Cole strumbles against Indians as Yanks drop 11⁄2 games out
NEW YORK » Gerrit Cole stumbled when the New York Yankees needed an ace-like outing, allowing seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in a costly 11-1 defeat to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
After losing consecutive games by eight or more runs for the first time since May 2008, New York dropped 1 ½ games behind Toronto for the second AL wild card and 2 ½ games back of wild card leader Boston with 12 games left.
CARDINALS 8, PADRES 7 » San Diego center fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dropped Nolan Arenado’s bases-loaded popup and heaved the ball home, leading to a five-run first inning as St. Louis completed a three-game sweep and extended its winning streak to eight.
Tatis’ brutal error and mental mistake — he chose not to make an easy throw to second or third for a forceout — came one day after his dugout dustup with teammate Manny Machado.
BLUE JAYS 5, TWINS 3 » José Berríos (12-9) allowed three runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings to beat the team that traded him to Toronto on July 30.
RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 6 » Kiké Hernández’s gametying RBI single caromed off the second-base bag and into shallow center field, sparking a threerun, seventh-inning rally that carried Boston to a three-game sweep and five-game winning streak.
TIGERS 2, RAYS 0 » Wily Peralta (4-3) gave up three hits in seven innings, Eric Haase homered off Shane McClanahan (9-6) and Dustin Garneau went deep against Nick Anderson.
ATHLETICS 3, ANGELS 2 »
Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 but went winless in consecutive starts on the mound for the first time since June.
Yan Gomes’ second-inning home run and Matt Chapman’s drive in the fourth built a 2-0 lead against Ohtani, who is is 9-2 with a 3.28 ERA along with a .257 average at the plate, 44 homers and 94 RBIs.
MARINERS 7, ROYALS 1 » Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered, doubled twice and went 5 for 9 with three home runs, two doubles, three walks and seven RBIs in the threegame series.
WHITE SOX 7, RANGERS 2 » José Abreu capped a fiverun fourth inning with a two-run single that tied him with Kansas City’s Salvador Perez for the major league RBIs lead at 113.
DODGERS 8, REDS 5 » Clayton Kershaw (10-7) allowed one run and three hits over five sharp innings for his first win since June 27.
MARLINS 6, PIRATES 5 » Lewin Díaz led off the bottom of the 10th with a two-run homer off Chad Kuhl (5-7), denying the Pirates what would have been their first series sweep this season.
CUBS 6, BREWERS 4» Patrick Wisdom set a Cubs rookie record with his 27th homer, hitting a three-run drive that capped a five-run comeback in the eighth.
ASTROS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6» Jose Siri and Chas McCormick hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth off Brandyn Sittinger (0-1).
NATIONALS 3, ROCKIES 0 » Juan Soto homered to back Paolo Espino (5-5), who allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings and helped end the Rockies’ rare five-game road winning streak.