Astros keep rolling, beating Rays 1-0 for 11th straight win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Lance McCullers pitched seven strong innings, Jake Marisnick homered and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Thursday night to tie a franchise record with their 11th straight road win.

McCullers (9-3) gave up three hits while striking out seven. The Astros have won his last six starts and have won 18 of 21 overall. Their 11th straight road win matched the club record set last May 14-June 5 on the way to winning the franchise’s first World Series title.

The Rays, who had won five straight overall and eight straight at home, had runners on first and third with none out in the eighth against reliever Chris Devenski, but Matt Duffy lined into a double play and Jake Bauers grounded out.

RED SOX 4, ANGELS 2

BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and Rafael Devers had a solo shot to help Boston beat Los Angeles.

CUBS 11, DODGERS 5

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Rizzo’s three-run double and Addison Russell’s two-run homer highlighted a seven-run seventh inning as Chicago broke loose after Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw exited.

ROCKIES 9, GIANTS 8

SAN FRANCISCO — DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and set a career best with five RBIs, rallying Colorado past San Francisco.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, MARLINS 0

MIAMI — Zack Greinke pitched seven innings and was an offensive dynamo, too, helping Arizona beat Miami.

Greinke singled twice, drove in a run, stole a base and scored.

PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola pitched into the eighth inning to win his 10th game of the season, Rhys Hoskins homered again and Philadelphia started a pivotal division series by beating Washington.

BREWERS 6, REDS 4

CINCINNATI — Eric Thames hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Milwaukee slowed Cincinnati’s best surge of the season.

MARINERS 4, ORIOLES 2

BALTIMORE — Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and Seattle utilized two errors in the 10th inning to complete their first four-game sweep at Baltimore in franchise history.

ATHLETICS 4, TIGERS 2

DETROIT — Jed Lowrie had two more hits, Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings and Oakland beat Detroit to sweep the four-game series.

TWINS 2, WHITE SOX 1, 13 INNINGS

CHICAGO — Max Kepler drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to push Minnesota past Chicago.