Yankees shut out Tigers in 1-hitter
NEW YORK » Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue New York’s run of outstanding starting pitching performances, and the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning, and the Yankees won their fifth straight and for the ninth time in 11 games since their only three-game losing streak this year May 22-23.
Anthony Rizzo also went deep and Josh Donaldson lifted a sacrifice fly for the Yankees, who have outscored opponents 33-3 during their streak.
Severino (4-1) struck out 10, Michael King breezed through the eighth and Clay Holmes notched his eighth save, extending his career-high scoreless streak to 26 innings. PHILLIES 7, ANGELS 2 » Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six innings and Johan Camargo had four RBIs as Philadelphia sent slumping slugger Mike Trout and Los Angeles to its 10th straight defeat, its worst skid in nearly six years.
Trout, the three-time AL MVP, struck out three times and went 0 for 4 in front of his hometown South Jersey fans to extend his hitless streak to a career-worst 0 for 23.
CUBS 6, CARDINALS 1, 1ST GAME; CARDINALS 7, CUBS 4, 2ND GAME »
Rookie Brendan Donovan hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and St. Louis overcame a baserunning mistake to beat Chicago and split a doubleheader.
Ian Happ had two doubles for the Cubs, who won the first game 6-1. NATIONALS 10, REDS 8 » Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, and Maikel Franco and Luis Garcia drove in ninth-inning runs to rally Washington past Cincinnati.
The Reds led 7-3 after a five-run fifth inning that included Albert Almora Jr.’s second career grand slam.
RANGERS 3, MARINERS 2 » Adolis Garcia hit a threerun homer, rookie Glenn Otto won his third start in a row despite some erratic control and closer Joe Barlow quickly rebounded as Texas beat Seattle.
The Rangers didn’t have a base runner against Marco Gonzales (3-6) until Marcus Semien led off the fourth with a single through the right side left open a shift. On the first pitch after Mitch Garver’s one-out walk, Garcia hit his ninth homer for a 3-0 lead.
PADRES 4, BREWERS 0 » MacKenzie Gore pitched six stellar innings and Jake Cronenworth homered and drove in three runs in San Diego’s win over Milwaukee.
WHITE SOX 3, RAYS 2 » Jake Burger’s first career pinchhit homer highlighted a three-run eighth inning and Chicago beat Tampa Bay to snap a four-game skid.
BLUE JAYS 12, TWINS 3 » José Berríos struck out a careerhigh 13 over seven innings against his former team and Toronto backed him with three home runs in a win over Minnesota.
PIRATES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1 » Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, rallying Pittsburgh past Arizona.
ORIOLES 5, GUARDIANS 4 » Trey Mancini hit a 438foot homer run, the longest by an Orioles player this season, Rougned Odor had a shot that landed on Eutaw Street and Baltimore beat Cleveland.
ROYALS 6, ASTROS 0 » Salvador Perez broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Kansas City ended a five-game losing streak with its 2,000th regularseason win at Kauffman Stadium, which opened in 1973.