Gardner, Yanks stun Cubs
CHICAGO — Brett Gardner lined a slider from Hector Rondon into the right-field bleachers with two outs in the ninth inning for a three-run homer that lifted the New York Yankees over the World Series champion Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a dramatic series opener Friday.
Home runs by Kris Bryant in the first and Kyle Schwarber in the sixth off Michael Pineda staked the Cubs to a 2-0 lead.
Gardner fouled off a pair of 1-2 fastballs, took a ball and on his seventh pitch of the at-bat — the 29th to Gardner in the game — he hit his fifth home run of the season, all in the last six games.
NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 2: Stephen Strasburg hit his second major league home run and pitched 52⁄3 scoreless innings, leading Washington to a win at Philadelphia.
ORIOLES 4, WHITE SOX 2: Gabriel Ynoa pitched six sharp innings after starter Wade Miley was forced out of the game with a left wrist contusion, and Baltimore got a home run from Chris Davis in a victory over visiting Chicago.
REDS 13, GIANTS 3: Matt Cain was rocked for nine runs, matching the most he has allowed in the major leagues, and Jose Peraza drove in a career-high four runs in the first four innings to lead Cincinnati past visiting San Francisco.
METS 8, MARLINS 7: T.J. Rivera homered early and hit a two-run double to tie the score in a five-run seventh inning that rallied New York past visiting Miami.
BLUE JAYS 8, RAYS 4: Kendrys Morales had two late homers and drove in five runs, helping Toronto rally from a three-run deficit to beat host Tampa Bay.
ROYALS 3, INDIANS 1: Eric Hosmer sent a two-run homer splashing into the fountains behind the fence in right-center field, and Jason Hammel allowed three hits over six innings for his first win with host Kansas City.
TWINS 4, RED SOX 3: Joe Mauer hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Minnesota to a victory over Boston.
DIAMONDBACKS 6, ROCKIES 3: Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and drove in five runs, helping Zack Greinke and Arizona win at Colorado.
CARDINALS 10, BRAVES 0: Tommy Pham doubled and hit a two-run homer after his recall from the minors, and St. Louis won at Atlanta.