Betts, Encarnacion both hit 3 HRs
Arenado hits two homers as Rockies power past Cubs
BOSTON — Mookie Betts belted three solo homers and J.D. Martinez also went deep, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
It was the fourth three-homer game for the 25-year-old Betts, snapping a tie with Hall of Famer Ted Williams for most three-homer games in franchise history.
AL East-leading Boston won for the third time in four games after losing 7-6 in 13 innings on Tuesday night.
INDIANS 12, RANGERS 4: In Cleveland, Edwin Encarnacion homered three times and drove in six runs, helping the Indians to the runaway win.
Encarnacion hit a three-homer in the first, a two-run shot in the second and a solo drive in the eighth. The designated hitter leads the team with nine homers despite a .191 batting average.
Rangers starter and Moriarty High School alumnus Matt Moore (1-4) allowed a careerhigh 10 runs in four innings.
ROCKIES 11, CUBS 2: In Chicago, Nolan Arenado hit two of Colorado’s four homers and drove in five runs, lifting the Rockies to the road win.
Arenado hit a long two-run homer to center off Yu Darvish (0-3) in the first inning. Arenado connected again in the eighth, hitting a three-run drive to left off Luke Farrell.
YANKEES 4, ASTROS 0: In Houston, Luis Severino pitched a five-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts for his first career complete game, Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in four runs, and New York beat Houston for the second consecutive night.
Stanton hit a two-run homer to right field that just made it over the wall in the first inning. He added a solo homer to left off Yankees nemesis Dallas Keuchel (1-5) in the fourth and tacked on an RBI double in the eighth.
CARDINALS 3, WHITE SOX 2: In St. Louis, Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez hit his first major league home run and threw 7⅓ effective innings.
Dexter Fowler added a two-run homer for the Cardinals.
BRAVES 7, METS 0: In New York, Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was pulled after four dominant innings with a hyperextended right elbow, and the Braves broke out against the bullpen to back a stellar start by Sean Newcomb.
Newcomb (2-1) pitched seven innings of two-hit ball. He also doubled and scored on Ender Inciarte’s two-run homer in the seventh.
NATIONALS 9, PIRATES 3: In Washington, Bryce Harper hit a leadoff homer and drove in three runs, Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 and the Nationals earned their fourth straight win.
Matt Adams clubbed his third homer in two games for Washington.
BREWERS 3, REDS 1: In Cincinnati, Christian Yelich homered, Wade Miley pitched six effective innings in his Milwaukee debut and the Brewers swept the Reds.
Yelich hit a tie-breaking drive to right off Luis Castillo (1-4) in the fifth. ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2: In Seattle, James Paxton struck out a major leaguehigh 16 in seven dominant innings, but the Seattle bullpen blew a late lead and Oakland rallied past the Mariners.
Paxton was overpowering in arguably the finest performance of his career, posting the highest strikeout total by a Seattle pitcher since Randy Johnson fanned 19 on Aug. 8, 1997. Paxton got 14 A’s on swinging strikeouts. PHILLIES 6, MARLINS 0: In Miami, Aaron Nola allowed four hits in 7⅓ innings, helping Philadelphia stop a four-game slide. Nola (4-1) retired 17 consecutive batters at one point. TWINS 4, BLUE JAYS 0: In Minneapolis, Fernando Romero pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning in his major league debut, giving Minnesota a badly needed boost.
Eddie Rosario homered for the Twins, who won for only the second time in their last 13 games.
DODGERS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1: In Phoenix, Cody Bellinger and Yasmani Grandal each drove in a run and Los Angeles beat Arizona after starter Hyun-Jin Ryu left in the second inning with a groin injury.
TIGERS 3, RAYS 2: In Detroit, JaCoby Jones led off the 12th inning with a triple and scored on John Hicks’ bunt single, lifting Detroit to the victory.
GIANTS 9, PADRES 4: In San Francisco, Nick Hundley matched his career high with four hits and Brandon Crawford had three RBIs as the Giants beat the Padres.