Yankees rally to get another win over Astros

Braves sweep Mets; Jays, Indians split

HOUSTON — Aroldis Chapman struck out AL MVP Jose Altuve on three straight 101 mph fastballs with two on to end the game, and the New York Yankees got a key hit from rookie Gleyber Torres during a threerun rally in the ninth inning to seesaw past the Houston Astros 6-5 Thursday.

The Yankees won a wild one to take three of four from the team that beat them in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series last October.

New York took a 3-0 lead into the seventh, trailed 5-3 going into the ninth and let a bounced third strike give the Astros their final chance.

BRAVES 11, METS 0: In New York, Julio Teheran took a nohit bid into the seventh inning, 20-year-old Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his second big league home run as NL East-leading Atlanta finished a three-game sweep.

The Braves opened a 1½-game division lead, the latest in a season they have been in first place since July 20, 2014. BLUE JAYS 13-4, INDIANS 11-13: In Cleveland, Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer and Adam Plutko won his first major league start as Cleveland beat Toronto 13-4 to split an extra-long doubleheader.

In the opener, Toronto’s Yangervis Solarte hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Blue jays a 13-11 win.

WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5: In Chicago, Trayce Thompson homered with two out in the ninth, and the White Sox stopped a four-game slide.

Thompson connected against former White Sox reliever Addison Reed (0-2), driving a 3-1 pitch 403 feet to left. It was Thompson’s third homer in 43 at-bats this season and third game-ending shot of his career.

DODGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 2: In Phoenix, Arizona reliever Jorge De La Rosa threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches during an eighth-inning rally that sent Los Angeles over the Diamondbacks.

NATIONALS 3, PIRATES 1: In Washington, Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman homered in the sixth inning, helping Washington complete a four-game series sweep.

ROYALS 10, TIGERS 6: In Kansas City, Mo., Lucas Duda had three hits and drove in four runs, leading Kansas City to the victory.

RANGERS 11, RED SOX 5: In Arlington, Texas, Nomar Mazara drove in five runs while homering in his third straight game, and the Rangers handed former AL Cy Young Award winner David Price his third loss in a row.

MARINERS 4, ATHLETICS 1: In Seattle, Nelson Cruz hit a tworun home run, Robinson Cano drove in two runs and Seattle beat Oakland.