Hendriks gets win, Burger hits grand slam as White Sox beat Tigers 6-2 for sweep

CHICAGO – Jake Burger’s game-ending grand slam handed Liam Hendriks his first win since returning from cancer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday for a threegame series sweep.

Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league appearance for the All-Star closer since he missed the start of the season after he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Yoán Moncada and Tim Anderson walked with one out to load the bases for Burger, who hit a drive to left-center off Alex Lange (3-1) for his 12th homer of the season. It was his first career slam and game-ending homer.

Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which has dropped five of six. Matthew Boyd struck out nine while pitching five innings of one-run ball.

GUARDIANS 2, TWINS 1

MINNEAPOLIS – Triston McKenzie tossed five scoreless innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and Cleveland’s Josh Naylor delivered a breakthrough RBI double in the seventh.

McKenzie had 10 strikeouts and only one baserunner, a twoout single by Michael Taylor in the third. The 25-year-old righthander had been sidelined by a muscle strain in his shoulder.

Twins starter Joe Ryan (7-3) was just as sharp as McKenzie until José Ramírez drew a two-out walk in the seventh. Naylor followed with a drive off the limestone facade that juts out over the right-field wall, putting the Guardians on the board.

Andrés Giménez then greeted Caleb Thielbar with an RBI triple.

Willi Castro homered for the Twins.

James Karinchak (2-4) got the win, and Emmanuel Clase posted his MLB-best 19th save with a scoreless ninth inning.

CUBS 7, PADRES 1

SAN DIEGO – Marcus Stroman pitched six sharp innings and Miguel Amaya hit his first big league homer, leading the Cubs to the victory.

Yan Gomes and Trey Mancini connected for back-to-back homers for Chicago in the second. Amaya drove in Gomes with a two-run shot in the third, lifting the Cubs to a 7-0 lead.

Stroman (6-4) allowed an unearned run and four hits. He struck out six and walked three in his fourth consecutive win.

Fernando Tatis Jr. had two of San Diego’s five hits. Ryan Weathers (1-4) was tagged for five runs and seven hits in 1 2/3 innings.

PIRATES 2, CARDINALS 1

PITTSBURGH – Rich Hill pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Cardinals for a threegame series sweep.

Ji Hwan Bae’s tworun single off Miles Mikolas (4-2) in the first provided all the offense Hill would need. Ke’Bryan Hayes singled three times and is hitting .562 (9 for 16) over his last four games.

The 43-year-old Hill (5-5) struck out six in 6 2/3 innings. David Bednar worked the ninth for his 13th save and third in as many days.

Andrew Knizner hit his seventh homer for St. Louis in the seventh inning. Luken Baker – called up to the majors for the first time early Sunday – picked up the first two hits of his career. But the Cardinals lost for the fifth time in six games.

BREWERS 5, REDS 1

CINCINNATI – Adrian Houser pitched seven sparkling innings and Andruw Monasterio hit his first career homer, leading the Brewers to the victory.

Victor Caratini also went deep as Milwaukee (32-27) won for the fourth time in five games. The NL Centralleading Brewers also clinched their first road series win since they swept a three-game set at Seattle from April 17-19.

Houser (2-1) allowed six hits, including Jake Fraley’s seventh homer in the seventh.

Cincinnati (26-33) dropped its fourth straight game. Reds right-hander Ben Lively (3-3) was charged with five runs and six hits in seven innings in his first loss since May 19.

ROYALS 2, ROCKIES 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brady Singer pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning, leading the last-place Royals to the victory.

Michael Massey hit an RBI single in the fifth for Kansas City. Maikel Garcia led off the eighth with his first major league homer.

Singer (4-4) struck out seven and walked none in 5 2/3 innings. Scott Barlow worked the ninth for his seventh save.

Mike Moustakas and Nolan Jones each had two of Colorado’s eight hits. Kyle Freeland (4-7) allowed four hits in seven-plus innings.