Red Sox ride two shots from Betts

TORONTO — Mookie Betts homered twice as Boston snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Toronto on Wednesday night.

Boston got its 18th win of the season, tying the franchise record for victories before May 1.

BREWERS 6, ROYALS 2: Jhoulys Chacin mowed through the Kansas City lineup, and Milwaukee scored four runs in the fourth and went on to win at Kansas City for the Brewers’ eighth consecutive victory.

YANKEES 7, TWINS 4: Didi Gregorius homered for the fourth straight game and added two RBIs to his major league-leading total, sending host New York to its fifth straight victory.

RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 2: Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning at Arlington, and the Texas bullpen worked 41⁄3 hitless innings to stop Oakland’s four-game winning streak.

CARDINALS 9, METS 1: Michael Wacha won his fourth straight start as host St. Louis won for the ninth time in 11 games.

NATIONALS 15, GIANTS 2: Trea Turner got five hits, Matt Adams drove in six runs, and Washington won at San Francisco to end a four-game skid.

TIGERS 13-3, PIRATES 10-8: Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera had four hits apiece, and Detroit outslugged host Pittsburgh in the opener. Jose Osuna hit a two-run homer to lift Pittsburgh in the nightcap.

MARLINS 8, DODGERS 6: J.T. Realmuto hit two homers and Miguel Rojas added another as Miami beat Clayton Kershaw at Dodger Stadium.

MARINERS 4, WHITE SOX 3: Mike Zunino homered to back Seattle starter Felix Hernandez at Chicago.

ROCKIES 5, PADRES 2: Jon Gray struck out 11 in six innings, and David Dahl lined a two-run triple to lift Colorado at home.

INDIANS 4, CUBS 1: Francisco Lindor and Edwin Encarnacion hit home runs, and Cleveland won at home but lost reliever Andrew Miller to a hamstring injury.

BRAVES 5, REDS 4: Prized prospect Ronald Acuna Jr. singled and scored the tying run in his big league debut as Atlanta won at Cincinnati.

PHILLIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Aaron Altherr hit a three-run homer as Philadelphia won at home.

RAYS 8, ORIOLES 4: Joey Wendle had three hits as Tampa Bay beat former teammate Alex Cobb at Baltimore.