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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had six RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a five-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 20-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring their last 10 runs against position players.
Guerrero gave Toronto a first-round lead with an RBI single over Taj Bradley (3-1), hit a runs-scoring single in the fifth that opened a 10-0 lead, and hit a 423-foot in the ninth Grand Slam against Luke Raley.
All 12 Toronto batters in the game had hits, and the Blue Jays finished the game with 27 hits — the most since they hit 29 in a 28-5 win over Boston on July 22.
Tampa Bay started with 170 with the second fewest runs allowed in the majors, losing the most runs since the 8-20 loss in Boston on Aug. 11, 2021.
George Springer had four hits and Bo Bichette, Whit Merrifield, Guerrero and Danny Jansen had three each. Springer hit his seventh home run, a solo drive on the third.
José Berríos (4-4) allowed one run, five hits and two walks while catching five strikeouts
YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 5, 10 INNINGS
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a home run to equalize in the ninth inning and rookie Anthony Volpe hit a sacrifice flight in the tenth inning against Bryan Baker (3-2) for the winning run as the New Yorkers streaked past Baltimore.
Harrison Bader hit a home run to start New York’s comeback from an early 4-0 deficit, and Judge freed Gerrit Cole for his first loss in 11 starts this season.
After a 6-1 away game at home, the Yankees (30-20) won their fifth straight win in the opener between AL East rivals.
Cedric Mullins and Gunnar Henderson scored against Cole for Baltimore, who suffered a three-game win in Toronto.
Michael King (1-1) secured the win in two innings without a hit, scoring three.
DODGERS 8, BRAVES 1
ATLANTA (AP) — Bobby Miller allowed a five-inning run on his big league debut and Los Angeles beat Atlanta.
JD Martinez and Jason Heyward hit home runs for the Dodgers, who also got three RBIs from Will Smith.
Spencer Strider (4-2) fanned out 11 hitters to take his MLB-leading strikeout total to 97 – his fourth start this season with double-digit Ks and 10th in his young career. He allowed four runs, two of them earned, in six innings.
Miller (1-0) allowed four hits, walked one and knocked out five while consistently hitting 100 mph with his fastball.
RANGERS 6, PIRATES 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi threw a full game for the second time in five starts after throwing just two throws in the first 226 of his major league career.
Eovaldi (6-2) allowed six hits, hit out five and walked one, his fifth straight start in at least seven innings.
Josh Jung hit his 11th home run in his first full season with the majors and gave Rangers a five-run lead by run eight.
Texas won four out of five. Pittsburgh has tied its last eight games after losing 11 of 12 and has not won a series since winning two of three games in Washington on April 29-30.
Rich Hill (4-4) gave up five runs with seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with a season-high nine strikeouts.
PADRES 7, NATIONAL 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his ninth home run and had three hits to start a three-game stint with his former team as San Diego beat Washington.
Jake Cronenworth followed up Soto’s solo shot with a two-run homer two batters later in the seventh inning as the Padres scored four times against Nationals relief player Erasmo Ramirez (2-2).
San Diego’s Yu Darvish (3-3) allowed back-to-back home runs against CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas in the fifth inning, but no further damage in a six-inning attempt.
Josh Hader hit a scoreless ninth on his 12th save from 14 chances.
DIAMONDBACKS 4, PHILLIES 3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll hit a single in the starting shot for his third hit in the eighth inning and Arizona beat Philadelphia for its ninth win in 11 games.
At 29-20, Arizona went nine games over .500 for the first time since September 11, 2018, when they were 77-68.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. extended his hitting streak to 16 games — the longest active streak in the majors — with a leadoff double in game eight against Seranthony Dominguez (1-2). After advancing to third position on a pass from JT Realmuto, Gurriel found Carroll’s single to the left through a tucked-in infield.
Reliever Jose Ruiz (2-0) secured the win and Miguel Castro made his fifth save with a clean ninth goal.
GIANT 4, TWINS 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto doubled up to start a rally in the sixth inning and got the go-ahead for the two-run home run in the seventh inning as San Francisco edged past Minnesota.
