Jays offset Judge’s 28th HR
NEW YORK — C.C. Sabathia was chased during a fourrun third inning in his return from the disabled list, with Kendrys Morales hitting a two-run single that helped the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the New York Yankees 4-1 on Tuesday and stop a five-game losing streak.
Aaron Judge dented a metal casement above a door behind the left-center field wall with his major leagueleading 28th home run. Judge needs one more home run to tie Joe DiMaggio’s Yankees rookie record, set in 1936.
PADRES 1, INDIANS 0: Six San Diego pitchers combined on a five-hitter to help edge host Cleveland despite a recordsetting outing by Corey Kluber, who allowed one run and struck out 10 in eight innings — setting a franchise mark with five consecutive double-digit strikeout games.
RAYS 6, CUBS 5: Tim Beckham homered, and visiting Tampa Bay won its reunion with Joe Maddon, who left the team after the 2014 season to manage Chicago.
RED SOX 11, RANGERS 4: Andrew Benintendi went 5-for-5 with two homers and six RBIs in Boston’s victory at Texas.
NATIONALS 11, METS 4: Daniel Murphy had four hits and five RBIs, leading host Washington to its third straight win.
PIRATES 3, PHILLIES 0: Pittsburgh’s Jameson Taillon struck out a career-best nine in a shutout at Philadelphia.
TWINS 5, ANGELS 4: Kyle Gibson got his first win in three weeks, leading Minnesota past visiting Los Angeles.
ROYALS 7, MARINERS 3: Whit Merrifield hit his seventh home run, and visiting Kansas City beat Seattle.
REDS 8, ROCKIES 1: Homer Bailey got his first win since Aug. 12, leading Cincinnati past host Colorado.
ATHLETICS 7, WHITE SOX 6: Yonder Alonso went deep twice as host Oakland snapped a six-game losing streak.
TIGERS 5, GIANTS 3: Victor Martinez homered as visiting Detroit snapped San Francisco’s six-game win streak.
MARLINS 5, CARDINALS 2: Christian Yelich hit a threerun homer, helping Miami win at St. Louis.
BREWERS 6, ORIOLES 2: Eric Thames homered twice, leading Milwaukee to a home victory over Baltimore.