AROUND THE HORN
Red Sox: Chris Sale celebrated his return from the DL by striking out 12 over five innings, and the Red Sox moved 50 games over .500 by completing a sweep of the Orioles with a 4-1 victory in Baltimore. Sale (12-4) was placed on the DL on July 28 with left shoulder inflammation. The Red Sox have won 10 of 11 to improve to 85-35.
Yankees: CC Sabathia threw six shutout innings, Giancarlo
Stanton homered again and the Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games by defeating the Rangers 7-2 in New York. Indians: Carlos Carrasco struck out nine in seven innings, and the Indians held on for a
9-7win over the host White Sox.
Mariners: Ryon Healy hit a tying HR with two outs in the ninth, Mitch Haniger delivered an RBI double in the 10th and the Mariners swept a four-game series from the Astros in Houston with a 4-3 win in 10 innings. Rockies: Chris Iannetta drew a bases-loaded, two-out walk in the ninth from Dylan Floro, and the Rockies beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Denver. It was the second walk-off win in as many days for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon lined a three-run homer in the ninth on Saturday. Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt hit two of their five homers, and the Diamondbacks avoided a sweep by defeating the Reds 9-2 in Cincinnati.
Cardinals: Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh, and the Cardinals matched a season high with their fifth consecutive win, an 8-2 victory over the Royals in Kansas City, Mo. ... Cardinals pitcher Luke Weaver cut his finger while opening a food tray in the clubhouse Saturday night. He had been scheduled to pitch Sunday. Padres: Freddy Galvis hit a
grand slam, Travis Jankowski stole four bases and scored three times, and the host Padres beat the Phillies 9-3. Galvis connected against Jake Arrieta in the third for his first career slam. It was Galvis’ third homer in his last seven games and No. 8 on the season.