23-hit barrage fuels Guardians
Jose Ramirez hit his first home run in nearly a month, rookie Nolan Jones connected for an impressive first homer of his career and the visiting Guardians stopped a five-game losing streak by roughing up the Royals 13-1 on Saturday.
The Guardians had a seasonhigh 23 hits and led 11-0 after four innings. Amed Rosario homered against Royals outfielder Michael A. Taylor in the ninth.
Ramirez, who has been dealing with a ligament injury in his right thumb, had an RBI single in the first and a tworun homer in the second. It was his 17th homer of the season but his first since June 10. He leads the American League with 66 RBI.
A day after getting two hits in his major-league debut, Jones launched a three-run homer that traveled an estimated 457 feet to cap a five-run fourth.
Semien, Rangers outslug Twins
Marcus Semien drove in four runs with a threerun homer in the fourth inning and a tiebreaking triple in the eighth, and the host Rangers squandered an early three-run lead before rallying to defeat the Twins 9-7.
The Twins’ third consecutive loss narrowed their lead in the AL Central to 3½ games over the Guardians and to five games over the White Sox.
Rodon dominant in victory against Padres
Former Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon pitched a three-hit complete game, striking out 12 and retiring 22 of the last 23 batters he faced, to lead the visiting Giants past the Padres 3-1.
All three hits Rodon allowed came in the second. The only baserunner he yielded after that came on a two-out walk to Luke Voit in the ninth. He then struck out Jorge Alfaro to end the game.
Red Sox rally with three in 10th to top Yanks
Alex Verdugo singled home the tying run with two outs in the eighth inning, then singled home the tying and winning runs with two outs in a three-run 10th that rallied the host Red Sox past the Yankees 6-5.
Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers, who was voted an All-Star starter Friday, missed the game with a sore back. Manager Alex Cora said Devers will miss the game Sunday, too.
Mets retire Hernandez’s No. 17, then win in 10
Tomas Nido drove in the tying run with an RBI double with two outs in the 10th inning, then scored the winning run on a throwing error by pitcher Tanner Scott on a comebacker to the mound as the Mets slipped past the visiting Marlins 5-4.
Before the game, the Mets retired the No. 17 of longtime broadcaster Keith Hernandez, who was the first baseman on their 1986 World Series champions.