Newman’s pinch hit lifts Pirates to win

PITTSBURGH — Kevin Newman’s two-run pinch-single with one out in the ninth inning lifted Pittsburgh over Minnesota, 6-5 on Thursday.

Newman ended Pittsburgh’s seven-game losing streak when he took a pitch from Minnesota closer Taylor Rogers (1-1) and laced it up the middle against a drawn-in infield to score Cole Tucker and Bryan Reynolds.

Gregory Polanco hit a threerun home run for the Pirates that bounced into the Allegheny River, and Sam Howard (1-0) picked up the win after pitching 1.1 scoreless innings in relief.

Miguel Sano hit a three-run home run and Byron Buxton and Eddie Rosario also went deep for the Twins, who saw their sixgame winning streak snapped. Minnesota missed a chance to put together the best start in franchise history, falling to 10-3, a start matched by the club five previous times, the last in 2001.

Rockies 6, Giants 4

DENVER — Daniel Murphy hit a two-run, pinch-homer during a five-run seventh inning to lead Colorado over San Francisco.

Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon also homered for the Rockies to spoil Tyler Anderson’s return to Coors Field. Anderson

was Colorado’s opening day starter in 2019.

Mauricio Dubon hit a threerun homer with two outs in the seventh to put the Giants ahead, but reliever Rico Garcia (0-1) couldn’t hold it.

Athletics 6, Rangers 4

OAKLAND — Matt Olson homered to back Mike Fiers’ first win of the season and Oakland beat Texas for its sixth straight victory and a series sweep.

Khris Davis added a tworun single, Mark Canha had an RBI single and Stephen Piscotty a sacrifice fly as the balanced, first-place A’s kept rolling at the right time with the rival Houston Astros coming to town next.

Phillies 5, Yankees 4

PHILADELPHIA — J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer, Hector Neris struck out Aaron Judge in a big spot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees.

Indians 13, Reds 0

CLEVELAND — José Ramírez homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Cincinnati Reds.

Braves 4, Blue Jays 3

ATLANTA — Nick Markakis capped his first start of the season with a game-ending home run in the ninth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Royals 13, Cubs 2 Diamondbacks 5, Astros 4 Marlins 8, Orioles 7 Brewers at White Sox, late