NY Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard put on disabled list with partial tear of right lat muscle.
AMERICAN LEAGUE ASTROS 6, RANGERS
HOUSTON — Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each hit RBI doubles in a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night in a game that included a benches-clearing tussle.
Houston trailed 2-1 entering the seventh inning before George Springer tied it at 2-2 with a run-scoring single on a high chopper that bounced just over the head of Tony Barnette, who had just relieved starter Andrew Cashner (0-3), with no outs.
Altuve’s double sent home another run to put Houston on top. Correa followed with his double to center field to score two more, making it 5-2 and chasing Barnette. Gurriel’s RBI double landed just out of reach of a diving Delino DeShields with two outs to wrap up Houston’s scoring.
Chris Devenski (2-1) struck out two in 12/3 scoreless innings for the victory. Ken Giles pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save.
Mike Napoli broke out of a slump with two hits, including a home run that gave Texas a 2-1 lead in the fourth, and was at the heart of the incident that led to the benches clearing in the sixth inning. He had just one hit in his last 20 at-bats before a single in the second inning.
Cashner had already plunked both Altuve and Gurriel when Lance McCullers Jr. threw behind Napoli with two outs in the sixth. He took a couple of steps toward McCullers while yelling at him and McCullers did the same. Astros catcher Brian McCann quickly got in Napoli’s face and, after a few seconds, players from both benches began spilling onto the field.
Players from both teams did some pushing and shoving, and Springer
held back McCullers as he continued to bark at Napoli. Order was restored after a couple of minutes and both teams received warnings, but no one was ejected before play resumed and McCullers struck out Napoli.
ORIOLES 5, RED SOX 2 Manny Machado hit a home run out of Fenway Park and drove in two runs, carrying visiting Baltimore past Boston.
ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 1 Eric Hosmer and Jorge Bonifacio hit two-run home runs, and host Kansas City snapped its nine-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago.
TIGERS 7, INDIANS 1 Tyler Collins hit a three-run home run and Daniel Norris gave up one run, helping host Detroit beat Cleveland.
BLUE JAYS 7, YANKEES 1 Ryan Goins hit the first two-RBI sacrifice fly in Toronto’s 40-year history to go along with his two-run home run in a victory over host New York. Two runs scored when center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury caught Goins’ deep drive before running face-first into the padded wall. It was the first such play in the majors since Wil Myers knocked in two runs with a sacrifice fly for Tampa Bay against the Yankees in 2014.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BREWERS 7, CARDINALS 5 (10) Travis Shaw and Jonathan Villar each homered, and visiting Milwaukee beat St. Louis in 10 innings. Shaw’s three-run shot off Seung Hwan Oh (0-2) traveled an estimated 451 feet and broke a 4-4 tie with two outs in the top of the 10th. Villar’s two-run drive in the third soared 450 feet to right-center and gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead. Jedd Gyorko hit two late home runs for the Cardinals and finished with four hits. Aledmys Diaz and Matt Carpenter connected for back-to-back home runs in the fifth. METS 7, BRAVES 5 Michael Conforto homered and drove in three runs, and visiting New York scored five times in the fourth inning off Julio Teheran before holding on to beat Atlanta. REDS 4, PIRATES 3 (10) Billy Hamilton hit a game-winning double in the bottom of the 10th inning for host Cincinnati in a victory over Pittsburgh. PHILLIES 10, CUBS 2 Aaron Altherr went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, including two doubles as visiting Philadelphia routed Chicago. The Phillies pounded Cubs starter Brett Anderson, who allowed 7 runs on 7 hits in 11/3 innings.
INTERLEAGUE
Jake Odorizzi returned from the disabled list Monday, departed reluctantly after five innings and combined with four relievers on a four-hitter that helped visiting Tampa Bay beat Miami.