AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES 9, ORIOLES 3 Jacoby Ellsbury finished a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs and Chase Headley hit a three- run double in the first inning as host New York completed a three- game sweep of Baltimore to bolster its spot atop the AL East. Masahiro Tanaka ( 7- 3) won his third consecutive start, allowing three solo home runs and two doubles in 72/ innings to help New York to its ninth victory in 11 games.
MARINERS 3, TIGERS 2 ( 12) Seattle catcher Mike Zunino had an RBI double in the top of the 12th inning after entering the game in the 10th, lifting the visiting Mariners to a victory over Detroit. Chris Taylor started the 12th with a single off Ian Krol ( 1- 3), and Zunino tried to bunt him to second. After two failed attempts, Zunino doubled down the left- field line. Yoenis Cespedes misread the bounce off the fence, allowing Taylor to score the go- ahead run.
TWINS 3, ANGELS 0 Ervin Santana pitched eight innings of four- hit ball against his former team, and visiting Minnesota snapped its four- game skid and Los Angeles’ seven- game winning streak with a victory over the Angels. Trevor Plouffe hit a three- run home run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who wrapped their six- game California road trip with bookend victories.
BLUE JAYS 5, ATHLETICS 2 Russell Martin homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Josh Donaldson went deep against his former team and Toronto powered past host Oakland. The Blue Jays continued their pop at the plate to give knuckleballer R. A. Dickey ( 4- 10) all the support he needed. Dickey allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in 81/ innings in place of ill starter Drew Hutchison.
WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 1 Jeff Samardzija, perhaps pitching for the final time in a Chicago uniform, allowed one run in eight innings and Melky Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate, leading the visiting White Sox to a victory over Cleveland. Samardzija ( 7- 5), who has been the subject of trade rumors with the July 31 deadline approaching, held the Indians to four hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.
ASTROS 5, RED SOX 4 Jose Altuve homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth, the last of his four hits, and host Houston beat Boston, extending the Red Sox’s losing streak to a seasonhigh eight games. The game was tied at 4- 4 when Altuve connected off Craig Breslow ( 0- 1) and homered into the seats in left- center. The play was reviewed and confirmed.