Rangers win 7th straight

ARLINGTON — Yu Darvish struck out nine over seven solid innings, and the Texas Rangers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Tuesday night to stretch the majors’ longest active winning streak to seven games.

Nomar Mazara had a solo homer in the first, and Mike Napoli hit a two-run shot in the eighth. Napoli, who came in hitting .165, went 3 for 3.

Darvish (4-2) allowed four hits and two walks. He preserved a two-run lead by striking out Brock Stassi with runners at first and second after he allowed his only run on an RBI single by Freddy Galvis in the seventh inning.

NATIONALS 8, PIRATES 4: Bryce Harper belted his 13th home run, Ryan Zimmerman smacked a two-run double, and visiting Washington held off Pittsburgh. Harper’s laser to the last row of seats in right field in the ninth gave the star a home run in every ballpark in the National League.

RAYS 6, INDIANS 4: Corey Dickerson hit two of Tampa Bay’s season-high five home runs in a victory at Cleveland. Colby Rasmus and Derek Norris also hit solo shots, while Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer.

BRAVES 9, BLUE JAYS 5: Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Freddie Freeman also had a two-run shot, and Atlanta won at Toronto, sweeping the two-game series.

RED SOX 6, CARDINALS 3: Mookie Betts homered and drove in two runs, and Boston won at St. Louis to take the opener of a two-game interleague series.

ROCKIES 7, TWINS 3: Charlie Blackmon hit a towering two-run homer during a four-run sixth inning and finished with three hits to lead Colorado past host Minnesota.

CUBS 9, REDS 5: Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber homered, rookie Ian Happ connected for his second homer in his third major league game, and Chicago beat visiting Cincinnati.

YANKEES 7, ROYALS 1: Gary Sanchez hit a threerun homer, Chris Carter added a two-run shot, and C.C. Sabathia got back on track as New York rolled to a win at Kansas City.