MLB roundup


MLB roundup

Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

BOSTON

Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park in the ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox recovered after blowing the lead in the eighth to beat the Boston Red Sox. Matt Barnes (3-3) gave up three straight hits in the top of the ninth — Leury Garcia was caught stealing — including Abreu’s 19th homer of the season.

Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7

NEW YORK

Gleyber Torres lined a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees hit two more big flies, beating the Toronto Blue Jays. Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu connected as the Yankees extended their major league record to 29 straight games with a home run.

Rangers 4, Tigers 1

DETROIT

Mike Minor allowed five hits in his second complete game of the year, and Willie Calhoun, Jeff Mathis and Danny Santana homered in the fifth inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a victory over the Detroit Tigers. Minor (8-4) struck out seven with two walks. Matthew Boyd (5-6) struck out 11 for Detroit in seven innings.

Twins 6, Rays 4

MINNEAPOLIS

Nelson Cruz had three hits for Minnesota, including the go-ahead, three-run, two-out double after Tampa Bay starter Charlie Morton left in the seventh inning to lead the Twins past the Rays. Taylor Rogers recorded the last four outs for his 10th save.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rockies 6, Giants 3

SAN FRANCISCO

David Dahl hit a go-ahead grand slam in the third and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Colorado Rockies past the San Francisco Giants. Dahl connected off Jeff Samardzija for his second career grand slam. Dahl added an RBI single in the seventh.

Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 2

PHOENIX

Eduardo Escobar’s three-run home gave Arizona a four-run lead before Los Angeles recorded an out, and the Diamondbacks cruised to a victory. Jarrod Dyson had three hits, an RBI and swiped two bases to raise his NL-leading total to 19.

Phillies 5, Mets 4, 10 innings

PHILADELPHIA

Jay Bruce ripped an RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning against his former team, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the reeling New York Mets. Rhys Hoskins drew a walk from Stephen Nogosek (0-1), and J.T. Realmuto singled. Roman Quinn ran for Hoskins and Bruce sent a long drive over center fielder Juan Lagares’ head.

Nationals 7, Marlins 5

MIAMI

Matt Adams hit a three-run homer to lead the Washington Nationals over the Miami Marlins. Patrick Corbin pitched seven solid innings and snapped a four-game road losing streak. Trea Turner and Adam Eaton had two hits each and Anthony Rendon drove in two runs for the Nationals.

INTERLEAGUE

Padres 10, Orioles 5

BALTIMORE

Franmil Reyes hit two of San Diego’s five homers, Eric Hosmer drove in four runs and the Padres pounded the skidding Baltimore Orioles. Greg Garcia got the long ball barrage started with a two-run drive in the second inning off Dylan Bundy (3-10).

Athletics 2, Cardinals 0

ST. LOUIS

Beau Taylor and Matt Chapman homered, and Daniel Mengden pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Oakland Athletics to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Mengden (2-1) gave up four hits and struck out five for his first win since May 18 at Detroit.

Angels 5, Reds 1

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Justin Bour hit two homers, Mike Trout scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels got back above .500. Shohei Ohtani went 3 for 3 with a walk for the Angels (41-40).

Mariners 4, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE

J.P. Crawford drove in three runs and Wade LeBlanc struck out six in five innings and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to three games. Crawford put Seattle on the board with an RBI double in the first and then made it a 3-0 game with a run-scoring triple in the second.

Associated Press