Verlander quiets the Mets
Justin Verlander pitched two-hit ball for eight innings, Jason Castro lined a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros beat the Mets 2-0 Wednesday to send New York to its first three-game losing streak this season.
Verlander became the majors’ first 10-game winner, striking out six and walking one.
BREWERS 5, RAYS 3 >> Rowdy Tellez hit two home runs and center fielder Jonathan Davis made a spectacular catch, sending Milwaukee over Tampa Bay.
Tellez has five home runs and eight RBI in his past six games.
TIGERS 3, GIANTS 2 >> Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and Detroit held on to beat San Francisco Giants.
American League
YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 3 >> Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered to fuel New York’s major leaguebest 24th comeback victory, bailing out Jameson Taillon in a win over Oakland.
The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of baseball’s worst team and improved to 56-20, matching the 2001 Mariners and 1998 Yankees for baseball’s best 76-game start since 1930.
Judge’s homer was his major league-leading 29th, and his past five have come with New York either trailing or tied.
MARINERS 9, ORIOLES 3 >> Julio Rodríguez hit his 12th home run of the season as part of Seattle’s six-run fourth inning in a win over Baltimore for its seventh win in nine games. ROYALS 2, RANGERS 1 >> Zach Greinke allowed just one run on four hits, helping Kansas City avoid a threegame sweep by beating Texas.
Kansas City’s Kyle Isbel provided the winning cushion with his second home run in as many games. GUARDIANS 7, TWINS 6 >> Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, completing a fourrun rally that gave Cleveland a victory over Minnesota.
National League
PIRATES 8, NATIONALS 7 >> Bryan Reynolds hit a career-high three homers and drove in six runs, leading Pittsburgh to the win over Washington.
The Pirates ended a fivegame losing streak. PADRES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 0>> Mike Clevinger outpitched Madison Bumgarner by throwing one-hit ball for six innings in his longest outing of the year, leading San Diego over Arizona.
BRAVES 4, PHILLIES 1 >> Adam Duvall homered, Kyle Wright tossed seven sharp innings and Atlanta improved to 21-5 in June, beating Philadelphia. MARLINS 4, CARDINALS 3 >> Avisaíl García hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning and Sandy Alcantara pitched a complete game, lifting Miami to a victory over St. Louis.