Red Sox rally for walk-off conquest of Yanks
Harper bashes 2 HRs as National Reds Puig leads Dodgers over Marlins Mets crush Rockies
Andrew Benintendi drew a bases-loaded walk off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox came back to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night.
The Red Sox trailed 4-3 entering the ninth, but Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia both reached on infield singles. Following a double steal, Xander Bogaerts reached on a fielding error by second baseman Ronald Torreyes and following an intentional walk to Hanley Ramirez, Beintendi drew the game-winning walk.
Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox while Gary Sanchez hit a two-run shot for New York, which is 7-19 in its last 26 games.
The Red Sox extended their lead over New York in the American League East to 4½ games.
Nationals 5, Reds 0
Bryce Harper slugged two homers and Gio Gonazlez pitched a season-high 81/3 innings as Washington beat the Cincinnati.
Anthony Rendon and Stephen Drew added run-scoring singles for the Nationals.
Gonzalez (8-4) won for the first time in four starts and scattered four hits. He retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced. Cincinnati starter Tim Adleman (5-7) allowed five runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 4
Yasiel Puig homered twice and drove in four runs as Los Angeles beat Miami.
Puig recorded his fourth career multi-homer game and Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a run-scoring double and Justin Bour added a two-run double for the Marlins.
Mets 14, Rockies 2
Jacob deGrom pitched eight strong innings and Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer as New York routed Colorado.
DeGrom (10-3) allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits to go along with 11 strikeouts.
Conforto drove in four runs while T.J. Rivera and Asdrubal Cabrera drove in three runs apiece. Colorado starter Jon Gray (2-1) was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in two innings.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2
Jose Bautista homered and Aaron Sanchez allowed only an unearned run in six innings as Toronto routed Detroit.
Bautista hit his 15th homer in the seventh inning and also added a sacrifice fly. Josh Donaldson added a tworun single and Steve Pearce homered for Toronto.
Detroit starter Justin Verlander (5-7) allowed three runs and three hits in 51/3 innings while throwing 114 pitches. Sanchez (1-2) was making only his seventh start of the season.
Mariners 4, White Sox 2
Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer and Seattle beat Chicago.
Cano hit his 18th homer in the third inning off James Shields (2-2) as Seattle won for the fifth time in its last 15 games.
James Paxton (8-3) struck out nine and allowed two runs in six innings. Shields allowed four runs in six innings for Chicago.
Cubs 9, Orioles 8
Addison Russell hit a tie-breaking homer off Brad Brach in the top of the ninth inning and Chicago blew an eight-run lead before beating Baltimore.
Russell hit one of five homers for the Cubs.
Willson Contreras hit a three-run shot, Ben Zobrist and Jason Hayward slugged two-run homers while Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer.
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer off Koji Uehara (3-4) in the eighth before Russell restored Chicago’s lead.
Astros 10, Twins 5
Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez slugged home runs as Houston produced another offensive showcase in its win over Minnesota.
McCann capped an eight-run second inning and Gonzalez drove his 17th homer to straightaway center field as the Astros added two runs in the third to extend to a nine-run lead.
The Twins pushed back against Astros right-hander Charlie Morton (7-3), but got no closer than having the tying run on deck with two outs in the sixth inning.
Brewers 9, Phillies 6
Ryan Braun highlighted an eight-run second inning for Milwaukee in a win over Philadelphia.
Braun hit his sixth career grand slam and Orlando Arcia added a three-run homer for the Brewers.
Maikel Franco collected four hits and Odubel Herrera homered for Philadelphia in a losing effort.
Rays 2, Angels 1 (10)
Brad Miller hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the 10th inning and lifted Tampa Bay over Los Angeles.
Miller’s double off the right-center field wall spoiled the return of Angels star Mike Trout from a torn ligament in his left thumb.
Trout was 1-for-5 with a single and a stolen base in his first game since May 28.
Athletics 5, Indians 0
Sonny Gray allowed two hits in six innings as Oakland blanked Cleveland.
Gray turned in his fourth straight quality start while Rajai Davis and Yonder Alonso hit solo homers for the Athletics.
Giants 5, Padres 4
Buster Posey homered and Sam Dyson escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning as San Francisco edged San Diego.
Posey drove in two runs and hit his first homer since June 22. Dyson allowed a run in the ninth, but retired Jabari Blash to end the contest.