Yankees slug 3 HRs, beat Braves to extend win streak to 11

Yankees 5 Braves 4

ATLANTA — Wandy Peralta retired Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded for the final out, and the New York Yankees held off the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Tuesday night to extend their longest winning streak in 36 years to 11 games.

DJ LeMahieu’s two-run homer in the fifth inning gave New York the lead. Giancarlo Stanton and Roughned Odor also went deep for the Yankees.

The Yankees remained four games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.

The 11-game winning streak is New York’s longest since Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, 1985.

GIANTS 8, METS 0

In New York, Brandon Belt hit two of San Francisco’s four home runs to push his career-best total to 19 and rookie Sammy Long pitched into the sixth inning in a win over the slumping Mets.

LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski also connected in the first four innings as the Giants jumped to a 7-0 advantage against rookie Tylor Megill (1-3).

RAYS 3, PHILLIES 1

In Philadelphia, Nelson Cruz returned from the COVID-19 list, played first base for the first time in his career and hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning as Tampa Bay beat the Phillies.

The 41-year-old Cruz, Tampa Bay’s designated hitter who had never played first, handled all his chances cleanly in his first action anywhere on defense since he played right field for Seattle in 2018.

RANGERS 7, INDIANS 3

In Cleveland, Nathaniel Lowe was 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the first inning, and Texas beat the Indians after adding another player to the COVID-19 list.

Lowe homered in the first, singled in the third, seventh and ninth, and doubled in the fifth. DJ Peters also hit a three-run homer in the ninth and drove in four runs.

NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 1

In Miami, Tres Barrera had three hits, including a homer, and Washington sent the Marlins to their eighth straight loss.

Yadiel Hernádez singled and tripled, while Ryan Zimmerman also went deep for the Nationals.

ANGLES 14, ORIOLES 8

In Baltimore, the Orioles staggered to their 19th consecutive loss, allowing 19 hits and falling behind Los Angeles by 11 runs early.

Baltimore’s streak is the major leagues’ longest skid since Kansas City dropped 19 straight in 2005.

WHITE SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 2

In Toronto, Dylan Cease pitched seven effective innings, José Abreu hit a three-run homer and Chicago stopped a three-game slide.

Cease (10-6) retired his first 11 batters, fanning six, before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lined a single to right in the fourth. Cease allowed one run and four hits. Liam Hendriks earned his 29th save in 35 chances.

TIGERS 4, CARDINALS 3

In St. Louis, Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman hit back-to-back home runs to lead Detroit to an interleague victory over the Cardinals.

Two days after hitting his 500th homer, Cabrera connected on No. 501. At 423 feet, it was his second longest home run this season.

PIRATES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2

In Pittsburgh, JT Brubaker pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in nearly three months, and the Pirates beat Arizona.

Brubaker (5-13) allowed four hits with six strikeouts, stranding five runners in scoring position. Since last winning May 29, Brubaker went 0-9 with a 7.08 ERA in 12 starts. Chris Stratton picked up his second save.

MARINERS 5, ATHLETICS 1

In Oakland, Calif., Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-run single, Chris Flexen pitched into the seventh inning and Seattle swept a two-game series against Oakland.

The A’s managed three straight singles in the first against Flexen (11-5), who struck out five over 6⅔ innings. He allowed six hits and walked one.