Astros end Yankees’ 9-game win streak

Lester, Cubs edge Rockies, 3-2

HOUSTON — Charlie Morton pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning and struck out 10 as the Houston Astros snapped the New York Yankees’ ninegame winning streak with a 2-1 victory Monday night.

Carlos Correa had two hits and an RBI for Houston in the first meeting between the teams since Game 7 of last year’s AL Championship Series, when Morton allowed two hits over five innings for the win in a 4-0 victory that sent the defending champion Astros to the World Series.

Houston has won seven straight at home against the Yankees including the postseason, and the Astros have held them to no more than one run in their past six games here.

Morton (4-0) had allowed just one hit when Gleyber Torres chased him with a two-out double in the eighth.

GIANTS 6, PADRES 5: In San Francisco, pinch-hitter Nick Hundley hit a two-run basesloaded single with two out in the ninth inning Monday night to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park.

RED SOX 10, ROYALS 6: In Boston, Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and Boston finished April with its most wins ever by beating Kansas City.

CUBS 3, ROCKIES 2: In Chicago, Jon Lester pitched effectively into the sixth inning, continuing an impressive stretch for Chicago’s rotation

and helping the Cubs beat the Colorado for their season-high fifth straight victory. BREWERS 6, REDS 5: In Cincinnati, homers by Manny Pina and Lorenzo Cain ended Milwaukee’s historically bad slump, and Domingo Santana doubled home the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning for a victory over Cincinnati. INDIANS 7, RANGERS 5: In Cleveland, Jose Ramirez’s RBI double broke an eighth-inning tie and Cleveland rallied for a win over Texas. NATIONALS 3, PIRATES 2: In Washington, Tanner Roark pitched seven efficient innings and drove in his first run since 2016, and Washington beat Pittsburgh. BLUE JAYS 7, TWINS 5: In Minneapolis, Justin Smoak and Russell Martin homered, Yangervis Solarte had three hits and Toronto edged Minnesota. DIAMONDBACKS 8, DODGERS 5: A.J. Pollock hit three home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between NL West rivals.

MARLINS 8, PHILLIES 4: In Miami, Brian Anderson homered, drove in four runs and made a diving catch in right field with the bases loaded to preserve a lead, helping Miami beat Jake Arrieta and Philadelphia. RAYS 3, TIGERS 2: In Detroit, C.J. Cron and Brad Miller each homered in the ninth inning and Tampa Bay held on for a victory over Detroit.