Betts does it all for Dodgers in victory

Mookie Betts homered, doubled and singled, knocked in three runs, threw out the potential goahead run at the plate and sparked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Betts, the five-time AllStar and 2018 AL MVP, about did it all with his arm and at the plate to help the Dodgers rally from a 4-1 hole. He also drew a walk.

Gavin Lux lined the goahead single to right in the eighth inning for a 5-4 lead.

Betts preserved a tie game for the Dodgers in the seventh after the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Daniel Hudson retired Alec Bohm on a low liner to right and Betts' onehop throw easily beat a sliding Odubel Herrera at the plate for the double play. ASTROS 2, ROYALS 1 >> Justin Verlander had another splendid start to lead host Houston over Texas.

Verlander (6-1) scattered six singles across six scoreless innings without a walk to earn his major leagueleading sixth win. The 39-year-old right-hander tied a season high with eight strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 1.22, which also leads the majors.

Yordan Alvarez had two hits, including his second career triple, and drove in a run for the Astros. YANKEES 7, WHITE SOX 5 >> DJ LeMahieu hit a grand slam in the second inning and New York defeated Chicago at Yankee Stadium.

LeMahieu hit his second career grand slam to cap a five-run second off Chicago lefty Dallas Keuchel (2-4).

Anthony Rizzo added a sacrifice fly as the Yankees won for the 24th time in 29 games.

Jose Abreu hit a threerun homer in the third off New York lefty Nestor Cortes (3-1).

Cortes allowed three runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out seven, walked none and allowed three runs or less for the 17th straight start.

Keuchel was tagged for six runs on six hits in four innings.

BLUE JAYS 3, REDS 1 >> Bo Bichette hit two homers, pitcher Alek Manoah matched his career high with eight innings, and Toronto beat visiting Cincinnati.

Bichette's first was a solo shot off Reds rookie righthander Hunter Greene in the fourth and he added a two-run blast off Luis Cessa (2-1) in the seventh.

Greene allowed one run and four hits in six innings, walking two and striking out six in his first start since tossing 7 1/3 hitless innings against Pittsburgh a week earlier.

Manoah (5-1) allowed one run and seven hits to snap a three-start winless streak and getting his first win since April 28 against Boston. He walked none and struck out four.

RED SOX 6, MARINERS 5 >> Rafael Devers hit two homers, Christian Vázquez had a tiebreaking single in the eighth and Boston's bullpen held Seattle scoreless for six innings at Fenway Park.

Devers drove in three runs and had three hits for the Red Sox, who posted their fourth straight win.

Rookie Julio Rodríguez had three hits for Seattle, which has dropped five of six and 18 of its last 24. DIAMONDBACKS 7, CUBS 6, 10 INNINGS >> Daulton Varsho drilled a two-out, threeRBI double in the 10th then scored on a throwing error by Andrelton Simmons to give Arizona a comeback win at Wrigley Field.

Arizona only got one hit off Cubs starter Justin Steele, but came to life against the bullpen, riding a three-run eighth inning into extras. Rowan Wick (11) gave up Varsho's double.

Arizona has won three straight games after ending a six-game losing streak in Thursday's series opener.