Porcello earns his third straight win for Red Sox

Rick Porcello pitched seven scoreless innings, Mookie Betts drove in two runs, and Boston beat the New York Yankees 6-3 on Thursday in Boston.

Porcello stayed in after a 45-minute rain delay and was working on a no-hitter before Aaron Judge’s leadoff double in the seventh. The 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner struck out six and walked none in his third straight win to begin the year.

One night after the benches cleared twice and the longtime rivals brawled during New York’s 10-7 win, there were no such incidents in the finale of the three- game set. Boston slugger Hanley Ramirez departed with a bruised wrist after he was hit by a pitch in the first, but everyone stayed in their respective dugouts.

The Red Sox won for the 10th time in 11 games. Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland each had two hits and drove in a run. INDIANS 9, TIGERS 3 » Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff homer and drove in three runs, helping host Cleveland to its 11th consecutive victory against the Tigers. The Indians completed a four-game series sweep. CARDINALS 13, REDS 4 » Jose Martinez drove in six runs and Yadier Molina homered in his return from a one-game suspension, powering visiting St. Louis to a victory that left Cincinnati mired in its worst start since 1955. The Cardinals homered a season-high four times while piling up a seasonhigh in runs. The Reds helped by walking 11 batters, three of them with the bases loaded. PIRATES6, CUBS1 » Gregory Polanco homered twice to help back a third straight solid start by Trevor Williams (3- 0), and Pittsburgh pulled away to win in Chicago. Francisco Cervelli lined a three-run shot in the seventh off Cubs reliever Justin Wilson as Pittsburgh scored four times in the inning to break open a tight game.