AROUND THE MAJORS

American League

■ Astros 7, Angels 0 — At Anaheim, Calif., George Springer hit a grand slam to back Justin Verlander (10-5), who struck out 11 over six shutout innings to halt a sixstart winless streak.

■ Tigers 5, Red Sox 0 — At Detroit, Jose Iglesias homered and totaled four RBIs to back Mike Fiers (7-6), who allowed seven hits and three walks over 6⅓ shutout innings.

■ Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1 — At Toronto, Marcus Stroman (3-7) held Baltimore to one run over seven innings, throwing a season-high 107 pitches, in Toronto’s sixth straight win over the Orioles.

■ Royals 4, Twins 2 — At Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the first for Kansas City, which won a second consecutive game for the first time since May 29 and 30.

■ Indians 16, Rangers 3 — At Arlington, Texas, Yonder Alonso hit a tworun homer and a solo shot to back Carlos Carrasco (12-5), who allowed two runs and struck out eight over 6⅔ innings.

■ White Sox 5, Mariners 0 — At Seattle, Avisail Garcia hit a three-run homer to back Dylan Covey (4-5), who took a nohitter into the sixth and ultimately allowed two hits over 8⅓ shutout innings.

National League

■ Cubs 7-3, Cardinals 2-6 — At Chicago, Matt Carpenter homered for the sixth straight game, and Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking RBI double in St. Louis’ threerun ninth as the Cardinals gained a split. Ben Zobrist went 4-for-4 as Chicago won the opener.

■ Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 5 — At Phoenix, Tom Murphy hit a go-ahead, two-out pinch home run in the eighth for Colorado, which overcame a three-run deficit to win its seventh straight and move into second place in the NL West ahead of Arizona.

■ Pirates 6, Reds 2 — At Cincinnati, Corey Dickerson hit two first-pitch home runs to back Sierra Vista product Nick Kingham (5-4), who held Cincinnati to two runs over 6⅓ innings and drove in two runs in Pittsburgh’s eighth straight win.

■ Brewers 4, Dodgers 2 — At Milwaukee, Christian Yelich hit a tying home run in a three-run sixth off Clayton Kershaw (3-5), who allowed four runs over six innings, as Milwaukee halted a sevengame slide.

Interleague

■ Marlins 3, Rays 2 — At St. Petersburg, Fla., Cameron Maybin homered to back rookie Pablo Lopez (2-1), who held Tampa Bay to one run on three hits over six innings, as Miami won its fourth in a row.

■ Athletics 4, Giants 3 — At Oakland, Calif., Jonathan Lucroy had a walk-off RBI single in the 11th, Oakland’s third straight two-out hit. Hunter Pence had three hits and two RBIs for San Francisco.

Ted S. Warren The Associated Press White Sox left fielder Leury Garcia prepares to rob Mitch Haniger of a ninth-inning home run Saturday in the Mariners’ 5-0 loss at Safeco Field.