American League

Red Sox 9, Tigers 1 — At Detroit, Chris Sale (11-4) allowed two hits and struck out nine over six scoreless innings to win his fifth straight start, and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run homer.

Angels 14, Astros 5 — At Anaheim, Calif., Mike Trout drove in a teammate for the first time since June 19, lacing a tworun homer to cap Los Angeles’ seven-run seventh inning.

Royals 5, Twins 3 — At Kansas City, Mo., slow-footed catcher Drew Butera hit a tiebreaking, three-run inside-the-park homer in the seventh for Kansas City, which capped its first series sweep since last July 24-26.

Mariners 8, White Sox 2 — At Seattle, Ryon Healy hit two three-run homers, and Marco Gonzales (11-5) allowed two runs over 6⅓ innings while winning his fourth consecutive start.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4 — At Toronto, Yangervis Solarte hit an RBI double in the fourth and a two-run homer in the eighth for Toronto, which overcame a 4-1 deficit to cap a three-game sweep.

Rangers 5, Indians 0 —At Arlington, Texas, Rougned Odor drove in three runs, Ryan Rua hit a two-run homer, and Texas withstood 108-degree heat to halt a four-game slide. included an RBI double, and Chris Taylor added three RBIS for NL West-leading Los Angeles.

Nationals 6, Braves 2 — At Washington, Bryce Harper homered to back Max Scherzer (13-5), who allowed two runs and struck out seven over six innings while winning his third straight start.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2 — At Chicago, Jose Quintana (9-6) held St. Louis to two runs over seven innings, helping to end Matt Carpenter’s streak of consecutive games with a home run at six.

Pirates 9, Reds 2 — At Cincinnati, Corey Dickerson homered for the fourth time in three days for Pittsburgh, which lit up Matt Harvey (5-6) for eight runs over 3⅔ innings in its ninth straight win.