Shields shelled in White Sox debut

Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Drew, Danny Espinosa and Jayson Werth belted home runs, and right-hander Max Scherzer pitched seven scoreless innings as the Washington Nationals ruined the White Sox debut of James Shields with an 11-4 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night.

Shields (2-8) managed only six outs in 84 pitches. He gave up seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks four days after Chicago acquired him from the San Diego Padres on Saturday.

Werth finished 3-for-5 with a walk, a home run and four RBIs as the Nationals scored double-digit runs for the third consecutive game. Espinosa, Bryce Harper and Ben Revere also contributed three hits apiece as Washington earned its third straight win.

Melky Cabrera went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the White Sox. Chicago (29-30) lost its fifth consecutive game and fell below .500 for the first time this season.

Scherzer (7-4) took advantage of an early lead to post his third victory in the past four starts. Scherzer scattered five hits, walked one and struck out six.

Cubs 8, Phillies 1

Kris Bryant and Ben Zobrist blasted long home runs in the sixth inning and Chicago pulled away from Philadelphia.

Cubs starter John Lackey (7-2) struck out eight with no walks in seven dominant innings. He gave up three hits and extended his scoreless streak to 132/3 innings.

Yankees 12, Angels 6

Chris Parmelee homered in consecutive at-bats during his first start as a Yankee, and New York scored four runs apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to rout Los Angeles.

Parmelee’s third career multi-homer game was accompanied by two more big hits from Carlos Beltran. Beltran followed Parmelee’s first home run with a game-tying double and he hit a two-run home run into the left field seats with two outs in the seventh.

The Yankees scored double-digit runs for the third time this season and tied a season high with 17 hits en route to their eighth consecutive home victory over Los Angeles.

Mets 6, Pirates 5 (10)

Wilmer Flores’ pinch-hit bloop single drove in Yoenis Cespedes in the 10th inning to give New York the victory over Pittsburgh.

The Mets avoided a sweep and ended a nine-game losing streak against the Pirates that dated to June 2014. New York took some luster off of the major league debut of Pirates starter Jameson Taillon, who received a no-decision after giving up three runs on six hits over six innings, with three strikeouts and two walks.

The Mets’ Ty Kelly belted his first major league homer, a tworun shot in the fourth.