Rodón wins in return, White Sox defeat Jays
TORONTO >> Luis Robert hit a two-run home run, Carlos Rodón won in his return from the injured list and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 Thursday.
José Abreu, César Hernández and Eloy Jiménez each hit solo shots as the White Sox earned a split in the four-game series.
Rodón (10-5) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. Activated off the injured list before the game, the right-hander hadn’t pitched since Aug. 7 because of a sore shoulder.
“Very encouraging,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “Can’t wait to send him back out there.”
Tim Anderson had three hits and two RBIs and Leury Garcia had two RBIs and scored twice as the White Sox held on after building a 9-2 lead.
Anderson said the White Sox were motivated to win after striking out 16 times in Wednesday’s 3-1 loss.
ORIOLES 13, ANGELS 1 >> A day after ending a 19game losing streak, major league-worst Baltimore got a grand slam and six RBIs from Pedro Severino to rout Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles.
Ohtani led off the game with a homer, his MLBleading 41st, but that was the only highlight for the Angels, who have lost five of six.
Baltimore won two games in a row for the first time since July 3031. Keegan Akin (1-8) picked up his second career win, allowing one run and three hits in a season-high seven innings.
Elvis Peguero (0-1) was charged with five of the six runs the Angels allowed in the fifth inning.
RED SOX 12, TWINS 2 >> Chris Sale joined Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers on record with three immaculate innings, Bobby Dalbec homered twice and Boston beat Minnesota.
Dalbec drove in seven runs and Rafael Devers hit his 30th homer, a tworun shot during a fiverun sixth that helped seal Sale’s third victory in as many starts since his return from Tommy John surgery.
Sale (3-0) pitched 5 1/3 innings, striking out eight and allowing two runs on two hits. Willians Astudillo hit a two-run homer in the fifth for Minnesota.
REDS 5, BREWERS 1 >> Jonathan India hit a three-run homer, Nick Castellanos also went deep and Cincinnati avoided a three-game sweep by NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Sonny Gray (6-6) allowed three hits in six scoreless innings for the Reds, who still trail the Brewers by 8 1/2 games. Cincinnati holds the second NL wild card spot.
Brewers starter Brett Anderson (4-8) worked 4 2/3 innings before leaving the game with tightness in his right hip. He was charged with three runs on four hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts.
PIRATES 11, CARDINALS 7 >>
Gregory Polanco turned boos into cheers with the decisive two-run double during an eight-run seventh inning, and Pittsburgh rallied past St. Louis.
Polanco’s double put the Pirates ahead for good at 9-7 and was one of six straight hits off reliever Genesis Cabrera (2-5).
The Cardinals led 7-1 midway through the third inning.
Michael Chavis and Colin Moran had four hits apiece for the Pirates.
Chad Kuhl (4-6) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win.
INDIANS 10, RANGERS 6 >>
Bradley Zimmer hit a tworun homer into the second deck in right field to highlight a four-run first inning, and Cleveland beat Texas.
Zimmer’s 465-foot blast off Jordan Lyles (6-11) hooked toward the foul pole and landed several rows back in the second deck at Progressive Field.
Reliever Trevor Stephan (3-0) allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings.
Nick Solak and DJ Peters homered for Texas, which is 9-28 since the AllStar break.
MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 5 >>
Jorge Alfaro homered and singled, rookie Bryan De La Cruz had three hits, and Miami beat Washington.
Elieser Hernández (1-1) allowed two runs and six hits in five innings.
Washington’s Juan Soto hit his 21st homer, a tworun shot.
Alfaro capped a fourrun first inning with his three-run drive against Patrick Corbin (7-13).
DIAMONDBACKS 8, PHILLIES
Carson Kelly hit a two run-homer and drove in three runs, Nick Ahmed added a two-run blast and Zac Gallen pitched five strong innings in his first start in his hometown, leading Arizona to a win over slumping Philadelphia.
DODGERS 4, PADRES 0 >>
Max Scherzer pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings to win his eighth straight decision, Austin Barnes hit a two-run home run off Yu Darvish and surging Los Angeles beat plunging San Diego for a threegame sweep.