Blue Jays spoil Cueto’s Royals debut with walk-off hit in 11th

BLUE JAYS 7, ROYALS 6 (11)

TORONTO — Josh Donaldson singled home Troy Tulowitzki in the 11th inning and the new-look Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat Kansas City 7-6 on Friday night as Johnny Cueto failed to get a decision in his Royals’ debut.

After acquiring Tulowitzki and reliever LaTroy Hawkins from Colorado and starter David Price from Detroit, the Blue Jays obtained right- hander Mark Lowe from Seattle and outfielder Ben Revere from Philadelphia ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.

Tulowitzki played a key role in the win. With the score 6- all in the 11th, he singled to center and advanced on a balk by Franklin Morales (3-1).

Donaldson singled to left-center, giving Toronto its third straight win and sending the AL champion Royals to their third defeat in a row. Donaldson, mobbed at first base after his winning hit, went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Liam Hendriks ( 3- 0) pitched one inning for the win.

Cueto, obtained from Cincinnati last Sunday for left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed, gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out seven and walked two.

Kansas City took a 3- 0 lead off Drew Hutchison in the first on Kendrys Morales’ RBI double and Ben Zobrist’s two- run single — Morales managed to evade Russell Martin’s tag at home plate, stepping over the fallen catcher.

Donaldson hit a two-run double in the third and Toronto tied it in the fourth on Kevin Pillar’s RBI single.

MARINERS 6, TWINS 1 Taijuan Walker pitched a one-hitter for his first career complete game in 29 major league starts, and Nelson Cruz and Jesus Montero homered to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins. Walker (8-7), who gave up a home run to rookie Miguel Sano, tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts to help Seattle end a four-game losing streak. Cruz had four hits, including his 27th home run of the season, and Montero added two hits and two RBIs after being recalled from Triple-A following a series of moves by the Mariners prior to Friday’s trade deadline.

ORIOLES 8, TIGERS 7 Adam Jones and Manny Machado homered, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the trade-ravaged Detroit Tigers. Down 6-0 in the fourth inning, the Orioles teed off against the pitching- poor Tigers and went ahead 7- 6 in the sixth when Machado hit a two-run drive off rookie Jose Valdez (0-1), making his big league debut.

RED SOX 8, WHITE SOX 2 Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz each had three hits, and Boston beat Chris Sale and visiting Chicago, snapping the White Sox’s seven- game winning streak. Knuckleballer Steven Wright (4-4) pitched seven effective innings in Boston’s third

victory in 15 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CARDINALS 7, ROCKIES 0 A lively sixth-inning offensive rally propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 victory for their second consecutive home win against the Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals posted five runs in the sixth off five hits. With two men in scoring position and one out, rookie outfielder Stephen Piscotty brought home both runners with a double deep to center field to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.

PHILLIES 9, BRAVES 3 Domonic Brown hit a two-run homer and Ryan Howard drove in four runs, helping David Buchanan and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves. The resurgent and rebuilding Phillies won for the 11th time in 13 games since the All-Star break on a day they finalized a trade that sent 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels to Texas.

PIRATES 5, REDS 4 Andrew McCutchen hit another homer at Great American Ball Park, and Pittsburgh’s rebuilt bullpen was shaky but delivered on Friday night, holding on for a victory.