Yankees pitching dominant again
Berrios strikes out 13 Twins in win
NEW YORK — Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue New York’s run of outstanding starting pitching performances, and the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning, and the Yankees won their fifth straight and for the ninth time in 11 games since their only three-game losing streak this year May 22-23.
Anthony Rizzo also went deep and Josh Donaldson lifted a sacrifice fly for the Yankees, who have outscored opponents 33-3 during their streak.
Severino (4-1) struck out 10, Michael King breezed through the eighth and Clay Holmes notched his eighth save, extending his career-high scoreless streak to 26 innings.
Detroit rookie Beau Brieske (0-5) allowed two runs on three hits in six innings. Miguel Cabrera had his 3,033rd career hit.
BLUE JAYS 12, TWINS 3: In Toronto, José Berríos struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings against his former team and Toronto backed him with three home runs in a win over Minnesota.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk and Bo Bichette homered as the streaking Blue Jays won for the ninth time in 10 games. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added three hits and Toronto set season highs in runs and hits (16).
Jorge Polanco homered for the Twins, who have lost eight of 12.
Berríos (4-2) allowed two runs and three hits and won for the first time since May 17.
PHILLIES 7, ANGELS 2: In Philadelphia, Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six solid innings and Johan Camargo had four RBIs as Philadelphia sent slumping slugger Mike Trout and Los Angeles to its 10th straight defeat, its worst skid in almost six years.
Trout struck out three times and went 0 for 4 in front of his hometown South Jersey fans to extend his hitless streak to a career-worst 0 for 23.
Wheeler (4-3) gave up two runs and six hits.
CUBS 6-4, CARDINALS 1-7: In Chicago, Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and St. Louis overcame a base-running mistake to beat the Chicago in the nightcap for a doubleheader split.
Ian Happ had two doubles to lead the Cubs to victory in the opener.
Donovan doubled after Michael Rucker (0-1) walked Nolan Arenado. Harrison Bader followed with an RBI single, and another run scored on a double play during a four-run 10th.
Paul Goldschmidt’s 25-game hitting streak was snapped in the first game. He went 0 for 2 with a strikeout, a groundout and two walks, and fell one game short of his career-best hitting streak.
RED SOX 8, ATHLETICS 0: In Oakland, Calif., Nick Pivetta pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start and Boston beat Oakland.
Alex Verdugo had three hits and two RBIs as Boston won its third straight. Trevor Story doubled twice and made a tremendous defensive play. Xander Bogaerts added an infield single and became the career leader in games started by a Red Sox shortstop.
MARLINS 5, GIANTS 4: In Miami, Jesús Sánchez hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Miami beat San Francisco.
Giants reliever Tyler Rogers (0-2) allowed Jesús Aguilar’s leadoff single and hit Avisaíl García. A balk by Rogers advanced pinch runner Luke Williams and García before Sánchez’s drive to medium center scored Williams for the Marlins’ first walk-off win of the season.
Tyler Scott (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
NATIONALS 10, REDS 8: In Cincinnati, Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, and Maikel Franco and Luis Garcia drove in ninth-inning runs to rally Washington past Cincinnati.
The Reds led 7-3 after a five-run fifth that included Albert Almora Jr.’s second career grand slam.
Soto’s three-run shot in the seventh got the Nats within a run. In the eighth, Franco singled, took two bases on a wild pitch and trotted home on Garcia’s double to tie the score.
RANGERS 3, MARINERS 2: In Arlington, Texas, Adolis Garcia hit a three-run homer, rookie Glenn Otto won his third start in a row despite some erratic control and closer Joe Barlow quickly rebounded as Texas beat Seattle.
The Rangers didn’t have a base runner against Marco Gonzales (3-6) until Marcus Semien led off the fourth with a single through the right side left open in a shift. On the first pitch after Mitch Garver’s one-out walk, Garcia hit his ninth homer for a 3-0 lead.
PADRES 4, BREWERS 0: In Milwaukee, MacKenzie Gore pitched six stellar innings and Jake Cronenworth homered and drove in three runs in San Diego’s win over Milwaukee.
Gore (4-1) continued the spectacular start to his rookie season by throwing a career-high 108 pitches and matching his best with 10 strikeouts. He allowed three hits and three walks while reducing his ERA to 1.50.
WHITE SOX 3, RAYS 2: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Jake Burger’s first career pinch-hit homer highlighted a three-run eighth inning and Chicago beat Tampa Bay to snap a four-game skid.
Adam Engel opened the eighth with a pinch-hit double off Brooks Raley and scored on Danny Mendick’s single. Burger then put Chicago up 3-2 with his drive off Jalen Beeks (1-1) as the White Sox won for just the third time in 10 games.
Reliever Kyle Crick (2-0) went 1⅓ scoreless innings for the win. Liam Hendriks got his 15th save in 18 chances.
PIRATES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1: In Pittsburgh, rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, rallying Pittsburgh past Arizona.
Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a single off Mark Melancon (1-6), who blew his second save in 13 opportunities. Suwinski then hit the ninth pitch of the at-bat for his first career gameending hit and sixth home run of the season.
ORIOLES 5, GUARDIANS 4: In Baltimore, Trey Mancini hit a 438-foot homer run, the longest by an Orioles player this season, Rougned Odor had a shot that landed on Eutaw Street and Baltimore beat Cleveland.
Austin Hays also homered for the Orioles. José Ramírez and Andrés Giménez hit home runs for Cleveland.
ROYALS 6, ASTROS 0: In Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Perez broke a scoreless tie with a tworun homer in the sixth inning and Kansas City ended a five-game losing streak with its 2,000th regular-season win at Kauffman Stadium, which opened in 1973.
Kris Bubic and the Kansas City bullpen combined on a five-hitter.