Houston Chronicle Sunday

Red Sox get 20th comeback victory

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NEW YORK — Kike Hernandez snapped an 0-for-27 skid with a tiebreakin­g double in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox completed their major league-best 20th come-from-behind victory, beating the New York Yankees 7-3 Saturday night.

Hernandez got his first RBI since May 20 by roping a two-out fastball from Chad Green (0-4) to the wall in left, scoring Rafael Devers from first.

Christian Vazquez scored Hernandez a batter later with a grounder that skipped over the first-base bag, and Bobby Dalbec followed with a two-run homer estimated at 453 feet.

Barnes struck out Kyle Higashioka for his 14th save. BRAVES 6, DODGERS 4: Ozzie Albies drove in the goahead run in a five-run third inning off Clayton Kershaw, Abraham Almonte got a pinch-hit homer off Blake Treinen in the seventh, and Atlanta topped visiting Los Angeles.

GIANTS 4, CUBS 3: Unbeaten Kevin Gausman struck out 10 in seven innings, Alex Dickerson homered for the second consecutiv­e game, and San Francisco won at home.

RAYS 3, RANGERS 0: Rich Hill pitched another five scoreless innings as Tampa Bay blanked host Texas.

INDIANS 10, ORIOLES 4: Cesar Hernandez and Harold Ramirez homered off Baltimore ace John Means, who exited in the first inning with shoulder fatigue, as Cleveland won on the road.

PHILLIES 5, NATIONALS 2: Bryce Harper hit a runscoring single that stopped an 0-for-18 skid in his return from the injured list, Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer, and Philadelph­ia won at home.

PIRATES 8, MARLINS 7 (12): Jacob Stallings hit a game-ending single in the 12th inning that lifted host Pittsburgh over Miami, extending its longest losing streak in six years to eight games.

CARDINALS 5, REDS 2: Yadier Molina left the game in the fourth inning with a bruised knee as St. Louis extended its losing streak to four for the first time this year with a loss to visiting Cincinnati.

TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3: Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high 11 to win consecutiv­e starts for the first time in his major league career, Eric Haase homered twice, and Detroit won at Chicago.

TWINS 5, ROYALS 4: Ryan Jeffers, Kyle Garlick and Miguel Sano homered, and Minnesota turned a gameending double play with the potential tying run at third base to beat host Kansas and stop a four-game skid.

BREWERS 7, DIAMONDBAC­KS 5: Christian Yelich and Omar Narvaez hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning as Milwaukee dealt Arizona its team-record 16th straight road loss.

ATHLETICS 6, ROCKIES 3: Cole Irvin pitched six strong innings, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder backed him with home runs, and Oakland doubled up host Colorado.

ANGELS 12, MARINERS 5: Shohei Ohtani hit his 16th homer of the season, Taylor Ward hit the go-ahead drive, and Los Angeles rallied past visiting Seattle.

METS 4, PADRES 0: Jacob deGrom struck out 11 over seven innings, Franscisco Lindor and Jose Peraza homered, and New York blanked host San Diego.

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