Yankees win 6th straight
NEW YORK — For the first time since the second week of the season, the New York Yankees are back at .500.
A resurgent Nathan Eovaldi combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter to win his fifth straight decision, and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to six games.
Carlos Beltran homered off knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and drove in New York’s first two runs. Having dropped as many as eight games under .500 during their worst start in a quarter-century, the Yankees (22-22) won for the 13th time in 18 games and evened their record for the first time since they were 4-4 on the morning of April 15.
RED SOX 8, ROCKIES 3: David Price scattered five hits over seven innings as Boston beat visiting Colorado.
PIRATES 12, DIAMONDBACKS 1: Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs as Pittsburgh rolled by visiting Arizona.
RAYS 4, MARLINS 3: Jake Odorizzi allowed two hits in five shutout innings, Hank Conger hit a two-run single, and Tampa Bay held on to win at Miami.
NATIONALS 7, METS 4: Stephen Strasburg remained unbeaten with an 11-strikeout performance, and host Washington hit three of its season-high five home runs off struggling Matt Harvey in a victory over New York.
CUBS 12, CARDINALS 3: Jason Hammel pitched 7 1/3 stingy innings and had a two-run double in Chicago’s sixrun first as the Cubs went on to rout host St. Louis.
BREWERS 2, BRAVES 1: Scooter Gennett’s tiebreaking single in the eighth lifted Milwaukee to a win and spoiled Brian Snitker’s home debut as Atlanta’s interim manager.
ROYALS 7, TWINS 4: Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer, Lorenzo Cain had four hits and two RBIs, and Kansas City defeated struggling host Minnesota.
TIGERS 3, PHILLIES 1: Justin Verlander struck out 10 in eight scoreless innings, and Francisco Rodriguez held on for his 400th save in host Detroit’s victory over Philadelphia.
RANGERS 4, ANGELS 1: Martin Perez had another strong May start, leading Texas to a win over visiting Los Angeles.
INDIANS 6, WHITE SOX 2: Josh Tomlin beat Chris Sale in a one-sided matchup of unbeaten pitchers, and Francisco Lindor had three hits, leading Cleveland past host Chicago.