Baez homers, Hamels is sharp again in Cubs win
Yankees bounce back after sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Javier Baez went deep, Cole Hamels pitched six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
Baez hit the first pitch from reliever Kevin McCarthy (4-4) in the sixth inning to center for his 25th home run, putting the Cubs ahead 2-1.
Baez doubled in the eighth to score Jason Heyward, upping his RBI total to an NL-leading 88.
Hamels (7-9) is 2-0 since the Cubs acquired him in a July 27 trade with the Texas Rangers. He allowed one run and seven hits.
YANKEES 7, WHITE SOX 0: In Chicago, Lance Lynn pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning in his first start with New York, and the Yankees rebounded from their tough weekend in Boston by beating Chicago.
Lynn provided a big boost for New York after it dropped a season-high five straight games, including a four-game sweep by the major league-leading Red Sox. The series concluded with Aroldis Chapman blowing a save opportunity in a 10-inning loss at Fenway Park late Sunday night.
INDIANS 10, TWINS 0: In Cleveland, Trevor Bauer struck out 11 and allowed three hits in six innings, and Cleveland hit four home runs in routing Minnesota.
Bauer (11-6) has 206 strikeouts this season, one behind Boston’s Chris Sale for the AL lead. The right-hander has 10
double-figure strikeout games, tying him with Sale for the league lead. Bauer also leads the AL with 159⅔ innings pitched.
ROCKIES 2, PIRATES 0: In Denver, Kyle Freeland and the Colorado bullpen combined on a two-hitter to help the Rockies beat the Pirates in a game that was interrupted 32 minutes by rain.
Freeland (10-7) allowed two hits and struck out five over seven stellar innings. Relievers Seunghwan Oh and Wade Davis combined to close out the win. Davis pitched a perfect ninth for his 32nd save in 38 chances.
METS 6, REDS 4: In New York, rookie Jeff McNeil homered in getting three more hits with his most unusual bat, leading Noah Syndergaard and the Mets over the Reds in a matchup of struggling teams.
Wilmer Flores, playing on his 27th birthday, and Austin Jackson each had three hits and Kevin Plawecki homered for the Mets.
MARLINS 2, CARDINALS 1: In Miami, Javy Guerra cleaned up a ninth-inning mess created by struggling closer Kyle Barraclough, getting Yadier Molina to hit into a double play to end the Marlins’ victory over the Cardinals.
MARINERS 4, RANGERS 3 (12): In Arlington, Texas, Ryon Healy had a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the 12th inning and the Mariners beat the Rangers after blowing an early three-run lead.
ASTROS 3, GIANTS 1: In San Francisco, Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to give Houston a win over San Francisco.