Pham’s homer in ninth gives Cardinals win over Rays

ST. LOUIS » Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

It was Pham’s first career walk-off homer and the fourth this season for the Cardinals.

Matt Carpenter beat out an infield single before Pham hit a 2-2 pitch off Brad Boxberger (3-4) for his 17th homer of the season.

The Cardinals tied it at 4 in the eighth with two runs off Tampa Bay’s bullpen. Yadier Molina’s two-out, runscoring single in the eighth off Tommy Hunter scored Pham, and Boxberger relieved Hunter and gave up an RBI single to Kolten Wong. ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 0 » Kevin Gausman pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning, Tim Beckham hit a threerun homer and Baltimore routed Boston for the second straight day. YANKEES 6, MARINERS 3» Greg Bird reached base three times in his long-awaited return to the Yankees’ lineup and Jacoby Ellsbury homered and drove in four runs, leading Sonny Gray and New York. BLUE JAYS 10, TWINS 9 » Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a two-run homer, Kendrys Morales added a solo shot and Toronto withstood a late rally by Minnesota. NATIONALS 9, METS 4 » Adrian Sanchez drove in three runs, including an RBI single moments after he took a pitch to the chest while trying to bunt, and made a diving play to help Washington beat New York. ATHLETICS 8, RANGERS 3 » Chad Pinder homered twice to help Oakland top Texas, ending Cole Hamels’ fivegame win streak. PIRATES 1, REDS 0 » Gerrit Cole ended his career-long futility against Cincinnati by hitting a solo homer and pitching seven innings for Pittsburgh.