Yankees sweep up O’s
Sonny Gray took a three-hitter into the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Orioles, 5-1, last night in Baltimore for a doubleheader sweep.
In the opener, rookie Miguel Andujar homered and had four RBI, J.A. Happ won his fifth straight start and New York rolled to a 10-3 victory.
Gray (10-8) gave up three hits, a walk and struck out seven in 61⁄3 innings. The right-hander had been exiled to the bullpen after yielding seven runs in a loss to Baltimore on Aug. 1.
Pressed into service as a starter because a June 3 rainout created this split doubleheader, Gray allowed only one runner past second base in helping the Yankees notch their seventh win in eight games.
Austin Romine homered, had three hits and scored three runs for the Yankees, who led 4-0 after four innings against Andrew Cashner.
Andujar had two hits in each game to raise his batting average to .300. He leads AL rookies in batting, multi-hit games (43) and RBI (70).
Baltimore has lost seven straight to fall 56 games under .500 (37-93). It’s the seventh time this season the Orioles have endured a skid of at least six games.
Royals 7, Indians 1 — Rookie Heath Fillmyer pitched six strong innings, Lucas Duda homered and host Kansas City beat Corey Kluber and Cleveland.
Fillmyer (2-1) limited the AL Central leaders to three hits and two walks, striking out three, as the Indians lost their fourth straight, matching their longest skid of the season.
Athletics 6, Twins 2 — In Minneapolis, Jonathan Lucroy homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers pitched effectively into the sixth, and Oakland beat Minnesota to maintain its hold on the second AL wild card spot.
White Sox 6, Tigers 1 — Lucas Giolito pitched seven sharp innings in his third straight quality start, and Chicago beat host Detroit.
Interleague
Blue Jays 8, Phillies 6 — Aledmys Diaz hit a go-ahead three-run double in the eighth inning and host Toronto rallied to hand Philadelphia its sixth loss in seven games.
Blue Jays DH Kendrys Morales homered for the sixth consecutive game.
Giants 5, Rangers 3 — Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of threehit ball and host San Francisco beat Texas.
Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence homered for San Francisco. Before the game, manager Bruce Bochy confirmed that six-time All-Star catcher Buster Posey is headed for season-ending hip surgery.
Rougned Odor homered and had three hits for Texas.
National League
Cubs 10, Reds 6 — Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber each hit two-run homers, Javier Baez added a solo shot and host Chicago beat Cincinnati for its fourth straight win.
Marlins 3, Braves 1 — Brian Anderson hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run to help host Miami beat Atlanta.
Mets 3, Nationals 0 — Bryce Harper and Washington were shut out for the third game in a row, something that had never happened since the team moved from Montreal, as Zack Wheeler and host New York posted the victory.
Pirates 9, Brewers 1 — Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon pitched six strong innings as Pittsburgh defeated host Milwaukee.