked the bases loaded and Josh Fields relieved. Travis Shaw drove Fields’ third pitch over the fence in left-center field.

INTERLEAGUE

Athletics 10, Nationals 4

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Ryon Healy had two doubles and two homers, Jed Lowrie doubled twice and homered, and the Athletics beat Washington. A day after being outscored by 10 runs, the A’s got off to a fast start as Healy and Lowrie each hit two-run homers in the bottom of the first inning off starter Joe Ross (2-2). Healy also hit a long solo shot in a three-run seventh inning.

Associated Press