Aguilar’s big night lifts Brewers over Yanks
Spring swats pair of HRs as Astros crush Jays Red Sox overcome Rays Hamels, Rangers rout Angels
Jesus Aguilar hit a tie-breaking grand slam with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and matched a franchise record with seven RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame five errors in a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.
Aguilar produced the 11th game in franchise history with seven RBIs and the first since Ryan Braun in August 2016.
He hit a two-run homer off Jordan Montgomery in the fourth and then drove in the tying and go-ahead runs off Tyler Clippard (1-5).
Aaron Judge hit his 30th homer to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead in the fifth after the delay. The right fielder broke a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio for the most by a rookie in franchise history.
Astros 12, Blue Jays 2
George Springer hit two home runs and matched a career best with five RBIs, Charlie Morton pitched six strong innings and Houston defeated Toronto.
Springer’s four hits included a threerun homer and a solo blast. He became the first leadoff hitter to hit 27 home runs before the All-Star break in major league history.
Carlos Correa added a two-run homer and Evan Gattis had a solo shot for the Astros (59-28), who gained a split in the first two games of the four-game series with their win.
Nationals 5, Braves 4 (10)
Daniel Murphy hit an RBI single to left field with one out in the 10th inning as Washington rallied to defeat Atlanta.
Murphy’s hit scored Adrian Sanchez, who led off the inning with a single for his first big league hit. He went to third on a single to right field by Ryan Zimmerman.
The winning pitcher was Matt Albers (5-1), who got a double play in the top of the 10th inning, while former Washington lefty Ian Krol (1-2) was saddled with the loss.
Red Sox 8, Rays 3
Drew Pomeranz gave up two runs in six innings and Boston tagged Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi for a season-high seven runs before he left in the fifth inning.
Boston’s Dustin Pedroia had a two-run home run, extending Odorizzi’s streak to 13 starts giving up at least one home run, a team record and matching the longest in the majors this season.
Indians 11, Tigers 2
Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 in seven innings and Lonnie Chisenhall and Bradley Zimmer homered as Cleveland beat Detroit.
Zimmer and Francisco Lindor each had three hits, and Michael Brantley had four RBIs as the Cleveland offense erupted for the third consecutive game. The Indians have collected 44 hits in the last three games.
Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez reached a milestone when he singled in the first inning for the 2,000th hit of his career.
Mets 6, Cardinals 5
Jacob deGrom survived a home run barrage by St Louis and won his fifth straight start as New York posted a narrow victory.
Working seven innings, deGrom (9-3) gave up eight hits and four runs – all on solo homers. He walked none and struck out five in winning for the first time in three career starts at Busch Stadium.
Cubs 6, Pirates 1
Kris Bryant went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a triple and a single for Chicago against Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game weekend series.
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo got in on the fun with his team-leading 20th homer of the season.
Carl Edwards Jr. (3-1) struck out three, walked two and did not allow a hit over 12/3 innings of relief to earn the victory.
Rangers 10, Angels 0
Cole Hamels was dominant and so was the Texas offense as the Rangers pounded Los Angeles.
The victory gave the Rangers consecutive wins for the first time since June 24-25 and they reached double figures in runs for just the second time since June 23. The Angels have dropped four of their last five games and six of eight.
Dodgers 4, Royals 1
Yasiel Puig hit his 16th home run and Chase Utley drove in the 1,000th run of his career as Los Angeles won a battle of hot teams by beating Kansas City.
The Dodgers are 24-4 in their last 28 and an audacious 37-11 at home.
While the loss snapped the Royals’ four-game win streak, they have still won six of their last eight and are 18-7 in their last 25 games, moving from a 10-20 start into contention in the American League Central.
Mariners 7, Athletics 2
Nelson Cruz hit his 300th career home run and drove in five runs as Seattle snapped an eight-game home losing streak with a victory against Oakland.
Cruz hit run-scoring singles in his first two at-bats, then cranked a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth.
Marlins 6, Giants 1
Dan Straily took a shutout into the ninth inning and Giancarlo Stanton got a 16-hit attack rolling with a tworun homer in the first inning, sending Miami to victory over San Francisco.
Dee Gordon had four hits and J.T. Realmuto three, including a solo homer, for the Marlins.
Padres 4, Phillies 3
Austin Hedges’ sacrifice fly in the ninth lifted San Diego over Philadelphia.
Hedges also hit a solo homer and Jose Pirela got the scoring under way in the first inning with a homer to left, his fourth of the season for the Padres. (Reuters)