AROUND THE HORN
■ Mariners: Dylan Moore hit a solo HR and added a three-run double, Kyle Seager hit a two-run HR and the surging Mariners beat the visiting Rangers 8-4 for their first six-game winning streak since July 2019. The Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the Rangers, who have lost six straight. The Mariners are 11-3 after an 8-19 start, on their longest winning streak streak since July 24-30 last year. Moore drove in a career-high four runs, homering in the third and clearing the bases with a two-out double in the fourth. It was Moore’s sixth HR this season.
■ Blue Jays: Chad Green and Adam Ottavino were routed during a 10-run sixth that included Danny Jansen’s grand slam, and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Yankees 12-7 in Buffalo, New York, to send the skidding Yankess to their sixth loss in seven games. The Yankees have lost four straight and 14 of 19, dropping into third place in the AL East, two games behind the second-place Blue Jays and 61⁄ back of the divi
2 sion-leading Rays. ... Jays OF Teoscar Hernandez was placed on the 10-day IL because of a left oblique strain. Hernandez was injured while swinging during his last at-bat against the Red Sox on Saturday. Hernandez, 27, leads the Blue Jays this season in HRs (14) and RBIs (27). He’s batting .308.
■ Cubs, Cardinals: Kyle Hendricks went eight innings, and the NL Centralleading Cubs beat the second-place Cardinals 5-1. The host Cubs got just the sort of start they needed from Hendricks and closed out the five-game series on a winning note after losing three straight. They lead their longtime rivals by 21⁄
2 games. Hendricks (5-4) gave up a run and seven hits in his second straight win. He also struck out four and walked none in his 38th consecutive start with two walks or less — the most by a Cubs pitcher since at least 1901. The Cubs earned a split of the 10-game season series. Cardinals C Yadier Molina exited in the sixth with a bruised left elbow. ... Cubs OF Jason Heyward “seems to be feeling much better” after leaving Sunday’s game because he was feeling lightheaded and having difficulty breathing, manager David Ross said. Heyward was taken to a hospital, though didn’t stay overnight, and was scheduled for more tests Tuesday. Ross wouldn’t say what the illness is. “We have had no positive COVID tests, I can tell you that,” he said.
■ Phillies: Jean Segura hit a two-run HR in the 10th and drove in a career-best five runs, bailing out the Phillies’ abominable bullpen to salvage a 9-8 win over the host Mets for a four-game split.
■ Indians: Zach Plesac won his second straight start since returning to the Indians rotation after a demotion for breaking team COVID-19 protocols, a 5-2 victory over Royals. Plesac (3-1) gave up a hit in each of the first seven innings, including Adalberto Modesi’s 458-foot HR in the seventh, but came up with big pitches over seven innings. The Indians moved into a tie for first in the AL Central with the idle White Sox. The Royals lost a season-high seventh straight.