Pitchers’ duel decided by the long ball as Indians beat the Orioles in Baltimore

BALTIMORE An outstanding pitchers’ duel between Carlos Carrasco and Kevin Gausman was ultimately decided by one mighty swing and two nifty defensive plays.

Carrasco outpitched Gausman to win his 10th straight decision, and Yonder Alonso’s two-run homer carried the Cleveland Indians past the struggling Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Monday night.

Carrasco (4-0) allowed one run and six hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, walked two and snared a line drive off the bat of Anthony Santander to start a pivotal double play in the second.

“He dodged a bullet. He made a nice play, helping himself up the middle,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said.

In the sixth, Indians centre fielder Bradley Zimmer made a sliding catch to double up Manny Machado, who thought for sure the ball was going to drop.

Andrew Miller got the last two outs in the eighth and Cody Allen struck out the side in the ninth for his fourth save.

Gausman (1-2) gave up two runs and four hits over eight innings, striking out seven with only one walk — to leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor in the first inning.

WHITE SOX 10, MARINERS 4

CHICAGO — Jose Abreu had four hits that included a pair of home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners to end a sevengame losing streak.

ATHLETICS 9, RANGERS 4

ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning and the surging Oakland Athletics went on to their third straight victory.

ANGELS 2, ASTROS 0

HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a win that ended the Astros’ six-game winning streak.

YANKEES 14, TWINS 1

NEW YORK — Rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled to extend his barrage of extra-base hits, Didi Gregorius had a grand slam and the New York Yankees hammered the Minnesota Twins for their first threegame winning streak under new manager Aaron Boone.

REDS 10, BRAVES 4

CINCINNATI — Jesse Winker’s bases-loaded single provided Cincinnati’s first lead in six games, and the Reds — off to the worst start in their history — rallied for their first victory under interim manager Jim Riggleman to beat the Atlanta Braves.

The Reds are 4-18, the worst start in the majors since Baltimore opened with an identical mark in 2010. They fired manager Bryan Price on Thursday.