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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Athletics 5, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS

Khris Davis lined a two-out, two-run single off the glove of diving first baseman Ehire Adrianza in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics won again, beating the Minnesota Twins. Miguel Sano, Mitch Garver and Nelson Cruz all homered for the Twins. Minnesota reliever Taylor Rogers (2-2) allowed Davis’ hit. All-Star closer Liam Hendriks recorded his eighth save. Blake Treinen (3-3) escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by getting Marwin Gonzalez to ground out.

White Sox 2, Rays 1, 11 innings

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Yoan Moncada scored from first base on a single in the 11th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Moncada drew a walk off Adam Kolarek (3-3) to lead off the 11th, and sprinted around the bases when Jose Abreu punched a single into right field off Chaz Roe. Jace Fry (2-4) got the win in relief, and Alex Colome pitched the 11th for his 21st save in 22 attempts. James McCann’s home run off Emilio Pagan had tied the game with two outs in the top of the ninth. Avisail Garcia led off the Tampa Bay seventh with a long home run off Lucas Giolito to break a scoreless tie.

Blue Jays 7, Tigers 5

DETROIT

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first career grand slam to help the Toronto Blue Jays rally for a victory over the Detroit Tigers. Guerrero’s home run erased a 5-1 deficit in the fifth, and Brandon Drury added a two-run shot an inning later to put Toronto ahead. Niko Goodrum and John Hicks went deep for the Tigers. Wilmer Font (2-0) came on in the bottom of the fourth and gave up a two-run homer to Hicks that put the Tigers up by four, but Gregory Soto (0-4) gave away the advantage quickly. Ken Giles struck out three in the ninth for his 14th save.

Red Sox 17, Orioles 6

BALTIMORE

Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a pair of three-run homers, Mookie Betts homered and had three RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox used their most prolific offensive performance of the year to blow out the Baltimore Orioles. Rafael Devers and Sandy Leon also went deep for the Red Sox. Bradley’s second home run of the game highlighted an eight-run fourth inning that turned a tie into a 13-5 runaway. Rick Porcello (8-7) won his third straight start despite giving up six runs and 11 hits in five innings. Anthony Santander had a career-high four hits, including a homer, and Renato Nunez also connected for Orioles.

Astros 6, Rangers 1

HOUSTON

Jose Urquidy threw seven dominant innings for his first major league win and Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run homer, sending the Houston Astros to a victory over the skidding Texas Rangers. Making his third career start, Urquidy (1-0) allowed one run — a homer by Shin-Soo Choo. The 24-year-old rookie right-hander from Mexico struck out nine. Tony Kemp also homered as Houston. Houston put together a two-out rally in the fifth that started with singles from Michael Brantley and Yordan Alvarez, setting up Gurriel’s homer to left-center.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

CINCINNATI

Yasiel Puig hit a game-tying double to end Miles Mikolas’ shutout bid, Josh VanMeter followed with his first major league home run and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. VanMeter and Eugenio Suarez each had two hits for the Reds. Suarez led off the seventh with a walk and scored from first on a double into the left-center field gap by Puig. Two pitches later, VanMeter hit a two-run homer down the right field line. Mikolas (6-10) allowed six hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Amir Garrett (4-1) pitched the seventh and Michael Lorenzen earned his sixth save.

Cubs 6, Padres 5

CHICAGO

Javier Baez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and four Cubs relievers combined for one-hit ball over the final four innings, lifting Chicago to a victory over the San Diego Padres. Anthony Rizzo had two hits and drove in two runs and Robel Garcia added an RBI triple. Manny Machado hit a two-run shot for his 200th career homer and Fernando Tatis Jr. and Hunter Renfroe also connected for San Diego. Jose Quintana (8-7) allowed five runs on eight hits and three homers in five innings. Closer Craig Kimbrel earned his sixth save. San Diego starter Joey Lucchesi (7-5) allowed six runs on 10 hits in 41/3 innings. Renfroe homered in the fifth.

Nationals 5, Braves 3

ATLANTA

Anibal Sanchez outpitched Mike Soroka and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, Matt Adams homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves. Sanchez (6-6) got a big assist in the bottom of the fifth when shortstop Trea Turner turned a bases-loaded double play, leaping to nab Nick Markakis’ liner and throwing to first to beat Josh Donaldson back to the bag. Soroka (10-2) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. Sean Doolittle got the last five outs, facing the minimum, for his 21st save. Brian McCann’s a two-run shot in the sixth chased Sanchez and cut the lead to 4-3.

INTERLEAGUE

Yankees 11, Rockies 5

NEW YORK

Edwin Encarnacion chased Anthony Senzatela with a two-run double in a five-run second inning, and New York romped over the Rockies for its fifth straight win. New York went ahead when Aaron Judge doubled in a run on Senzatela’s 10th pitch and took a 9-0 lead by the fourth. Encarnacion added an RBI double in the seventh. Masahiro Tanaka (7-5) tired in Colorado’s five-run sixth that included Nolan Arenado’s 22nd homer, a three-run drive over the center-field wall. Senzatela (8-7) allowed six runs, seven hits and two walks in 11/3 innings.

Associated Press