Ohtani, Angels end Rays’ winning streak

Shohei Ohtani struck out nine over 72/3 innings, allowing two runs, as the host Los Angeles Angels snapped the Tampa Bay Rays’ six-game winning streak and avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-2 win on Sunday.

Ohtani (4-1) allowed six hits and walked one. Martin Maldonado hit a solo homer, his second, and had two RBIs, Zack Cozart added two RBIs and Luis Valbuena had one for Los Angeles, which snapped its season-high five-game skid.

Johnny Field clubbed a solo blast for his fourth homer of the year and Denard Span also had an RBI for Tampa Bay, which couldn’t build on its major league-leading win streak.

Cubs 6, Reds 1

Kyle Schwarber, Javier Baez and Ben Zobrist homered to back the strong pitching of Yu Darvish, sending Chicago past host Cincinnati.

Darvish (1-3) allowed a first-inning run, but then shut out the Reds over the next five innings as the Cubs won three games of the four-game series, which included a split of a day-night double-header on Saturday.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 0

J.D. Martinez blasted two home runs and finished with three RBIs to supplement a strong start by Eduardo Rodriguez as Boston silenced visiting Baltimore.

It was the first multi-homer game with the Red Sox for Martinez (2-for-4), who tied teammate Mookie Betts for the major league lead with 15 home runs. Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-5 and slugged a two-run shot as Boston won three of four in the series.

Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1

Asdrubal Cabrera and Amed Rosario homered on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning as New York completed a threegame sweep of Arizona at home.

The sweep for the Mets is their first at Citi Field since September 2016. The Diamondbacks have lost four straight and 10 of 11.

Rosario, who homered for the Mets’ first run in the sixth, followed by completing his first two-homer day as a major leaguer.

Dodgers 7, Nationals 2

Yasmani Grandal, Enrique Hernandez and Yasiel Puig all homered as Los Angeles defeated host Washington.

Left-hander Alex Wood (1-4) went six innings and gave up two runs on three hits and even helped on offense with his first career stolen base. Josh Fields got the final four outs for this second save.

Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg (5-4) allowed just five hits in 62/3 innings – but two of them were homers and gave the Dodgers three runs.

Yankees 10, Royals 1

Sonny Gray retired the first 14 hitters and pitched eight outstanding innings while Tyler Austin hit a pair of two-run homers as New York beat Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.

Gray (3-3) scattered four hits, struck out five and issued one walk. He threw 92 pitches and recorded first-pitch strikes on 22 hitters.

Gray did not allow a baserunner until Hunter Dozier blooped a single to center field with two outs in the fourth inning. He allowed two more baserunners when he opened the seventh by hitting Jorge Soler with a pitch and then Mike Moustakas singled.