Rays & Cobb shut down Boston with replay help
ST. PETERSBURG — Alex Cobb pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning and Tampa Bay beat Rick Porcello and Boston 1-0 on Saturday with some help from a replay reversal.
Jesus Sucre drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the second. The inning was kept alive by a replay reversal of a double-play call.
BRAVES 13, NATIONALS 0: Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings and drove in a careerhigh three runs, leading visiting Atlanta to the easy victory. Nick Markakis and Johnan Camargo each had three hits for the Braves, who had dropped three of four.
Teheran (7-6) gave up four hits while walking two and striking out five to improve to 6-0 in nine road starts this season.
ORIOLES 5, TWINS 1: Jonathan Schoop and Mark Trumbo each homered for Baltimore, Wade Miley produced his best start in more than five weeks and visiting Baltimore beat Minnesota Twins to stop a five-game losing streak.
DODGERS 5, ROYALS 4: All-Star rookie Cody Bellinger drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run in the 10th inning and NL West-leading Los Angeles rallied to beat Kansas City at Chavez Ravine for their fifth straight victory.
BLUE JAYS 7, ASTROS 2: Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki homered, helping Marcus Stroman and host Toronto beat Houston.
Donaldson ended a 20-game homerless drought with a three-run shot in the fifth inning. Tulowitzki connected for the second straight game as Toronto bounced back from Friday night’s 12-2 loss.
INDIANS 4, TIGERS 0: Mike Clevinger held Detroit to three hits in six innings and outpitched Justin Verlander, All-Star Michael Brantley broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double, and host Cleveland defeated Detroit.
PADRES 2, PHILLIES 1: Austin Hedges drove in the winning run for the second straight game and Jhoulys Chacin pitched 6 1/3 strong innings to lead visiting San Diego to a victory over Philadelphia.
WHITE SOX 5, ROCKIES 4: Tim Anderson homered off Colorado closer Greg Holland leading off the ninth inning, lifting visiting Chicago past Colorado.
PIRATES 4, CUBS 2: Gregory Polanco hit a tworun homer in the sixth inning and Ivan Nova pitched three-hit ball into the seventh, leading visiting Pittsburgh to a victory over Chicago. Josh Bell had three hits. —AP