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Trumbo homer helps Orioles pip Nationals 4-3

ST PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug 23, (AP): David Price limited his old team to two hits in eight scoreless innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL East.

Price (12-8) walked two, struck out eight and didn’t allow a runner past first base while extending Tampa Bay’s scoring drought against Boston to 25 innings dating to a series at Fenway Park before the All-Star break. Evan Longoria stopped the streak with a two-run homer off Matt Barnes in the ninth.

Blake Snell (4-6) allowed two runs and needed 94 pitches to get through 3-2/3 innings. The victory was the ninth in 11 games for the Red Sox and lifted them into a tie with Toronto, which was idle Monday.

Orioles 4, Nationals 3 In Baltimore, Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 38th home run, Jonathan Schoop also went deep and Baltimore won a matchup between neighboring contenders.

Rookie Dylan Bundy (7-4) pitched six innings of three-hit ball for the Orioles, who had lost five of their previous six games all at home. The victory lifted Baltimore within two games of first-place Toronto and Boston in the AL East.

Zach Britton worked a perfect ninth for his 38th save. The left-hander has not allowed an earned run in 43 games since May 5.

Boston Red Sox’s Hanley Ramirez connects for a sacrifice fly that scored Xander Bogaerts off Tampa Bay Rays relief

pitcher Kevin Jepsen during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Aug 22 in St Petersburg, Florida. (AP)

Dodgers 18, Reds 9 In Cincinnati, Adrian Gonzalez hit three of the Dodgers’ seven homers driving in a career-high eight runs and rookie Corey Seager had a noteworthy homer as well.

The NL West leaders enjoyed their biggest home run splurge in 10 years. They’ve won 10 of their last 12 games against Cincinnati.

Indians 1, Athletics 0 In Oakland, California, Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller combined on a four-hitter, Carlos Santana homered in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat Oakland.

Carrasco (9-6) was masterful while limiting the A’s to four hits over eight innings. The right-hander had nine strikeouts, retired the side in order five times and allowed only one runner to reach second base. Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his 11th save.