MLB roundup

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Orioles 5 Yankees 11, Orioles 8

NEW YORK

Gleyber Torres hit three more home runs, including a pair of three-run drives in the night game that gave him 13 of New York’s record 59 long balls against Baltimore this season, and the Yankees completed a doubleheader sweep with a win that stretched their winning streak versus the Orioles to 14 games. Gio Urshela had six hits in the twinbill, including a 461-foot homer as the Yankees won the opener, and raised his average to .332 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs. AL East-leading New York hit seven homers and has five doubleheader sweeps to go along with one split. Torres set a big league record with his fifth multihomer game against a team in a season, breaking a tie with Ralph Kiner (1947), Gus Zernial (1951) and Roy Sievers (1955). His 26 homers are two more than his total as a rookie last year, and the 13 against Baltimore matched Roger Maris in 1961 against Cleveland for the second-most against one team in a season by a Yankees player, one behind Lou Gehrig’s total in 1936 versus Cleveland. Urshela, Torres and Cameron Maybin added solo shots, all off Gabriel Ynoa (1-7). Brett Gardner hit a three-run triple off Ty Blach (0-1) in the first inning of the night game and Mike Ford had a solo homer. James Paxton (8-6) started the opener and won a third straight start for the first time since he won seven in a row for Seattle from July 2 to Aug. 4, 2017. The injury decimated Yankees brought in some fresh arms in the night game, when 27-year-old left-hander Joe Mantiply (1-0) got his first big league win in his Yankees debut.

Blue Jays 19, Rangers 4

TORONTO

Brandon Drury hit his first career grand slam, Justin Smoak had a two-run homer among his three extra-base hits, and Toronto routed Texas. Bo Bichette had the first four-hit game of his career and Randal Grichuk had three hits, including a solo homer as the Blue Jays won for the 10th time in 15 games. Drury had five RBI, while Smoak and Grichuk each had four. Nomar Mazara, Willie Calhoun and Rougned Odor hit solo home runs but Texas lost for the fifth time in six games. The Rangers were beaten by 11 or more runs for the third time this season. Right-hander Ariel Jurado (6-8) allowed career-highs of eight runs and 11 hits in 32/3 innings. He has won just once in his past eight outings. Smoak hit a two-run homer in the third, his 19th, and Grichuk followed with a shot to left, his 21st. It was the 10th time this season the Blue Jays have hit back-to-back home runs. Neil Ramirez opened for Toronto in a perfect Blue Jays debut. Brock Stewart (2-0) took over in the second and pitched 51/3 innings, allowing three runs and five hits.

Rain postpones opener between Astros-White Sox

CHICAGO

Zack Greinke’s second start with the Houston Astros was postponed by rain. The Astros were scheduled to begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night, but the rain started to pick up in the afternoon and the game was quickly called. The teams will play a traditional doubleheader today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 7, Reds 6

WASHINGTON

Trea Turner and Matt Adams homered, Erick Fedde pitched well after allowing a solo shot on the game’s first pitch and depleted Washington held on to edge Cincinnati. Washington led 7-2 but blew most of that advantage before Sean Doolittle got his 27th save in 32 chances. He entered in the ninth with a 7-4 lead, but the struggling lefty closer’s first pitch of the evening became Phillip Ervin’s pinch-hit homer. The next batter singled, and came around on Joey Votto’s two-out double off the wall in left. Fedde (3-2) went six innings, giving up two runs and six hits. Anthony DeSclafani’s (7-7) 100th career start ended after four innings, during which he allowed six runs for the third time this year. Turner tacked on an RBI single in the seventh off Jared Hughes.

Associated Press