BASEBALL

George Springer’s go-ahead run helped carry the Houston Astros to a 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Astros edged ahead of the Rangers in the ninth inning when Keone Kela was called for a balk, with Texas having earlier overcome a six-run deficit at Globe Life Park. Springer also had a homer on the first pitch as the Astros recorded their fifth win in a row. In New York, the Mets’ Todd Frazier secured a 2-0 win over the Yankees with a two-run-homer in the fifth, also putting a stop to an eight-game losing streak. Curtis Granderson’s career-best six RBIS lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles, with Teoscar Hernandez hitting his 10th home run of the season, while the San Diego Padres won their fourth series in a row with a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins, Jose Urena giving up three runs over six innings. Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds ended a 13-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the St Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame the Colorado Rockies 8-3, and a go-ahead homer from Matt Chapman lifted the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. A home run from the San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Crawford helped shutout the Washington Nationals 2-0, while Max Muncy homered for the third game in a row as the LA Dodgers toppled the Atlanta Braves 7-2. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Boston Red Sox 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 St Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Detroit Tigers 2 Cleveland Indians 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Atlanta Braves 2, Miami Marlins 1 San Diego Padres 3, Minnesota Twins 7 LA Angels 5, New York Mets 2 New York Yankees 0, Oakland Athletics 3 Kansas City Royals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 7 Houston Astros 8, Toronto Blue Jays 13 Baltimore Orioles 3, Washington Nationals 0 San Francisco Giants 2.