Major League Baseball results | Wednesday

Blue Jays 5, Yankees 4

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Bo Bichette homered twice, including a game-ending drive leading off the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday.

Bichette drove a pitch from Chad Green (0-2) the opposite way to right-center field as Toronto took two of three.

Nationals 6, Cardinals 0

ST. LOUIS — Joe Ross pitched six sharp innings and the Washington Nationals threw their first regular-season shutout at Busch Stadium, blanking the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Wednesday.

Ross (1-0) improved to 3-0 in four career starts against the Cardinals. He allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one. He also singled and scored a run.

Brewers 7, Cubs 0

MILWAUKEE — Corbin Burnes struck out 10 in six dominant innings and also delivered a two-run single for his first career RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-0.

Burnes allowed just two hits to continue his sizzling start to the season. His basesloaded single up the middle capped the Brewers’ four-run outburst in the sixth.

Red Sox 3, Twins 2, 1st game Red Sox 7, Twins 1, 2nd game

MMINNEAPOLIS — Alex Verdugo had three hits, including a two-run single in a six-run fifth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 to sweep Wednesday’s doubleheader.

Eduardo Rodríguez (2-0) pitched five innings and gave up one run on five hits for Boston, which has come from behind in six of its nine wins this season after opening the year with three straight losses. The Red Sox have their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 2018, a season that ended with a World Series title. Verdugo had five hits in the doubleheader and capped the day with his second homer of the season in the seventh inning. The Red Sox won the first game 3-2.

Giants 3, Reds 0

SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto pitched neatly into the sixth inning before exiting with a tight lat muscle, and the San Francisco Giants finished off the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Wednesday.

Cueto (2-0) removed himself from the game after fanning Nick Castellanos for the second out in the sixth. The right-hander motioned to the Giants dugout and walked to the clubhouse, accompanied by a member of the training staff.

Seattle at Baltimore, postponed

BALTIMORE — Wednesday night’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Seattle

Mariners was postponed because of rain, the teams’ second rainout in three days.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, with the first game starting at 12:35 p.m. Monday’s postponement was made up as part of a doubleheader Tuesday, which the Orioles and Mariners and split.

Pirates 5, Padres 1

PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Wednesday night, beating Joe Musgrove in his first start since throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.

Detroit at Houston, late

Texas at Tampa Bay, late Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, late Miami at Atlanta, late Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, late Colorado at LA Dodgers, late