The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Braves 7, Orioles 3

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Edwin Encarnacio­n hit an eighth-inning grand slam, helping the Indians to their season-high seventh straight win.

Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis also connected for Cleveland, which outscored Detroit 26-3 in the three-game sweep. Ramirez finished with three hits, extending his streak of reaching base to 31 consecutiv­e games.

Red Sox 5, Mariners 0

BOSTON » Chris Sale struck

Pitcher Michael Lorenzen and Jesse Winker connected for pinch-hit homers in Cincinnati’s seven-run seventh inning, sending the Reds to their seventh straight victory.

Lorenzen’s homer was the third of his career and second in two games by a Reds pitcher. Anthony DeSclafani hit a grand slam on Saturday — the first by a Reds pitcher since 1959.

Rays 7, Yankees 6, (12)

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. » Rookie Jake Bauers led off the 12th inning with a home run, finishing off Tampa Bay’s three-game sweep.

The Yankees also lost catcher Gary Sanchez when he appeared to injure his groin trying to beat out a double-play grounder in the 10th.

Giancarlo Stanton homered while going 5 for 5 for New York. The Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, left, celebrates his home run with Yasiel Puig during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field Sunday in New York.

had been the only team in the majors that hadn’t lost three in a row this year. ATLANTA » Freddie Freeman hit a two-run single in the first, pinch-hitter Dansby Swanson belted a tworun homer in the eighth and the Braves earned their first win over the Orioles in six years.

Baltimore won the first two games of the series and swept the last set between the teams in 2015. Atlanta ended a stretch of seven

straight losses to the Orioles since 2012.

Giants 3, Padres 2 (11)

SAN FRANCISCO » Hunter Pence hit a two-run double down the first-base line with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the San Diego Padres.

Brad Hand (1-4) got in trouble fast. He allowed Andrew McCutchen’s one-out double, then intentiona­lly walked Buster Posey and hit Brandon Crawford with

Diamondbac­k 3, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH » Clay Buchholz pitched five solid innings before leaving with an injury, and the Diamondbac­ks completed a fourgame sweep of the Pirates.

Buchholz (2-1) retired his first 11 batters before Starling Marte doubled down the right-field line with two out in the fourth inning. Despite throwing just 53 pitches, he was pulled after experienci­ng tightness in his left side.

Cardinals 8, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE » Luke Weaver won for the first time in eight starts and Jose Martinez hit a three-run homer for St. Louis.

Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs, both in the first, and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out a seasonhigh nine in his first victory since May 11.

Twins 2, Rangers 0

MINNEAPOLI­S » Jose Berrios struck out a career-best 12

Astros 11, Royals 3

HOUSTON » Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam in Houston’s eight-run second inning.

Gurriel finished with three hits as the AL Westleadin­g Astros won for the 15th time in 17 games. Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored twice, and Evan Gattis connected for a pinch-hit homer.

White Sox 10, Athletics 3

CHICAGO » Yoan Moncada broke out of a slump with a three-run homer and six RBIs, and the White Sox salvaged a split of the fourgame series.

Daniel Palka and Yolmer Sanchez also connected for the White Sox, who had lost nine of 10. Carlos Rodon (1-2) pitched a season-high eight innings in his fourth start after missing the beginning of the year while recovering from shoulder surgery last September.

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