AROUND THE HORN

AROUND THE HORN

Monday’s other MLB games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 4

BOSTON

Steve Pearce had three hits as Toronto sent Red Sox starter Rick Porcello to his major league-leading 16th loss. Boston fell for the fourth time in five games. Its lead in the AL East was trimmed to 21/2 games over the Yankees. Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot for Toronto in the first inning. Jose Bautista connected for a solo drive in the third, and Raffy Lopez chased Porcello (9-16) with a two-run homer in the sixth.

Rays 11, Twins 4

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Corey Dickerson hit his 26th home run and also doubled twice, powering Tampa Bay past Minnesota. The Twins’ lead for the second wild-card spot was trimmed to a half-game by the Angels. Logan Morrison, who got his 36th homer, and Kevin Kiermaier each added three hits for the Rays. Evan Longoria drove in three runs with a pair of singles.

Angels 11, Athletics 9, 11 innings

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Los Angeles employed an American League-record 12 pitchers on Labor Day, and Kole Calhoun hit a two-run triple in the 11th inning to beat Oakland.

Astros 6, Mariners 2

SEATTLE

Dallas Keuchel pitched effectively into the eighth inning as Houston won its fifth in a row. Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning for the AL West leaders.

Yankees 7, Orioles 4

BALTIMORE

Starlin Castro homered and drove in three runs, Didi Gregorius also went deep and New York fueled its playoff push with a win over Baltimore. After spotting the Orioles an early lead, New York bounced back for its fourth win in five games.

Royals 7, Tigers 6

DETROIT

Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar homered for Kansas City, which denied Detroit with its defense. Alex Gordon reached well over the left-field fence to rob Mikie Mahtook of a three-run homer, while Lorenzo Cain’s sliding catch took two RBIs away from Jose Iglesias.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 13, Dodgers 0

LOS ANGELES

J.D. Martinez tied a major league record by hitting four home runs and the Diamondbacks routed the NL West-leading Dodgers for their 11th straight victory. Martinez became the 18th player in major league history to hit four homers in a game, and the 16th in the modern era. Earlier this year, Scooter Gennett accomplished the feat for Cincinnati.

Nationals 7, Marlins 2

MIAMI

Anthony Rendon drove in four runs, Daniel Murphy drove in three more and Washington overcame a camera-denting home run by Giancarlo Stanton to beat Miami. Rendon and Murphy each homered, doubled and singled. Stanton hit his major league-leading 53rd home run, with the ball striking a TV camera just over the right-field wall.

Rockies 4, Giants 3

DENVER

Carlos Gonzalez drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, and Colorado halted a four-game skid. The game at Coors Field was played in hazy conditions because of smoke from the Western wildfires.

Reds 5, Brewers 4

CINCINNATI

Billy Hamilton hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Cincinnati over Milwaukee. Hamilton, who leads the majors with 58 stolen bases, sent a drive into the left-field seats for his fourth homer of the season. He connected off Josh Hader (1-3).

Cardinals 2, Padres 0

SAN DIEGO

Carlos Martinez threw a three-hitter and struck out 10, Yadier Molina hit a two-run single and St. Louis beat San Diego for its fourth victory in five games. The Cardinals remained three games behind Colorado in the race for the NL’s second wild card.

Mets 11, Phillies 7

NEW YORK

Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera each homered and the Mets built a big lead, beating Philadelphia to end a four-game losing streak.

INTERLEAGUE

Rangers 8, Braves 2

ATLANTA

Elvis Andrus, Nomar Mazara and Rougned Odor homered, Andrew Cashner pitched six strong innings.

Associated Press