Harper powers Nationals past Orioles
Yankees overcome 5 errors to rally past Astros in 10
BALTIMORE — Bryce Harper hit his NLleading 17th home run, Mark Reynolds added a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Tuesday night to extend their road winning streak to nine games.
Harper finished with three hits, Reynolds scored twice and 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto had his first three-hit game for Washington.
The Nationals’ nine-game run on the road matches their longest since moving from Montreal before the 2005 season.
Washington has won five straight overall and will seek to complete a three-game sweep of its neighboring interleague rival on Wednesday night.
YANKEES 6, ASTROS 5 (10): In New York, Brett Gardner tied it with his second homer of the game, a one-out, two-run drive in the ninth inning, Gleyber Torres hit a winning single in the 10th and New York rallied to beat Houston.
The Yankees won despite making five errors — including two by Torres at second base — for the first time since 2014. They also came up with a startling defensive play in the 10th when Aroldis Chapman (2-0) threw a 100 mph fastball to the backstop that took a fortuitous carom to catcher Gary Sanchez, who threw out Tony Kemp at third base.
RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 3: In Boston, Sandy Leon hit a home run and two doubles, Xander Bogaerts also homered and Rick Porcello took a three-hitter into the seventh inning, helping Boston beat Toronto to match the second-best start in franchise history.
The Red Sox (38-17) won for the eighth time in 10 games to maintain the best record in the major leagues and their best record through 55 games since 2002.
CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 1: In Milwaukee, Michael Wacha pitched two-hit ball for 6⅔ innings and St. Louis connected for three home runs.
Harrison Bader, Matt Carpenter and Francisco Pena homered to help the Cardinals top the NL Central leaders.
CUBS 8, PIRATES 6: In Pittsburgh, Anthony Rizzo shook off the boos and sparked a late rally with his ninth home run as Chicago beat reeling Pittsburgh.
A day after his aggressive slide at home plate that took out Pirates catcher Elias Diaz and drew a rebuke from Major League Baseball, Rizzo doubled in the first inning and hit a solo shot off Edgar Santana (2-1) to knot the game at 4. INDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 3: In Cleveland, Michael Brantley, Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis each hit a solo home run to lift Cleveland over Chicago. Brantley was 3 for 4 and extended his hitting
streak to 18 games. BRAVES 7, METS 6: In Atlanta, Johan Camargo homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning after Atlanta rallied from a pair of four-run deficits, stunning New York.
Camargo’s liner to right field off Gerson Bautista (0-1) gave the Braves their second walk-off homer in two days against their NL East rival.
ROCKIES 11, GIANTS 4: In Denver, Kyle Freeland pitched effectively into the sixth inning and doubled in Colorado’s three-run fourth, leading the Rockies over a San Francisco team that lost two pitchers to injury — including starter Jeff Samardzija.
Samardzija (1-4) left after one inning because of tightness in his pitching shoulder. He gave up two runs and was replaced by rookie Dereck Rodriguez, the son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez who was making his major league debut.
The younger Rodriguez went 3⅓ innings and allowed four runs — one earned. He was removed after being struck in the right calf area by a line drive off the bat of Desmond.
PADRES 9, MARLINS 5: In San Diego, Franmil Reyes hit a two-run homer that put San Diego ahead and the Padres got a fine effort from their bullpen in a victory over the Miami Marlins.
Eric Hosmer had three hits and the Padres won a matchup of last-place teams, handing Miami its first loss this season in a game started by Dan Straily.
RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3: In Oakland, Calif., C.J. Cron, Joey Wendle and Wilson Ramos hit consecutive home runs in the third inning and Tampa Bay beat Oakland.
Daniel Robertson also homered for the Rays, Matt Duffy added three hits hits and Blake Snell struck out seven over 5⅔ innings for his third straight victory.
ROYALS 2, TWINS 1 (14): In Kansas City, Mo., Alcides Escobar homered with two outs in the 14th inning to give Kansas City a victory over Minnesota.
Escobar hit a 3-1 pitch from Taylor Rogers (1-2) to left field, ending a game that took 4 hours, 12 minutes. Rain also delayed the start by 24 minutes.
PHILLIES 6, DODGERS 1: In Los Angeles, Jake Arrieta pitched seven scoreless innings and Odubel Herrera drove in tow runs to lead Philadelphia past Los Angeles.
Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda left in the second inning with a right hip strain.
Maeda was twice visited by a Los Angeles trainer, including after he struck out Jake Arrieta for the second out of the second inning.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, REDS 2: In Phoenix, Daniel Descalso hit a two-run homer, Zack Godley pitched six effective innings and Arizona defeated Cincinnati.
The Diamondbacks broke out of a nearly monthlong hitting slump in the series opener Monday, scoring a season-high 12 runs. Descalso got them going against Luis Castillo (4-5) in the first inning, and Arizona won its second straight game on the heels of a 1-8 road trip.
ANGELS 9, TIGERS 2: In Detroit, Ian Kinsler hit a three-run homer, Luis Valbuena went deep twice and Los Angeles routed Detroit.
Nick Tropeano (3-3) benefited from the Angels’ offensive display, allowing two runs in 5⅓ innings for the win.