Red Sox extend win streak to seven

CLEVELAND » Trevor Story drove in two runs to reach 500 career RBIs, Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez each had three hits and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep that extended their winning streak to seven.

Boston had 15 hits and drew 11 walks, its highest total since May 2019. The Red Sox have won 11 of 13 and are 19-4 in June, improving to a season-high 11 games over .500 at 42-31.

Cleveland last lost four straight since a 7-2 trip and hosts AL Centralleading Minnesota in a five-game series starting Monday.

WHITE SOX 4, ORIOLES 3 CHICAGO » Dylan Cease struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings, Gavin Sheets homered and the Chicago White Sox avoided a four-game sweep, hanging on to beat Baltimore after the Orioles scored twice in the ninth inning.

RAYS 4, PIRATES 2 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. »

Shane McClanahan struck out 10 over seven innings, Tampa Bay had a threerun seventh keyed by an overturend call and the Rays completed a threegame sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates. McClanahan allowed one run and four hits, and had 10 strikeouts, lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.77 ERA and grabbing the big league lead in strikeouts with 123. BREWERS 10, BLUE JAYS 3 MILWAUKEE » Rowdy Tellez hit a pair of two-run homers against his former team, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays. Tellez, traded from Toronto to the

Brewers last July, homered in the first inning. He then connected in the second for his 13th home run.

TWINS 6, ROCKIES 3 MINNEAPOLIS »

Byron Buxton had three hits, including an RBI triple for the second straight game, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies to stretch their division lead ahead of a pivotal series against Cleveland.

A’S 5, ROYALS 3 KANSAS CITY, MO. »

Seth Brown hit his 10th home run of the season, Nick Allen had two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals.