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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Twins 8, Blue Jays 0

TORONTO

Martin Perez and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Eddie Rosario hit his AL-leading 12th home run and the Minnesota Twins blanked the Toronto Blue Jays. Jason Castro homered and had three RBIs. Rosario also drove in three runs and Jorge Polanco had three hits, including a solo homer. Perez (5-0) allowed two hits, both singles, in seven innings. Toronto’s Marcus Stroman (1-5) allowed five earned runs in 42/3 innings.

Astros 6, Royals 4

HOUSTON

George Springer, Carlos Correa and Robinson Chirinos each homered to lead the Houston Astros to a win over the Kansas City Royals. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer in the Royals fourth. Adalberto Mondesi’s two-run homer in the fifth gave Kansas City a 4-3 lead. Gerrit Cole (3-4) yielded four runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts in 61/3 innings. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Jakob Junis (3-3) allowed five runs on nine hits in 51/3 innings.

Yankees 7, Mariners 3

NEW YORK

The Yankees pounced on Felix Hernandez, building a big cushion for CC Sabathia in a showdown of acclaimed veterans as New York beat the Seattle Mariners. Luke Voit, Brett Gardner and Thairo Estrada homered off Hernandez (1-3), who settled in after that, completing five innings of seven-run ball. Domingo Santana and Dee Gordon homered off Sabathia (2-1), but the oversized lefty limited Seattle to three runs over five innings.

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1

BALTIMORE

Jonathan Villar hit a grand slam, John Means handcuffed Boston’s torrid offense over seven innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Red Sox. Villar connected in the second inning off Josh Smith (0-1). Means (4-3) allowed one run and three hits, striking out four. Smith gave up four runs and five hits in 31/3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 12, Giants 4

CINCINNATI

Nick Senzel hit a leadoff homer after a swarm of bees finally left home plate, and the rookie connected again his next time, leading Cincinnati to a victory over the San Francisco Giants. Drew Pomeranz (1-4) lasted only 12/3 innings and gave up seven runs. Jose Iglesias had a single, double and triple and four RBIs. Anthony DeSclafani (2-1) gave up four runs in six innings.

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0

ST. LOUIS

Miles Mikolas pitched seven stellar innings and Yadier Molina hit one of three home runs that powered the St. Louis Cardinals past the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Carpenter and Paul DeJong also went deep as the Cardinals snapped a four-game skid. Mikolas (4-2) allowed only three hits and struck out five. Vince Velasquez (1-2) allowed five runs on four hits and five walks.

Brewers 5, Nationals 3

MILWAUKEE

Jesus Aguilar hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly off Dan Jennings in the seventh, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals. Alex Claudio (1-1) won despite allowing a home run by Adam Eaton that put Washington ahead 3-2 in the seventh. Junior Guerra earned his second save. Washington’s Max Scherzer allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits in six innings, striking out 10 and walking one.

INTERLEAGUE

Rays 12, Diamondbacks 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Tommy Pham hit his first career grand slam, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Snell (3-3) struck out nine. Merrill Kelly (3-3) allowed five runs in the second inning. Daniel Robertson and Avisail Garcia drove in three runs apiece for the Rays. Kelly allowed seven runs and seven hits in four innings.

Associated Press