Mancini blasts topple Toronto

Trey Mancini hit two home runs, Dylan Bundy pitched six shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the struggling Blue Jays, 11-4, in American League action yesterday in Toronto.

Mancini connected twice for the second time in three games. He also hit two homers in a win against the Red Sox on Wednesday. In this one, he hit a three-run blast off Ryan Tepera in the sixth, then added a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth.

Manny Machado and Craig Gentry also homered for Baltimore.

Toronto lost for the eighth time in nine games and dropped to 2-10 overall. The Blue Jays have scored 34 runs, the fewest in MLB.

Before the game, the Jays placed Aaron Sanchez, last season’s AL ERA leader, on the 10-day disabled list with a blister on his middle finger.

Also, Orioles closer Zach Britton was placed on the 10day DL with a strained left forearm.

Tigers 4, Indians 1 — Matthew Boyd allowed one run in six innings, Alex Avila hit a two-run homer and visiting Detroit dropped Cleveland to take 2-of-3 from the AL champions.

Boyd (2-1) won his second straight start, and Alex Wilson, Justin Wilson and Francisco Rodriguez combined with one-hit relief to finish the seven-hitter.

Royals 1, Angels 0 — Alcides Escobar hit an RBI single in the ninth inning and host Kansas City, boosted by a strong effort from starter Ian Kennedy, edged Los Angeles for its fourth straight win.

White Sox 3, Twins 1 — In Minneapolis, Avisail Garcia had a career-high four hits, including an opposite-field, two-run homer in the 10th inning that led Chicago past Minnesota.

Mariners 8, Rangers 7 — Nelson Cruz singled in the tiebreaking run to cap a tworun, ninth-inning rally, and host Seattle overcame a fiverun deficit to edge Texas for a three-game sweep.

Astros-Athletics, ppd. — Houston and Oakland were postponed because of rain, the A’s first home rainout since April 2014, and the game will be made up Sept. 9 as part of a doubleheader.

Interleague

Yankees 9, Cardinals 3 — Greg Bird busted out of his slump with a long home run that began a perfect night at the plate, and Michael Pineda pitched host New York past St. Louis for its seventh straight victory.

National League

Marlins 4, Mets 2 — Rookie J.T. Riddle launched a tworun homer with two outs in the ninth inning and host Miami, after coming close to holding New York without a hit, bounced back for a win.

Nationals 6, Phillies 4 — Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run in the third inning and a game-ending, threerun drive with two outs in the ninth, leading host Washington over Philadelphia.

Pirates 6, Cubs 1 — Adam Frazier homered and visiting Pittsburgh scored six runs in the final two innings to beat Chicago for a three-game sweep of the World Series champions.

Braves 9, Padres 2 — Bartolo Colon allowed only hit in seven dominant innings, Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with three hits and host Atlanta throttled San Diego for its fourth straight win.

Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1— Taijuan Walker pitched five solid innings and visiting Arizona topped Los Angeles after Dodgers starter Rich Hill was pulled with more blister problems.

Rockies 4, Giants 3 — Rookie Antonio Senzatela won his second straight start as visiting Colorado nipped San Francisco.

Brewers 4, Reds 2 — Ryan Braun hit a go-ahead, tworun homer, Eric Thames added a solo shot for his fifth home run of the series and visiting Milwaukee topped Cincinnati for its fifth win in six games.