Cano Sox 2-run homer as M’s shut out Boston
BOSTON — Christian Bergman rebounded from a miserable start with seven shutout innings and Seattle halted Boston’s season-high six-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory on Sunday.
Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer and Guillermo Heredia a solo shot for the Mariners, who averted a three-game sweep with just their second win in nine games. Seattle was shut out the first two games.
PADRES 5, NATIONALS 3: Ryan Schimpf hit a two-run homer and San Diego broke out the bats, beating host Washington to avoid a three-game sweep.
The Padres had only one run and six hits with 31 strikeouts in back-to-back losses in games started by Washington’s Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg to begin the series.
ROCKIES 8, CARDINALS 4: German Marquez pitched into the sixth inning, Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer and Colorado beat St. Louis in Denver.
WHITE SOX 7, TIGERS 3: Miguel Gonzalez took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer and host Chicago beat Detroit.
ASTROS 8, ORIOLES 4: George Springer homered during a six-run second inning, sending Lance McCullers and host Houston over Baltimore for the Orioles’ season-worst seventh straight loss.
BREWERS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 5: Domingo Santana hit his first career grand slam and Milwaukee held off visiting Arizona. The NL Central-leading Brewers built an 8-1 lead thanks to Santana’s blast and starter Jimmy Nelson’s 10-strikeout performance over seven superb innings.
REDS 8, PHILLIES 4: Adam Duvall hit a pair of two-run homers, Patrick Kivlehan had two solo shots and visiting Cincinnati beat Philadelphia.
RANGERS 3, BLUE JAYS 1: Joey Gallo hit his 15th home run and Andrew Cashner posted a rare road win as visiting Texas beat Toronto, snapping its longest losing streak of the season at five.
INDIANS 10, ROYALS 1: Jason Kipnis went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBI, Josh Tomlin pitched his first complete game in two years and host Cleveland beat Kansas City.—AP
RAYS 8, TWINS 6 (15): Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison hit back-to-back homers in the 15th inning, Steven Souza Jr. drove in the tying run with a single with two outs in the ninth, and visiting Tampa Bay outlasted Minnesota in a game that took nearly 6 1/2 hours.
DODGERS 9, CUBS 4: Cody Bellinger and Kike Hernandez led an offensive outburst with three-run homers that upstaged the anticipated duel between aces Jon Lester and Clayton Kershaw, helping host Los Angeles beat Chicago to sweep the Cubs in three games at home for the first time since August 2012.
GIANTS 7, BRAVES 1: Johnny Cueto pitched six strong innings and Brandon Crawford drove in three runs as host San Francisco defeated Atlanta. —AP