Castillo rallies Orioles past Blue Jays in 12 innings
BALTIMORE — Welington Castillo hit two home runs, including a game-tying shot in the ninth inning, and Mark Trumbo won it in the 12th with an RBI single as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday.
The Orioles never led until Trumbo hit a liner into the left-field corner off Danny Barnes (2-6) to score Jonathan Schoop in the 12th.
Prior to Trumbo’s’ hit, Baltimore was 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position.
The victory pulled the Orioles within three games of the New York Yankees for the top AL wild-card spot, pending New York’s game against Boston on Sunday night. Baltimore opens a three-game series against the visiting Yankees on Monday afternoon.
Toronto led 4-3 in the ninth before Castillo connected off Roberto Osuna, who was vying for his 36th save. Osuna avoided further damage by retiring Adam Jones with two one and two out.
Jimmy Yacabonis pitched the 12th for the Orioles, now 6-62 when trailing after eight innings.
Josh Donaldson homered for the last-place Blue Jays, who had to settle for a split of the four-game series. Donaldson’s second three-run shot in as many games, off Chris Tillman, staked Toronto to a 3-0 lead in the third inning.
Castillo homered in the third and Trumbo went deep in the fourth, and Baltimore used a double by Schoop and a sacrifice fly by Trey Mancini to tie it in the sixth.
In the seventh, Ryan Goins doubled off the glove of third baseman Manny Machado and scored on an infield hit by Teoscar Hernandez.
Toronto played a second straight game without manager John Gibbons, who is dealing with a personal matter. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale ran the club.
Indians 11, Tigers 11
DETROIT — Jose Ramirez tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs that deflected off Detroit outfielders, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Tigers 11-1 Sunday for their 11th straight victory.
Ramirez had three doubles in becoming the 13th player with five extra-base hits in a game. Kris Bryant of the Cubs did it last year, and the previous Cleveland player to accomplish the feat was Kelly Shoppach in 2008.
The AL Central-leading Indians have their longest winning streak since a team-record 14-game run last year. They outscored the Tigers 29-5 while posting their first four-game sweep in Detroit.
Cleveland right-hander Josh Tomlin (8-9) returned from the disabled list and allowed one run in 5
2/3 innings.
Detroit left-hander Chad Bell
(0-2) was charged with five runs in four-plus innings in his first major league start.
Astros 8, Mets 6
HOUSTON — Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer, George Springer connected for the second straight day and the Astros swept their weekend series with the Mets.
Josh Reddick added two hits and three RBIs for the Astros, who won both games of a doubleheader on Saturday in their first home games since flooding from Hurricane Harvey devastated the city. Carlos Correa hit an RBI single in his return from the disabled list.
Will Harris (3-2) pitches a scoreless sixth for the win and Chris Devenski allowed one hit in two scoreless innings for his fourth save.
Mets starter Chris Flexen (3-4) allowed a career-high nine hits and matched a career high from his last start with seven runs in just four innings.
Diamondbacks 5 Rockies 1
DENVER — Ketel Marte and Brandon Drury homered in Arizona’s three-run sixth, and the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to 10 games.
It’s the Diamondbacks’ longest winning streak since they captured a franchise-best 12 straight in 2003. Zack Godley (7-7) pitched six effective innings to help Arizona sweep a three-game series from Colorado.
The Diamondbacks increased their lead over Colorado for the top NL wild card to 6 1/2 games. The slumping Rockies saw their lead over Milwaukee for the second wild card trimmed to just a half-game.
Tied at 1 in the sixth, Marte lined a slider from German Marquez (106) over the fence in left for his first homer since July 29.