Around the Horn

Around the Horn

Sunday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 9, Red Sox 2

NEW YORK

Matt Holliday and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back home runs as New York wore out Chris Sale early and routed Boston, taking three of four games in their final series of the season to make up ground on the AL East leaders. Chase Headley also went deep against Sale, and slumping Aaron Judge capped a six-run sixth with a two-run homer that snapped his longest drought of the season. Starlin Castro laced a three-run double and Luis Severino (12-6) was overpowering for New York, striking out nine in six innings of two-hit ball to win a marquee matchup on the mound. The second-place Yankees won the season series 11-8 and sliced Boston’s cushion in the division to 3 1/2 games.

Rangers 7, Angels 6

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Elvis Andrus hit two of Texas’ four homers and the Rangers took the rubber game of a series with wild-card implications for both teams.

The Rangers (68-68) went ahead to stay when Robinson Chirinos and Delino DeShields hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning. No. 9 hitter Chirinos’ two-run homer tied it at 4 before DeShields went deep. With four weeks left in the regular season, Texas is within three games of Minnesota for the AL’s second wild card. The Angels (70-67) are 1 1/2 games back of that playoff spot.

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4, 12 Innings

BALTIMORE

Welington Castillo homered twice for Baltimore, including a game-tying shot in the ninth inning, and Mark Trumbo won it in the 12th with an RBI single. The Orioles never led until Trumbo drove in Jonathan Schoop with a liner into the left-field corner off Danny Barnes (2-6). Prior to Trumbo’s hit, Baltimore was 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position. Toronto led 4-3 in the ninth before Castillo connected off Roberto Osuna, who was vying for his 36th save. Osuna avoided further damage by retiring Adam Jones with two one and two out.

White Sox 6, Rays 2

CHICAGO

White Sox rookie Lucas Giolito struck out 10 in seven sharp innings, and Jose Abreu homered in his return to the lineup. A key piece of Chicago’s rebuilding project, the 23-year-old Giolito (2-1) allowed a run and three hits in his third start since being called up from the minor leagues last month.

Royals 5, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS

Kansas City’s Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning after a checked-swing call went his way on a close two-strike pitch.

Mariners 10, Athletics 2

SEATTLE

Robinson Cano homered and drove in four runs, Andrew Albers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Mariners completed a three-game series sweep.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1

DENVER

Ketel Marte and Brandon Drury homered in Arizona’s three-run sixth, and the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to 10 games. It’s the Diamondbacks’ longest winning streak since they captured a franchise-best 12 straight in 2003. Zack Godley (7-7) pitched six effective innings to help Arizona sweep a three-game series from Colorado. The Diamondbacks increased their lead over Colorado for the top NL wild card to 6 1/2 games. The slumping Rockies saw their lead over Milwaukee for the second wild card trimmed to just a half-game. With the game tied at 1 in the sixth, Marte lined a slider from German Marquez (10-6) over the fence in left for his first homer since July 29.

Braves 5, Cubs 1

CHICAGO

Max Fried combined with four relievers on a five-hitter in his first major league start, and the Braves ended the Cubs’ six-game winning streak. Recalled from Triple-A on Friday, Fried (1-0) gave up a run and four hits in five innings. The NL Central-leading Cubs had matched their longest winning string of the season. Rookie Ian Happ hit his 21st homer, but Chicago couldn’t get much going coming off a 14-12 victory. The Cubs also lost Javier Baez after he got shaken up diving into second base in the second inning. Chicago’s electrifying star trotted out to shortstop in the third but exited the game with one out.

Brewers 7, Nationals 2

MILWAUKEE

Domingo Santana homered twice, and Milwaukee pulled within a half-game of Colorado for the NL’s second wild card. Brent Suter, who had not pitched for Milwaukee since Aug. 12 because of left rotator cuff inflammation, allowed two hits in three scoreless innings and left after 43 pitches. Jeremy Jeffress (2-0), Jacob Barnes and Anthony Swarzak combined for five hitless innings. Junior Guerra completed the three-hitter but gave up a two-run homer to Ryan Zimmerman in the ninth.

Padres 6, Dodgers 4

SAN DIEGO

Erick Aybar hit a two-run homer and Jose Pirela also went deep to help the Padres hand the major league-leading Dodgers their eighth loss in nine games. San Diego won three straight against Los Angeles for the first time since June 2013. Cody Bellinger hit his 36th homer to break Mike Piazza’s Dodgers rookie record, set in 1993.

Phillies 3, Marlins 1, 12 Innings

MIAMI

Nick Williams hit a two-run single with two out in the 12th inning, and five Phillies pitchers held the Marlins to four hits. Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton went 0 for 3 with two walks to finish the week 2 for 25 (.080). Both hits were homers, giving him 52 for the season.

Cardinals 7, Giants 3

SAN FRANCISCO

Harrison Bader hit a tiebreaking homer in the decisive sixth inning after Madison Bumgarner homered in the bottom of the fifth, and the Cardinals gained ground in the wild-card race.

Interleague

Astros 8, Mets 6

HOUSTON

Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer, George Springer connected for the second straight day and the Astros swept their weekend series with the Mets. Josh Reddick added two hits and three RBIs for the Astros, who won both games of a doubleheader on Saturday in their first home games since flooding from Hurricane Harvey devastated the city.

Associated Press