Jays regain AL East lead

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Encarnacion went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a thunderous three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday with a 12-5 victory that vaulted them back into first place in the AL East.

CUBS 9, BRAVES 3: Kris Bryant homered twice, and Kyle Schwarber connected an inning after hitting a hard foul ball that sent a fan to the hospital as Chicago sent visiting Atlanta to its seventh straight loss.

INDIANS 4, YANKEES 3: Francisco Lindor homered off Dellin Betances in the eighth, Trevor Bauer allowed just two hits in 61⁄3 innings, and Cleveland won at Yankee Stadium.

PIRATES 5, GIANTS 2: Andrew McCutchen hit his 19th homer, and Pedro Alvarez made up for some shaky defense by adding his 20th as host Pittsburgh held off San Francisco.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, REDS 0: Chase Anderson pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, and Arizona sent host Cincinnati to its ninth consecutive loss.

ROYALS 8, RED SOX 6: Mike Moustakas’ two-run double capped a four-run ninth inning that carried AL Central-leading Kansas City to a comeback victory at Boston.

NATIONALS 9, BREWERS 5: Anthony Rendon and Wilson Ramos homered, Danny Espinosa hit a three-run double, and Washington beat Milwaukee at home.

TWINS 4, ORIOLES 3: Trevor Plouffe hit a tying single in the ninth, and Minnesota took advantage of two errors in the 12th to beat Baltimore for a four-game sweep.

METS 5, ROCKIES 1: Logan Verrett stepped into Matt Harvey’s spot and earned his first big league win in his first start, pitching eight innings and leading New York past Colorado.

RANGERS 4, TIGERS 2: Cole Hamels threw six strong innings to earn his first win with Texas, and the Rangers held onto the second American League wild-card spot.

CARDINALS 10, PADRES 3: Michael Wacha pitched six solid innings to help St. Louis avoid a three-game sweep.

ATHLETICS 8, RAYS 2: Eric Sogard hit a tiebreaking tworun single as part of a seven-run seventh inning, and host Oakland withstood another blown late lead by its bullpen.

PHILLIES 2, MARLINS 0: Rookie Aaron Nola pitched a career-high eight innings and allowed only one runner to advance beyond first base, helping Philadelphia beat host Miami to tighten the race for next year’s top draft pick.

MARINERS 8, WHITE SOX 6: Robinson Cano had a tworun homer to help host Seattle avoid a three-game sweep.