Vlady trips Yanks
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Yankees 5-4 yesterday in Toronto, handing New York its second straight loss following a season-high nine game winning streak.
Gary Sanchez returned from injured list and hit a solo home run for the Yankees and Gio Urshela added a two-run drive.
The Blue Jays trailed 4-3 in the seventh when Bo Bichette drew a one-out walk from Adam Ottavino, Cavan Biggio singled and Guerrero grounded the ball down the first base line and into foul territory. Right fielder Aaron Judge initially mishandled the ball against a side wall, and Guerrero slid in safely for the first triple of his career.
The Yankees had gone ahead on DJ LeMahieu’s sacrifice fly in the top of the inning, but Ottavino (5-4) couldn’t make it stand up. The right-hander allowed a run for the first time in 16 appearances, a streak that dated to July 2 vs. the Mets.
Jason Adam (1-0) worked 1⅓ innings for his first major league win and Derek Law got four outs for his third save in three opportunities.
Astros 23, Orioles 2 —
Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit three of Houston’s six home runs and drove in a careerhigh seven runs to fuel the highest scoring game in franchise history with a rout of host Baltimore.
The win was the eighth straight for the Astros, who became the latest team to feast on the reeling Orioles. Baltimore has allowed a major league-leading 240 homers and lost five straight.
It was the second 20-run game in Astros history. Houston also beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 21-5 on Oct. 2, 2015. The 13 extra-base hits set a franchise record.
White Sox 3, Athletics 2 —
Reynaldo López pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Eloy Jiménez homered on his bobblehead night and host Chicago beat Tanner Roark and Oakland.
López (7-9) allowed six hits, struck out three and walked three in his second straight win. The 25-yearold right-hander improved to 3-1 with a 2.13 ERA in his last six starts, continuing one of the best stretches of his career.
Royals 7, Tigers 0 — Mike Montgomery struck out a career-high 12 in seven innings as Kansas City blanked host Detroit.
Jorge Soler homered and scored twice for the Royals, who had lost six of seven.
The Tigers were trying to win three straight games for the first time since May 28-31.
National League
Mets 4, Nationals 3 — Luis Guillorme picked a perfect time for his first big league homer — a tying shot leading off the eighth — J.D. Davis added a go-ahead sacrifice fly and host New York worked its magic again, beating Washington for its eighth straight victory.
The Mets have won 15-of16 and are on their best roll since a 16-1 run in 1990. They pulled within a half-game of Washington for the first NL wild card and will try for a three-game sweep today.
Reds 10, Cubs 1 — Rookie Aristides Aquino homered in his first three at-bats, keeping up his prodigious power display and leading host Cincinnati over Chicago.
Aquino came up twice more with a chance to match the major league record for home runs in a game. He drew a four-pitch walk with nothing close to the plate, then struck out in his final at-bat.
Aquino has hit seven homers in his first 10 games, tying the big league mark set by Trevor Story in 2016.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1 — Adam Wainwright gave up a home run on the first pitch of the game but not much else, and host St. Louis beat Pittsburgh.
The contending Cardinals won their second in a row after ending a five-game losing streak.
Giants 3, Phillies 1 — Jeff Samardzija pitched eight stellar innings of two-hit ball, Evan Longoria and Kevin Pillar each homered, and host San Francisco beat Philadelphia.
Samardzija (9-9) gave up one run, struck out five and walked none.
Marlins 7, Braves 6 — Martin Prado hit a sacrifice fly that scored Harold Ramirez in the bottom of the 10th inning as host Miami rallied for a win over Atlanta.
Playing in front of a season-high home crowd of 29,720, the Marlins erased a 6-2 deficit by scoring four in the bottom of the ninth.
Interleague
Brewers 3, Rangers 2 — Adrian Houser struck out a career-high 10 and rookie Keston Hiura hit his 14th home run as host Milwaukee beat Texas and extended its winning streak to five games.
Houser (5-5) limited the Rangers to one run, a solo homer by Danny Santana in the sixth inning.