Machado homers as Orioles rally for a win over Rangers

BALTIMORE » Manny Machado homered before making an early exit, Adam Jones hit a three-run double and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Texas Rangers 6-5 Sunday.

Machado was removed in the fifth inning by manager Buck Showalter after a 26-minute rain delay, taking the All-Star shortstop off a sloppy field. The lastplace Orioles are entertaining offers for Machado, who is expected to be dealt before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

TIGERS 6, ASTROS 3 » John Hicks hit one of Detroit’s four home runs off Justin Verlander, and the Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak. CARDINALS 6, REDS 4 » Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler homered for St. Louis, making interim manager Mike Shildt a winner in his first game. RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 2 » Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a game-ending grand slam, and the Red Sox entered the All-Star

break with their best record since 1949.

INDIANS 5, YANKEES 2 » Michael Brantley homered leading off the eighth inning, and the Indians beat the Yankees for a split of their four-game series.

CUBS 7, PADRES 4 » Jon Lester won for the eighth time in nine starts, Jason Heyward drove in two runs and the Cubs completed a threegame series sweep. PIRATES 7, BREWERS 6, 10 INNINGS » Josh Bell hit a tworun double in the 10th inning, giving Pittsburgh a five-game sweep of Milwaukee

and its sixth straight win overall.

DODGERS 5, ANGELS 3 » Yasmani Grandal and Enrique Hernandez homered, leading the Dodgers to the split in the Freeway Series.

ROCKIES 4, MARINERS 3 » AllStar Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with his 20th homer, closing out Colorado’s three-game series sweep.

ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 2 » Stephen Piscotty homered for the fifth time in nine games, leading Oakland to the victory. BRAVES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1

» Julio Teheran pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and the Braves used a four-run third inning to get the win.

NATIONALS 6, METS 1 » Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner each hit a two-run single in Washington’s five-run seventh inning. TWINS 11, RAYS 7, 10 INNINGS

» Brian Dozier hit a grand slam for Minnesota in the 10th inning, capping a testy, back-and-forth finish that featured four lead changes from the bottom of the seventh on. WHITE SOX 10, ROYALS 1 » Daniel Palka and Yoan Moncada homered, Lucas Giolito tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning and the White Sox won for the third time in four games.

Moncada had three hits and scored three times a day after leaving Saturday’s 5-0 loss with a bruised right knee. Palka also had three hits and drove in two runs.

Adalberto Mondesi homered leading off the eighth for the last-place Royals, who are 2-11 in July. Burch Smith (0-1) allowed two runs and three hits in two innings.