Sanchez’s walk-off homer gives Yanks win, sweep of Twins

NEW YORK » Gary Sanchez had a moment he will remember. Sanchez hit a three-run homer off Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 to complete a four-game sweep and extend their winning streak to six.

“It’s definitely a very exciting moment,” Sanchez said through a translator. “The other special moment for me was when we made it to the playoffs last year, so this one is definitely up there.”

New York finished an 8-2 homestand and has outscored opponents 47-13 during its winning streak. Minnesota completed an 0-7 trip, its first winless road swing of at least seven games since 2001. The Twins have lost eight straight to New York. BRAVES 7, REDS 4 » Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies, the two youngest players in the majors, both homered and combined for five RBIs to lead Atlanta over Cincinnati. PIRATES 1, TIGERS 0 » Corey Dickerson hit the first game-ending home run of his major league career, a disputed one-out drive in the ninth inning off Alex Wilson, (0-1). A fan reached over the 21-foot wall and caught the ball, and the home run was upheld in a video review. CARDINALS 4, METS 3 » Dexter Fowler hit a winning single in the 13th off Paul Sewald (0-1), and Tommy Pham had four hits and scored twice.

Kang will rejoin Pirates

PITTSBURGH » Jung Ho Kang is back in the United States and on his way to rejoining the Pirates.

The club announced Thursday that the South Korean third baseman has been granted a work visa by the U.S. government and will report to the team’s training complex in Bradenton, Florida.

The 31-year-old Kang last played for the Pirates in 2016. He was arrested in South Korea on DUI charges for a third time in December 2016 and received an eightmonth suspended prison sentence that led to visa issues.