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GOINS BLASTS HOMER IN 10TH AS BLUE JAYS HALT INDIANS’ WIN STREAK

- Astros. The Associated Press

toronto» Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Blue Jays beat Cleveland 5-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Indians’ winning streak at six games.

Yan Gomes hit two home runs and Michael Brantley also connected, but it wasn’t enough for the Indians.

Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacio­n went 0-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, ending his career-high hitting streak at 26 games.

Dioner Navarro singled off Bryan Shaw (3-3) to begin the 10th and was replaced by pinch-runner Ezequeiel Carrera. One out later, Goins drilled the game-winning homer into the right field bullpen, his fifth.

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Brandon Moss hit a three-run, walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth, giving the Cardinals an 8-5 win over the Nationals. … Brett Gardner homered and Stephen Drew hit a two-run double as the Yankees pieced together just enough offense to overcame Rick Porcello’s career-high 13 strikeouts and beat the Red Sox 3-1. Porcello (6-12) scattered five hits over eight innings, and the only earned run he allowed was Gardner’s solo homer in the eighth. … Kyle Schwarber hit a goahead two-run home run in the seventh inning, and Kris Bryant had three hits as the Cubs beat the Reds 5-4. Schwarber sent a deep drive into the left-center field bleachers on a 3-2 pitch from Burke Badenhop (1-4). The blast scored Dexter Fowler, who had singled with two outs. … Miguel Sano’s towering home run tied the game for Minnesota in the seventh inning, and two Chicago errors aided the go-ahead rally in the eighth for the Twins in an 8-6 victory over the White Sox. Eduardo Escobar’s leadoff double, his third hit, started the trouble for Zach Duke (3-5), who threw away a sacrifice bunt attempt by Kurt Suzuki for one run. Third baseman Tyler Saladino let a grounder go through his legs, and the Twins scored twice more on a single and a sacrifice fly. … Justin Nicolino pitched seven scoreless innings, Justin Bour hit a three-run homer, and the Marlins beat the hapless Braves again, winning 7-1. Nicolino (3-2) shut down the Braves with help from a pair of double plays. Atlanta lost for the 14th time in 15 games. … J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in six runs to back an impressive pitching performanc­e by Drew Smyly, and the Rays breezed past the free-falling Orioles 11-2. Brandon Guyer had four hits for the Rays, who scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to send the Orioles to their 12th loss in 13 games. … Darin Ruf homered and had a career-high six RBIs, powering the Phillies to a 14-8 blowout that emphatical­ly ended their 10-game losing streak to the Mets. Leadoff batter Darnell Sweeney drove in three runs for the last-place Phillies, who won for the second time in 15 meetings with the NL East leaders this season. … Jimmy Nelson pitched seven dominant innings and the Brewers tagged Pirates ace Gerrit Cole (15-8) for five early runs on the way to a 7-4 victory. Nelson (11-10) gave up four hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out six. … Justin Verlander (3-6) threw his fifth consecutiv­e quality start, and Ian Kinsler homered and drove in three runs as the Tigers beat the Royals 6-5. … Logan Morrison’s tiebreakin­g tworun pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning lifted the Mariners to a 7-5 win over the

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