The Giants have won seven of eight games. Alex Cobb (4-1) finished seven innings for the third time in four starts this month, working on a double home run from Byron Buxton in the first inning and a solo shot from Michael Taylor in the fifth inning.
After Jorge López (1-2) scored the seventh, Thairo Estrada took the lead with a brace and hit Conforto’s tenth home run of the season.
Camilo Doval threw a ninth non-hit with his 13th save in 14 attempts.
ANGELS 4, RED SOX 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit a two-run home run and Griffin Canning allowed two hits in seven innings as Los Angeles beat Boston.
Mickey Moniak hit a home run for the second game in a row and Matt Thaiss also went deep for the Angels, who have won three straight games and four of five.
Canning (3-2) had five strikeouts and three walkouts.
Brayan Bello (3-2) fended off solo homers from Moniak and Thaiss in his seven innings. Trout hit a home run in the eighth over Joely Rodriguez.
ROCKIES 5, MARLINS 4
DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon doubled in a fifth inning with four runs, Jurickson Profar extended his streak on base to 31 games and Colorado spoiled 20-year-old Eury Pérez’s away debut for Miami.
Elías Díaz had three goals for Colorado. The Rockies won the first two of the four games.
Pérez (1-1) allowed four runs — three earned — on four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Garrett Cooper’s two-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning chased starter Austin Gomber (4-4). Soler’s RBI double in the ninth set made it a one-run play, but Pierce Johnson closed it out with his tenth save.
MARINERS 3, ATHLETICS 2
SEATTLE (AP) — JP Crawford and Ty France hit back-to-back homers in a three-run fifth inning, and Seattle gave Oakland its sixth straight loss and 14th in 16 games.
The A’s fell to 10-40, matching the 1932 Boston Red Sox and 1897 St. Louis Browns, for the fourth-worst 50-game start in big league history.
Marco Gonzales (4-1), who allowed five hits with four strikeouts in six innings. Trevor Gott, Justin Topa and Paul Sewald each batted an inning without a hit. Sewald stayed perfect with 10 save chances.
Luis Medina (0-3) suffered defeat.
CUBS 7, METS 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki hit a home run and Chicago chilled New York.
Mervis had three RBIs and Drew Smyly (5-1) had four hits in the sixth inning.
Morel extended his home run streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh. He was the first player on such a winning streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998.
Tylor Megill (5-3) allowed six runs, four earned, in 3 2/3 innings for the Mets, ending their five-game winning streak. Pete Alonso hit his best 18th home run in the big league for New York.
BREWER 6, ASTROS 0
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Wiemer and Owen Miller hit a home run, Colin Rea combined for a five-hitter with four relievers and Milwaukee halted Houston’s eight-game winning streak.
Rea (1-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Houston was hidden for the second time.
JP France (1-1) gave up two runs (one earned) and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
WHITE SOX 4, GUARDIANS 2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Romy González’s two-run double against rookie starter Logan Allen (1-2) broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, sending Chicago past Cleveland.
Yasmani Grandal hit a home run for the White Sox, who started 7-21 but have won six of eight games.
The Chicago Rally helped Dylan Cease (3-3) win for the first time since April 10 – a span of eight starts. The right-hander went six innings, Keynan Middleton and Joe Kelly each had an inning, and Kendall Graveman worked the ninth inning for his fourth save.
Cardinals 8, Reds 5
CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run in his first two at-bats and St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright defeated Cincinnati for the first time since 2019.
The Cardinals have won 12 of 16 since the start of the 10-24 season.
Goldschmidt hit solo homers in the first and third innings ahead of Graham Ashcraft (2-3).
Wainwright (2-0) allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
ROYALS 4, TIGERS 1
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and Kansas City beat Detroit and slipped four games.
Mike Mayers allowed a six-hit run in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He managed an eight, the best of his career, and achieved one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner and Aroldis Chapman made his second save for a goalless ninth.
Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings.
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