Surging Yankees trip up Indians
NEW YORK — Shortstop Francisco Lindor's double error led to a pair of runs in a four-run fifth inning off previously unhittable Trevor Bauer, Sonny Gray won for the first time in a month and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Saturday for their 14th win in 15 games.
New York is in its first 14-1 stretch since 1998 Yankees won 114 games during the regular season and then the first of three straight World Series titles.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 1: Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer, Vince Velasquez pitched five effective innings, and Philadelphia snapped host Washington's six-game win streak with a victory over the Nationals.
CARDINALS 8, CUBS 6: Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, capping St. Louis’ rally and giving the Cardinals a win over visiting Chicago.
TIGERS 3, ROYALS 2: Jordan Zimmermann threw five scoreless innings, Nicholas Castellanos had three extra-base hits, and Detroit beat host Kansas City.
RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 3: Denard Span drove in his teamleading 24th run to help host Tampa Bay beat Toronto.
ROCKIES 2, METS 0: Chad Bettis pitched seven smooth innings, Nolan Arenado homered early off the big apple at Citi Field, and Colorado won at New York.
PADRES 7, DODGERS 4: San Diego rebounded from Los Angeles' no-hitter, using two-run homers by Eric Hosmer and Raffy Lopez to beat the Dodgers in the first major league series in Mexico since 1999.
MARLINS 6, REDS 0: Starlin Castro drove in three runs, backing another strong performance by lefthander Caleb Smith, and Miami beat host Cincinnati.
TWINS 8, WHITE SOX 4: Eddie Rosario homered and drove in five runs, and Minnesota won at Chicago.
BREWERS 5, PIRATES 3: Ryan Braun hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning, helping Milwaukee top visiting Pittsburgh.
GIANTS 11, BRAVES 2: Buster Posey and Andrew McCutchen each had three of San Francisco's 18 hits, and the hot-hitting Giants rolled to a win at Atlanta.
RED SOX 6, RANGERS 5: Craig Kimbrel became the quickest pitcher to reach 300 career saves, closing out Boston’s victory at Texas. ATHLETICS 2, ORIOLES 0: Khris Davis hit a two-run homer in the 12th, and host Oakland beat Baltimore.