AROUND THE MAJORS

Home team in CAPS

■ ASTROS 7, Blue Jays 2: Yordan Alvarez homered among his three hits for Houston, becoming the fourth player to hit four home runs in his first five major league games.

■ Indians 4, TIGERS 2: Shane Bieber (6-2) held Detroit to one baserunner through six innings, ultimately allowing two runs and striking out 12 in 7 2/3 innings.

■ METS 8, Cardinals 7: Second baseman Jeff McNeil threw out Jack Flaherty at the plate from right field on Kolten Wong’s blooper in the ninth, ending the game.

■ Phillies 6, BRAVES 5: Cesar Hernandez hit a two-run single in the ninth as Philadelphia overcame a two-run deficit and ended Atlanta’s six-game win streak.

■ Angels 5, RAYS 3: David Fletcher and Justin Bour homered off Charlie Morton (8-1), who struck out nine in six innings but lost for the first time in 22 starts.

■ Cubs 2, DODGERS 1: Anthony Rizzo belted a two-run homer in the ninth off Kenley Jansen (2-2), who hit Kris Bryant with a pitch to open the inning.

■ GIANTS 8, Brewers 7: Stephen Vogt became the first San Francisco catcher to hit two triples in one game since 1984. The Giants overcame a 5-1 deficit.

■ Red Sox 7, ORIOLES 2: J.D. Martinez hit his fourth home run in three games to back winner Chris Sale (3-7), who struck out 10 in six innings.

■ ROCKIES 14, Padres 8: Charlie Blackmon had four hits for a third straight game for Colorado, and Ian Desmond added a grand slam and totaled five RBIs.

■ Diamondbacks 10, NATIONALS 3: Katel Marte hit two of Arizona’s four home runs off Stephen Strasburg (7-4), who allowed six earned runs.

■ Rangers 4, REDS 3: Jeff Mathis broke a 1-for-13 slump with a double and an RBI single, helping Mike Minor (4-3) to his first win since May 20.

■ ATHLETICS 11, Mariners 2: Marcus Semien homered and scored three runs to back Frankie Montas (9-2), who struck out nine in six innings.

■ Yankees 8, WHITE SOX 4: Gleyber Torres capped New York’s four-run fourth with a tworun homer and had a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

■ TWINS 5, Royals 4: C.J. Cron drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the sixth as Minnesota erased a 4-1 deficit.

■ MARLINS 4, Pirates 3: Garrett Cooper and Harold Ramirez had three hits each to back winner Pablo Lopez (5-5).