Pujols right on time

Albert Pujols hit his 592nd career home run and a tying two-run single in the ninth inning before Cliff Pennington’s drive to the wall capped the Los Angeles Angels’ rally from a six-run deficit for a 10-9 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit his 592nd homer and a tying, two-run single in the ninth inning before Cliff Pennington’s drive to the wall capped the Los Angeles Angels’ rally from a six-run deficit for a 10-9 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Pennington’s single drove in Mike Trout to end a preposterous comeback by the Angels, who trailed 8-1 in the seventh and 9-3 before Pujols homered to lead off the ninth against Casey Fien.

TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 1

Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco homered to back Ervin Santana’s six scoreless innings as Minnesota beat Chicago for its best start since 2010.

RED SOX 7, TIGERS 5

Sandy Leon broke an

eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, part of a four-run rally that lifted Boston over Detroit. The Red Sox rallied four times from one-run deficits, finally taking the lead against the Detroit bullpen.

YANKEES 7, ORIOLES 3

Aaron Judge hit a tying home run, Starlin Castro’s RBI single keyed a four-run ninth inning and New York rallied to defeat Baltimore and avert a threegame sweep. It was the first loss of the season for the Orioles.

ASTROS 5, ROYALS 4, 12 INNINGS

Jake Marisnick hit a tying home run off Kelvin Herrera in the ninth inning and Evan Gattis drew a bases-loaded walk from Matt Strahm in the 12th to help Houston beat Kansas City, halting a three-game losing streak.

RANGERS 8, ATHLETICS 1

Joey Gallo homered and had a career-high five RBIs to back Martin Perez in Texas’ victory over Oakland. Still playing third base on the first day Adrian Beltre (right calf) was eligible to come off the disabled list, Gallo hit a three-run shot for the last of three straight hits in the second inning — the only three allowed by Sean Manaea (0-1).

RAYS 7, BLUE JAYS 2

Steven Souza Jr. hit a three-run homer and was involved in a scrum after a slide during Tampa Bay’s victory over Toronto. Corey Dickerson and Jesus Sucre also homered, and Jake Odorizzi (1-1) pitched six effective innings for the Rays.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3

Cesar Hernandez hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give Philadelphia a victory over Washington.

CUBS 7, BREWERS 4

Kyle Schwarber and Ben Zobrist homered, Jake Arrieta threw seven strong innings and Chicago took the weekend series from Milwaukee.

REDS 8, CARDINALS 0

Scott Feldman permitted four hits and struck out six in six-plus innings as Cincinnati beat St. Louis to take two of three from the Cardinals.

PIRATES 6, BRAVES 5, 10 INNINGS

Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off Jose Ramirez in the 10th inning to lift Pittsburgh over Atlanta.

DODGERS 10, ROCKIES 6

Corey Seager hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles scored seven runs with two outs, avoiding a sweep by beating Colorado on a blustery afternoon.

GIANTS 5, PADRES 3

Hunter Pence and Buster Posey hit consecutive home runs, and Johnny Cueto struck out seven in seven strong innings as struggling San Francisco beat San Diego to prevent a three-game sweep.

METS 5, MARLINS 2

Noah Syndergaard made a blistering return to the mound, overpowering the Miami Marlins for much of the night in the New York Mets’ win that finished their opening homestand. Forced from Monday’s season opener against Atlanta by a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand after six scoreless innings, the right-hander was given an extra day of rest. He walked none and struck out nine, including five of his first six batters, as the Marlins struggled to make hard contact early.

INTERLEAGUE

DIAMONDBACKS 3, INDIANS 2

Patrick Corbin pitched six scoreless innings, Chris Owings homered and had three hits, and Arizona completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland. The win improved the Diamondbacks to 6-1, matching the best seven-game start in franchise history, set in 2000.