Around the majors
Cardinals 3, Athletics 1: Jedd Gyorko homered and Luke Weaver (1-1) pitched six strong innings to earn his first major league win as St. Louis beat visiting Oakland. Gyorko’s 423-foot shot extended the Cardinals’ home run streak to 15 games, the longest streak in the majors.
Marlins 7, Padres 6: Chris Johnson’s run-scoring ground-rule double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave host Miami a win against San Diego. The Marlins scored three runs in the eighth to tie it before Johnson won it.
Nationals 8, Rockies 5: Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit solo homers and drove in two runs each, and Gio Gonzalez (9-9) earned his 100th career victory as Washington beat visiting Colorado. Closer Mark Melancon earned his 37th save.
Mets 9, Phillies 4: Wilmer Flores launched a grand slam and Asdrubal Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate and even Bartolo Colon (127) had two helpful hits while pitching host New York past Philadelphia.
Royals 6, Red Sox 3: Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy (9-9) allowed one run through five innings as visiting Kansas City beat Boston.
Yankees 14, Orioles 4: Rookie Gary Sanchez homered for the eighth time in nine games and drove in four runs as New York beat Baltimore in the opener of their weekend series at Yankee Stadium.
Indians 12, Rangers 1: Corey Kluber (14-8) pitched six strong innings and Abraham Almonte went 3 for 5 with four RBIs as visiting Cleveland routed Texas.
Tigers 4, Angels 2: Justin Verlander (14-7) pitched into the eighth inning and Justin Upton homered for the fourth time in five games as host Detroit beat Los Angeles.
Mariners 3, White Sox 1: Chris Sale (15-7) struck out 14 but got outpitched by Felix Hernandez (9-4) and the visiting Seattle bullpen as the Mariners beat Chicago.
Astros 5, Rays 4: Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth to lift Houston past visiting Tampa Bay.
Blue Jays 15, Twins 8: Russell Martin and Justin Smoak each homered as host Toronto hammered Minnesota. Francisco Liriano (1-1) posted his first win with the Blue Jays.
— By The Associated Press