Sabathia strong in return from DL, Yankees beat Red Sox
BOSTON » Tyler Austin hit a three-run home run, Todd Frazier added a solo homer and CC Sabathia retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday night.
Sabathia (10-5), returning from a stint on the disabled list because of sore right knee, retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced on the way to improving to 3-0 in three starts against Boston this season. He allowed two runs and four hits to earn his first victory since July 21. Dellin Betances got the last three outs for his ninth save.
The Yankees won for the fifth time in six games and snapped Boston’s three game winning streak to pull within four games of the first-place Red Sox in the AL East.
Chris Sale (14-5) struck out nine, but was tagged for the four runs and seven hits. He is still looking for his first victory in the rivalry. He had allowed three runs or more only once over his previous six starts and had a 1.19 ERA in three starts against the Yankees. INDIANS 5, ROYALS 0 » Trevor Bauer pitched 6.1 innings as Cleveland beat Kansas City.
Bauer (12-8) won his fifth straight decision — the longest winning streak of his career that started after a July 17 loss. He gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out four. ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 0 » Collin McHugh threw six innings, Marwin Gonzalez hit a tworun single and Houston defeated Oakland.
McHugh (1-2) gave up six hits and struck out three. McHugh, who missed the first 3½ months with right shoulder tendinitis and a right elbow injury, has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his six starts this season. MARINERS 7, RAYS 6 » Mitch Haniger hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz added his 31st home run and Seattle rolled to its fourth straight win.
Haniger’s first career grand slam came in his first game back after a three-week stretch on the disabled list, lifting the Mariners to a 4-1 lead in the third inning. It was his eighth homer of the season. TWINS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0 » Jose Berrios
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threw seven innings for his 11th win to lead Minnesota over Arizona, helping the Twins keep pace in the AL wild card race.
The Twins, who entered the night in a tie with the Angels for the second wild card spot, scored five runs off Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke (14-6) in the fourth after a costly error by second baseman Daniel Descalso ended a chance for a double play. DODGERS 3, TIGERS 0 » Adrian Gonzalez’s seventh-inning single broke a scoreless tie and Los Angeles went on to beat Detroit.
Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger left the game in the seventh inning. He rolled his right ankle in the sixth while catching a fly ball from Nicholas Castellanos. Yasiel Puig hit for him the next inning. Bellinger is listed as day-to-day. CUBS 4, BLUE JAYS 3 » Rookie Ian Happ hit his 18th home run, Jose Quintana pitched six effective innings and Chicago beat Toronto. The World Series champions have won nine of their last 10 interleague games. The NL Central leaders have won five of seven overall. PIRATES 6, CARDINALS 4» Adam Frazier homered, doubled and singled as Pittsburgh beat St. Louis to end a six-game losing streak.
Frazier hit a two-run homer in the second and doubled off the wall the next inning. Starling Marte and pinch-hitter Jose Osuna also homered for Pittsburgh. METS 8, MARLINS 1 » Rafael Montero pitched six strong innings in his best effort of the season, Wilmer Flores and Kevin Plawecki each hit long two-run homers to help New York snap a five-game losing streak with a win over Miami.