American League

■ Royals 4, Red Sox 2 — At Kansas City, Mo., Whit Merrifield drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer and Kansas City won for the eighth time in nine games. Kelvin Herrera worked around Andrew Benintendi’s triple in the ninth for his 16th save.

■ Astros 4, Athletics 1 — At Oakland, Calif., George Springer hit his 20th home run, Jake Marisnick and Derek Fisher also went deep and Houston won its seventh straight game at the Coliseum. The Astros improved to a major league-best 24-8 on the road.

■ Indians 12, Orioles 0 — At Baltimore, Corey Kluber (6-2) pitched a three-hitter for his fifth career shutout, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana homered and Cleveland earned its season-high sixth straight victory. Santana and Austin Jackson had three RBIS apiece.

■ Mariners 6, Tigers 2 — At Seattle, Mike Zunino continued his torrid month with a pair of two-run home runs, helping Seattle hand Detroit its third straight loss. The Mariners used a trio of homers to win at the beginning of a stretch with 16 of 19 games at home.

■ Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6 — At Arlington, Texas, Kendrys Morales hit a go-ahead single after a tying single by Josh Donaldson in the ninth inning, and Toronto won a matchup of AL Division Series opponents the past two seasons.

■ Braves 9, Giants 0 — At Atlanta, R.A. Dickey (5-5) threw seven scoreless innings, Matt Adams hit another homer and Atlanta sent San Francisco to its seventh straight loss. Dickey surrendered just three hits and retired 16 of the last 17 hitters he faced.

■ Pirates 8, Brewers 1 — At Milwaukee, Andrew Mccutchen hit a two-run homer, Gerrit Cole (5-6) pitched seven strong innings and Pittsburgh won the opener of a four-game series. Cole held Milwaukee to one run and three hits while striking out five.