Nats' Taylor hits walk-off double • Rangers edge Yanks

Michael A. Taylor hit a walk-off double with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Washington Nationals a 2-1 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Rookie Juan Soto started the ninth inning with a walk against Mark Strahm (0-2). Soto moved to second when Wilmer Difo grounded to third baseman Cory Spangenberg, who momentarily dropped the ball, which forced him to throw to first for the out. Taylor followed by capping an eight-pitch at-bat with a double off the wall in center that easily scored Soto from second.

Sean Doolittle (2-2) earned the victory after striking out the side in the top of the ninth.

Washington’s Bryce Harper hit his 15th homer of the season.

Rangers 6, Yankees 4

Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings as Texas recorded a victory over visiting New York.

Pitching for the first time in 11 days after being scratched from a start due to neck stiffness, Hamels (3-4) held the Yankees to two runs and four hits. In his longest outing of the season, the left-hander recorded his first home win of the year and 150th career victory overall.

Keone Kela tossed a perfect ninth and notched his ninth save in as many opportunities.

Red Sox 4, Rays 2

Mookie Betts hit his majorleague-leading 16th home run, and Chris Sale struck out nine in 72/3 innings of two-run ball as Boston beat Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Betts’ blast was a three-run shot. Rafael Devers launched a solo homer for Boston, which won for the fifth time in six games. Sale (5-1) was charged with one earned run on four hits and two walks.

Indians 10, Cubs 1

Jose Ramirez and Yonder Alonso drove in three runs apiece and Trevor Bauer pitched six scoreless innings as Cleveland cruised to a win at Chicago.

Jason Kipnis added two RBIs, and Michael Brantley finished 2-for-6 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

Ian Happ hit a 433-foot home run in the ninth inning to help Chicago avoid its fourth shutout loss.

Dodgers 5, Rockies 3

Chris Taylor and Yasiel Puig hit back-to-back home runs in a span of three pitches, helping Los Angeles end its five-game home losing streak with a victory over Colorado.

The Dodgers trailed 3-2 in the sixth inning before Taylor hit a tworun shot off reliever Bryan Shaw to put Los Angeles on top. It was Taylor’s sixth home run of the season.

Puig followed with his fifth home run of the year, with all five coming in his past eight games. It was the third time the Dodgers hit back-toback home runs this season.

Marlins 5, Mets 1

Caleb Smith tossed 62/3 innings, and second-inning RBIs by Miguel Rojas and J.T. Realmuto provided Smith and Miami the only runs it would need in a win at New York.

The Marlins snapped a threegame losing streak while the Mets’ four-game winning streak halted.

Smith (3-5) allowed only one run on three hits and two walks while striking out eight in the second-longest outing among his 12 major league starts.