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Adrian Gonzalez lined a single to right that scored Curtis Granderson from second with two outs in the seventh, breaking a scoreless tie and starting the Los Angeles Dodgers on their way to a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
Los Angeles’s latest win streak stands at six games with 21 wins in its last 24 games and 52 victories out of its last 61. Detroit has lost six straight. Ross Stripling (3-4) earned the victory with two scoreless relief innings for the Dodgers. Brandon Morrow pitched the eighth and Kenley Jansen earned his 33rd save for working the ninth.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
CC Sabathia came off the disabled list and outpitched Chris Sale and became the American League’s all-time leading left-hander in strikeouts in leading the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Sabathia (10-5) passed Mickey Lolich with his 2,680th career strikeout en route to working six innings and allowing two hits.
Tyler Austin crashed a three-run homer in his first career at-bat against Sale (14-5) in the second inning and Todd Frazier hit his second homer in as many nights for the Yankees.
Cubs 4, Blue Jays 3
Javier Baez drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the sixth inning and Chicago hung to edge Toronto.
Ian Happ scored on Baez’s single up the middle after drawing a walk and advancing on a groundout.
Anthony Rizzo’s RBI single provided an insurance run in the seventh inning. Pinch-hitter Albert Almora Jr. scored after he had reached base with a single.
Happ also homered and had an RBI single for the Cubs.
Angels 5, Orioles 1
Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena each homered twice in the first four innings as Los Angeles defeated Baltimore.
Angels starter J.C. Ramirez (1110) dodged some trouble in the early innings as the Orioles put runners in scoring position in the first and third but came away allowing only one run.
He went 52/3 innings before leaving with right forearm irritation in the sixth.
Indians 5, Royals 0
Trevor Bauer, Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen combined on a seven-hitter as Cleveland beat skidding Kansas City.
Bauer (12-8) gave up seven hits and two walks in 61/3 innings with four strikeouts. Shaw and Allen did not allow a baserunner.
Jason Vargas (14-7) yielded four runs, six hits and three walks while striking out seven in 42/3 innings.
Astros 3, Athletics 0
Collin McHugh worked six shutout innings and a reconfigured bullpen closed out Houston’s home victory over Oakland.
McHugh (1-2) earned his first victory on the season in his sixth start after missing three-plus months with an elbow injury.
The Astros turned three double plays behind McHugh, who allowed six hits and walked one batter while striking out three, and six overall.
Marwin Gonzalez delivered a two-run single in the fourth inning and Alex Bregman homered in the ninth.
Twins 5, Diamondbacks 0
Jose Berrios posted seven scoreless innings, and Minnesota exploded for five runs in the fourth inning against Zack Greinke to beat Arizona.
Joe Mauer had three hits, a walk and an RBI for the Twins, and Brian Dozier added a pair of hits.
Berrios (11-5) allowed two hits and struck out seven batters, lowering his ERA to 3.99.
Greinke (14-6) lasted only four innings, giving up five runs (four earned), seven hits and a season high-tying four walks. He struck out four.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 4
Starling Marte was 3-for-5 with one of three Pittsburgh homers and Chad Kuhl did not let a long rain delay bother him as the Pirates snapped a six-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh pounded out 12 hits and rode a five-run second inning. Kuhl (6-8) retired 11 of the 13 batters he faced after the delay, with only one hit.
He gave up one run on three hits, with six strikeouts and one walk, in five innings.
Mets 8, Marlins 1
Wilmer Flores and Kevin Plawecki each hit two-run homers during a seven-run sixth inning as New York snapped a five-game losing streak.
New York’s Rafael Montero (2-8) allowed one run, six hits and three walks while striking out five in six innings.
Marcell Ozuna had three singles, including an RBI in the sixth that broke a scoreless tie, for the Marlins, who equaled a team record by hitting into five double plays.
Rangers 17, White Sox 7
Texas second baseman Rougned Odor homered twice and Mike Napoli homered and had four RBIs as the Rangers rallied for a 17-7 victory over Chicago.
The White Sox led 5-0 in the first inning before the Rangers mounted their biggest comeback of the year.
Padres 3, Nationals 1
Yangervis Solarte hit a first-inning, two-run homer off Stephen Strasburg to lead San Diego past Washington.
Strasburg (10-4), who had been out since his last start on July 23 because of a nerve impingement in his left elbow, allowed two runs, four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings.